Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-27
UNITY OF THE Church.
FOURTH SUNDAY EVENING LECTURE
OF BISHOP IRELAND.

FOURTH SUNDAY EVENING LECTURE
OF BISHOP IRELAND.
Identity of the Roman Catholic Church
Of Tc-Dav With the Apostolic Church
The Apostolic Church the Church Of
Peter The Supremacy Of Rome Derived
From the Sac Of Peter.
"And not for them only do pray, but for
those also who through their word shall be-
lieye in me-that they all may be one, as
thou, Father, in me, and in thee, that they
also may be one in ue; that the world may be.
lieve that thou hast sent me. And the glory
which thou hast given me, have given to
them. that they may be one. as we also
are oue.'' John xvii.-20-2a.s3 9afiaasKj 20
Sand in the days Of these kiDgs,' had said
Daniel, ashaA the God OF heaven setup :
kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and
the kingdom shall not be leftto other people;
but it shall break in pieces and shall consume
all these Kingdoms, and 1t shall stand for.
ever.'' How different the works Of Sod
from the works Of man! The works gef man
mirror his own frai!ty, and after az brief lime
they are ruins. Those of God picture t6 ns his
HomnipOtence, and they Withstand all opposing
forces until the word that created them bids
them cease Inolden days mighty Kingdoms
had arisen upon the earth Pcrsians succeeds
ing Babylonians, Greeks succeeding Persianas
and Romans succeeding Greeks. The most
wondroqs and the strongest OF AL. the king:
dom of Rome, was ruling the nations when
the time came for Daniels prophecy TO be
fulfilled. The Lords own kingdom sprung
up. timid weakling, without promise of help
from tribe or people -ssa stone cut out of The
mountain without hand.,,j WAR waged
between III; highestR human K power and
utter human CIT weakness- tween the
Roman, empire and Christ's kingdom. The
result was pot long uncertain. The stone
ssmote the image upon his ieet, that were OF
iron and clay, and broke them to pieces =
Sand the stone that smote the image became
a great mountain and filed the whole earth. u
The works of man, human kingdoms, how
ever powerful, pass away. The work of God
conquers and remains: Sand the kingdom
shall not he left to other people ~ 4
1T shall stand forever 3st5 Z 1tlii~s'
Christ himself gave most positive assuran.
ances OF the enduring life of his kingdom. He
was jealous of-the glory Of his work, and he
did not permit that men could doubt IFS dIS76s
wise man, he sale, "builds his house upon a
rock; and the rain fell, and the floods came,
ana the winds blew, and they beat upon that
house, and it fell not; for it was founded upon
a rock. y ssOn this rock, he announced Ito
Peter, IL will build my church, - and 30 say,
ing, in the. sublime consciousness Of hif
omnipotence, with supreme complacency in hii
work. he challenged earth and hell to move it
"Nnd the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it. I" :
THE UNITY OF THE CHURCH WAS 10 LAST
THROUGH TIME.
The church. despite time, despite mems pas
fsions, despite Internal Vaccinations, was t.
pass down through ages until the final con
suration, in the self-same perfection ol
form with which he had constituted
her. If q one element of structure
could have been impaired Or destroyed marks
of human weakness would have sat upon her
and the foes of divine power would have pre-
oneness Of faith and OF organic life was never
to depart from the church. "A kingdom is de:
stroyed when contending factions dispute It's n:
heritance; the sheep-fold no longer exists,
when the sheep are scattered and follow divided
shepherds over divided pastures. The oneness
OF his church, however, more than other ele:
msnts of power and beauty belonging to her,
was the subject of the, special prayer Of her
founder, so vitality important for her efficiency
sign, did be consider this feature Of her strlc.
tnre. tsAnd not for them only 1.-THE first apos.
tles} do pray,n said he to his Father, but
for those also who through their word shall
believe in me, that they all may be one.',,
Through time this oneness was to stand forth
conspicuous before men as the proof of the di
vine life of the Church-"t that the world may
believe that thou astsent me; it was to be the
royal mantle which betokened her nuptials with
the king Of kingsLsand the glory which thor
hast given me, have given to them, that they
may be one, as we also are one. -'-S5
1 quoted in my last address words Of an
Episcopal bishop, DR.. Kipp) of California; ex;
tolling the beauty and power which her one.
ness gave to the Apostolic church. slv Nc,
where," said he, Through the whole ol
scripture, is there any intimation given thai
varying creeds aud differing folds were t.
meet the requirements of him who is not the
author OF confusion but peace. The same
writer, at the close OF bis chapter on Fellow
ship in the Church of The Apostles sorrow'
fully says: How different is now the picture
since this unity has been swept away! The
traveller fndS+hat the general name OF Chris,
tan is not sufficient to win the confidence Of
those among whom he sojOurns, and the In
quirer is forced TO listen to q hundred waver.
ing creeds which claim his attention until he
asks in despair, what is tr1thsa He kuoNs
not which way to turn, or on what toe rest
Thus life is often passed in state of uncer
| tainty as 10 whether or not he has embraced
the right, or, what isworse, his Judgment be-
comes warped, and he is enlisted in warfare
against the truth, because he believes it to be
| falsehood. OF how many is this the unfor:
tunate history? How sad the contrast to
those earlier days, when the faithful every.
where realized that God hath knit together his
| elect in one communion and fellowship 10 the
mystical body Of his Son. Christ, cur L0ri1y'
DR.. Kipp sees tie church lof Christ. wherever
Episcopal orders are recognized; the Anglican,
with the Greek and the Roman Catholic com,
| munions, are in his eyes the church. How
sadly true are his words, speaking Of tic jar.
ring creeds, and divided folds, within his SO.
called. church! How comes lit 2 that he
does not perceive that he has beforC his eyes
| something which is not, and cannot be,
Christ's church.? Christ's words remain, his
church is one in all ages, today; as well as
when the first apostles spoke, the faithful
must be, and are 'sknit together in one com,
munion and fellowship in the mystical b0dS
of his Son, Christ our Lord. w It is for us ID
look around and find His Church. The mark
be impressed upon her nineteen hundred. years
ago indicates her: "That they may be one,
That the world may know that thou
hast sent me. -e
THE QUESTION At ISSUE.
The question at issue in the present course
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