Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-05-21

Greece. and NIr. snowden, our American
Minister PIenipotentiary. aud Dr. Manxtt
our American Consul. that suggestive tab
let was sawed from the pulpit OF rock on
which Paul preached. Now you understand
why we have marked it "The Gospel"
You mean among other things that they
shall be an earthly residence for Christ.
he was here. Who and where is that child
cryingy 1t is Jesus Sorn in an clubhouse.
Where 10 that hard breathing? 1t is Jesus,
asleep on rock. Who Is that in the back
part of the tishing.smack, with . sailors
rough overcoat thrown over himy 1t IL
Jesus, the WORKOUT voyager. Jesusl
10 1t not time thou hndst house?
We give Thee this. Thou didst give
it to US first. but we give 1t back
to Thee. 1t IL too good for us, but
III and take the best seat here. Walk up
and down all these nisles. Speak through
these organ-pipes. Throw thine arm over
us In these arches. In the flaming Of these
brackets Of fire speak to us saying: II am
the light OF the world" o King! make
Righteousness and make treaties. We clap
our hands, we uncover our heads, we lift
our ensigns, we cry with multitudinous
reclamation until the place rings and the
heavens listen: 20 King live forever!
Is ~ not time that He who was born In .
.
grave should have an earthly housey Come
In. Jesus! not the corpse of buried
Christ, but u radiant and triumphant Jesus,
conqueror Of earth, and heaven and hell.
lie lives. all glory 10 his name,
He lives, my Jesus, still the same
OBJ, the sweet Joy this sentence gives
! know that my Rcdeemer lives
Blessed he His glorious name forever!
A.-.n, II ANY ono asks the question of the
text: What mean ye by these stoness"
tho reply is. VIC mean the communion OF
saints. Do you know there is not single
denomination of Christians in Brooklyn
that has not contributed something toward
the building Of this house. And II ever,
standing In this place, There shall DE a man
who shall try by anything he says, to stir
tions OF Christians, may his tongue falter
and his cheek blanch, and his heart stop
My friends, II there is any church
on earth where there is ming.
ling of all denominations, 1t 10 our church.
just wish that john Calvin and Arminius,
on thess'attlements and see us. Sometimes
In our prayer-meetings l have heard
brethren use the phrases Of . beautiful
| liturgy, and we know where they came
from; and In the same prayer-meetings l
have heard brethren make audible cjacula-
ton, "Amenv' "Praise ye the Lordv' and
| we did not have to guess twice where they
came from. When man knocks at our
| church door, il he comes from sect where
they will not give him q certificate.
| we say, Come in by confession Of faith"
While Adoniram Judson, the Baptist.
Knox, the glorious old Scotch Presbyterian,
are shaking hands in heaven, all churches
on earth can afford to come into close com.
| munication: lone, Lord, one faith, one
baptism" Oh my brethren-we have had
| enough of Big Bethel tlghts-the 14th New
| York RnDtmout fiUhtiuO tho 18th ri, n,
sets Regiment. Now let all those who are
for Christ and stand on the same side, go
shoulder to shoulder. and this church
instead OF having = sprinkling Of
naer Divine .ns w. BLESSING s e so s ssa.
GUS immersion in the name Of the Father,
and Of the Son, and Of the Holy Ghost. I
saw u little child once, in its dying hour,
| put one arm around its fathers neck, md
the other arm around Its mothers neck,
and bring them both down to its dying lips,
and give last kiss. oh. said. those two
persons will stand very near to each other
| always after such An interlock ing. The
| dying Christ puts one arm around this
denomination Of Christians. and the other
arm around that denomination OF Christians,
aud lie brings them down to his dying
lips, while he gives them this parting kiss
"My peace l leave with you. My peace
give unto you."
"Ilow swift the heavenly course they run
| Whose hearts, and faith and hopes are one. ~
heard \ Baptist minister once say that
he thought in the Millennium 1t would be
all one great Baptist church; and heard q
Methodist minister say that he thought in
the great Millennial day 1t would be all one
great Methodist church; and have known
Presbyterian minister who thought that
in the Millennial day it would be all one
great Presbyterian church. Now think
they are all mistaken. think the
Millennial church will be composite
church; and just as you may take the best
parts of five or six tunes, and under the
skillful hands Of Handel, Mozart Of
beethoven, entwinc them in one grand nd
overpOwering symphony, so, suppose. In
tho latter days of the world, God viii
take the best parts OF all denominations o.
Christians, and weave them into one grea
ecclesiastical harmony, broad as the earth
and high rs the heavens. and that will
be the church Of tho future. Or, q
and many precious stones cementet
together-mosaic thousand feet square II
St. Marks, or mosaic hoisted in colOssa
tcraphim in st. Sophia-sO / suppose Coo
will make, after awhile, one great blending
Of all creeds. and all faiths, and all Chris
tian sentiments, the amethyst, and thu
Jasper, and the chalcedony of nj
different experiences and belief, cemente<
side by side in the great mosaic Of the ages
and while the nations look upon the col
umns and architraves OF that stupendou
church of the future, and cry out: "Wha
mean ye by these atones?' there shall b.
lnnumerahle voices to respond-"We meal
the Lord God omnipotent reigueth.
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