The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-30

Again, II any one asks the question OF
the text. what mean ye by these
stoncsT the reply is, we mean the CON-
Inunion Of saints. DO you know that
there Is not single denomination Of
Christians in Brooklyn that has not
contributed something toward the build
i1gDf this house, And II ever, standing
in this place, there shall be man
who shall try by anything he says to
stir up bitterness between different de-
nominations Of Christians, may his !
tongue falter and his cheek bIanch .
and his heart stop! lily friends, if
there j. any church on earth where
! there l. Hlingling Of al denOmina- !
tons it is our church. just wish that
John Calvin and Arininius, if they
/ were not too busy. would come out on
/ the battiemclts and see US.
Sometime in our prayer meetings |
have heard brethren use the phrases of
/ a beautiful liturgy. and we know where
/ they came from; and in the same pray
or meetings | have heard brethren
make audible ejaculation, "Amen!"
Praise we the Lord" and we did not
have to guess twice where they came
from When man knocks at our
| church door, if lie comes from q sect
where they will not give him a certid-
cate, VIC say, Come in by confession
of faith" While Ad0niram Judson
the Baptist, and John Wesley the
Methodist, and John Knox the glo-
riOus old Scotch Presbyterian, are shak-
ing hands in heaven, all churches on
earth can afford to come into close
communication, Zone Lord, one faith,
one baptism"
Oh, my brethren, we have had
enough of Big Bethel fghts-the Four
teonth Now York regiment fighting
the Fifteenth Massachusetts, regiment.
Now let al those who are for Christ
and stand on the same side get shoul-
der to shoulder, and this church, in
stead of having a sprinkling of the
! divine blessing, go clear under the
! wave in one glorious immersion in the
, name of the Father, and of the Son,
a and Of the Holy Ghost.
| saw a little child once in its dying
!, hour put ono arm around its fathers
. neck and the other arm around its
- mothers neck. and bring them close
!, down to its dying lips and give a last kiss.
!, Oh, said, those two persons will stand
\ very near to each other always after
such an intcrIocking. The dying Christ
- puts one arm around this denomination
- - !
- that denomination of Christians, and
, he brings them down to his dying
- lips while he gives them this parting
II kiss MY peace leave with you. Ny
a peace l give unto you"
= How swift the heavenly course they run
~ Whose hearts and faith and hopes are enc
lie ALL ARE ONE IN CHRIST
ID heard Il Baptist minister once say
% that he thought in the millennium il
ID would be all one great Baptist church
W and l heard Methodist minister say
ii that he thought in the great millennia
Z day it would be all one great Methods
church; and | have known q Presby
~ terrain minister who thought that in thu
re millennial day it would be all one grea
"a Presbyterian church. Now I thinl
e they are all mistaken l think tn
"a millennial church will be q compost
;. cnurcII; a1iu just Us you may take IN
OF best parts Of five or six tunes, and un
re der the skillful hands Of Handel, Nc
Id Fart or Beethoven entwine them int
"a ono grand and Overpowering symphony
ne SO, l suppose, in the latter days Of til
ld world, God will take the best parts G
all denominations Of Christians an
en weave them into one great ccclesiastica
u harmony, broad as the earth an
eli high as the heavens, and that will be tn
cn church Of the future. Or, as mosaic
I'd made up of jasper and agate and man
precious stones cemented together
nS mosaic n thousand feet square in S.
ne Marks, or mosaic hoisted in coloss;
en- seraphim in st. Sopllia--so | suppos
res God will make, after awhile, one grea
he blending of all creeds, and all faith
he and all Christian sentiments, the am
ng thyst, and the jasper, and the cha
ese cedony of all different experiences an
belief, cemented side by side in IL
&c, great mosaic Of the ages; and viii
OF the nations look upon the column
err and architraves of that stu pcndol
in church of the future, and cry on
AN What mean ye by these stones
he there shall be innumerable voices
er. respond, 1--WE mean the Lord &c
en- omnipotent reigneth"
ing Still further you mean by these ston
md the salvation of the people. We d
n ont 1,Iil al, i
or reforms, or for an educational instit
ton, or as platform on which to re;
essays and philosophical disquisition
but place for the tremendous work
&ed soul saving. Oh, had rather be Il
OF means in this church of having OF
onS soul prepared for joyful eterni
on than five thousand souls prepared
be mere worldly success All church
Inc are in two classes, all communities
Avs two classes, oil the race in two class
10 believers and unbelievers
To augment the number of the OIL
day and substract from the number of t
D other we built this church; and iowa
Tor that supreme and eternal idea we dee
lth- cate all our sermons, all our songs,
ne our Prayers, all our Sabbath han
no shakings. We want to throw defecti
sea into the ene1ny's ranks, We want
or make them either surrender unco
ditionally to Christ or else fly in ror
one scattering the way with canteens, bla
DIRK. kets and knapsacks. We want
for popuIariZe Christ. We would like
YER tell the story of his love here until N
east would feel that they had rather
low than live another hour without his sy
r of pathy and love and mercy We w;
r it, to rouse up an enthusiasm for b
on greater than was felt for Nathan
A Lyon when he rode along the ranl