The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-26

the greatest problem that contr0nts
/ thristendom at the present hour. lMs
! Is so because the eVangeliZatloH CT tne
| world is the supreme duty OF the church.
| and Christian union IL the supreme con-
| diton Of fulfilling that duty. rms rela-
| ton between the supreme duty ana ,ne
! supreme condition of performing ~ EuB,
J Sested by Christ's prayer, ana cohnrmeu
by the whole history and present con,
hftion OF the Church, cannot pS Wa1eu
| aside much longer with plOus pIdti tIuHS
! about the spiritual unity we dlI"duy
/ possess. or about the sacredness OF cur
/ conscientious convictions when must ne
respected whether the Woiid Is efigr Co, 90
. vcrtcd or not / am quite wlIn1S 10
/ aGmit that there Is great dcai OF
. spiritual unity among Protestant mis-
tlans, much mere, indec1, thah mos any
/ adequate expression. There Is also ihuIn
f more dOctrinaI UAity than one would
. suppose who he's not taken pans TO
/ aequaiut himself with the most recent
I .ffcrarcce Of representative men IN Nd1l-
lys religious bodies. and note their SINH
I4rIty on great dO-trinal questions. rs
/ student and close observer OF the cur
+ rent relgious thought, | am often made
l 10 marvel at the Growing unlty u scnu-
( mont i'm an the great Protestant bodies
I Of the world. What ! am pleading LOT IN
. this address Is that We give Iaore
. adequate expression 20 the unity we az
I ready have In cooperation ior lle AT
;ammert Of all common ends. ard there
/ bv perfect that unity which IS e7se"'ldI
20 tie highest success Of misS'o"''
You. If tro things I have been saying
't'S m ~ ."y y6"lr world is getting closer
together-drawn by their common ~
| .sts aud th. growing CouS'lpuSL'SS 81
49,, 80 ''''' lr,+baThool shall the Church
h.i,n, rs mission by resisting this tenden-
| cy TO union r-u..ooir,, tho mighty
issues Of this age prayed i9r tnt "iIi .if., ~
| IA 5ie.iurrs that The world might bgnrNe
49, Ill, Ha clearly makes thrlsuah
~, ",t condition of the success OF Ills
mission. l. NOT vet Obtain
..',,4i, t.rrfstilus We are dividing anu
80, ,.rr resources at home ana con-
St,' t.. heather world abroad MIS-
s5nr.rI.. lu foreign lind@ are app'"li,l7
''. |,.rGs 20 send thcm-not sec,
a. ,r.r4ranlists- broad-mlndel
..' ,''' ,,ro r4n preach Christ TO perlshlhg
49, Uni leave dcnomnauonal duSndS
49, .Ha fn.olocians at home. Ito.
N. r.r.sa farts-nOt theOntS-ia'9e i"
l.,..f..r,sly. solemn Issue with the re-
r,l,r. Vorlt-ulmeiy: benoiAlH1lloni4'
..w or the conversion OF lhe WI ~,
,.nlenn # any man thlnRs ina ne ,, ,l'r's
,,.rIl's ,vanEelization let MN
a.. to the shadows OF 9cln9si"I ~,
ga rs he hears the Master ~
ND Hfs trembling voice III NE ne
Ht-1 ~ na}icvc that tnou has sent
ng lcr him interrupt Tn, prayer WI" I,,o
~ s.la.n request. 40 Master iet ue
lI, ~, ,7r,. aluom.natiOnal dOgmas even
.".- tf- division they perp.tudlg
-1 mar the unity OF my pouG 80 az
~.,.rt tha conversion OF lht ",t 49,,
I.rd II hc cannot make TINS Lsc 49,
w.. Master let him gladly surrender W.
'M' ~. an obstacle TO the unity OF ue-
the true glory Of Christians Is sef 20 ng
,r3 I'm the seIt-grucihMoh anu SuI.C ,i I'r'
with christ for ne "o[i hi;, Win christ
J.. e,ivatiou of the world, anu H. "a
The sphere of theo.oeie.Ai-I, -" - w
vu CHRISTIAN unity he rene -I,o,,,,t us 10
%. w ' ~, Christ % The misery, crime
4 ,.r.trhpdu45s of the great uHso9P'.'tu
MASSES in our large cues ~ sI,,,,e,., aoI
,rg,nurt tones to bury our ulH.i q, .r rl..,.
/ -.L. common cause against IHe 3oI.
".'niU .hie royar,v. sin and moral dark
| 49, 90, +ha darkness and ldolalTy Oh lht
/ PAGAN world, whose popuia'pn - CaII
| ir, more rapaiily thdH ouL IN o,,r diIidcd
/ ,.F-}tIIE rp6u as 10 close up our uINi"cI
/ ,7ye and send the glorious Eospel vi
E.r. and inspiration TO the per SL !Ih
t-.i,1 of earth Every breeze thal comes
u. us across the TWO oceans DrilsS Iile
rstTetir cry of our brothers ana sisters
fr mo bread Of life, 90 large numbers OF
. intelligent people ln our VNH anu, ~
are kept out Of the churCh by our nt
unconditional divisions and Sulles' NalI
/ fgr "a united Church before whose moral
ANA spiritual power they would NltlN 'll,I
| objections 10 Christianity, ana SURRENDER
to the Lord Jesus. -. soIl.,,.
I'm view of the glorious results 10 follow
! a united church. IL seems TO me mat
! when the glorious contamination comes
as come IL Wilt will bring panG Of
! ko.u regret even amid the SptoniOrS OF
the new heaven and the new earth, mat
We ever allowed our uHhoiy divisions 10
s., long delay this larger incoming OF
The signs of promise are all around the
! horizon The heavens are red with the