Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-04-02
Sermon on sanctiacaslon.

EDITOR HERALD: Last Sunday I was
in West Los Angeles, and concluded to
attend the University M. E. Church.
This association have just built, at cost
Of over ten thousand dollars, beautiful
church, about one square from the Uni
versity. This church ia not quite com.
pleted. consequently the services are
held in the University Chapel. found
This large hall crowded. On one side Of
the pulpit hung large portrai' Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, and on the other side
hung companion picture Of James A.
Garfield.
The music was by an excellent choir,
consisting Of Prof. Foss, organist. Mr.
and Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Chalfant and
Messrs. Sinsabaugh and Campbell.
The pastor, Mr.. Colburn. arose to the
extent Of at least six feet. He was fault
Iessly attired in all the severity Of cleri-
cal blaek-a Ia George Eliot. He is q
fine looking, unmarried man, about
thirty years of age, straight as an ar
row, bearing the unmistakable brand Of
. gentleman, student and scholar.
He said his text would be Hebrews
lal0-"We have an altar. whereof they
have no right to eat that serve the tabsr-
nacls." He said this and two other
texts, one in Romans and one in
Matthew, formed the basis Of argument
for class of people who were building so
called tabernacles throughout this south
crn country. A movement Of this char
acter. II ON true basis, should command
our respect; il on false basis it should
command our denuncistion. He had
studied the question closely and prayer
fully for three year,, and to-day felt II
his duty to assert that the chief doctrine
that caused the special and separate or
ganization Of these tabernacle people
was utterly false. One Of the prime
causes Of bringing contempt on the Bible
il the taking Of isolated texts u founda-
tions for beliefs. In reading text we
should consider three things; who first
made the statement; under what cir
cumstances was It made; to whom was
II addressed. We read in job, Course
God and die" Now, suppose you apply
my three steps to this. aud you learn il
was advice given by . misanthropio wife
10 her husband, who. covered with boils,
was sitting on an ash heap. There is an
other text that is quoted approvingiy by
many: Take little wine for your
stomach's sake" On investigation We
learn this advice was not to the world ct
large, but was PAuls advice to his sickly
son, Timothy. If Paul had said, Take
little castor oil for your stomach's
sake" the balance Of the world would
have long ago discovered that this advice
was meant solely for Timothy.
He then went On to show that his text
from Hebrews and the text from Romans
And the one in Matthew were not ad-
dressed to Us any more than the advice
10 Job from his wife. Nowhere in
scripture il there any authority for the
utrsus placed by the so-called tabernacle
or Band of Holiness people on the altar.
nor for the doctrine they advocate that
Chrint b the altar.
The cardinal points of = true Chris-
tian's faith arc perfect conservation to
Christ and perfect faith In Christ- that
faith which leads on 70 good life and
good works.
Mr.. Colbum was listened to with in
tense intsrsst throughout, and I believe
his idsas meet with The spproval Of HI
congregation. n the co1rse of Ms dls-
courss be ussd many orieiaL slnilss.
He d in faet an orieiaa1 lhinker and Z
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