, 1874-09-07
THE PULPIT.
(Cnnffn,lcil frnn, the Second Pn4o.>

ASuH4EHuCN 4EuAf t&G NEGU"A AApsf
them from their work. unless thoy fol-
low In tloir apostolic wako. 'Accotdlng
to TINT Church there arc no truly or
It goes very far to SHOW how intellectually on
iightoncd people may become religious bigutB.
"WiBo aboyo TINT which Ia wrtten," bccoinos MI
o3llibtion Of Blleet folly. Wlon ministers Of
Of tloir brctl,rnn It would be we'll to point thenl
to tho lnng,,nge Of Christ in my toxt. do not
rotor to tioso eccleBiasical Establishments that
ato notorously corrupt. but to thoae who arc ao-
one one gives ovideneo Of doing olrIst's work, III.
stead OF forbiddiug him, We shonia bid him
aod-spood." Aud falling to Do this, to Hncak
as c!aritably an possible, wo exhibit asSd state
10 cu1no. to Clrizt what llo know nftorward
1t would hnvo boon difficult for n,c to lavo found
toxt no well suited to my thomo.
Seeond-i'ho no1t Lesson IL, that envy or jea1..
ousy sometimes bls.mla men to tho uetrsnont Of
Tue ca1ae they profess to Horvo.
II demons wcro being cnbt out, whit right Ind
John to inorfcro? Simply thin: 1Io c1ancd for
hiMsnf Nhnt belonged to othorn. Ho supposed
TINT Chtiat and tho twelve wero tho only author
lied agents to eject denlons and when ono Of
whpm ho had hal no previous knowledge is
found exercising this authority 1.a becomes
jca!ous, aud. III his zoal. walks. straight 10 tho
oTelsdor, mud acmnntts cosHatIon Of hiB work.
Whether ho oboyetl tho voice Of John Or not NC
have no mems Of knowing; but ii ho had boon
anything iiho John ho would hass nBcd tho Inn
gslngo John uyel on o subsequent occasion,
Whether 1t bo right in the hight OF God to
hcarhcn INTO you moro than unto Gnd, jndgb
many demons as l'osBiblo. Strange that spirit
Of emulation should have possessed 70 good
man nB JOHN. Is 1t strange II Bucl' Il spirit
should pohsosa less worthy individuals2 II tho
carly aiucpeh wore led aHray, ia it very rcnarl-
nble II wo find jcalouey csnlrolling disciples III
or ttmo I1lo HttAnEencsa is III tho fact Of tho
rersistcnoy OF those obvious brethren ofen In
tho iace or tho rcbuke that ChtHt gave to John.
+ he saw dosi1a going out ho did not Hay:
ORDER" 10 tho ono casting tlon out.
But &hoso largc-llcattctl ~ brethren will not
kist i'll their efforts Of Notwithstanding a man if
lio does not wear their particular churcll.going
garb.
John novor again rebuked man for doing
good, or exhibited the narrow jcnlouAy Of tny
text. But como OF these wiseacres who, by somo
uulnppy 1noans, havo wormed themselves into
l1u Christian ministry, II tley do any good at all.
moro than counterbaance their good deeds by
opposing tho good decds Of othors. Men Of let
tcrs they may call themselves, llil me1t Of Rplrit
thoy ARC not. Their soulH arc narrowed To tho
Kcltisl limitations Of tho chosen fow and all
outside havo no sympathy from them. T1auA
God there il nwaif gong ur fron, tlem for help,
showing tllat accny is doing it'll work Of dlsnte-
bItkI0ast hLA t!Il4 HECOluEe UuEHtlDl u
timo as to the anuihlation Of the lcresy OF
"close, or restricted, communion" Tho solemn
Question prOpountlgu Mt L " cf0se-commuufon
nnstcrs' usaociation, tho irst Monday III August,
add to our number multitude OF such rs Btntl
be saved? but " How shall VIC guard CUR ranks
against the open colnnlnuionistB ?" Docs not
this COMPARE well Will, Johns language in tho
text ? Donounce them. Keep them out Bllut
tho doors Of our Church agalnst them. Drive
them AWAY from Lhn 1IOrIifB t9f1lG
But who aro these that uro to be kept out of
tho ranl:s5 Arc thoy wolves hyproc,1tes9 no
torlouA sinner? Not at ali. They arc n multi
tudo Of Tie most God fearing mon and doyout
them arc DaptiBts. aud many OF then, still retn
poaition In the family which my good brother
from Evanston seeks to eject them from.
