Author : James William Johnston
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1390935531
Letter to the Granville Street Church, Halifax, N. S (Classic Reprint) by James William Johnston Pdf
Excerpt from Letter to the Granville Street Church, Halifax, N. S It is about forty years since the Granville Street Baptist Church at Halifax was formed, principally by individuals who had then recently separated from the communion of the Church of England, and during all that long period I have been connected with it, either as a member of the Congregation or of the Church. In preparing, as I am now doing, an act of formal separation, it ought to appear whether I am taking this step without cause, or whether I am driven out by the violation, on the part of the Church, of fundamental principles of Christian Church union, which has made separation my duty and only alternative. But beyond and far above anything which affects you as a separate Church, and me as an individual, lie questions that vitally concern the government of independent Churches, the security of their members, and the independence of their ministers. In such a case it is my duty to speak plainly; but precedence or deference in any degree I do not claim; and if personal superiority were necessary to justify my assuming the office which I am now fulfilling, I should cast down my pen, and acknowledge that the vocation was not mine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
