Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-11
Union Services.

For the RkPUBLICAN.
I With your permission l have q few
words to say In regard to the UnioI
service held during the past week. M.
attention was called to the matter by
two prominen' gentlemen who ATTENDED
the services. They spoke of the atten
dance, and the general complaint OF
the part of the ministry of the small
number present. Several causes wer,
referred to as producing the state of at
fairs, but none were given that seemed
to meet the case according to my
views. Professionalism il reformed Cath
Ulicism. 1t is great Improvement up
on the old order Of things; 1t ha,
brought about Ia q measure free agen
cy, and personal accountability; it ha,
50. free the spirit and relieved it from
the servitude and arbitrary rule OF
Catholicism. The right to the indie
pendent exercise of religious convictions
is now an established fact, notwith'
standing the reluctance of the various
Protestant denominations to &C.
cept and acknowledge 1t. In going
out from Catholicism, Professionalism
necessarily carried with it a consider.
able portion of the conservatism, big
otry and superstition that belonged to
the source from whence it sprang. This
IN the nature of.thinss would, necessari-
y be So. The conservatism was Deces-
sary in order to hold it's followers 10.
getaer. The bIgotry and superstition
wa. "A prevailing condition at the time
of its birth. The day is coming, yea we
might say has come, when the children
of ProtesJants are again PrOtestants,
pears to them to be religion of pro-
fessi ons, of belief and ceremonies.
They are protesting and demanding
in Its stead a religion of obedience, a
religion of works. The new Reforma.
ton is digging deep tor a new foundl-
ton; and it is finding its corner stone
in the teachings of Christ. "By their
fruits shall ye know them" "Iu az
much a. ye have done it,. The new
reformation is 10 bs founded upon the
doing. Not so much upon the preach
ng, singing and praying about what
ought 10 b. done, and depending upon
God to do this work, and expecting to
get through by the work some one else
has done. The new Reformation will
demand of its followers that they be up
and doing, and that ~ servants they be
not above the master, and that they
bring forth fruit: "Some thirty, some
sixty, and some an hundred fold" The
cardinal doctrine of the new Reforma-
tion shall be, "By their fruits ye shall
know them
If Professionalism, instead Of persecu.
ting such ministers as DR.. Thomas, who
in the manllness Of their nature utter
their. honest, conscientious convictions
if, instead of doing this, the Protestant
Church will join the new reformation,
and commenced practical radical war
against sin, as it exhibits itself in the
highways and by-ways of life; If the
ministry will lead the way, with their
gloves off, and 90 right at it, they will
,oon find the membership following,
and the churches filling up. Let them
20 right at it, arm in arm, Methodist
Ind Baptist, Episcopalian and Presby-
erian, new school AMI old school, High
Jhurch and Low Church, New Jerusa.
EN- aud Old Jerusalem. and the church
will be brought TO life again, and the
stronghold of sin will be broken
lown. W.