Bible Standard June 1881

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U The Wages of Sin is Death; but the gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Ohrist our Lord."No. 9. Vol. IV. PRICE ONE PENNY.UNE, 1881.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.PAGEBishop Frazer and Conditional Immortality 118

Heterodox Nuts for Orthodox Crackers... 120An Enslaved Pulpit and Press 121Joseph Mazzini on the Work of Christ... 121The Coming King. Part Ill. 121The Original" Apostles' Creed." Part II.... 122A Distinguished Jew... 124"What of the Night? " 124Correspondence ... 125Question and Answer 125Notes, News, and Reviews 126Church and Mission News 126

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BISHOP FRAZER AND CONDITIONALIMMORTALITY.Iour last issue, page 114, we drew attention to the painful expulsion

of Mr. Albert Smith from his Curacy at Withnell, Lancashire.(In a note to us Mr. Smith says;" I had made with the Vicar anamicable arrangement to leave, before hearing from the Bishop. Itwas, nevertheless, an expulsion on the Bishop's part.) Stating that,for embracing and teaching the Scripture doctrine of "Life only inChrist," he had been deprived of his license by the Bishop of Manchester,and thrown upon the world.

That this had so sadly affected his wife (who was weak and ailingfrom. her late confinement), that her reason failed under the strain ofher anxiety for their six children,-now motherless.

Also, that Mr. Smith himself, sinking under his double sorrow, hadbeen nigh unto death, but was then, happily, though slowly, recovering.

With his permission we now publish the correspondence which haspassed between him and his diocesan ;-

" Manchester, Mal'ch 5, 1881." My dear Mr. Smith,-I am very sorry to hear from Mr. Slyman that

your teaching has become so different from what it was, that he can nolonger allow you to 'occupy his pulpit. On my enquiring what thechange in your teaching was, he has sent me some tracts which he saysyou are distributing in the parish, which deny the immortality of thesoul. They seem to be based upon the most absurd ignorance, andnot to know that the word translated 'soul' in Scripture is sometimesmerely the' physical life ; , and sometimes the spirit over which deathhas no power.

" How can anyone explain on this hypothesis, our Lord's argumentwith the Sadducees (Mark xii, 27), or His statement in Matt. x. 28.Bishop Pearson calls the doctrine of the immortality of the soul' acertain and necessary truth,' (Art. ' He descended into hell' Heb.) ; and Ineed hardly refer you to Bishop Butler's great argument in the firstchapter of his Analogy. If you really hold the view of the mortality ofthe soul, I do not see how you can hold your place as a minister of theChurch of England. You certainly could not use the Burial Service,--nor could I admit you to another Curacy in this diocese. Indeed, inthat case, the sooner you give up a false position, the better. But till Ihear from yourself that it is so, I shall withhold my belief that it ispossible.

" Yours very truly,"J. MANCHESTER."

.--11 Rev. A. Smith."

"Rock Villa, Withnell , Chorley, Lancas" To the Lord Bishop of Manchester.

" My dear Sir,-In answer to yours I acknowledge that it isthat my teaching has of late altered, with respect to the doctriimmortality of the soul. I was taught to believe this doctrinechildhood, but never thought until lately of examining theto see' whether these things were so.' When, however, I waa minister of the Church of England, a Bible was put into maccompanied with the appropriate words, ' Take thou authoritythe Word of God.' This made a deep impression upon mythought, How can I preach this sacred Word unless Iacquainted with its Divine contents? I determined, thereforhelp of God's grace, to study it, and to act upon the injuncontains, and 'preach the Word.' I tried to support all myby appealing to the Law and to the Testimony. In so doinfound that that Testimony gives me no authority whatever for athe Platonic doctrine of the inherent, or natural, immortalitsoul. On the contrary, I find it teaches me that-ill He onlymortality who dwells in unapproachable light (1 Tim, vi. 16)Jesus the Christ brought life and incorruptibility to light thrGospel (2 Tim. i. 10); (3 ) That those who desire this inestimamust seek for it by patience in well-doing, according to the pthis Gospel (Rom. ii. 7); and (4) That God will reward suchit, and that at the revelation of His righteous judgment.

" The papers to which you refer agree with the acknowledgmtained in your letter, that' the word translated soul in the Scsometimes merely the physical life'; but they go further andthe word' soul' in the Scriptures is never used in its modern,theological sense, and, moreover, is never prefaced by such ad'never-dying,' immortal,' undying,' &c. On the contScriptures again and again plainly affirm the mortality of theEzek. xviii. 4, 20; Ps. xxii. 29, and lxxviii. 50, &c.) in all its mbut I have not Jet discovered, and you failed to point out,ever use the term for' the spirit over which death has no powopen to correction if I mistake, but as far as I have read, theterms for' soul' (nephesh and psuche) are never once translatedbut are always carefully distinguished from ruach. and pneHebrew and Greek equivalents for the latter term.

Supposing, however, it were otherwise, may I ask how yexplain the fact of the psalmist rejoicing in the hope that G'redeem his soul from the power of the grave l (Ps. xlix. 15.)

"But your Lordship asks 'How can anyone explainhypothesis our Lord's argument with the Sadducees in Maror His statement in l1Iatt. x. 28? With your permission I repcan be explained easily; and only on this hypothesis. Thewith the Sadducees does not relate to the question of the imof the' soul' or spirit' at all; the terms are not introduced,our own imaginations. The argument related to the questioresurrection alone, not to any intermediate state.' Sevenone woman, who had been wife to them all,' died;' and thasked was, not whose wife is she now in the world of spiritthe RESURRECTIONherefore, WHENthey shall RISE,whose wifbe'? They had quoted Moses, who, as Gibbon remarks, (Vol.omitted the doctrine of the immortality of the soul from hisLord therefore refutes 'them, on the question at issue, fromsource, saying, ' As touching the dead that they 1'ise, have yin the Book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto himam the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God oThey could not deny their own authority; they acknowledged,'Abraham is dead, and the prophets' (John viii. 53); theyledged, too, tacitly, that God could not be the God of the dea


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THE BIBLE 119TANDARD.they are for a time' extinct,' (Isa. xliii. 17, compare 1 Cor. xv. 18);they were therefore shut up to our Lord's logical conclusion, thatAbraham, Isaae, and Jacob must be subsequently raised from the dead,otherwise the Divine intimation contained in the words He had quotedcould never be realized. See the same principle enunciated in'Rom. iv. 17.

"Again, in Matt. x, 28, our Lord was exhorting and warning Hisdisciples only. He told them that they should be' hated of all men'for teaching what He taught them. He also encouraged them to bopethat though they should now lose their soul (psuche, translated life inv. 39) for His sake, they should find it aq ain. when He came toadminister His rewards (Matt. xvi. 25-27). He therefore said untothem, 'Fear not them (men, high-priests, councils, v, 17,) which killthe body, but are not able to kill your soul or life,' (which shall be ' hidwith Christ in God,' Col; iii, 3,) , but rather fear Him who' (if you denyMe before men, v. 33,) 'is able to utterly destroy BOTHSOUL (or life,psuche) and body in Gehenna.' Even if we were here to take' soul' inits popular sense, which is not the true sense, the passage does notteach its immortality, but only that men, or councils, cannot kill it;while at the same time it clearly does teach that God can, and will,destroy both soul and body wheresoever he is not pre-eminently feared.But if the soul were immortal and indestructible, as commonly sup-posed and taught, this Divine threat would lose all its force! Wouldit not?

