| Show I A n The editor of oC the Sainte tier aid In III the chamber has ItU an all artl cis I on Apostate tb the chief afro of 01 which 11 to 10 prove proVI that one who adhere to the articles of faith of a achurch church lI ot properly be termed an The reasoning not appear ap pear sound und To means not holy tu to Ut teed away from or depart from I a of f faith once adopt td d bUt also allO to 10 separate parale from Irom the body that holds t faith is Y be theoretical or Pete practical or both bot A San or aP from tI ties faith talUt a sag vet re remain main anaID to all a number member d t the church t that is that fill fe l t or r rema a o ad is a to that I and In t d Rom tile tie tileo tiel o l I f w ld r for a lute auw Ian can turn In more than n ne wa way H He can rem remain In the rink ranks th the math malo tto body 1 and aDd yet t render nil the thi aid 1111 In hi his power to the enemy Ur Or h he can n refuse fulle to II march on in with the main body and gather around him other r professing to tight In the or nu 1111 whit hi I refusing to follow the prop on i r In either cu cars lIure re lire me treachery and t de It is III apostasy n It to III 1 a achurch church no matter what form torm It us u We W do not wish to be understood u making any personal application of tb this truth troth to Ute the editor ot of the or his hi It not for lor u us to judgment But the 1 general principle he be treats tret on II of 01 much importance and should be well considered In ancient Israel when It WI was rumored that certain men the tho children of 01 Beliel Dell I are gone OM out front among you ou and have bave withdrawn the Inhabitants of 01 their city Let Lt us ua go 10 and serve other Suds Joda was waa to be made and Ind It if the rumor was wa true those separatists We were to be tf tatted Its II apostates the Christian thole who became offended of 01 the persecution that raged and commenced tu to betray one moth noth nother er em were wre certainly apostate I The great Ireat apostasy predicted b by tb the Apostles ot of the Lord was wonder wonderfully I tully fully well ell hidden under the pretense preta of oC adherence to the original fait faith It Intact In Intact tact the true church was 81 condemned A as a bod body of and was wal driven Into the s while the master spirit ot of the apostasy divine authority and power and entered into hUo K a with for tor the slon on ot of the lire faithfUl Saints Many have haYe thought that they could preserve tb the filth pure even enn if I they left the ranks of the offended perhaps lit at reAl or Imaginary wrongs But BUI We believe bellev the of I every true is I or will be that In order to preserve the faith It II I Is necessary not only to le Je one with the people of Cod clod but also to olin duties Implied In membership Tho Those who n neg loot leet their prayers the study of tb the wont ot of the en joyed in meetings or of ward warde avid urns will soon lOOn find themselves fUr rounded by Ih the darkness of doubt Mil add unbelief The fh sight grows growl dIm edge on once e enjoyed lasses awa It ft I Ionly is only lIy by faithful t to duty tulY th that t the Spirit of the Lord Clan can b It ii A Spirit which lI at t Illace end joy Without that B tilt the soul lOul will soon lOOn be In the dark And apes apOl tray will be the result |
