The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-26
ELEVENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Unity of All Penitenr Believers as the
Badly or Church OF Christ-Sermon by Rev.
Mr.. Haskcl,.

The Unity of All Penitenr Believers as tho
Badly or Church OF Christ-Sermoa by Rev.
MIR. Haskell.
In the absence Of the pastor, DR.. Robinson, who Is
now In Paris, the pulpit Of this church was again
occupied yesterday by Rev. Professor T. n. Haskell,
OF Illinois. who preached upon the evident union Of
oil sincere believers In the Divine Saviour OF men,
showing also the uses ana abuses OF denomna-
tlonalism in the visible church.
The reverend speaker took for his text the words
OF the Lords Prayer found in John xvii, IL, ol:-
"HolY Father, keep through Thine own name those
whom Thou hast gwen me, that they may be one, as
we are. Neither pray for these alone, but for
them also which shall believe on me through their
word; that they all may be one as Thou, Father,
art In me ard Ia Thee; that they also may be ono
in us; that the world may believe that Thou has.
sent me-
The preacher introduced his subject BY SAYING
tne twenty anniversary OF the P0ntifcate OF the
Pope at Rome had given occasion for many bold
assertions In the cainedras OF this and other coun.
tries upon that predicted and prayed for unity OF tile
Church which was to furnish evidence to the world
OF the essential divinity OF Christ and Of Christi.
anty. In St Patricks Cathedral, Of your own city,
the preacher 10 represented by the secular press as
having said. "As an illustration Ut this unity, wit.
ness the celebration OF
THE PoNTIFF'S JUBILEE,
In the confcderacy OF Independent churches nothing
OF this Find can be shown because the spirit OF
Christ dwelieth not In them and their Christianity
is but q hollow snow 'tinsclled sham-a deluson
that controls The imperfect thought OF millions and
has Its ie-breath In evil animus to the Church OF
God and the true teachings Of Jesus
Now, en- the evening OF the same day in which the
distinguished prelate uttered these words ad-
dressed you upon "The Church OF Cod which He
hath purchased with His onn blood,n and showed
the essential divinity Of Cod our Saviour and the
common sympathy and HOMAGE toward Him Of all
who are redeemed, and regard IL truly pr0vlden-
thai mat in continuing thai train or thought this
morning SHAH virtually answer such
ASSERTIONS OF THs pAPAL CLERGY
without turning aside from iny ntended course. l
have no controversy with tlem nor ratings against
VIII not stop moment 10 accuse the Romen Catho-
lie church OF having many orders o; clergy not
S I ano anS nssrs Axe aesasy
Ss'e svrn Father S Tpsenss END sSa q
pnea CHRIST the Paa utec may o. pay not
tries, and sui 1t may b true thai there Is aG real
unity OF Old evangelical believers Tor which Jesus
tbrlstenaom AZ large more than in The Roman The
Greek OF even the Anglican Church alone. There
mus, DC some . 1nyEg rrhc2S IN mat ~
even though IL be. n lnssi'ed show IL shall be
my object 70 show what that IT, aud that II Is
italy the thing for which our SAVIOUR asked III
prayer.
Fbst.-All admit Jesus prayed for
REAL VISIBLE UNITY
among His people which should have moral power
over worldly meD. While lis prayer may be c,assed
with those words which show the divine pleasure IN
Que direction while human passion may be IN an-
other, yet II must DO regarded a. prophetic and
verify 10 be fulfilled. lie pleads for greater unity
OF spirit than IL yet realized; and 1t IL hard to ac
count for tl.a deficiency except We look upon 1t al
we do upon TIE admission or Sill into the 1et moral
tys.em 10 he overraled for good Ia The fcttheranco
| OIL tho Cc5p(i.
Gs2cal- Therrue idea OF Christian unity Is totally
uy,lkc an allabsorbing, dospcttc ecclas sstcsl1.
sovereign power vested In one civil prince or the
fapal see does not Represent II rs well as c0n!ete-
ratl9p o. states, with Their electoral disIlets, Gown