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"-'!; fy? MM REP OLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF We nave arranged for a aerlea of alx Interesting articles, "War Talks, by Uncle Dan," written by Mr. Howard H. Gross, president of the Unlver al Military Tralnlnp League, of which thla la the first They tell In a graphic way why military training Is of value, both to tha nation and to the Individual, and our readers will find them of unusual interest WAR TALKS By UNCLE DAN Number On .America Must Fight Hard or Oermany May Win Necessity for Mill I tary Training. "Now, BlUlc," said hln mother, "your Undo Dnn Is comlnjr tomorrow to upend a week with us on the farm, and ilf you want to know about the war, here's your opportunity. Uncle Dan la probably one of the best-Informed men In tho country." nillle clapped hla hands and gave such a whoop that he wakened tho baby, but what could you expect of a fifteen-year-old boy who la a living Interrogation point and wants to know abput war? Uncle Dan arrived In due time and Bllllo watched for an opportunity. It came that evening after dinner wben Uncle Dan bad lighted a cigar and .taken a seat on the porch. Tm mighty glad you came, Uncle Dan. I want to talk to you about the war. We .have Just put mllljnry train Mng In our township high school, but we had a hard time to do It. The 'jonesoH and the Greggs objected. They hh Id the war wouldn't come over here. Qrandma Jones said: They ain't no use to worrit, It will soon blow over.' Well, we put the training In Jusf the same. You ortcr hoard Judge Brow--nell, the president of the school board, do the slackers up. lie said unless we take off our coats and go to It, Ger many may yet win, and if she does, sbo will take over the great British fleet as u war trophy und compel us to do what ever she wants to ; that she could make us puy all the cost of the war; the kaiser could tax us as he pleased and that we couldn't help ourselves. He could make every one pay over a part of what he earns ; that he could make the farmers pay rent for their own fnrms, etc. Now, Uncle, what do you -think of that?" "Well, my boy," sold Uncle Dan, "all that Judge Brownell says might oflslly come true and may unless we go quickly to the aid of the allies with large numbers of men and help them break the German line. Unless we can beat the submarines, they may pre vent us from getting enough food to Iho olUes to keep them golnj:. In that rase Germany would win. As matters Mnnd today, our greatest need Is trained men. If we had had several millions of men with military training in our Industries and on our farm) when the war came, who could linve been called at once for Bervlce, I do not believe the kaiser would have forced the war upon us. As It was, he hud no respect for us, nnd now we are In It and must go through with It. But never aguln must we be caught so wholly unprepared. "There Is only one safe way," said Uncle Dan, "and that is to adopt per manently universal military training, apply It to every young man who Is physically (It, say In his nineteenth or twentieth year. The training enn ii carried forward In the United States training camps that are now being es tablished for training men called by the selective draft. Ah soon iih these men vacate these stations, they should be tilled by younger men, nnd this should bo made the permanent policy of the country." BIlllc's mother, airs. Graham, had overheard the conversation. She came out and sold: "Really, Brother Dan, ure you serious as to the dangers of our country? If It Is as bad as that, It 1b high time for us to wake up and do something about It." "Exactly" replied Uncle Dan. "It Js better to wake up now than to be rudely awakened later. We may as well understand, Bister, that thla Is our war and we must win It or God help America. Everything that we have or hope to have our liberties, oar blessings, our opportunities are all In volved In the great Issue before us. Ntfthlng must stand between us and winning thla war. It la a questloa whether the peoples' right or the kat cra might shall dominate the world. If there ever was a holy war, this la It. We are fighting for world liberty. We are fighting for the freedom of humanity. We are fighting for the right of men to govern themselves In bteud of being governed against their will by a war-mad overlord. Perilous times are ahead ot us. We must be prepared to make any sacrifice, to per form any service that may be required of us." "Oh, Uncle Dan," exclaimed Billie, "may I bring my chum, Jlintulo Col lins, when we have our next talk? He Is a bug on this war business and Just crazy to see you." . "Certainly," said Uncle Dan, with a hearty laugh. "If we ore to have more talks, I shall be glad to have Jinimio Jolu us." Dlllle clapped his hands and ran to the 'phone nnd told Jlmmle to be over at seven o'clock the next evening. IS RED CLOUD CONGREGA TIONALISM REBELLION AGAINST- GOD? I. Introduction. 