American messenger . CREDO: I BELIEVE BY REV. GEORGE ERNEST MERRIAM Minister of Calvinistic Congregational Church, Fitchburg, Massachusetts REV. G. ERNEST HE first word of the beginnerin the Christian life and thelast word of experienced faithas he goyes down the westernslope should be, Credo—IBelieve. Credo means acreed. It is the first word inthe Latin version of the Apostles Creed. Henceit has come to represent that creed as a whole,or any creed, long or short, accepted by thebeliever. Frequently it is used to represent thestatement of doctrine prepared by the candidatefor the min
American messenger . CREDO: I BELIEVE BY REV. GEORGE ERNEST MERRIAM Minister of Calvinistic Congregational Church, Fitchburg, Massachusetts REV. G. ERNEST HE first word of the beginnerin the Christian life and thelast word of experienced faithas he goyes down the westernslope should be, Credo—IBelieve. Credo means acreed. It is the first word inthe Latin version of the Apostles Creed. Henceit has come to represent that creed as a whole,or any creed, long or short, accepted by thebeliever. Frequently it is used to represent thestatement of doctrine prepared by the candidatefor the ministry or the candidate for a newpulpit, which he presents before the ecclesiasti-cal court or council in which is vested theauthority to ordain or to install. Not only theprophet of God, but the man of affairs has needof a creed; above all he who would be busyabout the Kings business. At this point some man of affairs may riseand insist that deeds are of more avail thancreeds. Yes, that is true, but there are gooddeeds and bad deeds and indifferent pronouncements are after all but plati-tudes. We are all guilty of using such do well t
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