THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURG, PA. Tarm For Sale. 70 acres In Ftshlngcreek township, col. Co ne mile from Van Camp, New cnimwru nnn Carabro. Fair buildings, good water, nno orcn art. No. 1 grass farm, will sell at a bargain up on easy terms. Will exchango upon property Bloomsburg. Call upon or address WK. C1IKISMAN, ltloomsburg, Pa. Foa 8ali Desirable vacant lots and a num ber of good houses nnd lots In Bloomsburg. Tho best business stand In Bloomsbtirg. Avery de lrablo property In Willow Cirove, first-class buildings and 19 acres of land. Dwellings In Espy. Ten good farms In Columbia county, oro In Luzerne county, one In Virginia and two In Kansas. One country store stand In Columbia county and one In Luzerno county, S grist mills In Columbia county, by 51. P. LUTZ, Insurance and Real Estate Agt, moomsburg Pa., REPLY TO THE ORAL COMMENTATORS ON MR. HOUTZ'S REPLY TO W. L. MCHENRY, AND A CRITICISM ON THE SLURS MADE BY MR. HOUTZ ON THE CH1IRCH OF CHRIST. Gentlemen : I exceedingly re gret to see men, who seem to be just and rational on other subjects, so un just, impatient and irrational on the subject of religion. It has been well said by Shakespeare, that, "Tritles light as air Are to the jealous confirmations strong As proofs of holy writ." This is true, (and it must fit many heads) and I believe that many of the oral hyper-criticisms made on Mr. Houtz's reply, in a late number of the Columbian, demonstrate the truth of this conclusion. In justice to Mr. Houtz, I must say that I have always found him a very courteous gentleman. He has always treated me kindly and courte ously and it has been, and ever shall be, fully appreciated and reciprocated by me. It is true that we differ on many religious views, but this is our privi lege under our free government, and shall be no cause of trouble between us, for if we cannot agree as God de mands we will agree to disagree as God and our country permits. I shall fall out with no man because he does not think as I think, no matter how much I may desire it to be so, or how just my claims for the desire. Mr. Houtz did not intend to convey the idea to any mind that I sanctioned what he said in his address ac the Zion Church last Feb., when he says, "Many of your own people were there among whom was Elder McNamara, who listened with gentlemanly pa tience to the discourse." This state ment is true, and I trust that it is, and ever shall be a characteristic of Mc Namara and the church with which he is connected, to always give a fair, christian, courteous attention to those upon whom it devolves to preach the Gospel. Mr. Houtz's remark in re gard to "Another public discussion," is rather misleading ; but I am not willing to accept the construction that some have placed upon it, viz: That Mr. H. intends to make the impres sion that he had previously held a dis cussion with me on the subject of bap tism, and that all hearers were fully satisfied with his elucidation:. I am compelled to admit that this implica tion is couched in the sentence if we accept its construction grammatically. But Mr. H. is too much of a gentle man to fabricate an impression, in tentionally, so void of truth. Mr. Houtz and many of his members know, that after the discourse alluded to, was delivered, that I held a conver sation with Mr. H., . during which I endeavored to induce him for the sake of Christ and his fellow man to meet the issue squarely in joint discussion with me and that he declined on the ground that he did not believe in controversy. Therefore, Mr. H. could not in tentionally have made the impression grammatically implied in his letter. I must also confess the propriety of Mr. Houtz's advice to Bro. V. L. McH., where he says, "I would advise you as a young man hereafter to let the originators of a project like this, assume the responsibility themselves." So say I. Yet, I believe Mr. Houtz to be unnecessarily and unwarrantably severe and captious, in his insinua tions respecting W. L. McHenry's at titude in this matter, and also in his statement concerning Elder Singer's standing with the church. Mr. Houtz has no ground in justice, or in fact, on which to base his punctuated doubt that W, L. Mo Henry was telling the truth, when he said, that it was members of Mr. lioutzs church who requested him to write as he did. Indeed, it is but too true, and I fear that it is this, that created so much impatience and captiousness on the part of Mr. II who is generally kind and patient. But if Mr. H. desires to know who those were of his church, who made said request, he can readily discover mem uy bimpiy inquiring. as to iiro. lingers character or standings the church of Christ, I win simply say, mat Mr. 5. came among us bearing written testimony from the congregation to which he belongs, commending him to the con. hdence and love of the brethren among whom he may sojourn. This is all that can be christianly demand ed, is it not ? Mr. Houtz's remark and insinua tion in regard to the ' One church in particular," is rather indicative of malevolence t and we regret, very much, to see such rancorous misrepre sentation on the part of one apparently so kind and candid. But our "desire" for contention is not "morbid" nor abnormal, though it seems to be our friend Houtz's intention to make it ap pear so, neither is it the production of human dogmas or selfishness ; but it is demonstrably the fruit of a spiritual life, if obedience to God's command ments is the unfailing proof of a re ward, or spiritual life. Will any man deny that obedience is the divine criterion of a spiritual