1. Wo endorse all real Christianity nnd fellowship nil real Christian peo plo in spito of their errors and lack of information. Our purpose in bring ing this indictment against Congre gationalism is not to condemn any misguided disciplo of Christ, but to assist all such peoplo to appreciate tho truth of God and to enjoy GOSPEL LIUEUTY. This complaint will bo bused upon tho symbols, creeds, cov enants, history and usage nnd manu uls of Congregationalism, and will be amply sustained by tho word of God. 2. Thcro are three ways of judging error. While error as a system of re ligion will harmonize with some truth it will always conflict with one or moro revealed truths of God. And I take tho Bible as the very truth of God. It will also contradict itself and its fruits will reveal error. 3. Those who adopt a system of religious error when they have abun dant opportunity to be rightly inform ed, sin against God. Those who sin should bo reproved. Moses said: "Thou Bhalt in anywise rebuke thy neighbor and not suffer sin upon Him." Lev. 19:17. 4. Congregationalism being a sys tem of religious falsehood and in con flict with the Bible and inconsistent with itself, must be rebellion against God. II. Congregationalism Against The Word of God. 1. It allows a group of uninspired men to set a test that can not bo put in Bibta language by which it judges others contrary to the word of God. Paul asks, "Why dost thou judge thy brother." Rom. 14:10. 2. This system assumes the right to make man-made covenants a condi tion of church fellowship, thereby vio lating tho word of St. Paul, "Receive ye ono another as Christ also received us." Horn. lo:v. Did unrist ever maKe any such condition a test of fellow ship? 3. Congregationalism robs Christ of His Divine Sonship, by confusing Father, Son and Holy Spirit into one God. (Red Cloud Manual, Article II) Potcr contradicts this error in Matt. 1G:10, when he said,"Thou art Christ, tho Son of the living God." Christ proclaimed this doctrine a revelation from heaven. Matt. 1G:17. Congre gationalism makes Christ equal with God. This is against the testimony of Christ, s who said "My Father is greater than I." John 14:24. 4. It teaches created holiness or that holiness is a creation in oppo sition to the Bible which makes holi ness simple obedience. "Be ye holy for I nm holy." C. The Red Cloud Manual, Art. IV, sets aside the inspiration and the au thority of the Bible and proclaims the absurd notion "thnt Christ was truly God and truly Man," and refers to John 1:1-4; 5:17-23; 14:9; Phil. 2:7-8; John 3:1G-. These scriptures ab solutely refute this notion. John 1:1, when translated, says "In (n) begin ning was the word und the word was with the God nnd the word was a god (divine). Paul in Phil, says Christ was in the fashion of a man not a literal human being. Christ "between God nnd men." I Tim. 2:5. The no tion that Christ was truly God and truly man is to affirm and deny ev ery attribue of divinity and humani ty. If he was God He was Infinite. If He wns man, finite. If God then ho had no beginning. If man, then he had a beginning. What nn absurdity! G. This system sets aside tho New Testament practice of baptism by bap tizing unconverted households. "Je sus made and baptized disciples." John 4:1. Disciples were baptized. Acts 19:1-5. 7. It baptizes those that have nev er been taught nnd are not even capa ble of being taught, contrary to Matt. 28:19. "Teach all nations baptizing them." 8. "Confession of Faith" is substi tuted for confession of Christ. Luke "confess me before men," "shall con fess Jesus is the Christ." I John 2:15. 9. This system sets aside "confes sion of sin," nnd tenches a "confession of penitence for sin." God commands confession of sin, not penitence. "Con- lcss your limits," Jas. U:1G. "If we confess our sins." 1 John 1:9. 10. Congregationalism teaches thnt a local society has the right to make creeds and set them up as tests of membership contrary to the word of God. "Receive ye one unother as Christ also received us." Rom. 14:5. 11. It insists on its own interpreta tion of the Scripture only being ad missible, violating the word of God which says "Let every mnn be fully persuaded in his own mind." Rom. 14:5. 12. It insists on submission to mnn made rules of Church Government, contrary to the exnress word of God. which says Christ "is the head over all things to the church." Eph. 1:2. 13. They virtually assume the principle of infallibility. (Red Cloud wanuai; "wejgn well tnese engage ments from which you can NEVER escape." Nevertheless God says "your agreement with Hell shall not stand." Isa. 28:18. 