Deposed for the Truth's Sake.
By Wm. Cottrell
Bro. WHITE: Since last I wrote to you, the congregation of which I am a member, and over which I have presided as an elder for several years, have been induced by the remaining elders, J. C. Irvin, and E. Hussey, to remove me from the eldership of the church, and that too, without any charge being preferred against me whatever. I protested against their action, on the grounds of illegality, and demanded of them to prefer charges against me if they had any. The elders frankly acknowledged that they had no charges to prefer against my moral character. They induced a portion of the church to vote me out of office. It was a disorderly and unlawful proceeding. By this, the readers of the Review may learn what a church, calling itself the Church of Christ, and professing to take the Bible, and the Bible alone, for its rule of faith and practice, will do with its members when they endorse the Bible as a whole, and endeavor to teach what the Bible teaches, and do what it bids. This has all grown out of the fact that I will teach that Law, that David says, is perfect, converting the soul, in connection with the observance of God's holy Sabbath. Eld. J. C. Irvin has commenced to give a series of lectures on the law of the Sabbath, endeavoring to show that they are all Jewish, and were nailed to the cross. He proposes to give one on the first day of the week. I expect to review him and show up the fallacy of his arguments to the best of my ability. I would plead for a minister to come and help us. Come over into Macedonia and help us. We are very anxious to hear some good messenger. The people are anxious to hear these great truths, and I am free to confess that I am not competent to the task. We are poor in the goods of this world, but we will do all that we can. Truth is mighty, and will prevail to the glory of God, and the good of some even here. Yours in hope of immortality and eternal life.