Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-10-25


zeal 10 overthrow the sectarianisn
from our heart, and the sectarianisn
from the world, by chiefly enlarging Il
those things in which we agree rathe
than those on which we differ.
Now, hear is a great gospel platform
A man comes up on this side of tn,
platform and says: II don't believe il
| baby sprinkling." Shall ] shove hin
off? Here is man coming up ON thii
side Of the platform, and he says: q
don't believe in the perseverance of tn,
saints" Shall | shove him off? No.
will say: do you believe in the Lore
Jesus Christ as your Saviour" Do yor
trust Him for time and eternity" Hs
says: Yes" DO you take Christ foi
time and eternity?" Yes" say
Come on, brother; one in time and on,
in eternity: brother now and brother
forever" Blessed be God for gospel
platform 50 large that all who receive
Christ may stand ON it,
think we may overthrow the severe
sectarianism and bigotry in our hearts
and IN the church also, by realizing
that all the denominations of Chris
tians have yielded noble institutions
and noble men There is nothing that
so stirs my soul as this thought. One
denomination yielded Robert Hall
and an Adouiram Judson; another
yielded a Latimer and a Melville; an
other yielded John Wesley and the
blessed Sunmerfield; while our own
denomination yielded John Knox and
the Alexanders men Of whom the
world was not worthy. Now, say, If
we are honest and fair-minded men,
when we come up in the presence OF
such churches and such denominations;
although they may be different from
our own, we ought to admire them, aud
we ought to love and honor them.
Churches which can produce such men,
and such large-hearted charity, and
such magnificent martyrdom, ought to
win our affection-at any rate, our re-
spect. So come ON, We hundred thou
sand Episcopalians in this country, and
We five hundred thousand Presby-
terians, and We million Baptists. and ye
two million Methodists-eome on;
shoulder to shoulder we will march for
the worlds congress, for all nations
are to be saved, and God dema nds that
you and | help do it. Forward, the
whole line
Moreover. we may also overthrow the
feeling of severe sectarianism by join
ing other denominations in Christian
work. l like when the spring-time
comes and the anniversary occasions
begin and all denominations come upon
the same platform That overthrows
II the Young Mems
Christian associations, in the Bible So
ciety, in the Tract society, in the For
eign Missionary society, shoulder TO
5 BOULDER all denominations.
Perhaps | might forcibly illustrate
this truth by calling your attention to
an incident which took place about
twenty years ago. One Monday morn
ing at about o'clock. while her nine
passengers were sound asleep
in her berths dreaming of home,
the steamer Atlantic crashed into
Mars Head Five hundred souls in
ten minutes landed into eternityl o.
what a scenel Aaonized men and wo'
men running up and down the gang
ways, and clutching for the rigging, |
and the plunge of the helpless steamer,
and the clapping of the hands of the
nerciless sea over the drowning and |
he dead. threw two continents into
error. But see this brave quarter
Master pushing out with the life line
until he gets to the rock; and see these
ishermen gathering up the ship
wrecked. and taking them into the
.abins. and wrapping them in the fam
lels snug and warm; and see that min
ster OF the gospel, with three other
men, getting into life boat ami push
ng out for the wreck, pulling away
teross the surf, and pulling away until
hey saved one more man. and then
-etting back with him to the shore,
an those men ever forget that
light? And can they ever forget their
in peril, companion
hip in struggle, companionship in
wful catastrophe and rescue? Neveri
Sever. In whatever part of earth they
meet they will be friends when they
MENTION the story of that night when
he Atlantic struck Mars Head. Well,
az friends, our world has gone into a
forse shipwreek. Sin drove it on the
ocks. The old ship has lurched ard
ossed in the tempest of six thousand
ears. Out with the lifeline. ! do not
are what denomination carries it. Out
nth the lifeboatl do not care what
enomination rows it. Side by side, in
he memory of common hardships, and
ommon trials, and common prayers,
nd common tears, let us be brothers
orever. We must be
One army OF the living God,
To His command we bow;
Part Of the host have crossed the food,
And part are crosSinsnow.
And expect to see the day when all
of Christians shall Join
ands around the cross of Christ and
cite the creed: Il believe in God the
ather Almighty, maker of heaven and
nth, and in Jesus Christ. and the
of saints, and in life ever
sting. Amen"
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