, 1869-12-13
THE PULPIT.
The Reunion Of tho Old ana
New Schoo1 PresbIterfnns.
How IN Eternal Unity Gan ba Success
fully Maintained
Brief Statement Of the Cause Of the
Disruption.

Brief Statement Of the Cause Of the
Disruption.
Sermon BY Rev. D. c. Marquis.
The Rer. D. c. Marquis, pastor OF the Nortn
Plesh1 1ertan Church, corner OF Cass aud lpo'aua
ktrress, yesterday dlscouIted On the unity OF Inc
Church in general With special reference 10 sne
recent reunion Of the Old and New School
h1anchea Of the Presbyterian Church. Hts text
Nas taken from the Eptstle to the EpaeSass,
Cnarfcr ", 4lh. 3tn, and 9Th Tersea, as toAowas
"There Is one body and one Eplr1e- even a. ye are
called IL one hore OF your calling; one Lord one
faith, one baptism, o1c God and Father OF all who
Is above all AID through ali and In yon AL
THE EERAoK.
These words ate descriptive Of the Church Of
Christ atclhrng It's essentA oneness, It's RESI-
upny. Yua Will on*erse thai this passage Ia not
an exhrfsat.oa telling MS what ought to bc. II if
a declaration Of What actually Goes cxtst What
Is here stated Ia pnt form as m existing tset,
aLd PAU sts,es sais 10 ee the character an res,
non Of the Cnrfrh, as an Argument 10 enforce toe
pz. ced':S exhor1ation. Lie bad been urg7ae upon
tho Eratslan Cnl!stlsns the Importance Of matae
lalntpy peace and harmony III tnc c5urrh. II De.
Fetch Sou That 81 wax Worthy Of tbs rccst;on
uherewl1h ye are caltsd, endeavoslaG 10 Keep me
Besause :a 81 III lie very wy nature Of me spiritual klng;
dom to which you oeioic detaanos 1nis pescesa!
71e nny g ss nF Fs cnr. IT, 10: oac s&Se
society. but oue spiritual toly Il Hhca Canssn
the Lead ard all the TsheEel are memoets
Ore S,llit BY which that b0lS Is animated; The
loly spit Kho lw-lls Ia ali the nenheIR who=e
influence L. onforn, haytcg called all believers to
the experience Of common hope. Another reason
tkiteh il. thai the Chc7cn has put Lord; all i1s
mencers are subject to o1e Master; tney have
on5 eae Set E: n 70 @ one v H . o1
lem OF t1utn gwen them " believe Mere lhau this.
they nave been baptized ipso the sane covenant,
ana have rrute.ecd s eolsec1ason 70 The same
Eery:ce. 1lcy have one baptism, Uniform to it,
Significance, always nearIng the sane thing.
sl'l ia1thtr, they are creatures q one Go9. and
CT Ill The ucilbs rs Of Ills rcu-emtd Church, LIE
4wels II ANA psstadss and controls every oce.
There Is eos ho' and .a oIs Sons spot ~ even SoG3
Ssri.!; t ope t,4; o aos pa,aer q ali, Wso is over
Il VII &c scen 81 cuce thst tG!s passage Is not
an txhcrtaHea 10 the visible organic nut0a Of
Cnristis. ia ore ecc!esiascai hodg, but tia. Is
zpiritpaI ur,ty OF TIE mystical hody Of Christ.
Ana t.e unavoidable infe1cnce 10 be drawn IRON
th decssn + tnF: ~ cs:an5 1 r 4h9a @ En-
sltsa:s hare, by guarding aid Strengthening The
bobd OF pea;e.
Themselves we're perftc:. All Lnrh::aas Toa. d be
IN I=otne, II t5sy ssse aoI5 ar4er tie tnausnce
Tie Church n4tlitact are very Imperfect.
