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bo tlotcnach upon TO do tho i}s.tinE. III tho
event of Il declaration Of war. ara not tho par
lien upon whom tho tiamo rc4tH nor arc thhy
tho contestants who hope to divide tho advau-
lagos. II tho crowned ica'iR Of france, Ger
/ lnauv. Austria. ltussia. and Euennd could bc in
ducctl tu tewcl! in peace, when won't tho deeply
Interested ina4srs OF lahorets, artisans, ami
mr,rl,anta ntlo tLcso imperial AutocfAta for tho
prrrip.taLion Of bucll liossilltics Az Aavs again
nsni again ,Iesotato.i Enroro ami made monarch
ica' tctpotrsn tho rrofonndpst cursn Of tho
! PLANET? Wars arc not declared In tho lntnrcet
1T tho reo1,io, bnt for tic rcraonnl aEgraul,zo.
mont Of fow tncn whom tho inscrntabte rrovi-
deaco Of aod has invested with civil sovereignty.
Wiinn MAR begins, il 1t .n,st begin. ttcae tncn,
inrniscd wiki only tic re1leuce of The pugat,
Should In lockod within strong, atrl
very limited inelosnre to AtJuss tn
naslonatl,'cs! Tho parties who n'alo Tho war
! rttonld also be the PARTIES to fight tt. Thie
Hsnrie otl'iity would strangely nbbrovtAso exfst-
ing wnas n,o sa "'b tho "S'yA mo tho
millennium. Tho authors Of alt Church quar-
| rolls Ahntl!t also DO tho solo nutaVonists. llav-
ing rianhod tho 1tfsfo, they should bo osclnlcd
to adjust II in their own way, AMI whcro tho
nalien inforton could not poiron tho Clln.ci,.
II for nny roaaon d Chdrc't quarrel cut,cs TO
tsfoate1'. lot It mover DO n,tts a tnpio ~ COLI
versaton. Eonvnrsation will atways iortiltzs q
| sifrcrctfco. DisputnA flaro M way OF extOutu,,
but through tho inositahle Observation-Disclosures uf
l,uts,at, ei'ocr!l. quarrel uf nny kin viii very
eloil fllc II tho rc0rla who nro sustaining It will
| DO Niho enough to TofInn from talk. Tho
human voice has remarkable in,iucnco upon
| Tho 'lnma utpllcst. Talk nfono will establish q
conviction. You firmly bcliove only what you
often verbally tlrfcnd; and tslsa Only can you
| intc!Iigently deiv.
| Tile phetor. I,noconty or otherwise, often bo-
| comes tho occasion u Gh1igct, quarrel. sotno
excellent mon ns they Aaem to MO, aul good
rrcachora, liaTo monshfA! fertility Of eA.
/ ali la
divide tin scrficu If church. Wtereyor thcso
men go Church q1arrcla follow thcin. Thetocau
tto ITO dlter ministerial disqualification cu1at to
1 this great misfortune. Men who have it III tH
! Ferfis.ene md incnrahlc form should, at pnco
re-o4an,ino tholr cali to currect tho mistake by
| which THO pulpit was chosen. No minister liz
wartantca tu remain III unY church nttef his
power to ito good llaa departed and lis pownr
! forsakos hin. Mhen h0 bccomoA the cauBo OF 4
tisBenkiun III il;s church. Tho membership may
10 moro to blame than In. Thuy MAY DO
capttouE, unintplIgont alnl niiBinfornet1, noyer-
tl,eicss.. hIs opl'o tuuity has departed. Our
Divine Mastcr was tho ''Princo Of reacp," and
shall not lhs m[nIstors, upon whom rests tho re-
BponBihstty OF continuing tho work lie bognn,
| nspirc to some such pacific rosnlty2 Let tho
minister Il resolutions f6 fow fut, lot ehla ba onc:
mover to disturb tho peaco of X!uE.
Tho most fruitful of nll tho cnuRes Of Church
luatrels IL. OF courHe, a'Eencsal wa,it Of ieal
1.ietY asnchg nll Roc1nl ciaescs in tho Church.
There can bo notter tho t.l.ponitiou nor tho
| ability. among tAoconRA1v c0nBccra.o1 hoarta, to
mutually engagoin Church quarrel. According
to Icrtnllian, "aIIcenty, amuHy tue hnatlc1,
professors or C,rIstnns7 woro called, not
word signlfylMg swcetncen and bcnt.litY 1f tilH-
position" Tho nature OF rcn1 Christian ca1,-
not tlnl in tue collnoh acslmoby ot Church dis
tho work OF cunyctling gtace be anything moro
aubstanlal khan an Illusion nf moral sehtimout,
Ssar: q ii 9e,'.h for qssrre,'"ss
k..t.
his destructive. naevt'lent traits nf character,
tic change ho has experienced has bcen in renll-
ty va'uelesB TIC trl1e Christian has a slb1nis-
d'vo hpIEit Tho legal power to hdjnst all JiGor-
it is vested iu nlnatity nf tho congregation or
iu I'm ''oilc,al boar.l," or in board OF lrt1stecs
olthe1 Church or University, aud. soiuotimos 1t
" tho will OF tho pastor alone. 10 those proper
~ constituted authorities tie Spirit OF Christ, AZ
lncarnato III tho bellsver. BnhmfBnively dcfers.
ANY other way OF settling difference III anarchy.
NO naan hab my mission within Church Nliosu
government he IN unwilling to RESPECT 10 cute
tho qt'aFoinoHo tendency. lot moro OF tho Nus
tol = mind rest upon tho bolgeronts. Tl,oro III
lo hope in tile still further enlightenment OF
Judgment. NoH arc no ueates row tina" att
cislitly to 4 uniformity OF opinions. Tho posHt-
Bile power Of ChrHttasl discipline to enable man
to au6m!s against his inclinattons, for Chtist'A
sako aud for tho sake Of tho peace Of tho Church.
IL our encouragement. Newman suggasta with
practcal sagacitr that ait Is tho pnllry OF tho
nas.ons to heal intornnl sco1dn by fore1gn wara
A Church lnhking war upon Satan'B Kingdom,
will hardly bU divided in ltb owIi." Whom thu
factions Of Church Begin to quareel with each
other, hostltittes agAnst Satan Ut olco cenHo.
Ihe pFotni1iont ca,iHocnencos OF Church quarre!a
ueel not delay us long to briefly recount Wl,op
. Church begins to quarrel It immediately
cenaea to DO any good. Again. with Newman.
via divided church. we Hpu tho energy which
WAS moant to Bnbano tho wosl,l preyfng upon
ltself.' Tho Chnre, WA founded to 10 great
double worh-to aocuro tho conversion Of men.