New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-03

object in the singular number ono and not many What
OF time becomes the property Of nj You cannot fence
off The great ocean into private pa tnres you cannot
partition of tho armament into ho useh0ld lots; you
cannot divide sun, aud ints bits OF
property; you cannot by any process onopoze great
Christian IDEAS you cannot play RObinson Crusoeism In
the church Of God No man appropriate to himself IN
an nsuaI spirit any exclusive right IN those great
Christian Faith Christian Life, Christian weak. Chris
sHd and eSa hpeHy BSot maI msIs
local, ana exclusive But there Ia no such thinIs as
men. Pauls ours. and Cephas is ours and Apolos is
ours; Al the great historic names associated with
scholarship, philanthropy, and religion no matter in
what land they born In what church they we're
baptized are the common property OF all Christian be-
levers All truths. all discoveries. all Inventions all
thlDgs gOOd ana worthy, III due time TO diff
fuse themselves abroad in every direction. water
ma It's level or the free air OF heaven to flow into
every open space BY no method can we pre-
vent this, IL we would. Believing in this
heartily TO the expression and enjoyment OF this high
Christian unity 1t has been said whether by poetry
science matters not that there is certain point In the
upper air in which all the discordant sounds of earth
the rattle of wheels the chime OF bells, the roll Of the
drum the laugh OF the ohild and the moan OF the beg
gar meet and blend in perfect harmony. Surely it is
something more than poetic conceit even the sure
word OF Inspiration that when once we lifted to
Fellowship in Christ Jesus, meet in "a high and
heavenly place where all things gathered together
IN one, both which are in heaven aud which
earth, even In Him.; an elevation so high that there is
"a complete Oblivion all those manifold distinctions OF
country race ana name, which belong entirely To aower
and heavier atmosphere.
pressure OF our conference Is subject TO abate
ment Some whose presence would have graced this
casion are not, for God has taken them IT. be-
heNe departed spirits conscious OF what
earth those beloved friends and brethren ndif
ferent TO a scene like ths-Mere d'Aubigne, Count
GaspaTin Holman, Norman Mcleod. Henry Afford.
DIR. Guthrie, ana own McIlvaine and Schmucker III
II be good and pleasant for brethren dwell together in
unity upon the earth how much better, more fragrant
than precious ointment and sweeter than tho dew of
HerlnOn, Will II be when all who united to
another through Christ shall be welcomed his pres
by the Lord Of Glory Ancient philosophy dreamed
of symposium which all the wise and good should
10y IN Tabled elYs but inspiration has specified this
as one OF the elements OF Christian blcssedneSs,
That we are come TO 1.-THE spirits OF the Just made perfect
" 10 the general assembly OF the Church OF the first
born written In Heaven" Welcoming another
these Christian assemblies upon EARTH greeting every
occasion like this for the expression Christian
dence and love; beseeChng brethren Tor the Lord
Jesus Chusts sake ana for the love of the Spirit that
we strive together in our prayers TO God; that coming
together with joy by the will of God may with
be refreshed, thoughts forward with glddness
the time when all the servants oil Christ coming
the East the West the North, and the SOUTH with
their full of sheaVcS, shall meet together at the
barvest-homc, in the end OF the world In the very
words of Dean Afford whose personal presence we miss
among us, words which Chantcd his funeral
service in Canterbury Cathedral,
Ten thousand tunes ten thousand
In sparkling rameut bright,
The armies OF the rsns0med sainL
Throug the sleeps Of light
Tbs fnished-a Is finished.
Their with Death and SIM
Fling open wide the golden
And let tbs YiotOrs in
o then what raptures etings
On Canaan's happy shore
What knitting seyeTed friendships
Where partngs more
So 10 Is that hopes of Heaven into the well
come we once more give you in the OF the Lord
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