, 1874-09-07

10 Tho Ideal ofer-bh, but never roNcheu OF world
beautiful and good, perfect and holy, to the
CLOSE CoMMUN1oN UNsOR1PTUnAL.
Sermon by the Rev. J. Malvern, Of tito Freo
Communion Church.
The Nav. j. Malvern, pastor Of the Freo Com
muulon Baptist Church, corner Of Loomfa and
Jackson stroets, preached yesterday morning on
"Cloac Communion Unreasonable and Uuscrip
tural," taking as hih toxt;
afaatcr we saw ono casting out devils In Us
uame: md wo forbade him. because ho foflowclh mol
with Id. And JeauH sald unto him: Forbid him
ss.so 81 for A' sh'' Ii nut against u.s. f's U.S. As'
Tho frat verso Of this chapter reveals the fact
TINT the authority to cast out demons waa vossod
ia tho tweiye disciples. Whether Ill the twolve
exercised this prerogatiyo Wo layo no means Of
knowing. II they wore all commissioned, all
had tho ability. At this time judah was one of
their number. And We may properly copcltdo
tLat at this time ho Was true disciple, though
afterward the peculiar temptations 10 which ha
was e4poAel oyerpowored his profession, md Ao
Developed the thief anl tho truitor.
Peter said Of Judas I" l1o WAS numbered with
M, aud Ind obtainod part of this ministry"
Tho paalnlist puts 1t into tho lips of Joaup:
tfca, mine own familiar friend, in whom
trusted, which did cat Of my bread, hath lifted
up Aia heel against NO." }Thatarer mar hayd
been tho subsequent character OF Judas, Jcsut
had taken Atm to he Als friend, and, wlth tho
other disciples, had endowed him with miracu-
lous powor. Ills fall only proved his previous
ekaltod position, For ho could not have fallen
if he had been a1roudy down. Matthlas was not
chosen to OIL traitors position, but to occupy
an apoatlo'a place, f1om which "Judua by trans.
gression fell" Scripture, In other instanoos
proves that men OF a1altod station in The Chris
tim Church may, by actual tFansgresHiou, fall.
Paul apeakB ot Dannaa forsakiag tue cause from
q lovo for this present world. Judas is uot tba
only apostate. Othors have fallon. Domas oucd
btood in the front ranks of the Christian host,
and fought tue battle by paul's sldo,. sharing in
htH dangers. Once brave soldier. thon q basa
dosorter; onco disciple, tllon traitor.
Q, how many, commissioned. ~ wore .ludaa
and Donas, to boas tho glad tidiugs to others,
hAYa betrayed their trust aud ,preached. theis
graatestsermon Of aolou.a warning by their own
fall What IN admonitiou! 'Let him thai
tAinkoth Ao staudotA take heed lost I,e fall"
Tho ttmes in which We llya arc thick NTH dis
astor. First oue III shia denomination IL ar
rGgue4 before hts peers, thon IN that ouo.
hitherto above reproaels, y accused Of tha yesi
hundreds to ns ministry. IN m OWL ti1ae ,ylela
to tho ta1pptar'a poWDr, mud inoIrB eQclcaiaatcal
accommodation. Our own oily has NltAnsaed
the failure Of thoHe onco highly aAeemod. From
lowest dopth, aud this goes to AAow that. how
exfs ezpoaed aot'S to tD d.ger % I.io a Ioica know.
wien he was making hy lust oration, that whtlo
tho pcoplo tlattered 10 waa about to 10 eaton Of
1no.ue,lta aftei ward . loathHoma oorpae. What
eyor In our position today, II wo do not honnr
aud glorify our God, Tomorrow may 1ud US
lower than tho lowest Of ALL
We arguo from tto falI OF others that they
mar i4ayo had, mud doubtless did havo, all tho
elements Of tr.io devotion IN tilerproyios CHAR
actcr, E,,luel will peculiar power, tho dis
clplcu lat gono forth With earnest hearts to 10
tlielr work. Littlo d!1 tho nuthor Of tho hrst
mart Of my toxt think TINT ono 0f lila own Aonr
friends would prove unstuo, Or he would have
been moro careful IN lily complaint concerning
othors. Tho language Of the beloved disciple
reyeais two or throo points worthy our conP1aoIa@
tion.
Iirst-Our own Ignorance may botray US into
all improper course OF conduct.
How did john know wllethcr Christ llatl com.
! missioueA tho QUO Ao Baw castng out devils OF
not3 Lie might hnye argued thnt. Il lo llud tla
power, ho must be follower Of Christ. 6atall
would not cast out Satan, for that would nrovn
that hla kingdom wan divided aGa!nat itself. Dnl
Instead Of reasoning in tina Way i,o ooaosuasa
tint, bccauBo ho WAS not Walking hldo W s|aa
with John, hc therefore could not bo following
tueiplcs Josus had. ,-.--..
il IL certainly evident that telr numbers In wo.o
not confined to twcro. lilo who "spako a
moyor man spnko "Aad not boon preaching III tho
cities anl villages il. yaiu. Convcrts, had bean
multiplying all around nevertheless T.. y was =! noi i
oxpcd,ent tlat all should accompany h'n. IN ! III
jol,rroyings, but that tho bloHsings thaJ
l rsceyoa % should tdr DO ,aay carried ot + sm tns,
cnn,n firm, far to iiston to his words.
john fo,lul ono Of thoBo converts exercising
tho power vested in him, tor tho boneiit q
| atlictcd ones; and iuascsd Of encouraging hira
In lis gracious WORK. torDsle. him, because ha
n sIsona'y aS9"stS9 Mnt I TIt l. III. him. T. II t
urisig to ti,nl good mon 80 ignorant as 10 njurt
| tho caIlso they loyo. That which tloy oatoom
,isurpat,ou of authority is an truly dlylno COM
m,ssipn " tho QUO they themselves may hold
In lie Established Church OF England It ii not
unfroquolltly tho case that hor ministry ongeSe
! IN opoii c0nnlct with tho minister's Of othM
| ChurcAos, and euaeayor to disauodA
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