, 1874-03-23


without opposition that God had made Of ono
blood oil that dwol upon the earth. They were
ripo for the Gospel, and Hot aays Dr. Scliatf, IN
tho fullness OF time, when thc fatrest 1lowors Of
Oh tho verge Of despair: tile Virgins Son waB
born to hcMl tho fnfrmitios of mankind. Christ
entered dying world rs tho author of q now aud
imperishable lifo.
THE CONGREGATIONAL WAY.
sermon by tho Rk0v. c. U. En- loltnOr. OF
Tho Union rarll Dfaurclls
Tho 1lev. g. D. IIclmor proaclod yesterday
morning to u largo auditory in tho Union Park
Congregational Church, on "The Congregational
Way" tho sermon being Of special interest ma
significance in connection with tho recent action
OF tho Union Park Church 10 almost unanimously
refusing to send delegates to the Council onlled
by the two Brooklyn churches, with which Horny
Ward Dccchor's church is at variance. For his
toxt, Ilr. Heln1or rond the 42d, 48d and 44th
verses of tho 10th chapter OF st. Marlt,
Dut Josus called them to him, and saith unto thcn,.
Ye know that they which are accounted to rue over
tho Gcntes e1crcss lordshtp over them, and tllcir
grcat ones exorclsc authority upon them.
but 50 hhall it not bo among you: but whosoever
wlosoeSer of % yoa viii bs he chleest sa!i bs SER SER
want Of all.
The pastor said that the occasion for this pre-
ceptyo roprimand by Christ was the expression,
desire that, whom He camo to take possession of
Ills throne and His glory, they might occupy tho
chof placea at court. Tho subject Of Discourse,
in connection with the text, would be the n.turo
Of tho Christian Church aH au ecclesiastical Or
ganIzation.. Tho Church lad now ronchel tho
tln1o wheu 1t hocn1no necoEsnry to look into tho
principles on which it was organized. AS tho
life was moro than tho nloat tho body moro than
fnF {1ff AJ.n
which it lived, 30 wns the Church moro tlau tile
ecclesiastical garment which it might happen to
DO wearing ut tho timo. These things wore not
snprolnc, aud, when supremacy was givon them,
lished by Church doctrino.. Every Christian had
right to 60 whore bis religious convictions tli-
rcctcd him. ''It thought" enid the speaker,
"that it would be better for inc to worship III
to connect mysolf with that Church would in the
largest degree promote my religious wolfare--I
would do It; but I don't bnllova it. and don't
DO IT." So With tho Episcopa1ian, prosbytarlnu,
baptist, or other scotH.
: III support Of tho position that tho form Of
government peculiar 10 tile Congregational
Church body wae tho one originally conteu1-
piatcd by Jesus, it would b. vol to refer briefly
to early church history. Did Christ furnish to
his disciples my definite eccleaiastical theory or
deuce, that l1e showed thom how to organize
churches. uo sent Lis disciples out with no
creed nor order Of religious worship, no stated
style OF eoclosiasslcal architecture. 1t WAS avi-
don't that lie foreHnw trouble and diBRonsion in
tha various church organizations, arising out Of
imperfect haman character, ana provided tor tho
ramadY Of such cnses IL tho eighteenth chapter,
which had hoen gonorally adopted as the basis on
Wlnch all church attticultles SHOULD bo ad1ustod.
hut there was no hint OF any outside authority;
not tue remotoat alluslon to any occleBiasticai
court. The injunction WIS, n case of trouble
hotweon one brother aud another, to first aees
10 teconclle t9e dlilerehecs; next to ash the
g0ou o1slcos OF other brothers to aHsiHti and. II
OF lne uhuren. Inose 1orma wore preserved III
osder 70 prevent ofuoty anu injustice to tho Of
ioMalng pott.y. Ine gollg ensonRh o. legal loF1ns
miight no :ho Rtossest ln)ubsco. IAa speaker
offended at something another brother las dono,
Ho goes to linn and Hhys: 'Brother, you hAvo
offended no. and walks of. lie tLon takes two
or 1nfce prolhers WIN hMt WHO 'islt tue OF.
aug then tloy Walk on, anu tho next stop il to
nrlng tHe mattor before she Church. astrH,
t1at thla ID ~ gross Vloiation OF tAo splrlt anu
meaning OF tae RUE lala down ny Ohraat.'
me epeakor referred to "alsolpllne" as mean~
lug, in its true sense, tho culture obtained from
instruction though nowadays It waS used very
muoh III tue TENSE tina: "amputation wan tHaa,
-3uat as 2 surgeon oata on wounded iEmo, but
noVof until he haa eMployed every nrL known to
his pio1ens!ol,I anu re5orteu to all other expedi-
cuts Discipline IN tho Church ehonld not bo
ncoeptod 9s m involving tho cutting or" of
member. Il'ore were caHen in which this ought
to bo done, but Il not until all the resources and
expea1ontb Of Christian surgory had been on'-
Hloyoa Ill yam 70 aaVo she o1tehuliig llmb. The
ltohlan ohuFoh exefolsnd abaollto authority
over tho 9odles OF ita members, ihtlictlIg tor
tureB, and oYon aoatll, IN case q loresy. Pro-
tostantiam says the Church shall have no power
over the body OF man, aud that it y dangor-
GUS ecoeslastcal authority That shall 10 used III
tho civil powers use authority. chrsts law WIS
that tho Church should not initiate tho world In
ita mode Of government that there should be
no monarchy, no oigarchy, no arstocraoy, no