Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-28


the phrase which he was pleased TO use
almost always was 1.-The kingdom" and
So he termed it in the universal prayer
which he gave TO his disciples TO be for
ever used in their devotions TO God, Thy
kingdom come.
The Church. continued the Dean, was
the household OF the Great Father, ana
included all true followers Of Christ, OF
every name. in one great catholic fold.
THE MEANING OF CATHOLIC.
The very worl catholic he said. is not
TO be applied TO a denomination. il is
undenominatiOnsl. Ii means the uniVer'
sal family. composed OF all who have
been baptized in the name of the triune
God. according 10 Ch!ists own commits
sion.
That" said he. "is the unity oo Chris
tendon, which IL greater than all the
denomna tlonal idiosyncrisies that have
sprung up in the versical mind Of man.
The things that separate Christendom
to-day In different folds are not the
things that consume the great vital
union OF souls with the God OF the uni
| verso
There r. one Lord acknowledged by
every subject OF His TO be Lord OF all.
| one faith. the Catholic creeds OF christen-
| dom rhe Apostles and Nicene creeds, the
| property OF all Christians, belonging eX-
| clusively TO none: one baptism. IN the
name of the Father. and OF the Son. and
| OF the Holy Ghost admitting FOR once
| and for all not TO be again repeated into
| inheritance of the Kingdom OF Heaven
! one God and Father Of all, who is alone
all and through all and in all. But the
! text speaks O: the apostles doctrine and
/ fellowship and prayers.
! This very phrase indicates its historic
I character. The doctr me. the prayers, ana
| the fellowship OF the Church are apes
| tolic; but just as there IL an apostolic
| ministry, 70 there are also special and
| prophetic ministries blessed of God in
| every age and in every CLINE. Italy ha4
! her Savonarola, Germany her Martin
. Luther England her Spurgeon. America
| her Jonathan Edwards aud her Dwight
/ l. Moody; and who can doubt that the
/ ministries OF these men. whether historic
/ or not. have redounded to the glory OF
/ God and the cause OF humanity?
EVERY CHRISTIAN A PRIEST.
( "Nhy, every Christian is n priest OF
/ Cod If he is true 10 his profession. Yes,
verify the whole Christian Church is 4
royal priesthood. says 81. Peter: an holy
| nation to offer up spiritual sacrifices unto
! God. and this Is the only use Of the word
! priest i'm the New Testament in applica
| ton 30 q follower of Christ But of what
ever value special ministries may be,
there is supreme need OF historic CON
! tinuity.
| There begins down in the gulf on the
tropical side OF our country wonderful
| stream which flows out into the Atlantic
northward and eastward. which Is some
what disturbed in its course by storms
and counter-currents. by other waters
! that seek 10 mingle themselves with itself;
but, yet in all, through all, by all. IL
I flows on, In reality unbroken, TIL II
reaches coasts far up In the Arctic sea
and hathes them with It's warm current
/ and it's sweet breath till daisies and for
get-me-nots blossom where otherwise
only coarse lichens would grow on bare,
! bald rocks.
so WITH THE CHURCH
80 the Church OF God comes down
/ through all the changes and chances OF
this mortal life. swept over by furious
storms of discord at times, by fierce per-
secutions rent, by scisms torn asunder.
flowing on through all, and in AL, and
bv ALL till IL reaches the generations OF
men. now living on the face OF the earth.
bringing warmth and life on its sweet
current. making the wilderness blossom
/ as the rose, and filling the world with
| charity and ala manner or loneliness.
The whole world shows no loneliness
outside Of the spirit which Christianity
has infused into the nations called Of
God With all mistakes that have been
made. human mistakes--and there are
! many-it must be confessed that Chris
tianity alone has loved mankind and
shown ii by works; infideiity has done
absolutely nothing.
THE DEANS LAST APPEAL.
80" said the Dean, II appeal TO YOU,
men and women, to serve God. not from
fear OF hell. to serve God no, from sell
fish advantage that you will gain eter-
nally thereby, but serve Him because lie
Is your Father; serve Him because You
would pace your will in obedience TO
! HIS: serve Him for His very loveliness
serve Him because He il your God. and
YOU long 10 please Him and be like Him,
that You may eyerlastingly reflect HIS
glory In His eternal and glorious King
DOM
END OF THE MISSION.
| Mr.. Barrett left last night on the :
| o'clock train for his home in Washington,
! where he rests for a very short time,
| and then begins mission In one of the
churches in Philadelphia.
DIR. Young ON Things Temporal and
| Eternal.
| Rev. DIR. W. J. Young. OF Park-Piace
church, last night preached to quite n
large congregation on the subject. From
Theology to Reality: A Conver-
sation Heard In a Store" ia y."as