"You have called my attention to Bishop Pearson, who says thedoctrine of soul immortality is ' a certain and a necessary truth.' Our6th Article, however, states that 'Holy Scripture containeth all thingsneces$ary to salvation; so that what is not read therein, nor may beproved thereby, is not to be required of any man.' And another Bishop,TiIlotson, says, 'The immortality of the soul is rather SUPPOSED,ortaken-for granted, than expressly revealed in the Bible.' Se1'" Vol. n.,1774. And Parkhurst, the great lexicographer, says, 'As a noun,nephesh hath been supposed to signify the spiritual part of man, orwhat is commonly called his soul; I must for myself confess that I canfind no passage where it hath undoubtedly this meaning.' (HebrewLexicon,)

" Again, you refer me to Bishop Butler. I need not remind you thatButler is candid enough to admit that the same arguments, adduced tosupport the doctrine of the immortality of the soul of man, apply withequal force to the proving the immortality of the souls of the brutes!May I respectfully ask, do you accept this inevitable conclusion?

"I wish to know which of the 39 Articles, to which I subscribed,affirms the doctrine in question? Allow me to remind your Lordshipthat in 1552 a code of 42 Articles was framed, one of which, the 40th,did teach the immortality of the soul, but in 1562 the whole Synod ofthe Church, met in Convocation, revised the said Articles, and de-liberately expunged Article 40, This alteration was, I believe, legallyratified; and in the case of Wilson v. Fendall, tried in 1864, the LordChancellor gave judgment that the expunged Article was no longer thedoctrine of the Church as by law established.

"I don't, however, wish to tax your episcopal patience by any lengthyarguments in my own defence, especially since you have already passedjudgment upon me by informing me you cannot admit me to any otherCuracy in your diocese! ' Doth our law judg~ any man before it hearhim?' was once nobly asked, even by an adversary. But I plead'guilty' (?) to the ~charge of teaching that 'the soul that sinnethit SHALLie,' and that eternal life, 01' immortality, is the' gift of God'to those only who believe the record, and obey His Son, Jesus theMessiah, At the same time I am willing to exonerate you from anyintentional injustice towards a poor Curate in forejudging my case, bydeclaring beforehand my doom, And I hasten to relieve your anxiety

by informing you that I had made arrangements with my Vicar to giveup my position here by three months' notice,' or as much sooner as canbe made mutually convenient,

" Allow me, in conclusion, to say that I am already learning, from theprecept you have brought under my notice, 'not to fear them whichkill the body, and (as Luke explains it in xii. 4) after that have no morethat they can do;' but I desire in this, as in every other matter, 'tofear Him who after He hath killed (see Isa. Ixvi. 16, 24) hath power tocast into Gehenna.' In your exalted position, and responsibility, thesame exhortation is eminently needful, for 'God is no respecter ofpersons! '

" Praying you may have grace given you to act in this wholesome andholy fear,

"I remain, my dear Bishop, yours sincerely,"1881, March 7th." "ALBERT SMITH,"

" Manchester, lIIa1'ch 9th, 1881." My deal' Sir,-I have no intention of discussing the questions raised

in your letter with you,-1 know it would be hopeless. There is aningenious method which can make Scripture prove ulmostanything. Itis not a question of words, but of things. The whole Bible seems to meto be based upon the idea of the immortality of the soul (as Tillobonsays, it does not so much reveal it as assume it). It has been heldalmost without exception by all sections of the Church of Christ. Lookat the picture of Hades in Is. xiv. 9, following; the parable of Diveand Lazarus ; the assertion about the spirits in prison; the vision otha souls under the altar; the prayer of S. Stephen.

"I need not concern myself with the 40th Article of 1552. You havedeclared your assent to the doctrine set forth in the Book of CommonPrasjer, and said that you believe it 'to be agreeableto the Word oGod;' and I do not see how, with your views, you can UBi the BuriaOffice, or the Communion for the Sick.

" In conclusion, I will only add that 1 did not 'prejudge your easeI distinctly said that ,till I heard from you, I should withhold mbelief that it was possible' that you held the views imputed to youbut that, 'if you really hold the doctrine of the mortality of the soul,did not see how you could hold your place as a Minister of the Churchof England, nor could I (in that case) admit you to another Curacy ithis diocese.'

" I am, yours faithfully,"J. MANCHESTER."

From the foregoing letters our readers can draw their own conclusionsas to the relative merits of the two witnesses, and the cause eacespouses.

For ourselves we cannot but express our painfully bitter disappoint.ment that such high-handed action should be possible in the "Es-tablished Church," and especially on the part of one deemed the mosliberal-minded and generous on the Episcopal Bench. If, in a Churcboasting its comprehensiveness and freedom, as the Church of thnation; not a single article of which requires belief in the immortalityof the soul, and consequent eternity of future suffering ; a Churcwhich finds room for ritualists, rationalists, and universalists, yea, ansome who do not hold the immortality of the soul-it is needless to sthese are not curates-and which includes amongst its episcopal dfenders men of breadth of thought and feeling; if in such a. Churcearnest study of and fidelity to the Word of God is followed by expulsionwhat better treatment can be expected from less comprehensive religioubodies, and less liberal religious leaders?

Truly the outlook for honest, God-fearing, Christian ministers ispainful one, in their dealing with this absorbing topic of modethought; since, if they dare to revolt against a creed fashioned in


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THE BIBLE STANDARD .dark and stern age, if they dare to deny with the force of honest con-viction the natural and inherent immortality of the human soul, and theunending suffering of the great majority of the human race, they will bemet with a cry not much more merciful than that which greeted the earsof the early Christians, that was, "the Christians to the lions;" thisis, " Cast him out of the synagogue." We fail to see how much betteris the modern Christian-as represented by the stern janitors of creedsand confessions-than the ancient heathen, wlio, at least, had not thelight of the Holy Word and Spirit.But, though it be so, there will not lack victims, who will dare toobey God rather than man, and to follow the high behest of conscience,-having that noblest courage, the courage of their convictions-for itis the day of enquiry as to " What saith the Lord?" The consciencesof men are being touched upon this terrible and all-important questionof future punishment; and personal suffering for daring to deny thepopular faith, will not deter them from doing what they believe to beright'in the sight of God.

We ask the responsible leaders of the Christian sects, not-Is itright? for that, seemingly, has little weight, but-Is it prudent thus tomeet the spirit of inquiry? Is it wise thus to cut off your truestteachers ?-because themselves taught of God. Will you not rather,by timely concessions, set free your pulpits, and thus retain yourteachers? We ask, on their behalf, for liberty of thought and expres-sion, that led of God they may be true leaders of the flocks committedto them. If you gag them they must either be "blind leaders of theblind','; teacher and taught alike going astray, or they must suffer forconscience sake.

In the latter case, can we-whose eyes have been opened and our heartstouched; who, having ourselves suffered, have a keen feeling of sympathywith others who thus suffer-withhold from them the helping hand?For many years, in some cases twenty and thirty years, have we borneour testimony for the Scripture truth of "Life in Christ only." During'all that period we have founded no sect, our ministry of teaching hasbeen purely personal. But if the Churches are determined that thistruth shall have no advocates in their midst, we may yet feel it our dutyto form on some broad, liberal basis, a confederation of Churchesholding the life, that we may be able to take by the hand our sufferingbrethren, and find for them a free pulpit and a home.

