Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-21

fhe Lad fhos sla.k loss t1F God
9TH All ny heart and al tby soaL aad
sn-lt lsss thy aslxnser a. thyssiL Asa
have teen mskiag mach q tA4t 1<sf
a.. add iifts Ok tas seeDad
All lands have beea explored. al
languages are knosn. fhs healhsn are
beeomlnx coaFerte.l, ssiencs - xsplng
cut fisss snd spsess the tins = sinsost
here ehsD ths t4befazeis u Ooi shali
- xith msn. snsi they shall dwell %
gsfhcr on ssFth- from ogt u the cloud
sAail eoals the ashtniss q Cob 10
parity tas slnospasrs u earth lie
kingdo q heaven y &C hand. and
eal upon y0a 70 prepare ths cay for IL
Tbs church and tie NoFid must gain
a zee hlsa Of ths nisslos q Shfls<
lie came - redss1 Tia world
ia belongs % hin. believe II = a
practical dsnial Of Christ 20 SAY ths
woFld t.iongs - The desil Jesus
Christ va not ssns % save Individuals
cot q ra.ssd so<l@l he cane % ssss
Tia uorld itssI Ihs y ths faF-ot
divine goal - which Ell ezsation uoseA
The Chnrch. the fsstrsmesl
God giant bis church % Be the
azenf IA every instrunentallfy on earth.
working 10 save this world Christ didn't
cous % tzks ~ % heaven. bat 70 siaks
q heaven hsrs tor "a We must realizs
Gods purposs< aad methodz | believe
that 80 long a. &c haze thsosogical Aad
philosophical standards instead Of ethi-
cal standards. TIE curse OF Tod viii 30
upon ths church The idea q asking
al applicant % oelioye some creed be-
FORE bsilz admitted 10 4 church. Jesus
sasd q hls Disciples. FollcS me and
uiil uzxs you nshsrs Of men- God
szEts a. 10 b sasiors a. well a. saved.
Ia TIE chureh q Christ the leader n
every political movement that has IN 10
moral prlnciplsy Ia 81 t3e leader in
ths romlas social fevoiution! What has
t1s cAursh % 90 Uith The world as
Woss1s Il ought % be The world. IL II
dong "a TO ask il = u receive an AM
TAI answer The worst thing ! KNOW Of
= r. pride sith vhaen the CHRISTIAN
church points 60 educational aad beney-
oieat Institutions erected oy D0aey
wrought b. psactleing the arts OF deep
est h=4L Tie largesf ehftst1aE uniser.
Sly .n this couotry gas founded by
money ootaiaed ~ violation u esery
pri1sip.s of honor. BY the corruption of
legislators. - snatcbsng the doctor BY
tas throat add gFinaing the poor under
F.it8te lB this coan.ry sas founded by
mocey extorfed from the people by
essry xroNa mcans % dis1olesry.
Trying q he etic
we have seen the spectacle Of the
ministers u q church riding IN palace
cars 20 conrlct another brother OF
Esrssy. and ksepiog the eyes d the
sofld turncd for ave years 10 this DIS
graceful bot on the religion Of Christ
Another church al it, annual conven-
toe spent four days 10 arguing whether
rs iaiiy should be allowed 10 SIT with
tie ministers. and In electing It's officers
used methods that would q .sgrace a
ward politician. A most distinguished
t0dy 81 New York preachers recently
bowed their heads before a cut-throat
r1boer and begged Tor the privilege Of
thanking hins for $4,000 which be had
given Tor missions out Of his ll-gotten
gains
How do you manage your churches
here, Are there three churches IN this
city managed By trustees that are filled
with the right splrit! In the last city
Mhsre We laDOred. cns OF the churches
gave a theatrical entertainment and on
TIE program Uas prlnted Inis sentence
Westminsfer beer hall You say, Look
az our y. NJ G. Al know one Of the
leading 1. ". &. As in the country
whose president 10 a millionaire; but
whose secretary hasn't received a cent
% salary since last January. During
that tine his tsG.ily has suffered for
necessities Of lsfe
Preachers and Poiitic<
We make our ministers keep out Of
politics. Religion - the one thing
politics needs. The church Of Christ
should run the politics We give 49,
ooU0O a year 70 the heather. and spend
e. 0.O0O.oJ0 a year Tor drink. The
church q Christ may justly be held
responsible for the eontIGuascs OF the
salooa. Every other form OF licensed
llst > founded upon the seliishness and
Indderence u the alleged christian
Sir MHis serIOn at tins point Tas In
terrgptoa - the cheers OF toe audience.
Il have spoken these words because
love the caafch.~ be continued. Il
have sgokru them because | believe
lid - calling us. ADD that the overturn-
in< - bound 20 coma Mess the
church shall cease % oainsstsr 20 the
ricb aad "a neglect the poor. unless the
and continue 90 aeK.ect his children.
tasn shall God have new church for
his people. 1 sumn0a you tonight %
80 singtiom q the Lord that yuu may
Ia sifa alm ia he regeneration.
Keeping the Door- Licked
Tiers = considerable fault found with
TIE methods ata manners - ths door
aecpers. anti tie practice 90 locking the
doors % prevent she exit q Anybody IN
tbe sllhense. Last night a prominent
s.fiefy Noman attsudsI Tia meeting,
tut .eft hsf little toy az homs ia her
tosriia. hoaasl Shs began "a worry
about hfr buf waited uafil the eud -
fhe sermon ia order not "a disturb any
tns.F - leaving "A eoon - the ser
moo SIS ea.np.ssrd she sfsrts-i o. leave
go ball Eo uen in ffont q her we're
aAqFrl p - oct. hut TIE doorkeeror
rs-fu lfor.if eioset TIE aiDor in her Taco
aai to8 her sts eoui have 70 remain
uzef tie sefTicss sore over and The
lenesiiCti1n KS pronounced. she sx-
festu 'sf-i rilh aiu. hat TIE Young nan
c8m pe.iesi ter q rema'a. She vas naf.
ufaiIr indignant over the treatment ard
aseiseei tat 4 she hal o. be iccxed 10
r4an 3 ereer - aad salvation. she
eoa..s ~ Rithoufit
A vel knoxn neNspaper nan sho has
reported t-e neetsnzs tad another a.
sganent last n eai snd wss relieved TOE
.nie - Fellow fsPorter After do
- his sssl zncaent be returned n the
hal 3D. aes.zt ne man who bad relieved
han. pot he dfin'I Al andersixed
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