Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-19
they rejoice because they are on their
way to the congratulations eternal.
Universal brotherhood.

beautiful daughters, but the fairest oi
them all is she whose ways are pleasant.
ness and whose paths are peace. Now,
my brothers and sisters-for have a
right to call you all SOL know some
people look back ON their ancestral line,
and they see they are descended from
the Puritans or Hnguenots; and they re.
joice in that but / look back ON nv
ancestral line, and see therein such a
mingling and mixture Of the blood of
all nationalities that feel akin to all
the world, and by the blood of the Son
of God, who died for all people, ad-
Gress you in the bonds of universal
brotherhood.
come out as only servant bringing
an invitation to q party, and put it in
to your hand, saying, Come, for all
things are now ready" and 1 urge it
upon you and continue to urge it, and
before l get through 1 hope, by the
blessing Of God, to compel you to come
in.
We must take care how we give the
invitation. Ny Christian friends, /
think sometimes we have just gone op-
posite to Christ's command, and we have
compelled people to stay out Some.
times our elaborated instructions have
been the hindrance. We graduate from
our theological seminaries OH stills, and
it takes five or six years before we can
come down and stand right beside the
great masses of the people, learning
their joys, sorrows, victories, defeats.
We get our heads so brimfal of theo-
logical wisdom that we have to stand
very straight lest they spill over Now,
what detRe great masses of the people
care about the technicalities of religion?
What do they care about the hypostatio
union or the difference between sublap-
sarian and supralapsarian? What do
they care for your profound explana-
tions, clear as London fog? When a
man is drowning, he does not want you
to stand by the dock and describe the
nature of the water into which he has
fallen and tell him there are two parts
hydrogen gas and one of oxygen gas,
with common density of 80 F., turn.
ing tosteam under common atmospher.
lc pressure of 212. He does not want
chemical lecture on water. Ho wants q
,ope.
Gone Metaphysics Mad.
Oh, my friends, tho curse of God or
he church, it seems to me, in this day
S metaphysics. We speak in an un-
lnown tongue in our Sabbath schools,
md i'll our religious assemblages, and
II our pulpits, and how can people be
aved unless they can understand rs:
We put on our official gowns, and we
hink the two silk balloons Tapping at
he elbows Of o preacher give him great
anctity. The river of Gods truth flows
lown before us pure and clear as crys.
al, but we take our theological stick
md stir it up and stir it up until you
annot seq the bottom. Oh, for the sim
'licity of Christ in all our instructions
-the simplicity he practiced when
landing nmong the people he took a |
lily and said, There is lesson of the |
manner will clothe you, and point.
ng to raven said: "There is a lesson
t the way will feed you. Consider
he lilies--behold the fowls -
I think often In our religious instruc-
ions we compel the people to stay out
y our church architecture. People come
n, and they and things angular and cold |
nd stiff, and they 60 away, never again
0 come, when the church ought to be a
reat home circle, everybody having a
ymnbook, giving half Of it to the one
ext him; every one who has hand to
hake hands shaking hands--the church
and the ohurchsurroundings
aging to the people, 'Come in and be
home. Instead of that, / think all
nese. surroundings often compel the peo-
le to stay out. Now, let US all repent
our sins and begin ON the other track
nd by our heartiness Of affection and
'armth of manner and implication of
ie spirit of God compel the people to
ome in. How shall we lead sinners to
,cept the Lords invitation? think we
Iust certainly begin by holy life We
IuEt be better men, better women, before
e can compel the people to como into
le kingdom of Jesus Christ. There
re fine essays being written in this day
oout science and religion. ! tell you
10 best argument in behalf of our holy
hristianity. II is good man. q good
oman, life all conseorated TO Christ.
o infidel can answer 1t. Oh. let ms
? holy example compel the people to
,me ini
The Safe Path.
/ read OF minister Of the gospel who
as very fond of climbing among the {
Iiss mountains. One day he was climb
g among very dangerous places and :
ought himself all alone when he heard !
voice beneath him say; Father, look |
1t for the safe path; am following. !
nd he looked back. and he saw that he =
as climbing not only for himself, but
imbing for his boy. oh, let us be sure
ID take the safe path Our children are
lowing; our partners In business are
flowing; our neighboFs are following;
great multitpde' stepping right ON In
r steps on, be sure and take the right
thl Exhibit a Christian example and
by your Rodly walk compel the peo.
2 10 come Ia.
/ think there Is work also In the way
kindly admonition. do not believe