New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-02

picture would I'LL the air with brightness ana
summertime. l tired OF studied proprietiea anu
nausead with small fussy. peispifine thinking aoou'
religious things that thinking aspres 10 COM
nose any true part OF Christian matter; for II The
grand shaking events Of old Apostolic history mean
anything they mean that the constituting ana uic po
ducng energy Christianity individual and associate
elaborate dene0nOr, nor reach or scuteheSs III '
meno handling OF what is rcgiously problemstc but tho
personal milling indweling OF the mighty sprit OF
the living and abiding Christ
Now 1t is not till you get up into range with taD ''
and until you keep ofcctionatc company win tne ee
in the history Of wherein that fact comes 70 N
superb exposition, what IL thousand times oc''c''
not until you perhaps had just bit OF burning en-
prlence what 1t is 10 be personally moved upon oS
energies that hot from the sky and borne eve"
though but for splendid hafhour. upon the rush OF
tide that the endless and the unathomaoie s"
not until you have upon the hills and stood Tor
burning the tops OF the mountains ana LOOKUP
with wideaway vision into tho very eyes OF the heavens
that you competent with profundity OF pity TO eRar
the cavedwelcrs who map the sky through ue ce'aFcs
that yentiate kennels, who prescribe the or gnu
hn becauc they dare 10 lift their gistening shoulders
above the dampness and dngness OF the valleys "hoh
they surmount and who anathenatize the gory'co"heo
mountains because built TO scae that dehcs the MIMI"
mathematics OF their own molehis And thefe
nse in which am able TO be profoundly grateful for tho
very pettiness the bricks with which some OF our
friends insist on archtecturng the structure OF ouis
tan faith and life 1t Is when have been drinking
on. fountains that running dry that we cry Tor
rain. As / have sat In that Scotch Church III Four
feminist and have heard the matter so presented a.
though the kingdom Heaven pyotcd on the dotting OF
an 81" hypothesised manuscript, have thought
to myself, What opening for revival what
starting point for Pcntecostl How the gaping
ground, with It's dumb dry lips sshs TO Heaven 10:
downpour
should lie sorry 20 have It supposed that l am
motived 70 this by any suggestion Of unkndncss or DIT
terness. l not. This slipping away from me great
deteminatve factor Of Christianity this doping down
from a condition Of Pentccosal baptism, which is the
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ton OF numby cropping around the lean qualities
the matter, is the natural trend Of event. 1t is ueha
all to fight against. 1t is easier 70 i've
by products Of other mems inspiration than 1t is TO
have an inspiration OF A. commentary upon u's
wish you would read the second chapter OF 81 faui
Letter TO the Coossians. The people he IA Wfuhg "
there had been taught in such way that 1t was next 70
mpos for them get feeling that now That they
Christians good part VI the essence OF eif
Christianity going consist in keeping the ordinances
tina, they taught just precisely we who wero
brought up caechsns. for instance find almost an
utter npossbllty, that we have become Christians"
TO Get over the feeling holding 70 that catechis IN
whole in part makes us part OF the essence OF our
Christianity Tbs principle is TIE SAINT IN both cases
just read that chapter and what quick and ser
ing and splineIIng work the inspired Apostle makes WIN
their heresy For that hereSy have most 10 fear
in the the writing Of certain Doctrines with an
Interrogation mark but the writing OF them all win
full stop imagining that because so written they
have something do with composing the substance oil
the Christian This IS not putting low price on
doctrine but It IS making Christian LIE in the individual
hang upon single thread of living union with Jesus
Christ. II the vine ye are the branehe-"
There a good deal more that wanted 70 say but
which will have treated Of litc hurriedy. This
picture Of vine and the branches not only exhibits
,ol u,o, with Omit az the on- only element .run.
49,, ,A ~ ,,,ao,. =, -. i,diriduol hr, sho,- ., Tho
80 ,, ,he rhs,,nce q, tha, ,.s,io, amoog Christians
properly under the OF Church; for the several
hound unto CHRIS: each ny It. own particular ,he,d Of
N. dvi,a III. hut Ivy heinz ~ hound into Him arc
drn n,o cohs,en, relations with each oh.r. and that
macs church. ma, f. Church and II IS the whole O.
Chur., inc, s ,.ing l,, ,,o -,i.t roata. IN, III.
entire feet OF being a Christian. Now that +. simple
there is no danger Of thought cettsng lost there St paul
vo renerbe, instead q, usiny the u.,r,o, Of the ,cc
as Christ doe. in our verse assist. himself by the u,tra
,ion az the body and savs q Christ that He is The head
of tho body tho Church Tno.c therefore Who are |
vitality Uni. into fine holy NJ Christ are f,ov.relul.r
win eacb ether III tb,. Ltv 70, III. one >,ofe r,a,
though thai they are ea.b Of t.u vitality sn: tlt is
the min, N he tour +, mind they a., not ou,ornl.r
a., 80 church ot c,r.. 20, va-i,, t rs,.ons but TO-
the One reason mat t.ev ar, cae 81 heu ll,nry knit
into Christ That now f. the chart tina, we have got
IN steer ~ when Va. ron, .. We .h.l u,rseu,v int,
what Is rt,le bewlderlne Church then standing Tor |
rnuq,a membership I'm Christ, lust a. tho branches of
hro. b.cors putuapv r.a,nl ha arse all NJ Them d-,v
,bo, NJ. ,,,r 80 .a,oo ,oo yo h,i havo ., %, ~, and
.av thar local Cgryb rFe our own for instance H.,
or,cs a lo.ol ,l,-.h o,. m q, ,,e ,o,,, ,y,re - truth,
,,,,r o,,,,,..,. tho r.oi oo,i, n, -. ,.,.h , ,,,,
w. oro eo,,i,, ,o,y >, ,bo s..,r. ..,,,d W. ,,,..
asc o,rs.,vos under.t,ol a. vo,l Pa. n, .rt,~ % r,
take. Tg.e word .Chnr.,,, has an hc, ,esd Into n nv
tina use "a which m. word was nut l ts Aos,le ard
e tho ldeo which have tust indicated IN. fe,,ovs, -
men with one another a. electrsea bv tho ono slnrl.
fact ~ thel, Twin, fe'a,,o, Z, Christ Nor ,h,, f. ,
manning that ba. 90, n stand Il. &. ,r,,srsulo ., |
t,enr.h,n T. and il criminal 70 urdc-.ase % ,c,rcn {,
When now under coyor o b, san. word ,ou dA.,c ..
Introduce a new clement 0, your own Won are gui,v =,
uor,cltnr 9urua.c al ma iny With .,cr.i ,nc and ~
fo.tlng unou ana tall. nhroseo,cv ,pr,cnded reau,ro.
Take for cyarnI. our own Chvrch We emil Il p,.si,v
terrain Church Viat now e,orfiv does thu, mon,
II I. I'M. snoular thu, after HAVING hoe, L,oyyr 10
that oesicraon for .los, fo,,v vo.-s b.o sbo,id a.,
near 20 be any reason for asking the nnort ~ that dss
nation. But thcre seems h. be a reason w1at doe a |