, 1875-03-08

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Noblo utteral.ces ttoln i,oblo man
Therefore tho division Of Coda family Into
antagonist.c sccts amounts to hcllirtn III Tho
body of Christ. and presents. not k5tumotrical
,orm OF Chrial,eult. 10 tho World. Tho sa7iov's
bri.lo appears IN tattcred and fll.hy Rnrtncnie,
rather than IN tho queeufy robes Of l,or teantl-
fal npparc': sectar.anisin ningniiies small .nhs-
In tho rasuo ratio dwarfs and bolIttlos tho all
e.pentatH Of tho Christian rolIgion into matters
Of inferior moment. Every ono nf tho now cx-
istng socs has como Into being upon somo
sldo Of the vital trutts Of Cl,rlsts gospel;
and tie eeotarisn l'fo has been nonrished, and
tho zeal famed TO . f1aulc, by sNait!ug
those dogtnas 10 their highest possible import:
aoa'a peop'o In their propagation and defcuse:.
In tue exact proportion In which the fires Of
sectarian controversy hnvo ragged, tho light Of
tho Christian rollgion hna boom dimaled. Tho
annihiInton to-day Ct all the iEnuos and iogmAa
which divide Gods people tho ebaoluto blot
ling ont Of all tho points of dferouco between
tlic ynrlofa aecta; and THO overthrow Of all cx.
tat!n. organizations, would, iii its relations to
tho ca,lso Of Christ, bo like ths raestnE away OF
dark md nngry clouds from oil the disk Of tho
sn,iiinE moon or the shining tun.
These conflicting and lrreconcitabfod dGcronoes
among Tue churches are In no eonEe Of vital i'm
conducive to tho highest possible efficiency In
the scrvlcs OF 0od but arc positive hindornnco
to 1t. Tie beauties Of tho Christian character
aro hidden beneath Tho quatrcls Of tho chu1chou,
strirra nhnmt vor,,s r. no n1nfIt Xxx nnrs
magkod to great extent the history Of ovcry de-
nomination. Tho great bond Of sgreemont be-
orr Lord Josus Christ. md ror,oneTntIan hr tbo
snirit nf f3n,f' ia tramnio1 1,r;'ar font ~ sho
hcated discussions by which tho inforior matters
OF Bectarlansn, aro made 10 Beem bnrrame1y i'm
portant., Those things which mako for war,
things rnoat stufliel sic s,nsn 1vh,ci, rn,.o rnr
noaco and thoso wI,nrnhv ali mnv hn eiif1cd n1c
most neglected. Or course cacG poot ciai1nH 10
listinuuiahes i frorn oshnra IN In rrnat nnd.s.
covered ,utL WHICH. II eyory osIer aeat Won1d
but nn,hraco tr, Wonld .rI1moi, and t,c TJ Mi""l
dom con,n At ouco Tho Donttts ara rnnfld"h6t
that thoy have tlo truth. amd That IN tho tirnc .n
como iii viii bo i,snt,s,a. An 10 whnttcr III thay
ate rlght and hold tto whole Of ttuth. and moth.
int. iii thn trutl,, ia mt avon achstania n"a-
si ion. ~" Thsy know w thev aro o IiobI auss1 nn1
tl,cir nss,,r,ntion aI,n;,1d hc n,.rtaJ
Without eontroyarsv. Thc 1.ord hua
given thom Ills trnth and do1ouateti IN .,,on,
ssnccIai powern to rea,liate His cLnrcb. and IN.
lend Tho purity Of iIis ordinnuccs' Ti,ev @ act
s 9 s1a nnsa1s s asd y aa' ,Ss %
ooucd ones from a1,y nar,cipation in tlo snn. ,u
ues by vl,ich shoy wouid remember Him sI wj,o
died for them. Int wIoro yo,, make baotisu, in
heruhin nnf whsro W., mshe thnt bsntis1n nra.
requisite to tho Lofla Suppor. yol, ,,uayolabIy
ma inuicniIv mako i'm mnrc nf,,nr forTn ~
bsptism of u,oro imuortauco than Regeneration
itself. Baptism 1t most cau only b. said 10
In lin Rlru of snni with raosnc,n.
tion IL tGo soal itself. And vat ,,not,
lin hypotl,osis ti,at hontisn, In and mmst In n
prcEcquiyite to Tho Lorls supper. yoI admit
such as may have nothing Grls the outer sirn,
whI1o vor refnse a,1cl M l,nvo thn inncr sc,i ~
Yerenera!top. In other worIs. unworthy norsona
are admIttad to tho sumner hecause Inv havo
beon baptized into tho Church, wbiis uoi's own
redeemed children arc excluded because thor
bant,sm a moro vital tcat Of ch,.rch felinwahi5
than The work Of Tho ifolv Snrit in tho reccnera.
tinn Of tno henrts t1f course, vnry
wol undc.atand tno baptist argument on lila
ths charao OF close communion ia no mora ~.
n|icablo 10 them than to nnv chrrch th.t "a,
n,iirea baptism in any form ~ prerequisite to
tho Lord'a supnor, '-@
},ayo lie truth in itn flIno.s tl,an In ovcrvotIer
asrt th.t thnv hsva r. Esct, damnm,ns,ia,+ os1s'
CARDS itscif as yirh,, and ali otbers wronH. And
each holde on to ia points Of difforensn viii
tiolc of the faith. IIencn do mt ig anv mrsn,
rarnnJ G,cnnmir.jioo.iixn, .na ME-;s.jas,
ity ~ ,nterci,nnueahia tcrr,s Ncntsrian.
lam ostensr eruciffes t;l,r;ak than
II enfhrnnca fin, r. ottanar ,.rrar,a
than IL unt,iiehen ti1o tr,t,,, and anmet;nra in
the b,ind zcsl of Il. IScotrv Il wnnd aonnor si ~
woulI ua damnod thn,s hayn thon ssTea nntside s
NJ liz uroscr3bot] rnlna nj faith Il In nsrrnw A.
b,a1r sea.3 .nd eenot" ivs ,ns arsn1 a.
soct nn,mitnd nnwcr. tnf1 Il xonia h,,rn ~ nrss
Ica Iii that woiId nreenma To onno.o ill., d doamnu
OF ito fnith. Ibe strennth of oach dcnnmlnstJor,
ID largely expended in making nroesiytcs to its
own nsrtinnilr bciicf mi nife9. Vivian thav nre s
mhae fhnv aro nsfntd mara t,c chi11. A. ~ hsjI
thns, ho5n5a i'm Ehuroi taoE ,hsm - I,., - son'
tartanism IN thns nntsoon,ssSo to f;nrist and
destructIyo Of tho unit of ti,a faith. Thnrc arc
men in our churohcs WIN ara btrote.i sco.
tnriaua md or,ho1ox nccordinv 10 1 III
crec,i vi,n are ,nnro NJ ~ hs ,nor,,sre ~
Of tLe States Tr,,on NJ Joiet t}an t,,ov are tn
bcleng to !ns &c, Church , q qhtist tn btslss:
rrn asannti, nr,s"inic ~ G,istisp'ta n 10
tian,tv Sitl them il not a matior ~ nr,nc1nio
XII ~ ennv.n;encn All l.. ,nnst .,ora nin,sI,t
aro often prostltuted to pcreouai agcrautizo.
ment and The aratiGcatton Of ienon}naiionHl
prido aud vain glory. Pomp, ana show and
worldly grandeur, and cold exclusiycueas, and
upfccliue selfshnes. hold cmuiro il fnr TIM
many OF tbo gects. they arc tiio tnoxornbio inv