| Show WHY HE WITHDREW on last sunday in san Francl francisco ecot H A ironside Iro neide who has baa been holding the ibe official ot of captain in the salvation army announced his withdrawal from that organization which he had bad been with tor for six eix year he stated elated that hla his retirement was waa not caused by any ill III feeling toward its ir mom bemben berm for whom be had bad a high re gari barj and and he know knew the organization haj bad none and was doing a vast amount of good but tie he had bad come to the conclusion that ibal the salvation army although honest and accomplishing comp lishing much good is in not follow log ing the ideas laid down in the be holy he further said A worker in the arhia army is in following out its orders compelled to preach things thing that are not sanctioned by bv the bible and in consequence gods truth is in perverted by manla mana ide ideas A worker for god cannot serve him partially but must endeavor to do all that is commanded by the supreme being he cannot shirk his labors or do that which is contrary to the will ot oi god after working faithfully in the army for six years and following fol lowin one thought that has led to another ang and summing up and considering the bible I 1 have become aware that I 1 was giving the gospel contrary to the manner prescribed by god and the bible and to be honest and sincere I 1 see no way but to withdraw and to work according to my convictions of my duty to the lord it if every religious preacher prea ober should pursue the same course as a plain Irous ironside ide there bore soon would be many vacancies to la clerics clerical positions position for here are verj many regular ot of various who are convinced convince that their to 10 not nol in harmony with the bat 60 who wh continue in their labor As aa to the parti particular oular to in which the sal Army Po orders ore en to teach things thing not sanctioned by he be bible those immediately concerned should bould recognize that them sol veit and an aa individuals who call udon people to follow christ follow him in their own conduct and a ad teach ings inge he nai has declared the necessity neoe salty of faith and repentance he has haa declared the bartlam of repentance for the remission of sins performed by one holding divine authority and in the form ol of immersion imme relon in the water to be the counsel of god he has haa declared that the birth ot of the spirit following the birth of the water is essential to admission admi eBion to hla his kingdom and to be ing numbered BB an his hie people sad and any tehching contrary thereto hereto to ie not sanc anc tinned by the bible those thom who profess belief on the lord and reject the authorized ordinances which he required may in hia existence but they do not melieve him because they hold as akon that which he declared to be essential belief lo in christ to 1 keeping his hie commandments he that believeth belie beli velh eveth on me the works that thac I 1 do shall ceball be do also alao pa there them in ia a broad distinction between belief on the lord which lie ie ma in the works of obedience to his hie laws lawe and the only believe idea which denlea the necessity of submitting to the ordinances din ances auces which he submitted to sod and which he enjoined upon all who would come to him it in IB not every one that thac aye lord lord lora but those bone that do the will of the father that enter hla his king dona and a man who believes christianity to be the gospel i of salva tion does right when he r to continue in the error of preaching or ol lowing that abich li Is contrary to the doctrine of christ chaiet |