14. This system of error teaches Infant Baptism, against tho practice of the New Testament "For Jes'is made and baptized disciples." John 4:1. 15. It makes too much of Water Baptism and sets up this ordinnnce as the Seal of Grace. Paul denies this for he says, we are "sealed with the Holy Spirit." Ep. 1:13. (See Red Cloud Manunl.) 1G. It puts Water Baptism in the place of the Holy Spirit and utterly degrades religion in these words "Baptism is the seal," contrary to the words of St. Paul, who says "Scaled with the Holy Spirit." Eph. 1:13. 17. It teaches bantism on the faith of another, while tho Bible allows baptism of those who belicvo for themselves. (Covenant of Infant Baptism.) "He that believeth and is baptized' Mark 10:1(5. "If thou be lievest with all thine heart." Acts 8: 37. 18. It makes Baptism a rite with out any divine authority for Peter says "it is nn answer to a good con science." I Pot. 3:21. 19. It tenches man to unito with the church by conforming to man- mado conditions, against the express teaching of the word of God. "Except n man bo born from above ho cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3. "The Lord added to tho church daily such as should bo saved." Acts 11:47. 20. This system makes the salva tion of infants depend on the faith of parents. Red Cloud Manual says, "Redeeming grace on condition of your faith (parents') is unto you and to your cniidrcn." This is against the testimony of Christ. "Except ye bo converted and become as little child ren." Matt. 3:18. "For such is the Kingdom." Luko 18:16. 21. This system claims tho right to name tho church and give it an un warranted nnm, setting aside the au thority of God. "Thou shalt be called by a now namo which the mouth of the Lord shall name." Isa. 02:2, "Called Christians at Antioch." Acts 11:20. 22. This system boldly advocates Sectarianism. (Pago 100-7, Law of Cong. Usage). God says: "Avoid them that cause division." Rom. 16:17. Paul advised "that there be no division among you." I Cor. 1:10. 23. It sets up artificial and man made devices for church fellowship. "Give creditable evidence of faith and works and assent to the prescribed covenant of admission." This is a virtual denial of the authority of Christ. Jesus says: "I am tho Door." John 10:9. 24. This system impeaches the characters of its own membership. Je sus taught that "He that cnterctn not by the door into the sheep fold (church), but climbcth up some other way, the same is a thief and a rob ber." John 10:1. This system votes peoplo into church, this is "some other way," and makes fhem "thieves and robbers." 25. By voting men into the Church it claims tho power that belongs to Christ exclusively. Jesus says "I am tho Door." "By me if any man enter" John 10:9. Here Jesus claims that the power of taking peoplo into the fold church, is entirely in his power. "By me if any man enter." 26. A standing committee in this denomination has the keys of the king dom. Those who desire to be in this so-called church must first appear be fore this committee for inspection and should this committee not be anxious for "joiners," nnd bring in an adverse report, the candidate would be left out in the cold world and the door would be closed by human authority! What mockery! Jesus took this question out of the hands of all committees when he said "By me if uny man enter." John 10:9. Rev. 3:7 shows that no mnn can op en or shut the door of the kingdom of Heaven. 27. This system makes itself a judge and unless it is disposed kindly toward a candidate it may utterly re ject him and blacken his name! This committee might be mistaken and re commend a sinner for membership or that some righteous person be refused fellowship unlfcss this committee might claim infallibility No such power was ever entrusted to man. This puts the moral interests of an immortal soul in the hands of a com mittee and some times this committee is nothing but n group of backsliders and sinners. God utterly rebukes this sinful practice. "Who art thou that iudgest another man's servant? To his own master he standeth or fnlleth. Yea, he shall be holden up, for God is able to make him stand." Rom. 14:4. "Let every man be fully per suaded in his own mind." Rom. 14: 5. Not in the mind of some committee. 28. Pardon and church membership under this religious scheme is not con ditioned upon the same facts. They teach pardon outside of the church, while Jesus teaches those that "enter in shall be saved." John 10:9. 29. This system makes an unscrip tural use of the word church and ut terly deceives the people. They ap ply the term to a society composed of saints, sinners and hypocrites while the apostles say that "the church is the body of Christ and the temple of the Holy Spirit. 