The herald., 1893-08-14
yesterday Al THE CHURCHES,
Scriptural Thoughts by Divines
Of This City.
sev. A. s. Clark breaches at Christ
Episcopal Church.
ybs TenpIe Street Christian Church
1istens TO Rev. II. Elliott Ward
Tbe Lords Supper Discussed
at the Epworth M. E.


at Christ's Episcopal church, corner OF
Flower and Pico streets, yesterday. The
congregation was very fair, in view OF
the weather. The singing was up to the
accustomed excellent standard. Mr..
CLARK preached from part OF the tifth
7asse of the fourth chapter OF Ephesians,
As theme being Our Faith.
In the main it must be confessed that
q creed has place in all the relations OF
life. Whenever trust and confidence are
received, whenever there is acknowi-
edgement OF virtue and truth, whenever
men stand by their convictions OF right,
the outward expression OF those Things
Is in its very nature creed. Be II
matter of political economy, OF fiscal
policy. of governmental diplomacy, II IT
can be mt into words and thus formu-
lated il becomes in it's own de-
partment a creed. To say that one
las faith and vet has no creed is an alb
surditv. The church, catholic, presents
for our acceptance not speculative the
ories nor mere distractions, but a cer-
tain compend OF we'll established facts.
These she holds essential to salvation,
not alter a forensic manner, but
largely on account of the spir-
itnal welfare of the individual.
Whatever the Interpolation Of those
facts, the facts stand alone as the
church's formerly believed. How came
the church there by her creed? The
divine founder of Christianity pro-
claimed Himself. His life, His mission.
His works were the groundwork of this
creed, and when He had made Himself
sufficiently we'll known He asked,
"Peter, whom dolmen say that the son
OF man am?" when Peter answered,
sThou art the Christ, the son of the liv-
ing God !" the gem of the Christians
creed is discovered. All the other facts
are correlated to this one supreme
truthIgrowing out of it and being compile.
nent.
kWhen the convert knocked for ad-
Mission at the church door, he was
asked for his credo. Instructed as a
catechisem he was able to reply In the
church's words. and this is the tri-une
blessing OF the babtismnal formula.
He recognized the essential facts of
the Christian faith. Whatever growth
has come true has heen one OF defini-
tions and not of facts, for every ennun-
citation of the old truth there lie the his
tory Of herecy to 60 with it. For the
Christian provence has been not only to
promogate, but to defend the faith once
delivered to the saints.
Older than the New Testement ia the
germ of the creed. For the truth was
proclaimed before the writer's record
was made. The living notice precedes
the pen of the writer. Amidst the
gambling Interpretation of the day the
creed is necessary for our times. Life is
too short for any one man to formulate
q creed for himself, and in many cases
death too imminent to attempt ex-
positions of the gospels and epistles.
As guide to the true understanding OF
'the'scriy ytrres o. God this ereeds stand
pre-eminent.
sEMPLE-sTREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The congregation was unusually
email yesterday, owing to the fact that
large number OF the congregation was
attending the annual convention of the
church in Southern California, now in
session at Long Beach.
Rev. III. Elliott Ward, who is supply
ing the pulpit in the absence Of the
pastor, preached an interesting sermon
trom the first three verses of the third
chapter Of Ezra, on the subject of A
Working Church. Mr.. Ward began by
saying that we are to look for the plan
OF Organization and doctrine Of the
Jewish church to the Jewish scriptures
and for organization and doctrine OF the
churchfof Christ to the Christian script
ures, but that the great principles upon
which religious work was to be made a
success was the same in al dispensa-
tions. The speaker mentioned the diff
cultes that surrounded the Jews in re-
building the city and temple upon their
return from the Babylonian captivity,
and then proceeded to speak of those
principles that prevailed to make their
work successful.
In the fret place, all were at work.
'sThe people gstheredy themselves to-
gether." The work was not left to a
special class or seiecr few. So in the
church today, the Lord calls all into the
vineyard to labor. There is no distinc-
tion as to laiety and clergy recognized in
the New Testament.
They were all at work in unison ''as
one man." United effort is winning
effort; only when the sticks of the
bundle were taken separately was it
possible to break them.
lupf III lobolCA ObOAAOnti5 u6 ~ 40
written in the law of Moses, the man OF
& God.' We/are to work as it is written
q in the law of Christ, the Son of God.
Every true soldier of the cross is obsdi-
ent. Wilifulneas is mans chief sin.
Some think If they cannot have their
own way they are excused from helping.
When a course OF action is decided upon
by the church it is our duty to aid in
carrying it to completion. Work con-
etantIy, "as the daty of every day re-
quired Some congregations seem to
carry on their work much as some peo-
pie gp fishing, who, with fine tackle and
good bait, throw in the hook and say
"Noc bite, am going away to rest in
The shade. So the church, with fine
house an eloquent preacher and a
prima donna singer say to the world
"Ncw bite, we are going to take it
.easy.'
Onll. 'said the speaker" when the
churcl was all at work, all at work in
nnion all at work obediently, and all at
work constantly, could there be hope
ior lGge success."
EPwoRTH NJ. e. CHURCH.
AS twas the occasion Of the fourth
quarterly meeting the pastor preached a
setmonpreparatory to the sacrament OF
the. Lori's snppsr.
1e spike of the import OF the sacra-
mlns aseeen in its connection with the