Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-10

constantly in danger of being paralyzet
by it. Routine has a certain value ane
necessity, but it is not of the essence o
church life. Distinct channels are ne
cessary to every stream, but if thu
waters are perpetually imprisoned therein
the work of fertilizing by irrigation il
not done. The channel brings the waters
bu. there must be some means of diffusion
or the action of the stream will be of {
hurtful and desolating kind, carrying
away the fertilizing drops. Drainage car
proceed too far, and this system o.
religious drainage, which erects The
earth into cistern into which
all cur effort and contribution are
poured, were to stagnate in increasing
fullness, is a damaging misuse OF the glfts
of God. Every heart, once possessed by the
Spirit of Holiness, must become fountain
of religious irrigation, and the flowing Of
all these streams Of influence into the
great channel of the church must not be
a swallowing up, but dispensatory pro
cess. In the Middle Ages the corrupt
church became the unworthy trustee OF
enormous wealth, which was drained from
the people, and of great deposits of learn
The abuse which exists i'll our day is Of
a different kind, but similar nature. The
church no longer acting with the massive
unity which ought TO characterize Its
moyements, is eucumbered with L paro
chial system which drains the country in
detail even more thoroughly than the old
system, so far as the funds appropriated
to reiigioua,u~o are concerned, and act'
also in an opposite way as a check upon
the ibcrality Of the people. The mem.
bcrs Of a Parish, With careful reckoning
Of proportion, give enough money to meet
the present needs OF their own particular
organization, and enough thought and
ofiort to continue their ~Jciety in opera
ton. But ali the time there is q sitting
operation going on, process, OF mar
rowing, by directing "a great deal oi atten-
tion to tins onc isolated spot in the field
Of the Lord AudIt needs q very little cx-
pericnce auJl aa~crgi'iou - show US that
this -uHolatis,. is dead.rlng to the souls
1t men. deadcuing to the spiritual iuiIu-
ouea OF the church, do.diy TO the uugodly
who cannot find any sweetness in this
dose atmosphere. r.iul,lt oi -olil~huess
and cpy,tiuz Tho Parish ab-orh- as
much Of money and interest and work a.
1t Wlll hrld, and then the process stops.
The idle, Of Stewardship of al proper
ties and kuoVledge and forces is not in
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l4bFl. 90 lItt process tl talFtl WDIk mas
arbitrary bound. ana limit. set 10 it
which the head uf the church has not
u iced. ana which Apostolic mission never
The organization Of a Parish becomes
lie signal for concentration Of energy
nd material, which, being locked up in
= aly>rcargarttiau without soul, are
los % sAa yel al highest work Of the
thl. - O; CHrj~e This j. ali wrcng
Ne q. s.,~u douat it. If any one does i'm
lgine h,t.thn whole work Of the church
s accomplished i unlcr existing arrange
nents. 1T ~ach "A person look about the
'auntrv and note. with a genuine aspirt-
ion Tor the success Of the Gospel, how far
t Is from any success worthy Of it. y
omparatveiy few of these close corpora
ions, representing great wealth and in
diligence and retinem,nt in the aggre-
crate, ar scattered about the country. n
'"ryin@ Intervals. WIZ. q" certain SPECIFIC
membership which varies hut lit'Ie from
iear to year. and presents lhe same lea