The Morning herald., 1878-07-10

dispensation, satchmen," Who have some
idea at least of the approaching night ol
sweeping desolation which shall hurry an
ungodly sleeping church into the solemn
scenes of the great judgment Of God Al
mighty while they are still crying peace
and safety" What has the Gospel oil
Jesus Christ to do with "church tramps ~
Ask Saul of Jarsus, as he trsmps on his
way to Damascus. See him tramp out oi
Judaism into Christianity. And the same
louestion might be ssked of thousands.
Who tramped Methodism out Of the Epis-
copal Church? And were not the same
objections offered then as now? Who
called Jesus Christ devil, and said he
vasmad? None but old Judaizing tramps,
who had tramped down the law Of God
and made il Of no effect throug ID their ira
di,ion. Who burned the martyrs?
Church tramps, who had arrogated to
themselves divine rights. And who to-day
are prosecuting those who preach the
true Apostolic Gospel? Churchianity
ramps, whose last year preceding their
annual conference is spent in good part,
arranging for tramp to more lucrative
position. Shameful, but too true. When
will things cease? No answer. When
the Spirit of Christ casts ont this Spirit OF
persecution. When will that be? An,.
When men leave off tradition and turn
their "feet unto the testimonies Of the
Lord" God is against those men "that
steal their words every man from his
Eeighbor." And as the word oil God is
quick and powerful and sharper than a
two-edged sword, it is none Of our fault If
its keen cutting edges cuts both ways and
LAYS open the thoughts and intents Of the
hearts OF even church trsmps. For ramoDg
other gifts there is The discerning OF
Spirits" And this prosecuting Spirit
sometimes reaps the law OF rebennd, ii
falls short of its siw, and its damage is
found to be the greatest in its rebound.
Mr.. Pegg speaks OF those who tramp
around until the hard work is done, and
then come around to etjoy the sweets Of
other hands labor" And this is true in
deed. A congregation labors hard and
builds a meeting house. They spend their
money and labor 10 finish the building,
and perhaps at the same time more than
one tramp has his eye upon The sweets
of their labor. Church ,ramps indeed
God save the people from church tramps
OF all men they are the most to be pitied.
They have "form af e dimes, but deny
its power" they have the bible, but deny
i; "by their tradition" They judge them.
selves unworthy of eternal life through
Jesus Christ, by asserting their own in
berent immortality, tfey have discarded
sll their interest in the Kingdom TO be
given TO the Saints under the whole
Heavens" BY their invention ~of King
dom above the sky, "beyond the bounds
of time and space. And ii, as good
Bishop once said, that the light from the
furthest discovered star, travelling at the
velocity of 100000 miles per second, re.
quires 500,000,000 years TO reaeh the
earth. Then when these imaginary i'm
mortal tramps. Start skyward how long
think you they will have to sing, Tramp,
tramp, tramp We bevs are marching, be-
fore they rea,h that iarlhes. discovered
Star. Aad will they be likely to find ou,
there, how far it is TO the place called, |
Beyond the bounds OF time and space?"
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