The following excerpt is from the book, Communings in the Sanctuary by Robert Richardson Doubtless, there are many who make a vain profession of the Gospel. Actuated by a transient sympathy, a momentary impulse; driven by fear, or attracted by visionary hopes, they become ostensibly members of the Church of Jesus Christ, yet remain forever ignorant […]
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Written by Walter Scott and published in the Christian Baptist RESPECTING Jesus of Nazareth, the Jewish nation seems to have been divided into two principal parties—that which favored, and that which rejected his pretensions. That the views of his scheme too, entertained by both, were not almost, but altogether political, we have all the reason, I
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The following excerpt is from the book, Biographies of Restoration Pioneers, Volume 1. It describes how tragedy led “Raccoon” John Smith (1784-1868) to leave “Calvinism of the purest sort” and begin preaching the truth. John Smith received the typical one room school education of those days, and armed with that and his faith he began
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The following is a sermon outline by A. W. Dicus GOD’S SCHOOL OF RELIGION Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15 I. Pupils. Babes in Christ. Heb. 5:12 A. Feed on milk. 1 Peter 2:2. 1 Cor. 3:1-2. B. Need first principles. Heb. 5:12. II. Students. 2 Tim. 2:15. A. Feed on solid food. Heb. 5:14. B. Exercise
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The following is a sermon outline by A. W. Dicus CHRISTIAN ECONOMICS Scripture: Eph. 5:14-20 I. Redeeming the time. A. Each week contains 10,080 minutes. B. What do people do with their time? II. A fairly active church member. A. Attends on Sunday, three hours = 180 min. B. Attends Wednesday night = 60 min.
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The following article is in the book, A Plea for the Union of All Christians: A Collection of Articles by Barton W. Stone. Barton W. Stone (1772-1844) wrote this near the end of his life after traveling to visit brethren in three different states. As we read about the conditions he observed, we may notice some
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The following is an interesting entry found in the Christian Messenger – the journal published by Barton W. Stone – Volume II, 1827. If the image above does not display, the text is reproduced below: A CHRISTIAN CHURCH AMONG THE ARABS, TURKS & PERSIANS. Extracted for the last Lutheran Intelligencer, from the Monthly Magazine, published
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Corydon E. Fuller, in Reminiscences of James A. Garfield, described a period in which he (the author) was working with a school in Hambden, Ohio in 1851. In this “little village” that “enjoyed no past, and had no hope in the future,” there were two churches which he described in this way: “The two churches stood
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In the book, Reminiscences of James A. Garfield, author Corydon E. Fuller discusses the beginning of the Eclectic Institute in Hiram, Ohio and how the perception of Bethany College played a role in its founding in late 1850. Another reason for the founding of the Eclectic was not set forth in any formal announcement. Just over
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The following is an excerpt from The Biography of Elder David Purviance I Have Lately Read the Biography of Elder Barton W. Stone. In his Journal, written by himself, he has given an account of the GREAT REVIVAL of religion that took place in the beginning of the 19th century. I also find that good
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