life? Jesus says, "Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you. "If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept mv Father s commandments and abide in his love." Paul says, "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called. Tude says, Beloved, when I cave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation it was needful for me to wrile unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend fjr the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.' Shall we contend for this faith , or shall we admit it un necessary and superfluous (?) Mr. Houtz, and every man, who will not allow himself to be found fighting against God, ni'ist confess, that if ever earnest agonizing contention for "the raith, against erroneous teachers, was necessary, that that necessity is in this age of inventive and innovative craving greatly augmented. Our de sire is not to offend but to win. We fight the good fight, as we are com manded, for God's glory and man's safety. A contention for "the Faith" can never injure those who desire peace on peaceful and holy ground, but it is lacerating to those who will have peace at the cost or sacrifice of truth aud the author of it. Shall we contend for a number of Faiths, Lords and baptisms while inspiration says there is but one Lord, one faith and one baptism, and that these can not be substituted by human heads, creeds or affusions? Can we con tend and aid division while inspiration calls upon us to be one ? Is ft wrong to be anxious for the return of all believers to "one faith"? Certain ly not 1 It is not then : morbid de sire, as our esteemed friend Mr. H. represents it, nay, but it is a desire produced by a pure, peaceful and salubrious faith in, and love for, God and his commandments. But Mr. H. objects to public discussions because the "disputed questions are not ab solutely settled ;" because cutting things are said, animosities are en gendered, and the cause of Christ dis honored. Let us look at the pro priety and weight of this objection. Were the questions discussed by our Lord and Master, in and around Je rusalem, with the many false teachers of his day, who were teaching for doc trine the commandments and super stitious traditions of men, ever abso lutely settled? My friend Mr. H. will answer negatively, for he knows well that multitudes hold tenaciously to the traditions of elders yet, and to many other traditions distinctly de nounced and condemned by God's word. God's word should "absolutely settle" all our difficulties; and it would were it not for the stronger affections which men entertain for the traditions of their fathers. But God's word stands immutably the judge, and it shall stand without loss of jot or tittle, as the only and absolute ("settler') authority by which we all must stand or fall, when all flesh and the glory of man, and his impotent and obnoxious traditions shall have faded and passed away as the flower of the grass. None but those who could and who can, give up all their erroneous preconcep tions lor Christ, ever allowed, or ever can allow, his word to rule their lives ; therefore, it is absolutely certain, that some questions under discussion shall never be "absolutely settled, for some people, till they stand before the judg ment seat of God. This we see forci bly demonstrated in the life of our blessed Lord ; notwithstanding his goodness and mercy, his love of conde scension, his holiness and power, and his truth and justice, he could not bring all to an 'absolute" settlement on his word. "He came to his own. and his own received him not," though he clearly proved his claims from the scriptures, by which they professedly claimed to be governed, (like many in this age) but notwithstandiug his res toration of the dead to life, his giving sight to the blind, his casting demons out of men and women, his cleaning of me icpers, nis giving speecn to tne speechless and hearing to the deaf, yet, overwhelming majorities of his re ligious contemporaries rejected and spurned his claims, and accused him of being in league with Belzebub, and said all the "cutting things" they could to perplex and bewilder the hearers, and to torment and silence him. His exposition of their unauthorized dog mas and Pharisaical righteousness lacerated their hearts, and brought upon him the vengeance of a people who were living monuments of his mercy, and who should have, unhesi tatingly and most gratefully received mm ana nearttuiiy endorsed his cor rections. But alasl human nature slowly and seldom chances I His word then, as his word now, was "cut ting" (Heb. 4:1 2 to the crrorist and disobedient, for it was the divine ex positor of right and wrong, and it lay bare their false pretentions, "desires and dereliction. This was the chief cause of their hatred, they were de voted to their own ways, and desired no divine light to expose them. And as Christ brought the light daily to expose the filthy, u just and unholy nature of their wavs, "animosities (were increasingly) engendered, and the cause of Christ dishonored." un til, at last, they dishonored him by the ignominious death of the cross. This is the way, and the only way, that they could "absolutely settle the questions of right and wrong in that day; and men of like character and nature now, who oppose the light because their deeds are evil, would settle every dis agreeable question and creature by the same process ot reasoning (? ?) if Un cle Sam would permit it. But our great exemplar did not hesitate to do the Father's will because of its lia bility to engender animosities, anil en