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In a re ce n t a rticle o n “E d d y ism ,” R ev. D r. M au rice W ilso n q u o tes its fo u n d e r as say in g , in a le tte r to Ju d g e S ep tim io u s J. H a n n a : “I h a v e m arv eled a t th e p re ss’ a n d p u lp it’s p a tie n ce w ith m e, w h en I have ta k e n aw ay th e ir L o rd .” T h e w rite r has n o t h a d th e o p p o rtu n ity to v e rify th is al leg ed q u o tatio n , b u t w h e th er it can be show n to be g en u in e o r n ot, it is c ertain th a t th e sam e im p ressio n h as been conveyed on p ag e a fte r p ag e o f w earisom e d etail, to th e m in d s o f th e re a d e rs o f M rs. E d d y ’s so-called “K ey to th e S c rip tu re s.” U n ita ria n ism tak es th e crow n o f d eity fro m th e h ead o f C h rist, b u t leaves u s a m an , th e m o st p e rfe c t of H is k in d . E d d y ism , th e la te st “in v en tio n o f a m in d in to x ic ated w ith o rie n ta l p h ilo s op h y ,” w o u ld d eh um an ize th e C h rist o f th e G ospels, a n d leave u s o n ly a “ C h rist id ea,” a n .“im p erso n al S a v io u r”—w h a tev e r th a t m ay m ean . I t is a sy stem b ased u p o n w ro n g co n cep tio n s o f G o d ; o f m a n ; o f sin ; of p h y sical bein g an d th e m ate ria l w o rld ; of Je su s C h rist an d H is m issio n to th e w orld. I t is a relig io n w ith o u t a S av io u r, in th e S c rip tu re sen se o f th a t w o rd ; a religion w h ich trifles w ith th e ev id en ce o f o u r senses, an d th e so lem n re alities o f th e W o rd o f G od.— Presbyterian. “In place o f th e clear, sim ple w o rd s on w h ich I base m y -co n fid en ce o f salv atio n ,” says 'M a rg a re t M au ro , w ritin g o f M rs. E d d y ’s gospel, “I h e a r a stra n g e ja rg o n w h ich m y h e a rt re fu ses to u n d e rstan d , in w hich n o th in g re ta in s its n a tu ra l m eaning, b u t all becom es vague, co n fu sed , ‘w ith o u t fo rm a n d vo id .’ A n d in place o f th e P e r so n w h om I k n o w so w ell— th e L am b of G od w h o d ied fo r m e, th a t I m ig h t be re d eem ed from th e c u rse o f th e la w ; w hose b lood p o u re d o u t fo r m e an d fo r all m en, h as satisfied d iv in e ju stice, a n d opened a w ay fo r d iv in e g race to act— in stea d o f th is P e rso n , th is b lessed a n d ad o rab le Jesu s, I find a v ap o r, a p u ff o f gas, an a b strac tio n called S onship, In tellig en ce, P rin cip le— I k n o w n o t w h a t! A n d , seeing th is, do you w o n d e r th a t I w ith d raw an d sh u t th e d o o r
in h is face? T h is is n o t m y C h rist. T h is is n o t th e Je su s th a t I h av e lea rn ed to k n ow so w ell.” T h e re w e re th o se in th e d ay s o f th e A p o stle J o h n w h o d en ied th e com in g an d m an ifestatio n o f Je su s C h rist in th e flesh, ju s t as M rs. E d d y a n d h e r fo llow ers m ak e d en ial o f th e sam e tru th to d a y ; and, in v iew o f th is d a n g ero u s h eresy , th e beloved disciple, th e ap o stle o f love, sen d s o u t one o f th e m o st so lem n a n d sig n ifican t w a rn ings in th e N e w T e sta m e n t S c rip tu re s— a w a rn in g w hich is ju s t a s sig n ifican t an d ap p ro p ria te to th e C h u rc h o f th e tw en tieth c e n tu ry as it w a s to th e first: “B elo v ed ,” he w rites (1 J o h n 4 :1 -3 ), “be lieve n o t ev ery sp irit, b u t try th e sp irits, w h e th er th ey a re o f G o d : becau se m an y 'fa ls e p ro p h e ts a re g o n e o u t in to th e w orld. H e reb y k n ow w e th e S p irit o f G o d : E v ery sp irit th a t co n fesseth th a t Je su s C h rist is - com e in th e flesh is o f G od. A n d ev ery sp irit th a t co n fesseth n o t th a t Je su s C h rist is com e in th e flesh is n o t o f G o d : an d th is is th a t sp irit o f a n tic h rist, w h e reo f w e h av e h e a rd th a t it sh o u ld com e, a n d even now a lre a d y is in th e w o rld .”— Presbyterian. D r. Z w em er, th e fam o u s m issio n ary to A rab ia, w rites in The Missionary Review of the World re g a rd in g th e ra isin g o f m oney fo r th e g re a t m issio n ary e n terp rise. H e sa y s: “I f once th e laym en o f o u r ch u rch es^ feel a sen se o f p erso n al resp o n sib ility to fulfill th e last com m and o f C h rist, th ere w ill be no lack o f th e sin ew s o f w a r.” C ast o u t o f h is h o m e ; sleep w ith th e b eg g a rs o r u n d e r co v er o f th e s ta r s ; w a lk ten to fifteen m iles from m a rk e t to m a rk e t w ith ra w fe et bleeding, w hich do n o t h e a l; cuffed a n d d riv en w ith a scold fo r ev ery coin re c eiv ed ; finally d ie by th e ro a d d u rin g th e first cold s p e ll; n e v er h av in g h e a rd of C h rist. S uch is th e lep e r’s life.— Men and Missions.
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