The following is an excerpt from James M. Mathes’ book A Record of Christian Union and Truth. It addresses the fear some brethren had that paying preachers for their work would “spoil” them. ——— But sometimes it is objected to giving preachers a fair and just compensation for their labors, that it would spoil them! It […]
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The following is an excerpt from James M. Mathes’ book A Record of Christian Union and Truth, in which he discussed a misconception about how one is “called” to preach. ——— I have known some enthusiasts who had but little to entitle them to public notice, except their fiery zeal, ignorance, and supportive impudence, who
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The following is an excerpt from James M. Mathes’ book A Record of Christian Union and Truth, describing how to identify the Lord’s church. ——— But perhaps the reader is ready to ask, “How shall I find the church of God, seeing there are so many churches at the present time, each wearing a different
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The following is an exchange between M. Winans and Silas E. Shepard, editor of The Primitive Christian. It mentions the editor of another journal, Mr. Badger of the Christian Palladium, who was promoting the practice of “Christian conferences.” Winans wrote to encourage Shepard to address the issue. Shepard’s remarks reveal the difficulty in answering error when
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The following is an excerpt from the book The Glorious Bride (Workbook Commentary Series: Ephesians) by James P. Miller. ——— It is common today to hear that we give too much emphasis to the church. Such men say we ought to preach Christ and say little about the church. If the church were purposed from all
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The following quote by David Purviance (1766-1847) is from his writing on the person of Christ and the atonement. Sadly, it is a statement that could be said in discussions about any Bible topic. It is much easier to cry out, Heretic, Socinian, Unitarian, &c., than to answer scriptural arguments. The quote is from the
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The following is an excerpt from the book, Sketches of Our Mountain Pioneers, edited by J. W. West. It describes the meeting between Chester Bullard and Alexander Campbell. ——— In 1840 Chester Bullard and Alexander Campbell met at Charlottesville. They had previously had some correspondence, and on learning that Alexander Campbell was to be in
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The following is an excerpt from the book, Sketches of Our Mountain Pioneers, edited by J. W. West. It contains a quote from Preston Gray describing the preaching of A. I. Myhr (1855-1933). ——— Myhr’s visits to all our churches were great occasions. The people soon learned to expect something. He was a thinker, and
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The following is an excerpt from The White Pilgrim: The Life, Travels, and Gospel Labors of Elder Joseph Thomas. It contains a poem written by Elder J. Ellis, composed while standing at the grave of Elder Joseph Thomas, the White Pilgrim. ——— I came to the spot where the White Pilgrim lay, And pensively stood by his
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The following is an excerpt from The White Pilgrim: The Life, Travels, and Gospel Labors of Elder Joseph Thomas. Here, Thomas described the opposition he faced from those who zealously defended their man-made creeds while hypocritically praying for Christian union. ——— Here I bought fifty acres of land, and began to improve on it. So soon as
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