To Bishop Frazer himself, with all due deference to his episcopalposition, we would venture to advise the study of His Master's spirit asrecorded in Luke ix. 49, 50, and 55, 56; also of the following wordstaken from" The Promise of Life," page 11 :-

And, finally, those who would prevent inquiry, assert that thedeclarations of Scripture are so plain, that there is no room or excusefor a doubt of their meaning. It ought to be a sufficient reply to suchself-appointed judges to remind them of the men who are of differentopinion, but if this consideration does not avail, we must urgently pressthe question.-:- Who are you, whose mere voice is to convict of ignoranceor dishonesty many of the most learned and devout and earnest

,ministers of Christendom? or, as St. Paul put it to a similar critic of hisday, after showing that it cost Christ death and resurrection to attainthe right to judge the living and the dead :-' But thou, why dost thoujudge thy brother? and thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother?for we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.'''

As for Mr. Smith, we are wishful to be of some service to him, andwill therefore gladly receive on his behalf any volunta7'y donations thatmay be entrusted to us, A list of which-initials only-will be givenin July Bible Standard. It is Mr. Smith's wish that no formal invitationshould be given, but he will thankfully receive any purely voluntarygifts, to enable him to found a new home, both social and religious.

Kindlyaddress Gyrus E. Brooks, The Link, Malvern. Postal Ordersshould be drawn on Malvem Link Office.

HETERODOX "NUTS" FOR ORTHODO"CRACKERS."By EDwARD HOBBS.

1.Iman was immortal; is it not strange that God should thhim with death, if he disobeyed? Gen. ii. 17.

2. If man was immortal; how can the devil be said to have liedhe said, " Ye shall not surely die?" Gen. iii. 4; John viii. 44.

3. If man was immortal; is it not strange tbat God-aftersin-should drive him from the garden, and place cherubimsflaming sword to prevent his re-enter ing? "Lest he put forth hiand take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever." Gen.

4. If man is immortal; how can the fact be accounted for, vimen-good and bad-have been dying, and-according to the Scr-going into an unconscious state ever since the time ofPs, cxlvi. 4.

5. If man is immortal; how can he be in need of that "God" which the Christ has to bestow upon him? Rom, vi. 23.

6. If man is already immortal; where is the necessity for therection and the changing of the living (saints), referred toScriptures of Truth? 1 Cor. xv, 52.

But some may say, "the body is not the man; that is o, casket that contains the precious jewel'; the tabernacle, in whsoul of man dwells." Then, I would fur ther inquire:-

1. Who knows anything of a " soul" living, or existing, apartbody? I recollect a beautiful apple tree, the fruit of whichtasted, but it died:-it became a dead tree. It was afterwards cutdisentegrated or sawn asunder for various purposes-some ofthe purpose of firewood; would it not have been absurd to ccalling it a " tree ? "

2. Please to observe, in reference to Gen. ii. 7, " God breatheman's nostrils-(not the nostrils of man's body)-the br eat h. of lan immortal soul!) and man became"-was changed from a deaor dead soul, to a liv'ing man, 01,-"a living soul." It does nothat man became an immortal soul! How then, as some say, cpassage prove that" man has an immortal soul" "

3. In the Scriptures of Truth, the term "soul" is applied tobirds, fish, and other organized beings, dead or alive; therefore,we not conclude that they, as well as man, have" immortal souls

4. In the Scriptures we have many references to the dying,death of the soul; who then can prove it to be immortal," never-dying soul? "

5. When speaking of our d_ad, we often hear such expressioihe following: "He is dead," "He fell asleep in Jesus," or,gone to heaven;" now, I reverently and respectfully inquire.e-dlatter phrase be correct,-if they are either dead or asleep in heav

6. We are aware that what is intended by the use of the abpressions is, that while the man or "his body" is in the gracounterpart, the" man" or " his soul" is in heaven; but, we asis " the soul" doing in heaven? Has it feet, with which to "wagolden streets" (as some say)? Has it hands, with which to "wapalm of victory? " or, a tongue, to "sing the song of Moses aLamb?"7. As the Scriptures testify that "David hath not ascendeheaven," but is in his grave; and that" no man" hath ascendedhow can it be proved that departed saints are in heaven?

8. According to the Scriptures of Truth, Is not the punishmethe wicked to be the antithesis of what is to be given to the rightdeath! And that the wicked are to be "burnt up root and br"consumed away into smoke,"" be cut off," "destroyed," and" peOr, will it be, as some say, "They will be always dying, butdead! " [To be continued.]


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THE BIBLE STANDARD. I.'1

AN ENSLAVED PULPIT AND PRESS.[We have received the following from the writer-Jas. Lesslie, of Oanada:-it having been refused insertion in the Oanadian Religious Papers.-Ed. B.S.]T WROTE you some time ago with order and remittance for your

paper. I also wrote you with a brief copy of a few Bible factsrelating to man's eternal future, whichI was desirous to have insertedin your paper. I received no reply, and have not seenthose facts pub-lished in your journal. I cannot but ask you, as in the sight of God,has He revealed to us important facts relating to our eternal welfare ofwhich wemay be ashamed? Has He given to us the light of thosefacts to be put "under a bushel?" Surely not! All the inspiredwritings are" profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, andfor THATdisciplinewhich is in righteousness; so that the man of God'maybe complete,thoroughly fitted for every good work." (EmphaticDiaglott version.)

The Roman Catholic Hierarchy seekto bury God'sRevelation to man,lest its truths should enlighten the ignorant masses under their control;and it is a melancholy fact that Protestant sectarianism, with its con-flicting creeds and traditions, is afraid to let them be tested by theWord of God. The facts therein unfolded, relating to the nature andfuture ofman, are for his good, and the honour and glory of God ourSaviour, and are specially fitted to sap the foundations of Romanismwith its purgatorial power. Yet they are virtually buried, lest the peopleshould be enlightened beyond the stereotyped dogmas of the sect towhichthey belong. In our day we are happily delivered from the fearof the public executioner or the stake on account of our religiouscon-victions, but we are not from the spirit of intolerance and immoralpersecution. "The fear of man bringeth a snare," and l'esprit de corpsof a hireling priesthood or niinistry, stands as a break-water to theprogress of any truth not recognized in their INQUISITORIALNDEX.

The Apostle Paul's example should cover suchmen with shame andconfusion. He told the Ephesian Bishops or Elders-" I have notshunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God: Ikept nothingback that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taughtyou publicly and from house to house." The platitudes of sectarianpulpits might be sifted by house to house visitation, and the interchangeof views in conversation with a free and intelligent people; but thePulpit and Sectarian Press tend to enslave the masses to the dogmasofthe sects. The rut of religious opinion begins with the catechism ofearly life, and is too frequently deepened by age,however antagonisticit may be to Divine Revelation.

The servicesof such men as ANDREWMARVELre required now, asin the dark and corrupt age in which he lived. The reputation oforthodoxy, and the living or income ofthe preacher are craftily linkedtogether, so that a missing link in the one breaks downthe other. Sois it alsowith the orthodox Press whosewide circulation is supposedtobe essential to its influence and power. As to the Ministry and thePress, I believe that a fearless, intelligent, and reverent attitude wouldin the end subserve the interest and usefulness of both.

