In my book "The Hardshell Baptist Cult," I wrote several chapters titled "Addresses to the Lost." Every neo Hardshell should read those chapters. The following is taken from chapter 43, being the second posting in those chapters. (see here) It was written by Elder John Clark, editor of "Zion's Advocate."
"When many of our people ran wild, a few years ago, in support of a great many institutions, which we considered as innovations in the house of God, our churches and ministers that remained seemed to have pressed very far to the other extreme, and so many have settled down upon the plan of not doing anything whatever to promote the cause of Christ and display the glory of God. Hence, when a minister exhorts to the performance of works of faith and labors of love, and is himself diligent in business, fervent in spirit serving the Lord, and insists upon the prompt compliance with all that Christ has commanded by those that love him, those hyper straight-laced brethren become alarmed, lest he should run into Arminianism." ("Correction In Churches" in Zion's Advocate--November 1869)
"Hyper straight-laced"! That is a pretty good description of neo Hardshells!
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