The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-06-25
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that passeth by and meddleth with
strife belonging not to him is like one
that taketh a dog by the ears"
Solomon here deplores the habit OF
rushing in between contestants, OF
taking part in the antagonisms Of
others, OF joining in fights which they
ought to shun. They do no good to
others and get damage for themselves.
He compares it to the experiment OF
taking dog by the ears. Nothing so
initiates the CANNES as to be clutched
by, the Jugs. Take them by the back
ofthe neck and lift them and it does not
seem to hurt or offend, but you take the
dog by the ear and he will take you with
his teeth. Tn all the history of ken
nels no intelligent or spirited dog will
stand that. "Now," says Solomon,
"you go into quarrels or controversies
that are not yours and you will get
lacerated and torn and bitten. He
that passeth by and meddleth with
strife belonging not to him is like one
that taketh a dog by the ears.
This is time OF resounding ecclesi-
astical quarrel. Never within your
memory or mine has the air been so
full of missiles. The Presbyterian
church has on hand a. controversy so
great that it finds it prudent to post
pone it's settlement for at least one
morey year, hoping that something will
turn up. Somebody might die or z.
A NEW GENERAL ASSEMBLY
may haye grace to handle theexiciting
questions. The Episcopal church has
cast out some recalcitrants, and. it's
digestive organs are taxed to the ut
most in trying to assimilate others.
"Shall women preach?' "Or be sent
as delegates to conference" are ques-
lions that have put many of our
Methodist brethren on the anxious
seat" And the waters in some of the
great baptistries are troubled waters.
Because Of the controversies through
out Christendom the air is now like
an August afternoon about o'clock,
when it has been steaming hot all day,
and clouds are gathering, and there
are lions OF thunder with grumbling
voices and flashing eyes coming forth
from their cloudy lairs, and people are
waiting for the full burst of the
tempest. am not much OF weather
prophet, but the clouds look to me
mostly like wind clouds. It may be a
big blow, but hope it will soon be
over: In regard to the battle of the
creed, l am every day. asked what
think about it. I want to make it so
plain this morning what I think that
no one will ever ask again. ST. -
Let those who are jurymen in the
case, | mean those who are in the
different ecclesiastical courts, have
the questions put directly before
them, weigh and decide. Let the rest
OF us. keep out. The most damaging
thing on earth is religious controy ersy.
No one ever comes out of it so good
q man as he goes in. Some of the
ministers, in all denominations, before
the present acerbity were good and
kind and useful, now
SEEM ALMOST SWEARING MAD. -.
These brethren, notice, always open
their violent meetings with prayer
before devouring each other, thus
saying grace before meat. They have
a moral hydrophobia that makes us
think they have taken g. dog bv the
ears. They never read the impreca-
tory psalms of David with such zest
as Since the Briggs and Newton and
MacQueary and Bridgman and Brooks
questions got into full swing. May
the rams OF the sheepfold soon have
their horns sawed off. Before the
controversies are settled good many
ministers will, through what they call
liberalism, be landed into practical
lnfidelity, and others, through what
they call conservatism, will shrink up
into blgots, tight and hard as the
mummies of Egypt, which got through
their controversies 5000 wears ago.
This trouble throughout Christen-
dom was directly inspired OF Satan.
He saw that too much good was be-
ing done. Recruits were being gather,
ed by the hundreds OF thousands to
thegospel standard. The victories for
God and the truth were too near to-
gether. Too many churches were be-
ing dedicated. Too many ministers
were being ordained. Too many phil
anthropies were being fostered. Too
many souls were being saved. It had
been dull time in the neither world,
and the arrivals were too, few. So.
Satan one day rose upon his throne
and said, Eye powers Of darkness,
hear!" And all UP and down the cav.
ems the cry was: Hear! Hear!'' Satan
said: "There is that Amefican board
OF commissioners for foreign missions.
1t must be either demolished or Grip.
pied, or the first thing: YOU know they.
will have a
ALL NATIONS BROUGHT 10 COD.
Apollyon the younger! You 90 up,
to Andover and get the professors dis
GUESSING whether the heather, can be
saved without the gospel. Divert
them from the work Of missions and
get them in angry convention in a
room at Youngs hotel, Boston, and
by the time they adjourn, the cause
OF foreign missions will be gloriously
and magnifcently injured. Diabolus,