tail dishonor on his own just, right eous and holy cause. No, it has stood the test in honor and in dishonor, m peace and in war, in love and in hatred, in wealth and in poverty and through all the changing, desolating scenes of ages, and it still stands un sullied and honored in spite of all its traitorous friends and foes, of earth and hell. Jesus says, "Offences will come" and he also says, "Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me." Therefore we ought to do his will, and if that offends the world and "engenders animosities," we should not be offended by, or fall out with Christ and his cause. Let the of fences come, duty is ours, leave the results with the Lord. Do not fear for, but work for that cause, which has proven its own divinity in spite of the vascilating and inconsistent characters within its own ranks, and many will still coutinue to hear the voice of the Son of God and live. If we know the I truth and we love it, we will give it, discuss it, and defend it, publicly and privately, that all may understand it and be saved. If Christ had thought as Mr. Houtz and many others think in this day, Pharisaism, Sadduceeism, Exorcism, and all the other isms of his day and of our day, would still claim a divine origin, and have no opposition. But the Gospel was given as the light of the world, and we need not fear to let it be seen. It is transplendently clear, and will be always discerned readily by the pure in heart whether seen in private or public discussion. So thought Luther when he went to meet, in public discussion, the Papal dele gate at Worms. So thought Paul when entered the arena at Antioch against circumcision, (Acts 15:) and the question was settled, "absolutel. settled," by an appeal to the Apostolic decision. But this question was not "absolutely settled" in the sense of satisfying all; for many afterwards fought against the divine decision, and engendered cruel animosities, and brought dishonor upon the cause of Christ by their perversions, yet Paul never declined to discuss the issue with them privately or publicly. That question was settled, "absolutely set tled" for all time, with Paul, and it is settled forever in the hearts of all those, who are resolved to build upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets, and on Jesus as the chief corner stone. (Eph. 2 : 20 ; I Cor. 3 : 1 1.) Let us also make our appeals for divine truth, to those whose privi lege it was to lay down the condi tions upon which sins are to be re mitted or retained; and settle all questions absolutely and forever, by their word (John 17 : 20, 21.) Let us not strive to satisfy or please men, but let us please God, and enlighten all who will be saved, regardless of the animosities that may be engendered by the private or public conflict or dis cussion for truth. Let us not fear to fight the fight of faith. Paul fought the good fight, he kept the faith, he finished his course, and he beheld with the unbeclouded eye of faith a crown of dazzling beauty, bederked with the immortal jewels for whose enlightenment and salvation he had stemed the flood of cruel persecutions, "animosities' and death, He con tended for "The Faith," not through a morbid desire for contention, but because it was his bounding duty, (1 Cor. 9:1652 Cor. 6 : 4.) and he discharged it with a fearlessness and dignity becoming one whose faith is n Christ and in power of his might Imperial presence, authority and tyranny caused him no fear. No Agrippa, Felix, Festus nor Cnesar pre vented nis exposure of idolatry, (while free) neither did he fear the Sophists of Mars Hill, or the power of Grecian lore. With the sword of the Spirit, the word of God, he had no reason to fear, neither have we, so we press for ward as it commands. Be careful when denouncing public discussion as wrong, lest some one surmise that you have no sword of divine steel (! or lest some of your hearers should hap pen to read the 19th chapter of Acts, and there find Paul (doing wrong (!) ) in the school of Tyrannus, for the space of two years, so that all Asia heard the word of God, and many accepted it, and many respected it, It would not do for Paul to let the opportunity to convict the convictable go, because it gave offence to the obstinate pyrrhonist whose sensibili ties were paralyzed by their love for sin and corruption. Neither can we let anv onnortunitv slip, that can be utilized for the conviction and con version of men and women, though many may slir and contemn us for it, We need not expect every one to be pleased or saved, for the tiospel is a savor of life unto some and a savor of death unto others. It is salvation to the obedient believer, but condemnation to the unbeliever, and from the latter "Animosities" must, in the nature of the case, be expected. We ask no advantage over those with whom we desire to contend, only as the word of God will give it to us ; therefore we will not be gazed upon as a body of reptilian nature, wno tiesire 10 con ceal themselves in their own slime in the scum of the quagmire of human theory, and cry out peace, peace, where there is no peace. We cannot sing out peace while there is divis ion and strife in opposition to (rod's wcrd i nor can the power of God's gospel be ever felt and realized until we are all one in Christ, therefore we labor unceasingly for that union through the means devised for that purpose by the living God. If this engenders animosities, let them come, we will nevertheless contend lor the one Lord, one Faith and one Baptism: the one Spirit, the one Call, and the one God, who is the Father of