New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-12
that altogether belongs and has shaped Itself to the
impulses OF another.

that altogether belongs and has shaped itself to the
impulses Of another.
NEARNEsS TO CHIIsT.
The thing TO do Is to get back Christ. is TO study
afresh His idea OF what the Church should be- And
as tried 10 say when | began do this, we find
that the being OF the individual is subordinate to
and exists the well-being OF the body. The idea
OF the Church Is the idea OF TIE body and this idea
Professionalism has almost lost. ii mas gwen Us Il
bundle OF cOnemding sects, each stalking their cA,
Stencc and their reason for being on some dOctllI
statement OF TRUTH some partial statement OF partially
mancnt unity TO be made out OF such thin, rotten
boards OF pcIishahe statement ana me no'h ana rus,
Of time find among them congenial 1000 We nave
got surely TO get back TO the simple idea mat 50
many members, illustrating one Christian law, ana
standing for that law against all the world Becalise
the world only be saved and advanced Dy accepting
that divine law.
What lave to achieve is not liberty. but unity :;
and the struggle to win unity lasting and precious
liberty purged the dross from our fathers This l
to make on us the claim that often unconscousy
the community has made and Is making on Christian
thought Tine salt and h. s" win b Pow VS. OF the hee pHnn
nead Of life even as long ago the prophet put II.
The, Ercny three gs hs seems TO al me- ou we must aU
Church must educate, and the meaning Of education
m y e mSsn ef that Se ET s Of for
spend my NE In making men see that they S can
law this will profoundly change my Ideas as TO the
way should bring up my boys % and srl h,rg wv Will
son, II have one, with the idea that the first end
and purpose OF bis life is TO make fortune or to
keep intact the fortune give him. =,
Again. to accept Christ's law as the law Tor all
life, means to be separate, means TO De vowed 10 u
holy separacness from evil OF which the most con
secrated Puritan scarcely dreamed. The separate
ness prescribed by Professionalism no Logger SATISFIES
us 1t is not something merely done or left undone'
some religious observance kept, some gift rendered.
some creed repeated. profession made: but we
stand amazed and inspired before the certainty ana
unaterabeness OF the divine law. The law OF Goa
Is the law OF the universe. The world was MADE 10
order the very atoms marched TO time, and am
called integenty TO place my atom life WITHIN me
splendid obedience OF that law. | came from ''od
and 10 God must come-not part OF me- not a
seventh OF me. not come 10 Him In my chnrch III
nv family prayers, even at HIS holy table Du,
come to Him with all my life. from The hrst cry OF
babyhood the last sob with which the tlreq
man puts off his body With all between these
must come to God with the tale OF all | have done
or left undone, and His law must search me. ana
try me- even as silver is tried In the IRE, ana 10
The Judgment OF infinite wisdom. mercy and love.
7 must WELD myself up. | cannot escape cannot
ialter-I dare not II could - -,
All life is Gods life And all laws divine nT ,,I law
Love not hate. is at the heart OF things ana un NV,
not division fellowship not conflict shall BE tne
result OF things All Of selfseckng ana selI.scehvs
must at last die They who love their own sous nS
only must perish but they who wait on IN. Lo i
Of all love and law shall renew their strcngth' .lli
NJ last they shall dare to stand crowned WIN 'ne
radiant and immortal manhood before the son OF Nau