The martyr, Tyndal, the translator of the first English Bible, whenat the stake for publishing the truth of God, prayed, "Lord, open theeyes of the King of England; " and the Astronomer Galilleo, who hadbeen thrust into the dungeons of the Inquisition for teaching that theearth went round on its axis,-while the Pope affirmed the sun wentround the earth,-when he was being released unhesitatingly declared-" It moves still."

Sois it with the subject beforeus,-the [acte of the Gospel are factsstill,-although denied a place in a public religious Journal-avowedlyunsectarian ; and I can only,with Tyndal, offer up the prayer, " Lord,open the eyes" of the Editors of our Religious Papers to see the truth,and givethem courage to make it known.

JOSEPH MAZZINI, ON THE WORK OF CHRISTSELEOTED BY H. BRITTAIN, F.S.A.

" WORKING-MEN! Brothers! when Christ came, and changedface of the world, He spoke not of rights to the rich,

needed not to achieve them; nor to the poor, who would doubthave abused them in imitation ofthe rich ;-He spoke not of utilityof interest to a people whom utility and interest had corrupted ;-Hspoke of Duty, of Love, of Sacrifice, and of Faith; and He said tthey should be first among all, who had contributed most by their labto the good of all."

" And the words of Christ, 'breathed in the ear of a society in whall true life was extinct, recalled it to existence, conquered the milliand conquered the world,and caused the education of the human rto ascend one degreein the scale of progress."

" Working-men I we live in an epoch similar to that of Christ.live in the midst of a society as corrupt as that of the Roman Empfeelingin our inmost soulthe need of reanimating and transformingand of uniting all its members in one sole faith, beneath one sole lawone sole aim, the free and progressive development of all the facultiewhich Godhas given the germ to His creatures. We seek the kingdof God on earth. as it i~ in heaven, 01', rather, that earth may becompreparation. fOI' heaven, and society an endeavour after the progresrealization of the Divine Idea."

11 But Christ's every act was the visible representation of the FaHe preached, and around Him stood apostles, who incarnated in tact ions the fait h they had accept ed. Be you such, and you will conqPreach duty to the classes above you, and fulfil-as far as in you lieyour own. Preach virtue, sacrifice, and love, and be yoursevirtuous, loving, and ready for self-sacrifice. Speak your thougboldly, and make known your wants courageously; but without anwithout re-action, and without threats. The strongest menaceindeed there be those for whom threats are necessary-will befirmness, not the irritation, of your speech."-From "The DupesJjlan."

COMING KIN G. No. Ill.HEA Lecture delivered. in Mint-lane Chapel, Lincoln.

By REV. H. B. MURRAY.DO you remember Peter's confession of faith? You remember th

had been a great talk amongstmen as to who Jesus was,and whetHe was the Messiah He represented Himself to be, or not; and oneour Lord calls His disciples around Him, and He asks of them, 11 Whdo men say that I am?" and they said, "Some say Thou art JohnBaptist, some,Elias; and others Jeremiah, or one of the PropheAnd the Lord turned to His disciplesand said, " But whomsay ye tI am?" and Peter said, 11 Thou art the Christ , the Son of the livGod." Nowwhat did Peter mean by saying that he believed Jesusthe Christ 1 He could not have meant by that, that he meant Jesusa Saviour, in the sense in whichweknowHim as our Saviour (as one whas died for our sins upon the cross), for Peter was altogether oppoto the idea of Christ's dying, If Peter had had his way Christ wonever have died at all. When Christ first began to speak todisciplesabout His going up to Jerusalem to bekilled, Peter beganrebuke Him, saying, "Be it far from Thee, Lord: this shall not be uThee." (Matt. xvi. 22,) And Peter was here expressing a feeling twasin the minds of all the Apostles. And beforeweproceed, I wyou to note that the early disciples stated their belief differentlywhat we state ours. We say-" We believe in Jesus Christ." Thsaid-" We believeJesus IS the Christ," and there is a great differein these two ways of putting it. Their confession of faith implied t


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122 THE BIBLE STANDARD .they believedthat this Jesus was destined to fillsome particular positionor office, which officewas designated by the word "Christ." So thewoman of Samaria went to her neighbours and said, " Come,seea Manwhich told me all things that ever I did, is not this the Christ t " So.in John i.,weread that Andrew finds his brother Simon, and says untohim-" We have found the Messiah, which is being interpreted theChrist." Andin this passage (John i. 41)you get the meaning of thewordChrist, for in the margin you will see it is " The Anointed." Nowwhat is the meaning of "the Anointed?" Why, this wasthe designa-tion ofthe kings ofIsrael, they were "the anointed." You rememberwhen Samuelwassent by Godto Jesse, to choosea king for Israel, thatwhen he lookedupon Eliab, because Eliab was a fine-lookingstalwartman, Samuel said, "Surely the Lord's' anointed' is before Him." Bythis he meant, of course, surely this is the one whom God has chosenking for Israel. You remember that David wouldnot stretch forth hishand against Saul because Saul was the Lord's "anointed." WhenDavid became King of Israel, this was then his title-" David, the sonof Jesse, the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the Godof Jacob, the sweet psalmist of Israel." Thus when Peter said, "Thouart the Anointed," he meant, Thou art th~ King of Israel,-the sameconfession that Nathaniel made, "Rabbi, Thou art the Son of God:Thou art the King of Israel," Thus, instead of saying we believeinJesus Christ, it would be more Scriptural for us to say-" We believeJesus is the Christ;" and everytime weutter the wordChrist, we shouldremember its force,viz., that Jesus is yet to reign as Israel's King.Thus those Christians, who smile so superciliously when we speak ofChrist's comingbackto this earth, to beliterally King of the Jews, dobut display their ignorance of Scripture teaching; and, sad to say,theyare (although perhaps unconsciously) actually denying the Christshipof ~esus. I say they do it unconsciously,they would not doit willingly,but I affirmmost solemnly,that every person who denies this teaching,of Christ one day literally reigning on this earth over the restoredHouse of Israel-is denying the Christship of Jesus, and who is a liar(says John), but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? (1 John ii. 22.)

Thus according to Scripture, true faith in Jesus is to recognize in Himthe future King of Israel and the world. And this ofcourse necessitatesa belief in the secondpersonal coming of Christ; for the prophecyisthat He is to sit upon David's throne, and to dothis Christ must returnto earth, for David never occupied any throne in any celestial sphere.But some of our orthodox friends say, " Oh, Christ is on David's throne,now; it simply means that He is to reign in our hearts." Friends,this is a miserable shuffle. Christ is to sit on David's throne,and I don't knowwhether David ever had a throne in your heart, henever had in mine. No! David reigned on Mount Zion, and that iswhereChrist is to reign, " The moon shall be confoundedand the sunashamed, when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in Mount Zion, and inJerusalem,' and beforeHis ancients gloriously."-Isa. xxiv, 23.

