The herald. (Smyrna, Del.) 1870-1871, 1871-05-27


Mr.. FpltoR :.-"Fkere are nore So
blind as those who will iotsee." What
N the consequence of division in A
church? An increase of sacred offices,
and a multiplication of creeds-and adj
ditioral clergy tu espouse these epceds.
Sturgeon, as well US 81, rejoiceS in
multiplicity of churches, because itgives
eyerybody u chance 10 belong to the
church of his choice, always thought
il was our duty to conform to the com
lnandnents OF the Bible, but Tins IS not
the argument ~" uses BY his argu-
meut the wishes OF man muht pe pan
dered to by the church. lis Ia tes con-
suited in order to make "a Christian OF
him. Ifthis Is so, pity the Cherch, ior
it has indeed fallen from its higr cstste,
And would not like to peril ms soul
| for the salvation of any christians, wEo
enter the church merely for these rea-
sons. These creeds are almost always
the inventions Of great men perfectly ia
iniliar with the Scripture, and look very
plausible. But these things should NOT
ca u~a the church, like men, TO fall out,
ana come 50 near fighting that there is
need of tpSir being separated. The prin :
| eiples of right and wr2ng are easily felt
| and, detected by children who have
scarcely reached the age OF ace7untabili
| ty. Men have, in fact, been giyeE m'nus
that they mjg.t interpret for tbemsel We
any or all passages of the Bible-in .otnr
er words, It is the guardian OF the soul,
although it may prove false to the sacred
trust. II u christian fully obeys the per.
| feet commandment "Love one another"
he will not be angry because a brother
differs with him. fi.,.
"Agreeto differ, eacb to each
| ~ Divine forbearancs show; ot
| What countless blessings, rich and
\ Wo long,
i Doy May from the coTnpa6t how."
| The opinions of men sb66ld not divide
j churches. because faith and opinion art
very different; faith comes of full anc
perfect belief Opinion a mere belief o
something being being, That IN fact may
not be, Opinion you can doubt-fhitt
never. What the Bible teaches is evi
} dence and faith springs from mat evi
dence that Jesus Christ suffered for sin
ners on the Cross
churches because true christians hayi
but TO believe on Cbrist--obey his COM
|. mandments and be sorry for their SINS
to be saved. We do not deny that thes
churches have one aint--the salvation o
sinners. but contend that they crippl
: the progress of religion by. being 80 di
vided on the same principle; that lon
pull, a strong pull, and pull aitogethe
brings the ship TO the shore sooner thai
J, if one half were at 'sstem," and the othe
) at the 'sstern.n IL / want to get periec
! fruit off a tree, ] commence when IT
). young and cut off the limbs and branch
4 es, keep all scions from growing at u
d roots, and if It grows too nigh LOT IN
a body to support, ! cut on Us toi; thul
4 by throwing tile substance OF the Dranc
!, es into the body, we getat maiurity-n.
only luscious fruit, but tree thltls an
, to bear it. This should be the way wit
~ the Church lit should be trimmed 81 y
X branches until it is strong enough
Il bear them--until one faith and BID
!, and Bible have made it hard to ind
ia sinner, then it, VIII be strong enough
y bear the ,ipened fruit Of brotherly '
and religion. s2 nai o1.lrE 2
- What can any one say of a church tp
VI did not blush to say, when the dreads
q Ihuuisition was in vogue, "The end jti
u titles the means.v of a church that b
a. made le9i1erq sdj ,s!ilys.ae
n "a name at which the worldgrows pa
10 To point q moral, or adorn tale.'
ON Or of a church-peopl who erect th'
ID. temples no high, and decorate go extra
se agantIy ,thatit sesmsfas iiinione respe
as. they we're about to initiate their anc'
tors of the Tower of Babel nofcrlety a
descent; while they put up the appe'
on ance OF belonging to- that class OF peol
sc, of which the Bible says some. very hs
Of things. in which camel. /" and the e
ill OF a needle are menu !, &c .,..ss