The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-08-28


Rev. DIR Talrnage lately preached
sormon in Brooklin 80 full Of good sense
end rsason that we can not refrain from
giving place TO tho follo~i ing extract.
(Text, "Aud the twelve gates were
twelve pearls.' Rev. 2I:2l)
oIn the second place want yon TO
count the number Of those gates. lm-
perial parks and lofay mt1pra are apt
to have one expensive gateway. The
others are ordinary, but look around a.
these entrances to heaven aud count
them. Twelve gates ! admit this ID
rather hard on sharp sec,arians. Here
IL bigoted Presbyterian, who brings
his Westminater Abbey Assembly cate
chism. and he makes gatewsy out Of
that, and he says 10 the world "Gou
90 through there or stay oni." And
here is bisoted member Of the Reform
ed Church, and he makes a gateway
out Of tho Heidelberg eaIeehism and he
says "Yon 60 throrgh there or stay
out" And here Is bigotea Methodist
and he plants two posts and he says !;
"Now, you crowd in between these two
posts or stay ont Aud here n n
bigoted EpisCopalian, who says "Here
is a liturgy out OF which | mean to
make gate go through or stay out"
Add here is bigoted Baptist, who
says "Here is water gate you go
through that or you must stay ont. "
And so on in all our churches and in
all our denominations there are men
who
MAKE ONE GATE ron THEMSELVES
and then demand that the whole world
20 through it. / ahhor this contracted
ness 10 religious views. oh, small
souled man, when did God give you the
contract for making gates. J tel you
plainly that / will not go in at that
gate. l will go in at any ore Of the
twelve gates ! choose. Here is man
who says 81 can more easily and close
ly approach my God through a prayer
book" say: "My brother, then use
the prayer book Hsre is man who
says: II believe there is only one
mode Of baptism, ,rnd that is immersion" ;"
Then / say, "Ls: me plunge you y
anyhow, Isay away with the gate ofrough
panel AMI rotten posts and rAsted latch
when there are twelve gates and they
are twelve pearls. Th9 fact is that a
great many Of the churches 10 tais day
are being doetrised "a death They
have been trying for thirty years tc
find out all about Gods DEGREES, and
they want TO know who are elected K
be saved and who are reprobated TO 4
damned, and they are keeping on dis
cussing that subject when there are mil
lions Of souls who need - have th'
truth put straight at them, tha. unles
they repent they will bs damned. The!
sit counting the number CT teeth in tn
iawboue with which they are to sla.
the Pbilistines when they ought to b,
welding skillfully the weapon. The.
sit ou The beach and see vessel kolr
to pieces in the cling and instead I
getting into boat and pulling ava
for the week they sit discussing th
differnt styles Of oar locks. God il
tended us to know some things and il
tended rs not TO know others. l hav
heard Scores OF sermons explanatory G
Gods decreis, but came away more pc
|, plexed than when | went. The On
result of such discussion is great TO
Here are two truths which are to CO
auer the world Man sinner Chri
a savior. Any man who adopts tho
: two theories in his religious belief shi
i; have my right hand in warm grip
Christian brotherhood.
A man comes down TO river in tir
of freshet. He wants to get acroi
He has to swim. What does he d.
The first thing is to put of his hea'
apparel and drop everything he has
his hands.
HE MUST co EMPTy.HASDED
If he is going to the other bank. Ar
tell you when we have come down
the river of death and fnd it swift al
raging, we will have to put off all o
sectarianism and lay down all our luf
b ,rsomp crecls ah {, etDpty-handed, P
out for the other shore. "What," 8
: you, "wonId you resolve all the Chri
tian Church into one kind Of Church
o Would you make al Cbristendom VIZ
e ship in the same way, by the san
r r formsp Oh, no you might as WI
!. decide that all the people shall eat t
3; same food without reference to appeti
$ or wear the same kind of apparel wit
3. 3. out reference to the shape Cf their boo
Your ar costrY. your temperament,yo