Middletown transcript., 1891-04-09
Father "Ignatuus."


The English Monk bearing the
above name who is now holding daily
revival services in Philadelphia and
who is represented as man of con-
siderable scholarly attainments and
says some very pointed and
impressive truths. To give our read
ers a specimen of his sayings we print
the following from the Philadelphia
Press.
Father Ignatius. the British Evan
gelist Monk, talked to large audience
in Musical Fund Hall for almost an
hour yesterday afternoon, about
+" Worldliness in t. he Episcopal
Church." There were a great many
members of the Episcopal Church in
the audience, quite a number being
from st. Clemens, st. James and Holy
Trinity. !.
For his text Father Ignatius select
ed the 10Th verse of the XIV chapter OF
st. John, +" If ye were of the world, the
world would love his own !; but because
ye are not Of the world, but | have
chosen you out of the world, therefore,
the world hateth you.''
First he explained what the Episco-
pal Church is and what worldliness is,
to show that the two could not, by any
law of God or the Church, assimilai g.
He said there was a distinct line be-
tween the Church and worldliness, and
it was red line. It was the blood OF
Jesus Christ which washed people OF
the sins of worldliness and made them
pure, so they might be in the world,
but not of it.
He said the curse of the Episcopal
Church to-day was that it was filled
with worldly people. The clergyman
who attended the ball, the theatre, the
dance party, knew no more of Christ's
religion than stone, and he needed
conversion. lie was sorry to say there
were many such men in the pulpit OF
the Episcopal Church. 1t was not
strange, with such ministers, that the
people gave themselves up to the frlvo'
lities and vanities Of the world, in
stead of seeking, finding and receiving
the infinite love of Jesus, which satis-
fes the heart. Continuing, he said =
But the Episcopal Church is not
peculiar in this respect. The Metho'
dist, the Baptist, the Presbyterian and
even the Quakers were becoming just
as worldly as the Episcopal Church.
1t is time this humbug religion is brok'
en- up and driven from Gods sanctu'
aries. In its place should come the
true religion of Jesus, which makes
men and women bear witness to their
loving Redeemer every. day of the
week.
When a person appears at the altar
of the Episcopal Church for confrma'
ton, he or she must renounce the
pomp of the world. But L am told
some bishops confirm persons who
have not become converted. More
shame to the bishop. He is a traitor
to the church. say that bishop who
will confirm an unconverted person is
a heather. He should be driven from
the church.
"How is it with parents who train
their children to worship the pleasures
of worldliness, the ball, the theatre,
the dance, fashion, etiquette and all
the other vanities of the world with
out so much as thought for the wei
fare of the soul. To such l say you
are sowing the seeds of religious hum
bug in your children's hearts, and the
curse of God is upon you. If you hfnd
that you have a family of infdels,
rationalists and agnostics you have
only yourselves to blame"
In conclusion he said, the worldli.
ness in the church was doing infinite
" greater harm to the religion OF
Jesus Christ than all of the world out
side."