The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-10
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through His inspired apostles, that all
churches must be organized in one way
with bishops and presbyters, and that
they must all be ranked together in one
worldwide empire of a universal church,
with one organic form and one mode of
worship, then the question would be
closed forever.
But He never said that, and the re-
mote inferences from what He did saw,
which you may, and which others az
true, as Intelligent and as Christ.like as
you refuse to make, are unsafe founda.
tions upon which to build the tremend-
GUS claims OF an exclusive churchman-
ship. You imperil the integrity OF the
building when you take it off of found
alton OF rock and put 1t upon a founda-
tion OF sand. You imperil any truth by
enlisting fallacy or even doubtful
claim as the vehicle of its propagation
in the world.
ut is human nature in me not to be
satisfied until other men see things
exactly as see them. 1t is human
nature In men, when they find form Of
government to be good for themselves,
TO believe that 1t must necessarily be
the best form OF government for all man
kind, and to proceed to enforce thatcon.
vtction, but the Providence of God Is
ever training us to wider conception
VI OdtnOIlClIy JnA an tn8t.
Were II not so association and human
society would be impossible. In the
work OF this world / must recognize the
work of my brethren beside me. II am
man OF science, l must recognize the
attainments and the achievements of
my brother in the field of science; if I
am lawyer, doctor, or engaged In
any Of the professions of life, must do
the same thing; otherwise must fail.
SO In the highest work that God has
given us to do in our relations to one
another in this world-in the education
and regeneration Of mankind by build
Ing up the kingdom of the Lord Jesus
Christ-we must recognize the brother
hood OF Christians and the brotherhood
OF churches wherever we see the fruits
OF His spirit, and wherever He Ia a.
knowledged as the one fountain OF the
church, and wherever the sacraments
which He himself instituted are truly
administered
LAS in the org anization Of human So
ctety and in our natural relations to one
another each one must recognize the
work and respect the equal rights OF his
brother and cooperate with him on
terms of absolute equality in all that
confronts the public welfare and good
(still, each one has his own work and
must mind his own business), so God, in
Ills providence, as far as we can see, de-
signed that the same principles shall
apply In the realm of ecclesiastical rela.
tions in the Christion education of man.
kind. The Christian churches are, in
the unity OF the spirit and in the bond
Oh peace, to corporate in all work for
the common good, and yet each one has
It's own sphere, its own field, its own
gift. its own ministry
Tho sDirit of God md tho pr0u;dozoo
OF God put me in this church, and here
is my work and here 1 am to make
proof OF my ministry. 1 am here to
help, to govern this church and to keep
IL pure and true to the gospel of the
Son OF God; to exercise my ministry of
healing, and Of helping and of teaching
and OF preaching where God has put
me. and that is enough of RESPONSE
bility and enough of work for me to do.
This church has her heritage from the
noble pasta heritage not in memory
or ecclesiastical aristoc racies, but in the
long record of holy and humble men of
heart and of the saints and martyrs of
all ages and Of all chimes.
1T Is the heritage of q ministry and
a literature that comes from far away
across the centuries, tracing their
lineage to the early fountains of print
tive Christianity. 1t has it's gifts of
missionary enthusiasm; it has Its gifts
OF sweetness and Of light; it has it's
gifts OF RESPONSIVENESS and of order;
its gifts OF the sense of beauty, even
the beauty of holiness in the Worship of
God and in the ordinances Of Christ.
My part and your part, brethren of the
clergy and OF the laity, is to help, as we
may, in our day and generation, that
great old church, to carve her stone for
that vast temple OF living stone of re-
deemed humanity, which the master
builder ha, planned and is rearing
through the ages OF time Our part is
to see that for these great gifts com
mitted to us by the past we render our
account in Gods judgment with Joy and
not with sorrow."
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