T HE K I NG ' S B U S I N E S S 991 why spend time and money in the Church business? Why not save the money and all have a good time on Sunday?—T. C. H.
A TEST For Those Flirting with Error “ The Living Church” (Episcopal) has a story of a rector who, when solicited by a woman member of his church for a letter to a Christian Science Church, sent her a renunciation of her church to be signed, which she never did. This story suggests a practical test for pastors and people to make with those who are tinctured with the virus, and are flirting with the devil: * RENUNCIATION OF MY CHURCH VOWS: Having been baptized into the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and having been admitted into the fellowship of the............................. __________ _____ ......Church, and having taken the vows of allegiance to Jesus Christ, and faithfulness to my church, and having accepted the teaching of Mrs. Mary Baker Patterson Eddy as set forth in her book, “Science and Health with Key to'the Scriptures,” I do hereby certify: That I renounce my baptism; That I do deny that Jesus Christ was God manifest in the flesh; That I do repudiate the doctrine of sin; • That I do reject the doctrine of the forgiveness of sin through the shed blood of that same Jesus Christ; That I do renounce the doctrine of the Trinity, and will no longer worship the same; That I refuse to participate in the observance of the Lord’s Supper; That I hereby abandon the faith of the................................................ ........ ........ .... Church and authorize you to erase my name from your membership records, and make my choice to be a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Bate................. ...... ................. ........... ...... ............. Signature.............J,<:__ ...___ ......__ ____ _________ ______ ..... Witness.-...,....................... ________ .....___ .....__ ;.....__..... This will settle the_ matter with most of the flirts and bring them to their senses. If they refuse to sign this, it evidences their insincerity. If they do sign it, it proves that they never were true believers in the shed blood of Christ, but purely church members. “My sheep hear my voice; a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.” Try this method with some of your Christian Science friends and let us know the results.—T. C. H. THE WESLEYS apd Premillenarianism The views of John Wesley on Advent truth may be found in his pub lished works, Yol. 5, pages 726, 727 and Yol. 6, page 743, New York edi tion, where he indorses a book “ Paradise Restored (Hartley). A Testi mony to the Doctrine of the Blessed Millennium.” This book is distinc tively millenarian, written to defend the doctrine. He was in the fullest ffellowship with Fletcher and Bengel who were leading millenarians. Charles Wesley’s hymns show familiarity with the doctrine and the frequent references to it, amount to a warm personal testimony. The following are samples:
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