30. This system of religion tenches doctrines not found in the Hible and can not even be presented in the lan guage of the Bible, thereby rejecting the words of the Holy Spirit. III. Inconsistencies in the Congre gational System. 1. They prnise the founders of their movement as spirit-led men and yet dare not preach or defend their doctrines. 2. They claim Christ is the head of their denomination and yet nickname themselves Congregationalists, there by refusing to honor Christ as head of the church. 3. Tho first Congregational bodies in this country called themselves Church of Christ, or Christian church. "Tho first Christian Church of Boston, Salem, Brooklyn," yet modern Con gregationalists denounce the word Christian and criticise those who fol loy the example of their own found ers! 4. They say "the Bible is the only rule of faith, order and practice" and immediately deny by making creeds, covenants, manuals ana iorms or gov ernment not found in the word of God. 5. They teach that Christ is the author of church government and dis cipline and then assume the right to change both discipline 'and rules of government 6. They claim to be the Church of Christ, and yet refuse to call them selves Church of Christ. 7. They claim to be the body of Christ, and yet reject the name of the head. 8. They claim to be the lnmb's wife and yet refuso the name of Christ the husband. 9. They admit Christ should have tho preeminence in nil things and then proceed to rob him of his glory in the nnmo of the Church and exalt a sys tem of government- Congregational ism! 10. They teach thnt creeds are not essential and yet proceeu to ina tnem on men's consciences. The Red Cloud Manual, mado and adopted April 1st, 1892, has a creed and some of tho doctrines stated in tho articles are ab solutely false! 11, They claim to be a Christian church but refuse to call themselves such. Arolhey ashamed of Christ? 12, They condemn sinners for vio lating tho commands of God nnd yet they violate tho command of God in making division and usurping legisla tive functions, 13. They talk union and practice division. 14. They claim to bo religious and yet adopt an irreligious name, Con grcgationalist 15. They admit that other denomi nations are as good as their own, yet compass land and sea to make Con gregationalists. 1G. They claim their system keeps out bad people, yet they have Unitar ians, Trinitarians, Evolutionists, Ad ventists, Millenial-Dawnitcs, Second Chanco advocates and criminals in their ranks. 17. They claim apostolic succession and yet refuse to teach and practico what the apostles taught and practic ed, "one truth, one Lord, ono baptism, ono body-church, nnd one mind and re ligion. 18. They teach infants should be baptized, but refuse them a place at tho communion table. 19. They baptize peoplo into Christ's name and then' call them Con gregationalists! 20. They pretend to love God and yet devote more time, money and ener gy to proselyte peoplo to Congrega tionalism in many communities than they do in building up the body of unrist tne unurcn oi Uhrist. These statements showing the char acter of Congregationalism will be suf ficient to caution every honest soul against this system of error and re ligious superstition. If any advocate of Congregationalism cares to defend his position or answer this complaint, arrangements can bo made to accom modate him to his full satisfaction. IV. Remarks. 1. Congregationalism is rebellion against God. It repudiates the au thority of Christ by its practice and is in no sense a Church of Christ 2. We do not un-Christianize sin cere people, but wp caution them against sinning against light, for "light is the measure of guilt" 3. If you nre "persuaded in your own mimr'that Congregationalism is not Bible Christianity, then you im peach yourself by giving it your sup port, and give comfort to the enemies of God. 4. As a matter of common honesty and self-respect, every well-informed person will be forced to abandon Con gregationalism or stand condemned before every honest heart in the land! 5. The Holy Spirit is not a denomi national or party spirit You can not have the spirit of God and a party spirit at the same time, for the snirit of God is not divided. The Holy Spirit is not a denominational spirit. It is the spirit of truth, love, union, and of ONE BODY -the body of Christ, and outside of the body of Christ the Christian Church there is no Holy Spirit or salvation. G. Finally, God invites his mis guided saints, his people, to come out of these sectarian institutions, That ye bo not partaker of her sins, and that ye receive not her plagues. 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