Show i I f AX OLD LUMItlLUSV 1 ti 4 A cottmroury published In Mtn 1 I jeipolli 10 the Interest ol Ihe Lulb I It francs churob In this country devotee I a couple of Columns lo Ibo famous let 1i I lerol Cyprltn on tits Subject ol Infant ii I baptism and draws the conclusion I 0 Ibal from this letter Is lelndliiulable Ibet I Ibe belief of the Lutheran church N 1 III this point li I In perfect accordance 4 1l with the doctrine of the ancient Christian martyr church i t I Tb ubJolI somewhat antiquated I I Well Informed IVoleitant iludule of I I I ecclesiastical history now generally 1 0 admit the futility of any endeavor to I 11 I I establish divine authority for the pfAc I lice of Infant bapllim U II Wall i I I I taught by the early fathers at all It was not lit much a way that front their I Iit txtant writing It cannot be proven I it I lot II OOOIlIODlll the contention le I I i I mJ that the eiMalled early latbere 4 f prove the lite to be ol apoilollo orlfiln It It and its Cypriots In articular U I relied I i 11 i upon for this Statement It may net be 1 P out of Place In Kite the miller a mo 1 I a I I wents CO Bold eta than I Ceclllui Cypranlui born In Africa was a 1oOllnonl rhlorlolo Converted 1 I Christianity about 240 alter ChristI Christ-I 1 I During the Dclan l > necullon be was forced to Withdrew Into conctalraeul I 11 a lie < was a clogs student lerlulllan e and In much of his teaching but re 141 Schools the doolrluti of that father I I llli cblef celiurltr date from Ihs hour t of his martyrdom lie was called 10 f the oftlem of teacher before be had I learnt the rluolplee of Christianity 19 thoroughly and the Subsequent 1 wrie Billions left him but little leisure for theological research wherefora Au 1 I guillne villbout scarcities Controvert hledeoliloni Important questions 11 Hut Ibe oblef fact lo remember 10 coo lit I ucllon with The quotation of The 11 authority this father li this that If only 111 of what he himself tells k about the ruembore of the church with whlou be wits connected U true their 14i I corruption wai such that little care 11 1 IV I deuce can be attached lo what they S1 M I uuanluouily decide to ba light or ii 11 w 11 I wrong 1 I lu Ibo year = 3 a council WM hall I is It 11 I t at Carthage Africa where ililyilx l I i blibopi were Present Aruonit the F 1 qieitloDi discussed wits whether In l lam baptlim ought to be deferred until I 1 1 1 I the eighth diy alter the pattern ef 1 I I circumcision I and the decision was I rolt oO I 4 unaulmouinot to defer ltbeoauie laws i I ii rN ought not 10 deny any Imuun Ltlof 1 at loon at born the mercy of Oad11 at Front tills iiulobiptliie trluni > baUly I t J I conclude that Infant eprluklluK was tbe universal nraollce ol the church I RIt r I at the Unit of Cyprian and that the t I rile bit apoelollo pollution 1 11 II li easy lo ItO that Direr was logic 10 uiliipplled That the churches In I 1 Africa two mud a half ceMurle after I Christ amouic other error alu 1 i had Allen lilt > Ibo one of con 1 alJtrlng bapllim a Christian form ot clicuiuililou li Indeed 01 I IndliiutaUe but the Icitlmony ofT of-T rlulll u 00 tills point li conclusions I even Without the louucllof CarthaKt I for hie vehement denunciation of Ilia i practice and I ho principles on which 1J I It ruled rovee that they wore Born I I palatisly ow at that films Id not I uiouK 9116 teachings handed down I iromtbe Apostles of our Lord llli auumtul that the children born under tile ouTeuant ar1hallyfflo unvuiwvre I 1 lo this day by the followers of other I Alrlcan blibopi I Lutheran theologian optclilly 11 should be Careful When bull lolC argu 4 e lllOnll oil the rEI rolol H of Ibo early I att oro boouo their olpauoll car Wally home Ibo better end ol the sign I I t mint at aoou M that mode ol reaionlau I II turtle skills thorn lu the Con I I I troteriy about Iho Ior4j supper lu I which Iiutlieii foljuwera hutu Las u I I I I il I I 1 I 41 1 i 0 n lie I a decided low 1 the who e early 01 l early ecclesiastical writers 909 against them The Aleiindrian CUm 101 IAI lib wine In The Sactelvient mile gollwilhekloJ I Tills Caiflnlim lerlulllan tells Mircloo ThbtiU liken anddlitrlbuledlJlbe UUeli I Cbrlit made Hie own body layloc Thli U I My bJyl at which ee lnl 10 be pure Calhollo traDiubilanl 1s However he aide That It the figure of my body which ijaln teemi lo le I Catvlnlim Cypllani doctrine Ibis olnt U I this We have the Image of the sacrifice of Christ the breid and wine lid be coctindi that In the ICromool both wine and water mutt be used on Ibo queer ground that II we partake of win only theboJy ot Christ wont I be without ui If of water only we would be without Christ while the water and wine testifies a uohn it Christ lo llli Church Now 1111 li possible 10 comprehend l The meaning of file argument on title point ho may clilmlu be authority on other doc lrlnto Theficlle that many 01 those who argue for Infant eprlukllog eagerly estate Ihe early fathre ae authority where they rercelvean agreement but dloll l Ibm 10 other points and uo Ibolo ID are more Incomlilenl In 1 lilt regard Than our Lutheran friends How much Utter In matters of this kind to rely on the revealed wtrd rf Unit and the guidance of that Spirit whcte office llli I to reveal Ibe truth Were Ibli the Practice of Chrlillani hero would ba unity In faith and 1 In wotiblp |