Thus wemaintain, that any message which leaves out the doctrineof our Lord's second coming, cannot be a perfect Gospel. This is no ,mere theory with us, we claim Scripture for what weassert. Doyouwant to seewhat was considered a goodconfessionof faith in Apostolictimes, see what Paul wrote to Timothy (1 T'im, vi. 12)-" Fight thegood fight of faith, lay hold of eternal life, whereunto than art alsocalled, and hast professeda good profession beforemany witnesses. Igive thee charge in the sight of God whoquiekeneth all things, andbefore our Lord Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good con-fession." Nownotice, the Apostle praises Timothy becausehe had wit-nessed a goodconfession, and he says Jesus also witnessed a goodcon-fession before Pontius Pilate. Nowwhat was the goodconfessionwhichour Saviourmade before Pilate? I read of Jesus that He was led as alamb to the_slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers ~isdumb, so

He opened not His mouth; and you all knowhow at that sadwhen the Son of God was arraigned before that earthly tribundid not deign to reply-to the many insulting taunts and questionswere put to Him; but there was one great question, which the Lonot let go unanswered, and that was when Pilate said to Him-Thou the Kiug of the Jews?" and the Lord said unto him,SAYEST IT," which is equivalent to our English "I am." Thisgood confession,which Paul praised Timothy for making, whichmade, and which weshall make if taught by the Word.

Nowit cannot but occur to us that if Godis a Godof infinite-and by infinite ,powerwemean, that He is fully able to carry opurpose He may have at heart, and that there is no other powwhere that can resist His will,-if He possesses infinite power,Hbe able to bring about upon this earth a much happier state ofthan now exists, and then again, if God is a God of infinite lomust have the desire to see a happier state of things thapresent. The question then arises, if God being Almighthe power, and if being a God of infinite loveHe must have thewhy doesHe not use His power to make His creatures morehapblessed than they are? Well, dear friends, we say Godwill bringa better condition of things. But how? We kuowthe kingdomcannot come whilemen are allowedwith impunity to blast andthe fortunes and the happiness of their fellow-creatures. BefMillennium can comeon this earth the drink traffic must be stthe opium trade must cease; the governmental licensing of prostmust be put a stopto; slaverymust end; indeed, all evil practicecease. Godmust and will sweepsin out of this world, and He hamissioned Christ to comeand doit. The Christ is coming tothe worldof sin, and to bring in everlasting righteousness. Rigbe might in the day of His coming. "The Lord shall be refrom heaven in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those that wknow God, and willnot obeythe Gospel of our Lord Jesus thewho shall be punished with everlasting destruction . . whshall come to be glorified in His saints." (2 These, i. 7.) Thedrawing near when the day of grace will close, and men mustgive up their sins or be consumed with their sins. The earth ipurified, and if wewant to live in that heavenly kingdom we-mpurified too, for God cannot lie, and He has declared that Hdestroy the wicked, and that sinners shall be consumed outearth. But God is not willing that any should perish, but tshould turn unto Him and live, and so for the last two thousanda graciouscall to repentance has been made to men, and it is in kwith the character of God that a call to repentance should alwpreached with this Gospelof the Kingdom. The very first menthe Gospel in the New Testament commences, "Repent, fkingdomofGod is at hand." What is John the Baptist's granment for repentance? Is it that there is an eternal hell-fire intomen are liable to fall at any moment? No! Repent, for the kis at hand, Christ is coming to judge the world, that is our testo-day: the King is coming, the kingdom is at hand, and it isground that webeseechmen to repent.

(To be continued.)THE ORIGINAL" APOSTLES' CREED." PART

By W. LAING.IV. REGARDING the Apostles' Creed,we have yet another t

notice-namely, that it is the creed appointed byGodwhole world, Jew and Gentile alike. That is a strong assertiorequires to be wellsubstantiated, and the proofwehave to offeras this: "Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is bbegotten) of God." (1 John v. 1). The same writer, referring


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THE BIBLE STANDARD . 123narrative of the works and words of the Lord Jesus, declares" Thesethings were written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, theSon of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name."(John xx. 3]).

Yet, strange to say, the creeds of the day give this one no distinct. utterance! Instead of t he formula: "I believethat Jesus is the Christ,the Son ofGod," we have simply-" I believein Jesus Christ."

But is not that confession sufficient! Yes, if the person using theseterms means thereby to declare that he helievesin Jesus, as the Christof God-His King anointed to reign on Mount Zion, the hill of Hisholiness. But the formula-" I believe in Jesus Christ," does notdistinctly express that belief; and we know that many use it with theidea that Jesus Christ is the name and surname of the Redeemer,with-out any reference to His kingly office; so that their confession is notreally a confessionof the creed that Jesus IS the Christ.

But, it may be objected, Does not the Apostle Paul in (Romans x. 9)assure us: "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, andshalt believein thine heart that God raised Him from the dead, thoushalt be saved!" Most assuredly; but that is not contrary to John'stestimony that, by believing that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God,wehave life through His name; for that is the belief concerning the LordJesus, which we are to confess with the mouth. Allwho, in Apostolictimes, confessedwith the mouth the Lord Jesus, confessedthat He wasthe Christ. Asan illustration of this truth, we point to the statementin John ix. 22, that if any man did" confess that He (Jesus)was theChrist, he should be put out of the synagogue." The confessing ofthatabout Jesus, which led to expulsion from the synagogue, is exactly thetruth by believingwhat the Apostle John tells us, we perishing sinnersmay have life through the name ofthe Lord Jesus.

Here, we fancy, some will exclaim: But is that all a sinner has tobelieveabout Jesus in order to be saved? Is His death for our sins tobemade no account of? By no means. As a necessary consequence,all who believe that Jesus is the Christ, must believe-the wholeApostolic testimony regarding Him. Try to fancy it otherwise! Butbelieving all that is written of Him, this must be believed and con-fessed, " Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the livingGod." In illustrationof this, consider the remarkable case of the three thousand whowereadded to the church in one day (Acts ii. 22-41). These terror-strickenones believed that Jesus was the Christ; and because they so believed,they at first were alarmed, and cried out-" Men and brethren, whatshall we do?" They had not then obtained peace in believing: theyneeded to knowmore about Jesus-to know that there was remission ofsins in His name, and that by Him all that believe are justified. TheApostle Peter knew more about Jesus that day than wheu at CsesareaPhiIippi he declared his belief that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of theliving God; yet his confession was as genuine then as it was when hebore witness for the same truth on the day of Pentecost. But here, atJerusalem, he believed in his heart, and confessedwith his mouth, thatGodhad made that same Jesus who had been crucified both Lord andChrist, having raised Him from the dead to sit on the Throne of David,a Prince and a Saviour, to give" repentance to Israel, and the remissionof sins."

Such was the testimony the Apostles gave of Jesus wherever theywent; such was the creed of the first Christians. Brief, yet compre-hensive of all that the Prophets and Apostles have spoken of God'sbelovedSon.

Allwhowish to have a sure ground of hope of life eternal, require tomake this good confession. To do so, as the confession of their ownfaith, they must know who Jesus is, and what Ho has done for theirsalvation; and what the Christ is, and what He is to do, in order toconfess intelligently that they believe Jesus to be the Christ, the Son of

the living God. The faith in Jesus that comes short of that, comes sfar short of the creed of the Apostles and their converts.