Others Of thom are Congrogationalists. atetho-
calls comparatively pure. He aBkH: "NhRt at
| titudo nhuuld BaptistB lo1l toward ttAoee
comparatively pure pedohapisBt Churches I"
What position he would tako with reference to
ot baptist Churches in Europe, wo may infor
from tile practice Of close commandments With
rofcrcncc to all not connected with them in
church fellowship "Thoy must all 10 Kept out
ositions had boon assumed" CONCERNING other
| Churches.
"Iho Daptists in the southorn States reftteo
TO recognize the.n as churches aL all they hold
that DAptists aro the only properly constituted
churches. and no otl1erH are worthy Of recugni-
tion as Churches; thoy do not recognize THUR
ministry, and will not exchange pupts.
"There il tho position Of the majority Of Bnp-
tistB intle Northcra States, which iH to recog-
| nize tho bodies ~ churches, but Al e1ronoously
constituted; ti,oy fellowship thon, in many ways
by exchanging pulpts. and joining in ovangoli-
cal enterprises, but decline to invite thom to the
Lords Supper.
"The position Of the Daptists Of England, un-
1orf faH1 nF Hall 3t4
| invite ncmbers OF othor churchos to the Supper,
but to decline to receive them to mcnbership
until thoy havo boon immersed, and hayc sub
| scribed to Baptist doctrneH."
The speaker adn,ittol TINT "all these con-
| ditlous OF communion wore more or less harsh, f."
and we'll enough he might for tho first il tho OIL
viouB, phnrisaca! spirit OF my text; the Eecond,
tho inconsistency Of bigotry; tho third oply hHs
tho e!cmopt Of brotlcrly love in it. Ho admit
| ted that "the general tendency in all tho
| churches waa 70 open conlmnnion," but then
makes tho grand mistake, and Says, (which doc
| tlino. ]. e., opou communion, if once it should
prevail, would oxting,llsh mud destroy all DAptst
churches" Nay, verify. spurgeon and Hall arc
| their churches slow any signs Of decay? DO
tho opel-connnunion churches OF Now England
| aud the West show signs OF dcgoueracy3 How
about English DaptiBt cl,ulchos? Arc they uour
thor Of tllat essay, by hts own previous alnis-
| Bion, tint "tho, general tendency ia all the
| churches was to opon communion" contradicta
himself; for, IL this lust expression ia truc hon
tlcro is groator hope for open-communion Lap
tist churches than Tor any other; aud COME;
| quent1y, the ,Daptiat churches. having rid
themselves from tho uuecripturaI practice
Of barring certain Of Gods Children from
| tho Lord9H Supper. would hayo less OBJ
staeles to thor truo proscrity than
any other Calvipfstio boly. Bnt, instead OF de-
string unlimited prosperity by throwing opnn tho
doo.s to welcome als true devutea. followers of
tho Lord JeH,.s my good brotAor asked tho aues-
| ton Where should this tol.doncy stop 7r Ho
wishes to keep the sltoop out Ut the fold at
lcnst hs language implion this. though we hopo
| hiH heart is larger than hiH intellect.
1u his opinion, Ills lcad III fully aa large as his
lleart, for hear wlat he says, aid how lo saya
it: j" The toudouoy to oron communion ia only
found among uuh,fo.n!ed and unrctlectuE
| Dapsists; almost ovory uninforu'ed Baptist waA
an open con,lnuulonist." Now soc his charity.
But aeo how disastrous this assertion tu hiH argi-
! 1nent. II "almost osory uniltfornod Baut!st III
a1 open communicate" and "tho tondoncy III
I'LL tho churches in to open communion" and, III
is admitted, ii tho vote should bo taken in tho
BAptihs budy yen or nay, OIL the question Of open