New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-17
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UNITY OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
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,,x1Ty OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST.
. r,,ans al the First Reformed hp'sooPa' '""'
p S Latane preached yesterday morning
p''" ISL, Reformed Episcopal Church. Ma"'son-"'.
rs,,vafth-st. After the Sermon .ona .,,," na,aht
vices 'o~ face aud is fifty years OF age Ills
Sitn r,d his voice low and sometimes lnuis'ino'
deliver! arn,on the Rev. william Sabine, the pastor
beoi' III announced that the debt on the ch''."
oi he ,v subscribed for and would be cahceiieu "
bs The text Of the sermon yesterday 'hoi u'ne ""'
MAY is: And other sheep nave "nie" a'u
g. JONI, ,o,d them also must bring and they sn"h
NV NV, nv voice; and there snail NC QUO '''" ""N
shepherd" ., q ,ocan the preacher, to read these
How VIC amidst the discords and discouragements
vorus ,ld; that there is one fold ana one snepno
o. unity is their subject Now, there are se'ola
Cans .,.ns which suggest themselves as 10 ,'As
q~nA Gathering What Is " "
p0 rbere and how In the Ms' P"'C.'
W. W., fob National gathering, Nauona 0hulO-
nS I,sh Church was q National one by i's very
Ipe 80. ,, I, WAS separate from other nations. l's
we're n people by themselves. occupying us
u.s. ,,tory of their own All other peoples were W"
IN ,hsv were Gentiles. The Old Testament N"
sUe 10 to,d but Christs Church is dlncren'' nc ed!
W. rss the Redcemer OF all the woilu an" "a al
peoples. -,. rho lavish Church be-
-, % Palestine only Here alone was the one iol'
ionseu 49,, orles had been driven from the land but
anu Cpurch ia universal 1t extends into all conh
- There is not a nation which has not hearu inc
Wi NJ God On the mountains ana In the 'aneSe a..
md the true worshippers who serve Goa i'll si az"
nth Again, il is not an outward visible se
a., have expected in reading the text that CnelI e
Men nav ma Gathering one visible Church on earth one
Ia ~ faithful believers, one doctrine, anu ;avo II
This has never been realized ana we 90 nov tanrht
he
eaeb The idea originated, perhaps IN ns. sId
Iauoh, VI nv h0 Hock The Jewish Church was u
fold In the first part OF j., u" tbo latter part
49, dihcrcnt word, when means OH! 4bGo
There shall be one flock and Que shepheru % Ind II
oistinction the Jewish Church occupied one lai u
from lis ceremonies and history thai IL Wa W
ne vent distinct from the world, but Christ
Sock Its oneness and unity consist alone ~ n d 10y, -
nOen Ne believe that this is the true ldea vi
h oneprss Of the Church To get history ana uesSI
lion Of NJ read the chapter from which our tc1t rs
is IN what secures Us tue flock Personal 'Iesoo
10 a personal Saviour common ~ ,"d bedoed
hont hut aock scattered abroad the hills resting
beside the still waters IN all lands one noeA anu 0"
shepherd ..., .,,.oo, lint thcv are under the
eve OF one shepherd and all near l MI hut thcy
MIN Oh that all men would remember .nis' ' ~ M
tsTr gone on building folds, hedging nesenes ~ o
then doctrines nney Of If there is no safety
Nv GOOD ~ accomplished III the world ohy uCcoluns
49, Soctrines or they believe their way is .ne uuy Ui
thelf od Hut how different is the scrpturaI
nne central idea, central point anu tnat 70
aTctO LOOK 10 Ill., piOLisVo
lin with Him. in an inward ana spul,uai
ion When is this gathering to be We ai.swSl nov,
., ,G nresent time When these words were spoAv enS
nsb church was on the point Of falling away odoIi
Sce and priests were TO be done away VIII IN ~ a
oce The CHRISTIAN Church to rise. 1nere was W W
p ries except Christ altar except the cross oi
colIarv upOn which the atOning blood was shcu oOo
eter his change took place. disciples began 10 uepal
,nto ali lands and all were drawn 10 Cniist iIn
Thai time this gathering has been gong on. M h e.
have been coming Christ, and yet people asa Wen
tie nronised gathering TO be. Where are Tue hheeP
No one fold ipcloses all They scattered an OVER ue
world vel they are flock. There are many thSs
tbtt make II one There Is more oneness i'll tne Iooh
fban w, realize All have one shepheru oHe hoI" ".I
saviour all address the praye 10 nm All Id
90 tSis world fhe same inheritance as pigrlhs ID
strange land lighting the same battles supeG' ~ my
foundations burdens and discOuragemehts; an loIAlns
forward To one home in the world 10 come III conc.u
sion how is this gathering to bel IN the nIet Pace we
mnst gel rid OF the idea that Church gOVeilne1t Oh
baptisn or any doctrine over when me cuurcnes unet
has anyhipg to do with IT, No good VIII occur rom that
kind OF warfare of doctrine TO promote II we must Ge
clearer ideas of what Chrsts Chufch Is anu eic anu
All as individual CHRISTIANS must get nearer 10 Jesus
Christ first draws Him, and then calls lhci as tHe
shepherd. God help Us TO hear HIS voice anu IoHo"