Death of True Protestantism
"The Bible and the Bible only" was once the court appeal of Protestantism. Upon that it was founded; from that it drew its life vigor. Protestants held many erroneous opinions; they were only emerging from the papal wilderness of error, but the principles of the Bible, the standard and teacher, salvation by faith, Jesus Christ for King, for arms the Holy Ghost, were correct, and if followed would have led to such union and power as were manifest at the Pentecost. But Protestants have clung to the errors, and now they are yielding the principle. Now the Literary Digest says (Oct. 21, 1899): "That the teachings of modern critical research have seriously modified the Protestant view concerning the absolute authority of the Scriptures in matters of faith, is admitted on all hands." What is this but death to true Protestantism, and reversion to either Rationalism or Rome.