New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-17
UNITY AMONG THE CHURCHES.
THE SUBJECT DISCUSSED BY THE REV. DF
CHARLES H. PARKHURsT IN THE MADISON

CHARLES H. PARKHURST IN THE MADISON
SQUARE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
In connection with the recent discussion Of church
unity in the Presbyterian denomination In this city he
following abstract from sermon preached BY the Rev.
Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst in the Madison Square Pres'
byteran Church the evening OF OCTOBER IS OF H.
terest. Speaking Of denominauonansm, Dr. farRhurss
said:
At crescent the unity the Church is not nearly 20
conspicuous multiplicity. That We know this enAs
We feel IT, that We lament II, ID itself step LOOKING
toward better things sense OF impenecuon u me
beginning Of perfection The Church Is already Little
more one than it We should not Do praying oss
IL might be more one 1t Is The tendency OF things
everywhere is not to combine but to go to pieces Dis
Indignation 10 natural union is Supernatural oua'1e'
someness and schsm our normal condition. 1nefe ~
no differences intense the differences between Ch
tians and no quarrels like church quarrels Is there
anything strange In this Trains never 90 Oh the usex
while they standing still. Reduce the temperature
blood five degrees and he would not have qua
relied with Zwinsn, but reduce 1t hve degrees. and 10
could not have fathered the German Reformation.
Now. the Christian Church disintegrates particularly
along two lines First. the line Of thought. Thinking
drives men apart. No two men ever think exacuy sAe
that is they think. II two men think exactly auke IL
is because neither Of them thinks 1t all but both leave IL
70 another man do IL for them. To make home matV
NJ that this Is one Of the features Of the presbyterian
Church 1t Is eminently thinking church. Marrying
old.scbool Presbytefanism to new.school fresoyNran
has cone nothing toward Graduating the distinctive fetu~s
Of connubia pair, probably stimulated fsnef IMAM
eradicaed On the contrary 1t 10 part OF the genius OF
the Roman Church not TO think. Roman unity Is inc
solidarity of frozen As soon as Roman Can'n'
begins TO think he becomes either Protestant o. atheist
Men will disagree they think, and u they tlaA '0ns
enough they will quarrel.
The second occasion OF church cleavage is orsanzson
TIA more sharply one body OF Christians is organized mo
mora It tends to ALLEVIATE from differently or3an'led
body Of Christians working alongside OF u ana 80 ofsah
izaton becomes which is only anothef name of
blessing in the misuse. For example II nan has sue
ceeded In becoming intense Presoyteran ne KNOWS
how much easier Is for him to love Presbyterian han
for him to love an Epscopalian and what supplementary
condiments Of are needed In oroer 20 maze Ma
Christian love for him man handsomely outweigh
nj, denominational aversion for him as church man.
TIT. svstsm Of UNCONVENTIONAL rivalry has been the bsns
NJ Christianity In very many Of htte country towns
East and West. The Presbyterian comes 10 with DIS os
casechism and confession Of faith ana plants cnuen'
Tho Episeopaan scents the enterprise and comes IN WHO
hs little prsyer.book and plants another church ins
wakes I'D the Methodist and the Baptist. and pretty son
community that might with little enort' have main
tanned single church fairly WELL has four upon It's care
and the result OF II all is that working comparatively
they do good deal less 10 multiply Christians nAn sney
do to produce unbelievers and atheists
We know very well how this same principle wosn
hsrs in our own city Each church goes OUT ana nsa
q little when and where the mood happens 70 AAo -
The territory south Fourteenhst where the enemy ~
said be most strongly lntrehcheo' - S0Aonis " ~
and more unpopular point Of attack Hence INC S'
deacy to move churches uptown. II regiment OF Aesn
odiss secures good fighting position way up some"ae
on the backbone Of the city pretty soon there VIII 70 sur
10 be seen Baptist redoubt coming up alongside OF " aO
the advance guard Of Presbyterian Church ESseas
Committee treading on not far behind The prospect
converting New.York will begin TO appear imneoase "n-
each denomination becomes sufficiently intense In M evan
eelicsm 70 conceive policy for the conversion Oh 'oe "
trs city when the several denominations become 20 ~
pelically warm toward each other - 70 frame seoe
roomv enough for oil work inside Of coopenu'ey' n
xhan "a sha be sulcienty sasscous and sumcienu W.
from mutual distrus and individual eooesit % % "s
"a h.ve Tia matter srperyissdo ~ the representative pev
- ~. .uv and administered BY it inerdenominsuoo1
wisdom. ,,,,. A., 49,
TIA ono true secret Of Chriseaa solidarity INC con
49,. r,don At indiytdua Christians In Christ Men wess
800 80, .ssd from eseh other By their Theology or tae"
as...,..,,c,.m until they had gotten away rom hm'
=. 49,. IAN ,.v that for you 10 live Chrtss' M ca
a. p.n.st that can say the sane eha ma sNe .
C...u. van three could 90 along - comiorsaou ~
$3.50 n.tur,dly together Peter. James ana Jonn' IL
LII =. "a much more uaihed In Christ oaa yss ~
S,,a.x nv YOUR contssstinR eecesiAatcism tass uaN
.,s.. "a. diytsou will become The sovsniaS "e~
W. m. uAs 4 out We ~ little depressons In ~ esssA
, ro-hes Of water scattered hare and there over ~
.n6 when thu tide In the pockets Are ehefs sa
-. a. h,euded with the OVERCOMING fulness saas no -
.,vs. ,hem. even Asy Do nos AsosstAss fssfss -
mat&ae themselves.