New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-05
THOUGHTS FROA OTHER PULPITS.
CHRISTIAN L fTY.

The Rev. DIR. Charles Elliott, of Lafayette
College the Nine eenth Street Presby terrain Church,
In the Of Christ as recorded by John
He prayed for HIS followers they might he AS
a matter OF history the Church been divided from
the Paul ieproves the Corinthians am Galatians
for dIVersit"s II IS impossible 10 make All men De We
alkr. and It is foolish 10 attempt IL Dhor~nt objects
reject the same sum ght III very dhersh' "y ana 80
WhO walk IN the same divine hight receive ami re-
feet that hsn IN different measures Science tells US
that -ht OF day is really the blending OF many coors
that objects OF different co.ors owe tnctrv very
they imptrirctIy reject Men are APT 10 COX at the
& vcr>ites among Christians rather their
flarlIes The church has uuily Du unity Is not
sameuess il Is uO- the aggregate of masses Joined
by rA0rra form or law. Christian unity noe mere
Sympathy either but II involves the union Of each
ihdINIduu -oal with thrist. We are one Win each
other exsccy ID proportion as We are Que IN Christ
glous and forms 90 worship goOl in
thcirplacc hat my are n.s n~r"s.,ry a." rc'' vta'
equal with God The ,un IS reflected IN ever; d. wdrop,
Int that not make the sun ltsef any the less Real
CHRISTIAN unity Is community Of spirit
francis Xavrr. the Jesuit missionary. was nor" IN
W NAV mt orprovs o. much N the belief ami prac
" 49, @rsii.n. bu In pIrpo-r ana IN spirit We are
a. brriLrrm 1he Christian cUnsci"u ness cannot be
bound COUNCILS and crctd There may be- more iedi
sytupativ lie wceu d!nerrut comnuulons O: believers
IN wifnu t!ru We bear OF he -c-nc- OF DoiogrcS.
bll work l. the best proof OF the realty or on
religion In umes II persecution The he. tncu wO III
us.i 20 ay How these Christians love auothrr!
Ixteror Is euslons may be 'h~ means IN Gods hands
the opinion ta the crrploB of the Scotch Church N
1s43 led 10 ne formation OF TIC tyAnseilcai
way 10 promote Christianity Tor each oenoninaon to
the aetrncni Others. AID Ne !ook 10. perfection
Only 10 IL whole. Al the n'etns Of lie Ev.ngclch
Alliance ias year Copenhasen tIe hymns writ
ten IN four languages, al set to The same music.
CONVERTED VALUES
The Rev. w. Warren Glrs. of tAs Baptist Church OF
the I.-deeuer: II Is marvellous with what facility
reduced heavenly requ renent 10 terms easily in
teliIglb,e Il dealt with many un-avory character
understood because the conduct Of bad ineh
effectively that there could be no question
To Ais meaning An unjust judge, a wandering No-
luptu ~ e pqued host contributed By their
very to expand the nrn nent or Hl~ teach
liz Perhaps !ne story OF ma. man VINO was 100 eDrn
as' ~ e,bt1 ~ ,.rv nrsctcs imrr BH an N. euI,ls
la. dishonest, method "A lazy steward
thing urid III trust into fund or Obligaon wAch pro
vices Al. home forever af,crwdrd CHRIST conieEus
t- motive but toIus the uethOd. He plainly
that of mOut mental end wmeui, time, IL j.
possible lay VI each Tor himself idnd which
ela p,-, current IN The eXclequ,rs OF heaven. But
from Tue very genius parable lie implies
can make snch heavenly reserve uhiess he nrst
regards Whatever ne mas % nucu ncd III trust.
Perhaps there Is pat one way OF teaching tAe Divine
trusiecsnip ana thdI j. 10 eHfnasms the iaoG ,n"t
each j. his brothers geel~E hhen the b-Iny ana
rich are made That hOd-caTicr and gnO
Tor identical that they do sympathy induced
tfl.tceslp but also The conversion CUES money
tnat wAc shall itself roy. To Ue CHRIS
tian yDan hTOpist requires very ttc worldly endOw-
ment We recall VINO umldiy Cast Two mites into
certain treasury They were batned IN tears baptized
who over against the trea-nry But Oeoause sur
rendsred w poverty III response 10 the ca OF con
science The suggestion that III Two thousand
years they have yieiGed dyiden1 heavier thsn me
horded debt OF this Governments You can convert
dollar INTO pretty much what You choose Freight II
value IN Wt strert L'so value IN ihr hinglom OF
Jesus Christ quite another There IS easc and IKE
the i've Iosves Will yield al that prayerd consecr~-
ton puts into IL
CONGREGATION AND sANCTIFICAIION.
The sermon at the Holiness Convention in
the morning in the AsbGry Methodist Episcopal Church
Washington square, was preached by the Rev Dugan
Clark Of indiana The speaker In the elaboration Of his
ssnclcston COnsecration. said lie, is mans part. all
thai 10. while Oh TIE other hama sancLncon
Is Gods and HIS alone. II work hat non. other
90. The great mistake mat people make in cohse
Grating themselves and thir goods is thai they do
leave. at that point III the work, God 10 do His own
WORK IL HIS own way. The jewish priest
never asked nor allowed the party bringing
the manner OF further proceedings with the victim
lie was asked 70 bring she ,lcn Coz "onLd DO
ton. He Is come. offer. and leave God 10 accept ana
ssney Thus consecratoD Is the 1rst step 10 Sshcn"
The speaker referred the many men are &C
cr.toued to offer for not consecrang themselves to
Cod; 10 the Inconsistencies aud mIzuDderstsndings
among Christians themselves. IL vas Sir Matthew Hae
the great Christ. Justice, he sad, that put John Bun
yaE Bedford street Jan. Both were good men Dut
they could not alike These obstacles are NOT ihsur
mountablc are. W. must not look without us Dut
whn. BuDyan wa. right. IA his dream OF tIe siege OF
MsnSoul IN pictuing mans teMpters as Dens irom
without We must coDsecrate ourselves give ourselves
10 God. We cannot keep the citadel Of hsnsouL mere
ou. IhIs giving ourselves Ii all God asks but "hch
you have gwen yonrseli-keep hands on
NETTING OF THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
-Four crowded services were held yesterday
under the direction OF the NewYork East Methodist
Episcopal Conference now in session In Brooklyn. and
OF the Methodist Dupits aud OF other demon
nations the city flied by members Of the con-
ference. Bishop Andrews the presiding officer OF the
eouiercBce preached the morning service IN the DE
ha>A venue Church. and AFTER the sermon he ordained
TIE Rev. Nessrs. ". f. Jerries, W. A. Richard. r. j.
hAackeiou, H. H. Loinas and ii. Wannssksr. deac0ns
IL Tie ministry
special sermon waA preached the afternoon IN the
eoslsBc Avenue Church by the Rev John Rhey Ihoinp
SOD and the Bishop sfterwsrd Orsincd the following
siaers; The Rev. Messrs. Duane \. Griffin. William
al milton Benjamin Z. PIisDury, ". ~ hosers. W. u