The Duty of Baptists to Teach Their Distinctive Views

It is impossible to maintain mental health if the body be abused or neglected, for bodily conditions react upon those of the and the externals of piety are the natural expression of its spiritual essence, which cannot be healthy if they are disregarded, exaggerated, or perverted. The tendency of human nature is usually not to neglect religious externals, but to exaggerate or pervert them. The New Testament gives us a very simple pattern in these respects; simple organization, simple government, simple ceremonies. But men early began to magnify their importance and to change their character and application.