The question: Will God accept or save none who believe less thathis? may probably be started here; but to it we have no authorisereply to offer. The matter of saving sinners belongs to God, and Hmercy is infinite. In that mercy we hope. The Saviour is very pitifuand of tender mercy; and, whatever others may feelat liberty to affirmthe writer of this paper is not prepared to sayhow little knowledge0God's Son, or belief about Him, may render a sinner acceptable for Hname's sake; but of this we are confident, that what wehave describeis the only creed to be believed and confessed in order to salvatioaccording to the teaching of the Apostles. "These things are writtethat yemight believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the livingGodand that believingyemight have life through His name." "Whosoevebelieveth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God." "Believe in thLord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved." And so we find it rcorded that, at Thessalonica, the "Apostle Paul, as his manner wawent into a synagogue of the Jews, and for three Sabbath days reasonewith them out of the Scriptures, openiug and alleging that the Chrimust needst have suffered, and risen from the dead, and (saying)thathis Jesus whom I preach unto you is the Christ." The translatorsthe authorised version made a most important omission when theleft out the article before the word Christ here. The Greekis not Chrisimply, but the Christ. So also i n 1 Cor. iii.ll," Other foundation cano man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus the Christ."

In these days of so called "Advanced Reiigious Thought." an" Higher Criticism," these representations of ours will appear foolisness to many; and some may impatiently and scornfully demand" Why should the Father of all men suspend their salvation on thebelief and confession of any particular thing regarding JesusNazareth?" We are not sure that God has revealed His reason fthis; we simply call attention to the revealed fact. The purpose ofGshall stand, cavil who may. If the reader will, however, lookat Phii. 6-11,he will see that the appointment of God that all men shoubelievethat Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, and thbelievingthey might have life through His name, is in entire harmonwithwhat is written there: "Who, being in the form of God, thougit not robbery to be equal with God: but madehimself of no reputatioand tookupon Him the form of a servant, and wasmade in the likeneof men: and being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himseand became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherfore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name whichaboveevery name: That at the name of Jesus everyknee should boof things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earthand that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to tglory of God the Father."

God has set His heart on the Son ofHis love; and determined thHe shall be acknowledgedand obeyed by all in the heavens and in tearth. Such was the love of that Son to His Father, that in obediento His will, He who had glory with the Father before the world waappeared in fashion as a man, "made Himself of no reputationbecame a servant ofmen, andobedientunto death. Therefore God hahighly exalted Him, and given Him a name above every other; seatHim at His own right hand in the highest heaven, till His enemiesmade His footstool,-when, in the panoply of the Father's glory, andHis own glory, and the holy angels with Him, he rides forth in majesKing ofkings and Lord of lords, to receive the homage and submissiof all nations, peoples, and languages. And just as then, all who wshare the blessedness of His righteous reign, must bow to Him, aconfess that He is Lord-even so now, God wills to have His Son thhonoured and acknowledged by us sinners of the human race. A


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124 THE BIBLE STANDARD.well wemay, since God has so loved us, that He hath sent His only-begotten Son into the world to be a propitiation for our sins. Herein,indeed, is love, not that we loved God, but that He so loved us, thatwhile we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Come, then, and adore Him; 0 bow at His feet,And give Him the glory, the pra ise tba t is meet,

He who loved us, and gave Himself for us is the Messiah-the Kingof Israel, the King of the world-for the kingdoms of this world shallindeed, one day, and for ever, be the kingdom of our Lord and of HisChrist, and He shall reign for ever and ever. Amen.

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A DISTINGUISHED JEW.[A Correspondent, G. C_Herrlein, sends 'Us the following extract from

the" Graphic."-En. B.8.JTHERE are Hebrews who can trace their pedigree unbroken for inter-

minable generations, but there is only one caete=-the Sephardim-who can with justice boast that their ancestors were always gentleblood. Of those Sephardim almost the last unmingled representativewas the E~rl of Beaconsfield. A recent writer, working on the basis ofincidental revelation of his own personality made by the late Earl inthe course of his various writings, has discovered that the family ofwhich he was undoubtedly a cadet, is no other than the il lustrious houseof Mendizibal y Mendoza, which gave princes, archbishops, and bishopsinnumerable to Spain, and which traces its descent to that Meshezabeal,Prince of Judah, who, as recorded in Neh. x. 21, sealed the covenantafter the return of the Jews from captivity. The notice may probablyappear somewhat far-fetched, but it derives some countenance from thetwo facts, that the name of Disraeli was avowedly assumed by thegrandfather of the late Earl, and that" Ben-Disraeli " is the Hebrewanagram of " Mendizibal."

"WHAT OF THE NIGHT?"By "WATCHMAN."t:3"' THEmonth has not been without its warnings. In the UnitedStates, 1,500 persons have been rendered homeless by the almost totaldestruction by fire of the town of Buenaventura, on the Pacific coast.In the territory of Dakota, 7,000 persons have been driven from theirhomes by the overflow of the Missouri River. A later despatch adds:-Hundreds of miles of fertile land are under water, and many towns areinundated. Much distress prevails, and railroad traffic is seriouslyinterrupted. From Italy we have intelligence of a strong earthquake-shock. at Paola, in Calabria. No material damage was, however, done.In Hungary, about 12,000 acres of cultivated land are flooded nearSzegedin. In Asiatic Turkey, Bagdad advices report that the plaguehas not extended beyond the sanitary cordon, but is terrible in itsravages in the districts affiicted. The disease has become of a mostvirulent character, the persons attacked dying in ten hours. Fiji, inthe Pacific, has been swept by a hurricane, which, though it lasted onlya few hours, caused terrible destruction. No lives, happily, were lost.The disaster most nearly affecting us at home is the loss of H.M.S.Doterel, which blew up in the Straits of Magellan, South America, onApril 26. Only twelve lives were saved, as against 143wrecked with thedoomed vessel.

~ God's ancient people are learning over again the oft-taughtlesson of persecution. This now, seeing that the time is ripe, can have

but one issue, and that-their return to their own land, undertection of some power whose head shall be the False MessSouth Russia especially they have been treated with great vtheir houses and factories wrecked and pillaged, and themselvpelled to fly for their lives.

~ France has once more proved that the snake of itstendencies, "was not killed, but scotched." After a short,bloodless, and inglorious campaign, the Bey of Tunis hassubject to France. Turkey has thus been somewhat further coor dried up, having lost one of its smallest , but most ferti le andAfrican dependencies. Tunis, as a department of France, cannsecure material development; and its c~pital may, possibly, revof its ancient greatness as the once famous Carthage, the QueeMediterranean. Prophetic expositors have long taught that NAfrica, fringing the Great Sea between Egypt and Gibraltar, wseparated from Turkey and divided between the Roman-EarthHere then we have the commencement of the process. ThuFrench statesmen think they are advancing purely patriotic enare being used to work out the fast-ripening purposes of theGod. England has no vital interest in this question. BetTunis should be held by France than Italy, who already-inpossesses the land on the one side of this Mediterranean channet:3"' Prince Alexander of Bulgaria has taken a singularly uneand arbitrary step, by suspending the Constitution of the St

placing his own nominees in office, thus holding power comphis own hands. We shall watch, with interest, the re~uit of tThe fact that the Russian papers have been notified that they mwrite anything against him, seems to savour of Russian adviceabove end, and of Russian designs upon the Principality of BThe Prince bears a notable name-A lexander-and rules overthe Roman-empire earth, but Ge~Illan blood flowing in hisinstead of Greek or Jewish, seems to unfit him for the part of" wilful king," and Paul's" man of sin."t:3"' The Greek question daily drifts nearer war. With

Powers massing troops on their respective frontiers, it is noexpected that they will keep the peace long. The opinion gainsthat Turkey, covertly assisted by Austria and Germany, is actinfaith: and if Greece is to gain again her ancient territory, stake it. Trusting in so doing to have, at least, the moral suthe other Western Powers. We believe Greece will be victorstruggle. Fifty years ago there was but one man in EuropeGreek, who-apart from prophecy-believed in a restored GreekNow, Byron has many like-minded with him, as they mark whahas done in that interval, since she 'shook 'herself free fromdomination. What she has done, she will yet excel.

