, 1862-04-22

cat. up into many Lords; the ond Faith
into many confessions; and the o7,e Blptistn /
into many crecds-a state Of facts negeE coa.
temp!ated by the New Teatauent, and not il
harmony with the genius of its religion.
Each century bns brought along with il ;its
church or its echisrn- .some to i've, so1nat3
die. But while We admit these aiveiBi:ies' ia |
usage and forms, i there any Conscientious
one whose name Was scottus to set at his
table With him for his pleasure -scottus on |
the opposite side Of him., The King said to
him, "Hhas is aeTs oet.0ee;. ,soot and sot:''
answered seoltue, "o1ly the table" It is
the different secfs. The saving doctrines of !
Christianity - justification By faith and t
eanctihcatiou BY the spInt-are the doctrines !
by em1nence Of all the Protestant denom!nl l.
tons. If eech sect VAS fnily possessed of the |
separated tha1. it would take to cousual-
mate ecclesiastical oneness. Il the Divine |
Jesus we're coming to earth to seek church, |
he would 20 where he would ind most of the |
Dr: DIN eaid he locked upon tie
American Bible Society as having '"evolved |
the nucleus Of an universal creed. aud dersl-
oped hint for its completion-n Go wh=re |
you viii, in log meeting house or Gothic Cathe-
dial, lie the prayers or sermons read or e2tsn-
por3zed, if Tie preacher be pious and faithful,
10 mater Ehdt his set, his learning, OF gasp
of intellect, you shall listen 10 the same doc
trines, little diversified, it may be, in thso-
logical neutrality-suspicious. toward God
have heard men Of all faiths and names, and
ibis is my testimony. Eight or ten years ago,
while wandering on the banks Of the
Nile, offered up my sectarian bigotry
upon the altar Of my Savior. I voTed then
would never know difference between
Christians, because they were not Of the same
| opinion Lord Bacon says, HReligion being
| 1be chief bend Of human society, it is happy
| thing when itself is well contained in thetrua
bond Of unity. The 9narreis and divisions
| about religion we're thing unknown to the
| hcathen. So that nothing doth 60 much keep
men ont of the church, and drive men ont Of
| the church, as the breach Of unity. - # a
heathen come in and hear you speak several
tongues, will he not say that you are mad
There has been but one revolution in the
be logically ehown-she reformation Of Lu-
ther. And here it is Legitimate to enquire If
the truthful elements Of experience and doc
trine which separated the church could not
form By remaining Id It: May 1t not be
looked upon as taking the leayen from the
lump instead Of leaving it to leareu the eho!ss
The same inquiry holds good in the separation
Of Mr, Wesley from the Established Church Of
England. Mr: Fletcher = remained in the
church, and it is difficult to- deter
Fletcher accomplished the more good.
It was the purpose Of Mr.. Wesley
hat himself and his followers should remain
in the church. It was the mistake of his
career to girc to his societies 80 distinct
form rs be did. SectaEianism exhausts two
thirds Of the energies that should be conse-
Grated to religious purposes. Il these encr~
gies, in their activity, were given solely to
churches, the gospel would enter the homes
and hearts Of millions with the light OF life,
who from present reckeuings will remain for
years in darkness and error. EtholHold,
Bi hop Of Winchester, during famine, sold
church, to furnish bread to the poor. He
said "theYe ,cds no reason that the dead temples
Of Goa should be san.ptuos4sly furnished aud the
tiving temples s..Ba: penury.'' Our children
know more Of theology than they do Of Chris
tianity, and they are more frequently armed
with the polenies of the one than the graces OF
the other.
In the Fifteenth century three cradles were
rocking at the SAME time, in which were slum-
| bering beneath the complainant smiles OF
the discoyerer Of . new world. AND the apostle
Of new evangelism. Synchronal with the
uprising uf the New World, was a new relg,
ion to sanct1y it, aud new medium to pro
pogate its tenets and we, the outgrowth o1
this trinity Of fortune. are to-day demonstra
ting to the world the selfperpetnating powc,
Of The church She needs no State sanction
she Graves 70 State support.
It vas fitting providence By which the
elemental labors Of this great movement wcre
| youpg rnen Of the church. Bacon says, "Au
thority followeth old men, and favor and pop
| DlaT1tY youth. "A certain rabbi
! upon the trxt, Young men shall see visions
and our old men shall dream dreams,' infer
| reth TINT young men are admitted nearer Il
God Than old, because vision is clearer reye
lation than a dream. And certainly, the NOR
a man drinketh of the world, the more il in
to1ieateih; and age doth profit rather on th
: powers Of the understanding than on the vii
1 tues Of the wills and affections" If 1 h1y.
+ read history Alright, most Of the great event
: and reforms haye been accomplished By youn
. men. (Fhe speaker narrated briefly th
marked events in the lives OF Alexander, Han
, nibal, Bonapaste, La Fa5ette, Washington
!, Burke, Bacon, Newton, Summerdeld, IN
: Among those, especially, who are know
u fer UNCONVENTIONAL bigotry it is objected tha
|, This Association is u7chu'rhly and irregular
= They can see nothing IN 1t hut tendency t
=, 'ioIs aud 1abozs. sec in all such Institution
q The principles for which am contendins
2 Every alliance Of this kind has illustrated tw
u facts: First, that there is an existing nece
sity for united Christian effort; and second!
that basis Of such union has been asce
- tanned. You have demonstrated in your pa
l four years, the nn-essentiaincss Of doctTin
"a discussion and usages. The life Of Christian
= ity is in the growth OF your Association
II Should it cease to grow it would cease to liv
+ mention with hearty gratitude Jour mob
4, tabors during this causeless aud wicked rehe
~ lion. YouT labors in behalf Of the sic
:. wounded and dying soldiers. will be fond
+ remembered By ten thousand hearts: Wht
"a the temple Of our liberties shall be r
y stored, never again to be assailed By the Sc
u fish ambition Of traitsrs, VIC shall beho
U in the presence aud benefits Of our hallows
Ut nationality, the monuments builded in Il
A. hearts Of grateful nation, to the memory
D. thousands whose lives have conEecrated up<
S. the altar OF their country'z integrity and Pc
US maneney. I look forward aad pray for Il
q +;na ;, 1.or in +his 1Inion nf Ctafce thnra ah.
III be united and indiyisible church.
- The above is but brief synopsis Of the ye
of eloquent address Of Mr. Collyer.