, 1875-03-08

UAVoRAt Ru cfUEAAokHk 0l4ullS 0Uu NEKFHC0 ON
the Baptist denomination. cannot helpIt. They
will have to think 10. lare thought It bcst to
place both nyacf aud my enterprise
where neist,oE shall be in timo to
come co1,sn.'as either ., sdsErao. or boqe Q,
hns been said that pFoposo TO btart a now sect,
thus adding another 10 the aItoady too grcat
number Of socts. auswer, Dy no means. do
not propose 10 rocognizo auJ sect, as such. hut
70 recogutxo chzlsttsns averywl.e1o AZ Chris.
tianB simply, and as brethreu In Christ jesus,
baptized Eoctarinnism nbnll not regard ouly IN
90 far ~ can 500 Christ in 1t. "1f any man
have not tbs spirit Of Christ, he Is uono Of llB."
though he be baptized q hundred tneB. II 10
baptized at all.
Az to when, or low, or by whom. he elall DO
baptized. / leave to hia own conscience aud his
God. Tho Holy Spirit IL abe to lead Ills people
ito ell truth, and whateysr IL tho truth til rela.
tion to tho ordinances Of tho Gospel will 10
clearly uudorssood aud readily embraced when
you o1fco dcshrono superstition aud prejudice.
There Will DO no iHme then TO seek to dofsnd.
lytes 10 Any particular sect, yalJ snpposina that
gain Is eodliness. There will be no temptation
than to multiply members by loose and super-
fetal procoss. Free from all pet theories and
put simply upon lta merts ~ ~ in4trumcntali.y
to sava, and CHRIST sud Ills ouo Church will moot
dying world face to taco on 0oapol plains:
WI. IL rnsela. :hs sl9'E31 os Ills dying ps',
Forever Nitn8s y0E uutQlNs
Just In 30 far ~ thla principle prevails, tho
existing socta dImlniph. When any ona local
church dropH ttB nauao and ita denomluatIopAl
fea,urea, and plautb it4clf on tho simple
Gospel Of CHI lat, tho work is so fur accomplish
ed. When all the churcles In any one CITY,
village, or town unto on this Gospel plan, sec
tariantsm CEASES to exist In kh1t place, No pey
scot Is formed, while tho old onnR have naescd
away leaving Que or two strong aud effective
Christian congregations instead Of bal{-doxep
weak, spkly ssotsrihll Institutions.
Suppoas this plan 10 be carried ont, for in
staucs In the City Of Chicago. Then dcuoul-
Iuattonallsm would be at M eud in this city,
You would speak Of the church at Chicago, en,-
b1acuK all Gods people; designated by num-
bers, ~ hrBt. second, third, or by any other
name, ~ Calvary, Tompie, Zion, Of Tabernacle,
or by tho name OF !aa avenuo upon which
located, the Same ~ now. Union pslk Church,
jnstoa4 Of Union Park Congregational Church
Centenary Church, insteAd Of CentenAsy A{. Z,
Church Michigan Avenue Church, instead Of
Michigan Avonue Baptist Church, This would
DO return to the old cu4tonA II II was In the
days Of the Apostles, when il was said by the
Spirit" Tho church It Ephesus; the church 1T
6nyru4 tue church at Philadelphia, tho church
1t Sssdls, the church at ColosRe, ;" etc. Who
over read anything about the baptist Church at
Corlnth or the Presbyterian Church at Jerusa.
lem? 1he8a Aames woI0 unknown. Tiese
sects did not e1lst. Thoy are all of compasA-
tive1y modern origin. They are In no way, shape,
or mapner necessity to tho maintenance or the
prosperity Of the Christian religion, but posi-
When these saatlotlng denominations which