"Israel Found."

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 353, 19 September 1889, Page 2

"Israel Found."

[xo the xr.iTon. Sib,—l was not at *}l dianleasod with Mr Timothy's review (?), whioh appeared in yoqg issue of the 17th, but fear, at the same time, that hia claim to the character of the noin de plume is rather questionable, as Timothy had a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. Your correspondent assumes " that Israel is nowhere epokeo of as a Church." Stephen had evidently a different idea to " our Timothy "on this point. " This is he that was in the Church in the wilderneei with the angel which spake to him io the Mouht Sina " (Acte vii, 88). Thia is making direbt reference to Israel, and they are called a Church, Thqt th* term I 1 spiritual Israel" has foundation io the Scriptqre ij easily seen. •' That is, they whioh are the chfldreft of the flesh, these are not the children of God | but the children of tbs pronite these ar* counted tor the teed " (Rom. tx, 8), By rn ferenoe to Gal. nt, 29, we find who the ohii< dren of promise are. "Itye be Christ's tbsn are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise." Those who ere joined t* Christ are not children by tha fleeh, hence ths spiritual Israel that is to constitute God'll Church in the last days (Bev, gty, 19),— I am, fee., B. Ham,