The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-01-22

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and Care. and first we will inquire
Into some of tho causes.
Perhaps one Of the causes OF this
IS wrong education at home, How
can it be otherwise when children
al. their lives are taught that the
church to which their parents belong
is the only right one? Some people
are so strenuous in their belief that
they would almost rather see their
children buried than jim another
church. Shame on such
Another cause is Unconventional
supremacy. 1t seems strange what
some people consider the main foun
datlon OF q church IS composed Of
They appear to think fashion, wealth,
social influence, numbers, arc the
chief corner stones, but though these
may be good enough in their way,
they do not constitute the true toun
dation.
Another cause is Ignorance Jgno
rance, wherever you find 1t, produces
bigotry. The more ignorant a man is
tho more bigoled he is, and the more
he thinks he IS right and everybody
else is wrong who do not agree with
HIM.
Secondly, we will consider the
evils. LIST, 1t cripples investigation.
There an great many people in the
world, who depend on others to do
their thinking, and if we staaa up
and say we only arc right, We intlm.
idate aud confuse them.
Another evil is that il prejndicos
tho minas OF people against christian
ity. Denominations are not built up,
like forts, to knock each other down,
but to give strength to each other.
Suppose there was . riot in New
York or Chicago: A business man
in gong down town to his store
would SEQ it, tour or five blocks
ahead OF him, aud would SO, the air
tilcd with brick bats, clubs, pitch
folks &c, he would say ho did not
like the looks OF that, and he would
go around several blocks 10 avoid it.
So OF tho worldly man, il he saw tbs
churches hurting theological pitch
forks, 3ogmatical brickbats g.,
Nc., at each other he would conclude
to 90 out il his way to avoid them ;
and no one would blame him, either,
Another evil is, it opens the doors
OF the church to tho raids OF the
enemy.
Suppose during our recent com.
plications with Spain over tho Vir.
glniIs affair, we hal failed to make a
peaccaole settlement with that Coy
eminent, and it had sent its power
full navy to cruise along our coast
AMI destroy our forts and cities.
Sappose again, a squadron should
come into Nov York Harbor, aud AZ
soon as 1t male It's appearance the
various fonts there should com mencc
bombardiny and firing into each
other, ins,ca1 OF the enemy, would
the Spanish sailors be very apt 20
open an engagement ? No! they
would keep quiet, and VIXEN he
forts had destroyed each other take
possession OF the city, and gam 4
bloodlcss victory. 50 the hosts Of
he'll arc continually warning against
The church, and is it not foolish and
wicked for tho churches to be fl .ht
ing each othor, instead Of the enemy ?
Thirdly, tho Care.
1t there is a disease IN our body
We want to know how TO cure it.
How shall we cure the differences in
the church ? In the first place we
must remember our own failings and
weaknesses. In the great morning
OF eternity we shall doubtless see
| that all OF our creeds have more or
less error, and none OF them arc per-
| feet.
In the next place we must remem.
Der what we all agree in. All chris
tians believe IN the same fundamental
| truths
Another thing is to remember the
grand record of all churches, and the
men who have done and are doing a
great work in the world, such men
as Luther, Knox, Whitefisld, Sum
norficld, Wesley, Calvin, Sturgeon.
Beecher and Simpson Were they
all Methodists F.? Not by any means.
Were they all Congrcga.ionaists :?
No. were they all Presbytcrlans,
Episcopalians, or Baptists. No.
We should all work together for
the advancement of Gods kingdom,
and be SO much interested that we
would not stop TO inquire what
denomination man belonge to.
A few months ago the Steamship
Atlantic struck the rocks off tho