Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-09
THE BATTLE OF CREEDS.
DR.. fALMAOE PHILOSOPHERS
ON THE PRESENT SITUATION.
To Says the ministers should Go
TO Work and Teach the Simple Cos.
pei ana Avoid Hair. SplittinS-Sor,e
Timely Christian Advice.


the Battle of Creeds His text was
taken from Proverbs &c II: "He that
passeth by and meddleth with strife
belonging not to him is like one that
:aketh dog by the ears"
Solomon here deplores the habit Of
rushing in between contestants, of talk
ing 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 COM
pares 1t to the experiment Of taking a
dog by the ears. Nothing so irritates
tho CANNES as to be clutched by the
lugs Take them by the back
Of the 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. In all the
history of kennels no intelligent or
spirited dog will stand that. Now"
Gays 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 med
dlcth with strife belonging not to him
is like one that taketh q dog by the
ears"
This is time Of rcsounding ecclesias-
teal quarrel. Never within your men,
missiles. The Presbyterian Church has
on hand controversy so great that it
finds it prudent to postpone its settle
rnent for at as one more year, hoping
that something will turn up. The
Episcopal Church has cast out some re-
calcitrants. "Shall women preach?"
"Or be sent as delegates to Confer
ence?" are questions that have put
many of our Methodist brethren on the
| anxious seat" And the waters in
some of the great baptistrics are
troubled waters. Because of the
controversies throughout Christondom
| he air is now like an August afternoon
| about S o'clock, when it has been steam
ing hot all day, and clouds are gather
ing, and there are lions of thunder
with grumbling voices and flashing
eyes coming forth from their cloudy
!airs, and people are waiting for the
fun burst Of the tempest.
| Let those who are jurymen in the
case, mean those who in the different
ecclesiastical courts have the questions
put directly before them, weigh and
| decide.
This trouble throughout Christendom,
was directly inspired by Satan. He saw
that too much good was being done.
Recruits were being gathered by hun
dreds Of thousands to the Gospel stand
ard. The victories for God and the
truth were too near together. Too
many churches were being dedicated.
Too many ministers were being Or
aained. Too many philanthropies were
being fostered. Too many souls were
being saved.
What amazes me most is that all peo-
pie do not see that the entire movement
vt this time all over Christendom is Sa-
(tanic. Many of the Internal attacks are
sly and hidden and strategic and so in
.enious that they are not easily discov-
cred But here is bold and uncov-
cred attempt of the powers of dark
ncss to split up the churches, to
ret ministers to take each other
by the throat, to make religion langh-
ing stock Of earth and hell, to leave
Tho Biblo with no moro respect or
authenticity than an old almanac Of
1872, which told what would be the
change of weather six months ahead
md in what quarter Of the moon it is
best to plant turnipa In word, the
effort is to stop the cvaugelization OF
The world.
Now, what part shall you and take
l., this controversy which flls all Chris
tendon with clangor? My advice is:
Take no part. In time of riot all may
ors of cities advise citizens to stay at
homo or in their places OF business and
you 70 go about your regular work for
God. You, q man only five or six feet
high, ought not try to wade an ocean a
thousand feet deep. My own expert
cnce has been vivid.
Cresds have there uses, but just now
the church is creeded to death. The
young men entering the ministry are
going to be launched in the thickest foe
that ever settled on the coasts.
You see, God knew as much when hi
made the Bible as he knows now. HI
has not learned single thing in 81,
thousand years He knew at the star
that the human race would go wrong
and that would be the best means o
its restoration and redemption
And the law which was thun
oered on Mount Sinai, from whose tor
; had the two tables Of stone in yonde
waN transported, is the perfect law
, And the gospel which Christ announced
!, while dying ON that Mount from whicl
. brought that stone in yonder wal
, and which Paul preached on that hill
!, from which brought yonder granite
> Is the Gospel that is going to save tn
, world. Young man, put on that Cos
r pol armoy! No other sword will tri
, umph like that. No other shield will
protect like that. No other helmc
\ will glance of the battle-axes like that
{ Now. what is the simple fact tina
you in the pew and Sabbath schoo
\ class and reformatory association an
. we in the pulpits have to deal with
1t is this that Gold has somewhere
I and it matters not where, bu
a somewhere, provided that a grca
i heaven, great for quietness for thos
: who want quiet, great for vast a!
semblage for those who like multitude'
: great for architecture for those VIII
Q like architecture, great for beautifu
n landsca cape for those who like beautif,
: landscape, great for music for thos
l. who like music, great for pr
). cessions for those who liz
armies on white horses and great *
anything that ono especially desires
such rapturous dominion; an
through the doings Of One who W,
born about five miles south of Jer,
salem and died about ten minutes wal