They POSSESS different degrees Of sa2ctl.
neaoD M neps q then here nI,1 assaea
faith Hac feeling IL Imperfect Du. 1t Is real as
IIr as gees. .Iust 50 rar - lnptriec:tocs nave
found rplr;,uaiir toue. Ard slth sI taetr i'm.
rcrfect1orif their utility III faith mad Il experience
is 1uc!e psr.ect than many wocld suppose, judging
4Il l1ue Chus,sns le11eve this. there is one
sErEeme Col over alt; attl Shat be Exists in three
nersons, Father. son. a1a Holy Ghost An tr1e
Ing salvation, aLd sas tne e,e1nnl Son OF God be.
care Eau and suffered and died 1ha: slnnerd
Hieft re s2red. All tue Christians believe that
jetnk Chris: Ia ,ne Oily Savior; ;na. II Is only
through Ills Enc17r NC cAa be delivered from our
lost estate, Tier al' basra that It IS oaiy By The
aid o! IaA Holy Spirit NC eau bttUme ra!iaser5 to
rhs,sf. fhey aA BELIEVE that thoae whou, the HOY
Ghost hl6 led - faith tn Chritt are uciled to nm
ard are possessed Of ny guy OF stesral l!fe:
wh!ct II iEtl be naEcu, arc inynr1as., and uu1vet.
sa1y ne'o,.% 70 shoee who are nAea,oef.oi GAss:'i
iora:,sy iu experience. extending tnrou,n IRON: lie
cutie Chatch. Hoatr:r Ghr'.;1ans mas dIrsr 10
ale ,aaen. ol The Spill. sh,;w 7ondeIlu! degree
o: ln1irs'y in 1A:!t rraye1E- Though 1hs,I
preaching uud thelr creeds may Ntder to ZONE e1'
iELlst[Eb k{1ItF HH{8 3neSk hANlE tAfyG WuSl
tse. tol.t TO s;os Gods praise. TIE lanrua2t
Kh.ct e1p1 .stes The feelings Of tns Christian hear
in ii. EsEtire OF so1g Is much the ssue through
For 11ataEca1 there are bodies OF Christian!
waD, IL the puh,b-d s4 4ntrls Of their faith, ots
liIst5 1epucisie he idea tfat Gous york u re
tC1pt!ol cst1ted On III CccGrtAtce = lth de1
nEeaf af'afiabEtd plan, and c!ear1y.ds nnrh ru.
pose let their hyTnolncy tells q different stary
VneD theS COLE 70 E,Te e1rres.tnn 10 their :elis
N The language OF prafe, ~e cf'co bear them Civ
ilS Joy c!ls uttGrarCe to those be1utl!ul words 0
notor1cge, Telling how
Gfare 1rtt cnLt:ired the way
To Ease 5thclaoEs mar.
Ard all the sep. trat grace display,
Which drew fhe y Rnudtous r.aI.
l,yace fftt i-scrltcd 1y Fame
III GEs 4 e1e1Lxi irook,
THas grace that save NE to the Lamb,
WEp 81. my so1rows tooS.
4r6 Hsde MT e5es o'e1aoT,
'T6a- RrsAt iltA: ieiH nt 10 this day,
Ard VT, Ianl let &c go
This is y favorite LYNN with The Jl.ciples ct II
Wesley, SID yet J1hn Calvin hlmtef eert
rreachtd higher calsinsm than L here c.
I1tss1d.
1eus We nrd that n,rong Evangelical Christian
0l 4ytit rame tatrc*s yety scacfat Ma anlFes.At.c
ot 1l.tE aE!iy u tat b aEl th tSpestr-ce, p1oyin
ID. tlsre i lLoetd ore body, 40 .one trIl
Bal this sp.IitEai cLelcS1 IA nut co1p:e c.
does net c1terd to every article Of tho t:hF.stia
falh Crr to all the relations nf Christian l3c,r7nl
II It did, tEcu the Church would have attatte
perfection. Il wor,1 hare cone to The measure {
The stature o. The fuepess OF ChrtSs Ard jus, hi
cali.e huEnElt1 is Imperfect aud rot fhllY nn,fe
tLe guidance and coufrui vi tue cue Split, tns1
1nrst lie more or less of difference aYnoog Chri.
t!ans Il In1:i eFs Q: tal:h, and this d!ereuce VT
Etctssarlly result IN 4 greater or legs degree c
dtyNLuu Is 10 their eIterrai osgantzauon. Exteep1
organic uuion vf n hea1kny kipu can only exist q
1he Ie:u, OF unity ot tll= faith apd OF the $plr
ana whe1erer this unity ot the Spirit IL tuterrup
cd by human fuperlrc1lJn The external mantle
tAtfnn Of that unity will be to thst extent nj,
letel.
