Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
THE COMING CHURCH
Sure to be Christian and Progressive
in Its Character.
SINCERITY AS "A TRUE SAFEGUARD
DR.. Connell's Eloquent Address to Large
Congregation
AT THE CHAUTAUQUA AMPHITREATEB
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.

$1,000 people spent Sunday on the grounds
and the attic of every boarning house was
filled with people who were bound to come
to Chautauqua, even if they had to sleep on
cot and eat at the third table. Every ac-
commodation is taken. The season has
we'll nigh reached its height One might
easily judge from the appearance of the
Amphitheater this morning that all Chautau-
qua wished to participate in the devotional
exercises, but as the great edifice will hold
only limited number those who came late
were obliged to forego the pleasure of hear
ing the eloquent sermon of Rev. Russell
Connell, of Philadelphia, after the respon-
sive service was read by Rev. B. I. Vincent.
| Il shall not tell you my text, said DR..
| Connell, but I am going to speak just as
| God directs. j wish to tell you of the high
est type OF church member, as taught by
| Jesus Christ. There is trend that tells US
| that the time is coming wnen all the de-
| nominations of the Protestant church will
be united under one common head. As a
Baptist 1 am anxious that it should be a
Baptist Church; my Methodist brothers are
| undoubtedly desirous it should be the
Church. and all other denominations have
hopes for their churches
A MAN OF COMMON SENSE.
"The man of whom am to speak was born
in the mountains. There is no better place
to be born than in the mountains. He was
man of mixed race. 1t is glorious to be
of a mixed race, and the great nation of
the future will consist of mixed races
where all of the virtues of them shall be
intermingled. Thus it was fitting that
Christ should have chosen q man of a mixed
race to become the highest example of the
church member in the world, brought up
under various influences and trained in
Grecian schools. He was we'll educated.
1.-The man whom Jesus Chrirt selected
was a man of common sense, such as all
good church members should he, and such
as In the future, when the church shall float
its victorious banners over every land, will
constitute the membership. The local and
national circumstances will have their in
f1uence, and it will be church of progress
which adapts itself TO the wants OF every
Christian. Was the first church like any
church Of ours? 1 do not know what kind
of church it was, but it was church of
the people. So, in the time to come. man
can worship by the older or the new form,
but he must be sincere.
WHAT CAUSES CHURCH TROUBLES.
"Churches are in quarrels and factions all
of the time, because they do not use their
common sense in making harmony and
peace. The minister Of the future will need
business education, as we'll as theologi-
cal one.. Denominations often insist on
their own lines so closely that local neces-
sites are buried. / often wonder whv
Jesus Christ did not point to a minister and
say he was the best church member. But
am glad that he did not point to the minis
ter who has to act right outwardly. We
know by his record that this man was a
church-going man and sectarian, but it
does not say that he prayed, though think
he did, and at any rate Jesus did not point
to it. He pointed to him as a man of COM
mon sense, and the cnurchman OF the future
will be sensible, thorough going business |
man.
The Bible says, "Be not deceived" We |
should be sharp and not be deceived. Ny
good friend in Boston, who left his overcoat |
in the hallway and IL was stolen by thief, |
who got drunk, set fire to a building and |
burned several people with the money he |
received from it, did wrong. He had no |
business to be deceived. In all the places |
of the Church of God, place careful business
men. Cody, not worldly, men should be |
installed.
KEEP YOUR CREDIT GOOD.
"a man came to my house and told a |
typical story of sorrow, and said he wanted |
money. 1 gave it to him, and in two hours
met him in the street dead drunk. 7 was
deceived. 1 did wrong with that money.
Young men and young women, when you
go out into the world keep good credit. Be
always so you can get money from your
friends. To have good credit is to be DOW
erful and influential.
"This man of whom I spoke was of the
seeding church. There is nothing so bad
as the members of two guarreling churches.
The spiteful spirit, the pickering and the
slapping In the dark are disgraceful. The
church of the future will be one that is most
tolerating and least attempts to assassinate
and slanders. This man steadily attended
one church. / do not like the man who
wanders all over, attends everv church and
has no home at all He was non-sectarian
in the eyes OF Christ. More than this, he
was a hero. We wish to go to war and be-
come heroes. There is no need of conflict
to be heroes. You can find them in every
day life. right here on these Chautsuqua
grounds. When was in college 1 was an
lnfdel. Oh, what contemp ptible fools these
college students sometimes make of them
selves! When In the war 1 held the same
opinions. A little boy,-the son of an Off
GER In Boston Custom House, came into nv
tent one evening and began to read the New
Testament.
A Boys BRAVERY.
81 told him that it was nonsense, and to
ay that stuff aside, but he persisted, and by
md by called in an orderly, and / said to
he boy: Now, look here, if YOU persist in
eading and praying, you must carry out
he whole thing. Get up on this box and
'reach.' The little fellow looked at me for
! minute, and cried out: You are awful
I love you.' The same boy
ushed into the fire of blazing bridge for
nv sword and died for the injuries re-
eived. But, my friends, 1 consider
hat resolve to read the Testament
efore me as braver than the sacrifice of his
ife.. for it converted me and made me a
christian. Be like the Good Samaritan.
of sect or church stop over the
man, find his wounds and aid him
Q rise. My text is: $50 thou and do
ikewise." =
DR.. W. A. Duncan led Sunday school,
lewis Miller presided at the assembly 4
Meeting, Mrs. NJ. G. Kennedy looked after
be spiritual wants of the little ones at Kel-
ogg Hall and A. M. Martin talked to the
oung peoples Bible class in the Hall of
philosophy. In the evening the regular
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