I I ! ; ~ : W The onward march of Science-a special feature of the l-has received a new illustration at Berlin. Messrs. SiemHalske have laid down a new electric railway, of 1~mile in lewhich they are running a tramcar-solely worked by electricimaximum speed of 18miles per hour, this being as fast as the auallow them to travel.t:3"' A contributor to the May number of the Atlantic Mont

has the ill-grace to sneer at Thomas Carlyle, says: "It is quthat we should cease minding Carlyle's rococo airs and affectatiantiquated struts and heroics reminding us now of John Knox,of Don Quixote; and his owlish, obscene hootings at the endleday which is breaking over all the earth. of our degenerateHow blind the eyes which see in this groaning creation,-withcruelty, bloodshed, and oppression of its human lords=-an divine day!" It is true as ever that men see not and desire no


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THE BIBLE STANDARD.,- 'true Redeemer and King. We, who see otherwise, gladly grant that a" divine day" is about to break over all the earth; but apart from theprophetic word, and the signs which herald the fulfilment thereof, thereis nothing in this Kosmos itself, animate or inanimate, to declare thatday as likely to be realised by the unaided efforts of men, or even theworkings in 'grace of the Holy Spirit. It is coming! It is near!Because Christ is coming! Be'cause Christ is near! ' "Surely I comequickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus."-Kosmos, May 16,1881.

CORRE SPONDENCE.[We insert portions of two letters received from Mr. Brown since date

of last communication in May number.-En. B.S.]Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 26, 1881.

T~e work in New Zealand is still progressing. Many are coming to Isee that Christ is the only source from whence Immortality can beobtained, and they are rejoicing in the wisdom of Our heavenly Fatherin not permitting our fallen parents to eat of the Tree of Life, and inthus putting a limit to the existence of evil, and pr?claiming to theworld that man stands before God as a mortal. Thank God for themessage wehave to proclaim. A message of life from the dead; throughHim who gave His life as a ransom for us. May we never grow tired inthis great work; but may our zeal grow intenser, and our knowledgebecome greater, concerning the things pertaining to the revealed truthof man's redemption, ' ' ,

I have jU,streturned from Port Albert (see Ghurch News, this issue), aplace about 70 miles from here, where I have delivered fivelectures. Asa result, wehope to have a small chapel erected for the district. Wehave a piece of land given us, and all the money is provided for, withthe exception of a few pounds. We hope (D.V.) to have it built inabout ten weeks. Our great want is men-men whose hearts are full ofGod's love and their heads filled with Divine truth.' The' harvest isgreat. I pray God to ~aise up men of the right stamp, 'If you know ofany, don't fail to let me know, or put me into communication withthem, I do not want to take from you, but perhaps the Lord has somehidden ones in England, who are feeling the pressure on their hearts.

March 28, 1881.Grace, mercy, and peace through our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

Yours is a grand and noble work, and though you may not s~e, or feelsatisfied, with results, be assured that He who neither slumbers nor'sle?ps watches over the precious seed, and will in His own time and waybring forth an abundant harvest. Then you will be rewarded withfulness of joy and life for evermore. We do not sufficiently realise thegrandeur and nobility of our work. yte are being used 'as instrumentsto give the world its last message, before the Lord comes; and to bringout a people to meet Him. Weare engaged in defending the truth againstthe culmination of the devil's great lie. And, as we look around us andsee the many errors which are ripening for harvest, we have need tothank" Our Father" for having taken our feet out of the mire and net,and for having brought us to see the blessed truths which find their rootand blossom and flowerall growing out of the" root out ofa dry ground."Christ Jesus our Lord becomes to us transcendantly greater, as we viewhim in the light of 'Conditional Immortality!' His mission and workgrows more intensely interesting, as we gather round and gaze uponHim as " God's Gift," and seein Him our" Life," our" Resurrection,"our future glory. And when we take our position with Him as Heir ofAll Things, we stagger, as the vision bursts upon our minds. 0 thatwe could always, with the Apostle Paul, reckon that the trials, difficulties,and sacrifice of the present, are not worthy to be compared with theglory that shall be revealed, when He shall come. May we draw oursuccour 'and support from this blessed hope.

I am glad to say that our work is still progressing. Our congtions are still larger th an we can deal with comfortably, and wconstantly having additions to our Church membership. WfJaredoing what we can in the regions beyond, but our great lack is menneed more help. My earnest prayer to God is that He will senfrom some quarter, helpers pf the right stamp,

We have sold a quantity of books, and I could do with some mocertain kinds, &c.

I have not been able yet to organise an' Assoeiation ' in NewZeabut hope todo so by and bye. Of course I should connect it witEnglish Associati on.-George A. Brown, Corresponding Member.

10, Lorrimore-road, S.E" May 11, 18I enclose a bill of discussion which I have had with a Unit

Minister. The attendance and attention on all three nights were elent, and the result will I hope be good. The Unitarian in hispeech discarded the Bible in favour of individual jndgment inmatter. "Why do ye not, of yourselves, judge what is right."audience appeared able to judge, from such tactics, that his positionnot" right" with the Word we so highly esteem. The famousJoseph Cook, of Boston, lectured last night in the MetropoTabernacle on "Does Death End All." A number of bills wereaway at the doors afterwards, announcing an examination of itTuesday in a humbler building by yours faithfully, H. H. Horsman.

QUESTION AND ANSWER.[This column is statedly devoted to replies to such questions, objections, and sutiona as may be of general interest. Weonlyundertake, however, to reply tcommunications as may commend themselves to our own judgment, sacknowledging the receipt of others. We are personally responsible foanswers given.-EDITOR.lQ.-" What does Paul mean by the expression "Absent from

body, present with the Lord? "A.-The answer to 2 Cor v. 8 is a simple one, as we have only to

the passage in the light of its context, for in no other way can 'we gthe mind of the Holy Spirit as set forth in the Word. And that, suis our only purpose. We have nothing to do with creeds; our seis for truth alone. Read 2 Cor. v. 2, "Earnestly desiring to be cloupon with our house which is from heaven." It is not a disembobut a bodied state Paul longs for-" to be clothed upon" "withhouse" "from heaven." Undoubtedly, the "house" and" cloupon" referred to in 1 Cor. xv., namely, the resurrection or glorbody. In 2 Cor. v. 4. he expressly deprecates any desire for the dstate, "Not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon." "Tmortalitu might be swallowed up of life." Now read 2 Cor, v, 8,are confident "-in Christ's translation and resurrection power, aforth in 1 Cor, xv, "and willing rather to' be absent from the bo-the mortal and corruptible flesh-" and to be present withLord,"-in the glorified flesh of the resurrection-state,

The passage is not, as generally quoted, "absent from the bpresent with the Lord," but '~will ing rather to be absent from the band to be present with the Lord." Willing to exchange the corrupfor the incorruptible, to be clothed upon with incorruptibility. Suas all must grant, this incorruptibility is that of the res~rrection Imatter of fact, the Bible contains nq revelation of any intermedstate. It deals with men only in their conscious life, present or' fucorruptible or incorruptible, and treats them during sleep as thothey were not, all references to them being whplly future, whenpromised resurrection will restore them to conscious life. It is inconscious resurrection,life only that they exist in the Sacred Word.the record of the Divine Mind.Q.-" What authority have you for stating that the Iileaning of