Such being The principle Of chn7.h lie, II fo1o.
necs EeatLl{. tia. Christians wtu lie Als1ded
ftci hu1rnnS siIiScs 10 rnnt11 Ain ,he un1,y Of tt
faith III Tie hoEh Of peace. They mar presefe
~ ean tnAl apps arance 81 us'y. arp !rently peac,
ia and haI1nentnus, az the Church uf Home doe
BY making to e1lrt 10 grow Into a more perfet
unItJ Of the 1,dih nad OF the Spirit II Chriatnn
viii he content 10 Weld an opinion eorcesn,n
lcct1.re and au,y re.her know,ug or car,ng I
Know what II the MUD O1tshe Spirit touching ma
1cra Of belief aEl experience, then 1t ID ross,b
OF unity. But such oneneas can have pe,tk,
tp!xt,ua! He or sni1iluai RTorsn- Snch unity IL
ting lu,practicable uudtr The FIoteataat pri
ci7e, which assttta the right Of private Jul
EeAt, ara Which n,ases t;ufh The sasis OF I1il
AID purity The fouhdatiou u peace; 1Epr4ctlcl5
as loLH as human lature Is encompas.ed vii
1E Eltrieftion, s. long US nc see and know ohl5
part The time IS roMjlg Whea kQo rledEe "
be pe1ftc!. when tia: which Is In rar. Will I
doue AWay Bat, mill that time comes, y
nlss: nc rHutent to take humanltr ns II
auu pe1mlt those WHO hu:L thr iuutf
ycItaiS Uf tic falin, 10 hand themteitra ipt,tu
tur Christian work xnd Christian tu.ftuctou
s1ch waF that their s,,!ri uat SroEla viii not /
tlluered by strife or tepres.lun.
Anorg thrse who are tea1tly II one IN all Il
IA1leIh Of belief and uf ezlelience, Which v
have before eEutrelA:tI. there are eame q
conscieni,ouhls believe that tho very exts,cnce
the Church depends Oh maintaining an unbroE
apostolic succession Ihe5 ocAere thst "as
tic carly ChuIcn no one eonln be recognized as
Hembcr who did nb1 receive the doctrines a.
submit 10 the authority Of tue Apostles, 20 no ol
can be fecQEDsZfu q lempcT OF tue Cnuf,
VITO sre SUCCESSORS 10 the Apostles" And I,
conclusion Ia logically inevitable frpn the pre-
ises named. The eStse1ne HsTa ChuEch theory
oninR IRON the a1suMpton u apostoilc kncce.so
Aauas the premises and you must asc1ps the CO
c;us:on. There are others. howest
tr;1t through lne word, that the A?osiies ia
lo cf1cixl successursx thst the office CEASED
exist With the Jeatb Of those flrst appo!ntcd, a
IN TIC Cnuich acsu1diug 10 the original desl
and lneti,ution. They capnot consctept!on.
tubHit to lhcse claims OF preEA:lcAl aufpos11
They are iurelled By their conacteutio1s coay
i!eve to te The Sssplusal raole OF ORGANIZATION.
still others belsrt that - = comrsuy Of oel.ert
aosS Is cnuFeil ] Complete M 10 isse d0s sad i a.
,eet TO no authority II the Charch EXCEPT That
its own members" They caunot. therefore, Ct
tcetitously submit 10 he authority Of either p
t'le!tA Is an essential req1isIte toentltle one
the ordinance ct osp:'tm. and that hsn:sm c
op'J b. a':saiuis:erd " !nmerz,on. Hence.
wrong, ind those sdults who hi
nestl itco in,nefhsds gre no, entitled - parts
of the L15a.s snpneI.
sH o'e n fatih. oae IN ersfts, members OF the
oHs, Acknowledging the same Lord End nav
the fRnc HeRyeniE Father. But docs II con
them to ahtte together In one organic body, 1rl
fNlnNr ptffcukf ufnnA To Gh Wnih n