all. The one body church, one name and one Gospel. (1 Cor. i : n-it; Acts 12 : Gal. 1:8-9; Eph. 4 : 4-6.) Those who read the passages h:re noted together with the command ments previously quoted will see the propriety of the "One church in par ticular" (snubbed by Mr. II.) con tending for the pure gospel. Con tention has become a necessity in or der to perpetuate the purity of its constitution, and we desire peace re ligiously, as well as socially, but true religious peace can be found only on Godly ground : and Jas. says, "The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceably gentle, and easy to be entreated &c. (Jas. 3:17) there fore, if we arc wise, we should look for purity first, and peace will as in evitably follow, as it is natural for water to Run down the hill side. Now if Mr. Houtz, or any other man can clearly prove that sprinkling or pouring water on a person is the act commanded by our Lord and His Apostles, when they commanded men and women to be baptised, we hope that he will come to the front, and we promise to be easily entreated. Just produce one passage where men and women are commanded to be sprinkled rantized, in the New Testament, and the mode of baptism will be "ab solutely settled" with us for ever. Until this csn be done, I trust that our eagerness to have all know the Gospel will not be so falsely accused, for surely there is no virtue more no ble and necessary than courage. ' The wise man said, "The wicked flee when no man pursueth but the right eous are bold as a lion " (Prov. 28 : 1) A man may always be bold it he is right, but courage is not to be found with guilt. Truth though clothed with rags may be more bold than ad orned falsehood in the robes of kings. We are always ready to meet any man on earth publicly or privately in defence of what we teach, and if any man seeing this, should deem it his duty to enter the arena to disprove our claims, let him notify us of his in tention, and name the how, the when and the where he desires to meet us, and we will by God's help, meet him. And now to all concerned we desire to say, that this letter is written with charity toward all, and malice toward none, but that all may see the neces sity of contending for the pure faith, and of striving to be of one speeh, one judgment and one mind, as God has commanded us, (I Cor. 1:10) for, All human power no matter how it pleads Can ever justify the life of human creeds. "Blessed are they who do his com mandments that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city." (Rev. 22 : 14.) Respectfully and Fraternally. J. W. McNamara. A Dangerous Period. As the season moves swiftly toward the boundary lines that lie between winter and spring, it frequently hap pens that the human system, which has borne the strain of winter, shows signs of relaxation. In all ages this period has been noted as a dangerous one, especially to those who have weak constitutions. A course of the great blood purifier and tonic. S. S. S. will enable the most delicate to face the season's changes with impunity, It is a medicine that not only strength ens the weak and tne delicate, but is an additional safeguard for those who consider themselves strong. For Sale on Easy Terms- My property in Jackson twp., $ of a mile from A. J. Derrs store, consist ing of a 1 acres with house and barn. A good orchard and never failing spring of water. I will be in the vicinity of Derr P. O. for a week or 10 days the latter part of July when parties wishing to buy can see me personally. Terms will be made to suit purchasers. VV. L. Manning. Brighton, N. Y., June 13, 1891. 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I hope the day la not far distant when mother! will consider tho real Interest of their children, and use Castorla In stead of the various quack nostrums which ore destroying their lored ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throat, thereby sending them to premature graves." Da. J. F. Kmcnsxoc, Conway, Ark. Tit Centaur Company, T7 A HITCH . IK THE Fortune - or the inscrutable wavs of ... , , ' ' v" the bit' sewer has postponed the mutilation on our store for a short time. and we shall improve the opportunity to further reduce our stork hv HG0NTINU1NG THE. GREAT CUT PRICE SflLE While the goods have been going at a lively rate, the stock is still largt enough to fill two or three common stores,' and the variety is ample for all sorts of tastes and conditions. Kitchen, Chamber, Dining room, Hall, Library. Parlor, Porch, Lawn or Office can be fittted out for any one. Even the plainest furniture is well made and durable. Most of the styles are pretty, too. Little conceits of ornamentation give the goods a richer look than price quotations would indicate. It is no Common Occasion JjThat iuduccs such price reductions. You should bear in mind that the prices were low at first, The Red Tag Prices make the sale a veritable bonanza to buyers. These goods are not flimsy, unseasoned stuff, -'put up to sell." Now is your opportunity. The time at present seems somewhat indefinite, but it will not be lone. When the contractor is readv we will havr ti male room for him. VOORHIS I Mtlri tm WSTtSI HAHKET MTKftiET, V-R ADAM'S Mil KILLER CURES ALL DISEASES: It Ik conceded bevond a doubt that termcntft tlon (microbes) is me cause or all dlxouse, und we clnlm that no medicine can cure disease un less It hus the combined qualities ot a liLOoo I'crifikr, Antiseptic and Tonic. This power ful combination stops fermentation and arrests decay, thereby assisting suture to cure. 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