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126 THE BIBLE STANDARD.orthodox Christians refer generally to that for their foundation for areal hell and everlasting punisment ? "A.-(l). Because it is one of a series of parables, all teaching the same

truth-God's gracious purpose to receive the Gentile world into HisCovenant of Grace. Thus in Luke xv, 1,2, "drew near unto Him all thepublicans and sinners for to hear Him,"-the representatives of theGentiles. "The Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This manreceiveth sinners and eateth with them,"-here we have the representa-tives of the Jews. "And He spake this parable unto them,"-theJews, in reply to their complaint. Then follows the sketch of the lostsheep-c-tha Gentile race. Then the lost piece of silver-teaching thesame truth. Then the sketch of the prodigal son-again setting forththe fortunes of the Gentile race. In eh, xvi, our Saviour applies theseparables to His Jewish hearers, by sketching the case of an unjuststeward, and the wisdom he displayed in ingratiating himself with hislord's debtor's; inculcating thereby the importance of winning forthemselves the favour of God's Gentile debtors, that when their turn ofpower and blessing came they might deal kindly with the unfaithfulJewish stewards of their Divine Creditor. After this lesson of prudenceChrist turns upon His Jewish auditors (v. 11-13) and denounces theirunfaithfulness and unworthiness, saying" Ye cannot serve God andMammon," alluding to their past neglect of Divine claims. For thoughHe is represented as speaking (v. 1) to His disciples, it is clear from v.14 that it was chiefly intended for the ears of His Jewish auditors, whoalso personally applied it. "And the Pharisees also, who were covetous,heard all these things, and they derided Him." Christ then turnsupon them and speaks direct to them again (verses 15, 16)-speciallymark v. 16,-" The law and the prophets were until John: since thattime the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it,"clearly establishing the ingathering of the Gentiles. Then follows thesketch in dispute (verses 19 to 31), which proceeds upon the same lineof thought. Thus it can contain no reference to a disembodied orintermediate state, much less can it be a real description of two men, asthen existent, one enjoying the bliss of heaven, the other the agony ofhell. The very expression (in v. 23), Lazarus in Abraham's bosom,shows the meaning to be, the Gentile received into the privileges of theAbrahamic covenant.

(2). You will mark the sketch introduces bodied, not disembodiedpersons; persons with all the natural attributes of physical lire. It istherefore inconsistent with the whole drapery ofthe sketch placed beforeus by the great word-painter to suppose that He is speaking of unbodiedsouls or spirits in a state between death and resurrection. If ourorthodox opponents claimed only for this parable that it represented thecondition of men after the 1'esurrection, this second objection would nothold: but seeing that they invariably demand it to be accepted as areal sketch of hell and heaven at that time-when spoken-it is fatalto their pretensions, and shows how hardly they are run to supporttheir them"!!. We hold over for a future issue our replies to some furtherquestions by the last-noted correspondent.

NOTES, NEWS, AND REVIEWS.e"' "The Promise of Life, and the Doctrine of Everlasting Punish-

ment." By J. F. B. Tinling, B.A. Publisher : ElIiot Stock, 62, Pater-noster Row, London. Price 1s. 6d. We have read this little work of87 page. with much pleasure. It is clear, Scriptural, and convincing,and well adapted for leading into light those who have started on thepathway of enquiry as to God's teachings on the nature of man, andthe doom of the wicked.!fill A DIFFICULTY.-ARoman Catholic merchant is stated to have

died in Australia, leaving a considerable sum to the church" to deliver

his soul from purgatory; and that the executors refused to pay thelegacy until proof should be forthcoming that the soul of the deadmerchant had been really delivered."e"' The Toronto Evening Globe reports the following :-" A SEOEDE

FROMTHE METHODISTBonr.c-Vlctorie, B.C., April 29.-Methodistcircles are stirred by the secession from their communion of the Rev.A. H. Smith, Superintendent of the Missions and head of the Churchin the Province. Mr. Smith has declared his disbelief in eternalpunishment."~ The Glasgow Christian News has admitted a few letters on thesubject of Immortality. The Editor, however, professes amazementthat his correspondent should object to men being both dead and aliveat the same time. He makes the common mistake of treating soul andspirit as one and the same thing, and because the latter "returns toGod, who gave it," he considers the man has gone. He ignores, however, the grave difficulty, that the Scriptures do not distinguish betweenthe spirits of the just and unjust, all alike returning to God. Thus, ithe spirit is the man, then the wicked as well as the just-go to heavenat death. He must either admit this, or give up his unscriptural theorythat soul and spirit are one and the same in man.e"' We have received a very encouraging communication from

Lieut.-Colonel E. Armstrong (Corresponding Member), by which wlearn that the truth of "Life only in Christ" is winning severabelievers and supporters in India. Several additional subscribers havebeen secured for the Bible Standard;e"' We are happy to state that arrangements are being made whereba helper-well qualified for the work-will (D.V.) sail for New Zealandin the Autumn, as a colleague for Mr. G. A. Brown.

CHURCH AND MISSION NEWS.LAMBETHBATHS,LONDON.-Athree nights' discussion has been hel

here between the Rev. G. Wooler, Unitarian, and Mr. H. H. Horsmanthe subject being: "Is Man Immortal?" The former affirmed, thlatter denied. The result will be found in our Correspondence column.

101, NORTHGATE,ALIFU;-On April 3rd, the Church meeting herhad the pleasure of immersing five young persons, as additions to thfellowship thereof, after confession of faith in Christ as their Law-giveand coming King.

BRADFORD,ORKs.-The Church meeting in the Temperance Hacontinues its issue of a Local Edition of 500 Bible Standards monthlyThese have met with a very encouraging public sale, which speaks wefor the spirit of religious enquiry in the town. On May 15th, thAnnual Collection was taken in aid of the funds of the Association.

CHELTENHAMAPTISTFREE CHuRcH.-The Balance Sheet-March,1880, to March, lS81-shows a total income of 504 4s. 7d. Thincludes the amount raised for the Building Fund of the New ChapeA very creditable total.

TORQUAYIFE ANDADVENTFREE CHURCH.-A series of open-aservices was commenced here on May 22nd, when Mr. E. H. Taylor,Teignmouth, delivered the address. A Bible Class is being held weekat Dartmouth, conducted by Mr. H. Matthews.BUCKBURN.-Mr. Albert Smith, late Curate of the Parish ChurcWithnell, has commenced a series of Sunday Evening Lectures-on

. important Bible Truths-and of Friday Evening Bible Lessons, at tOperative Spinners' Institute. The series commenced on May 8twhen upwards of a hundred persons gave earnest attention to the wospoken on " Christendom Deluded."

PORTALBERT,NEW ZEALAND.-Five Lectures have been deliverhere by Mr. G. A. Brown, of Auckland, with the most happy resulA small chapel is being erected, for which the site has been given, anearly the whole cost subscribed. This will be a Branch of the Chur


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. and Advent. About a year since the whole family removed to NewZealand,purchasing a farm of 500 acres at Port Albert. These havegiven the site for the chapel, and subscribed liberally towards theerection. Thus, the seed sown at Maberly, is bearing fruit in NewZealand.

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