The record-union., 1893-09-30

easily approach each other in their
thought of God" says the Boston Chris
ten Register (Unit.), ''if they were not
SO deeply divided in their theory of man.
Ihe IrlDitarian says: Man is ruined by
sin. He can only be restored by mira
Gle OF mercy. out of Christ there is no
spiritual life, and without faith in his
atonIng sacrifice human righteousness IS
but hIthy rags The Unitarian says:
Man is not ruined, but defective and ln-
complete. The power that made him
never ceases to operate in him for the de-
velopment and perfection Of his nature In
the image OF God But, If the Trlnltarlan
works for conversion and the Unitarian
for culture, are the methods so different
as to be contradictory? In both cases
they seek to change men for the better.
Culture is method of conversion; con-
version is a method Of culture: and IN
either case no result is reached without
spiritual vitality, which both recognize as
divine product. Two types OF religious
life and character emerge; one is more
Self-cOntalned, the other more enthuslaS-
tic, but aspire to excellence. and both are
in love with the Lord and the neighbor.
As every hymnal contains hymns by
Trinitarian and Unitarian writers, as
ministers and laymen of both kinds CO.
operate in every work OF patriotism, ed
ucatiOn and philanthropy, so does every
list of sanity men and women contain
the names of those who have lifted up holy
hands to Three-in-0ne and TO the Father
as the only and alI-sufficient God"
The National Baptist of Philadelphia
remarks: ''The Century for September
contains an article by William Channcey
Langdom. d. D., dwelling upon the fact
that there is q widespread distrust of the
church among workingmen who yet APP
,,1n 2 fnkt Of 4 hits r that
of the most sincere believers of our day,
especially among men ofintellect, educa-
tion and moral culture, have come to hold
aloOf from the institutional fellowship Of
Christs professed disciples The author
quotes DR.. Newman Smyth: 'Cnrist's
doctrine = is entering effectively
into much Of the best striving and work
ing of the men who are standing aloof
from the churches He quotes also Dir.
Bruce: Many have left the church in or
der TO be Christians Instead Of claim
ing for the church that within it alone
salvation is to be found, earnest mon are
more inclined to ask whether salvation is
to be found in it at all, and does not rath-
er consist in escaping from its influence
and great deal more to the same effect
That there are Christians in
great numbers outside the church we
neither affirm or deny. We leave the
matter to the Searcher of Hearts; but we
do respectfully inquire wherein these
outside Christians make their existence
known; wherein. do they show their alle-
glance to Christ? wherein do they mani
fest the fact that 'Christ's doctrine is en-
tering into their best striving and work.
ing?' Christ says to His disciples, 'Ye
are the light Of the world Wherein does
the light of these outside Christians shine?
Are they, in imitation Of Christ, going to
the ignorant and destitute, to carry ligh
and hope and salvation? Are they read
ing the words of Christ in the cottage, in
the cellar, in the attic, at the sick bed, in
pital? Are they leading lives OF prayer?
Are they praying with their families?
Are they going out as missionaries, self
sustaining, to China and India and
4 Africa?"