The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-19
sna. mere and there even now the pull
pit Is beginning to realize that
MEN MUST LIVE HERE

tnat mere and there even now the pul-
PIT is beginning to realize that
MEN MUST LIVE HERE
as we'll As hereafter.
DIVINE service consists not in pious
Ieelings, long prayers and sanctimo-
NOUS scountenances. You cannot come
IN contact with the Infinite except
through the medium Of the finite,
ou cannot comprehend the Infinite
'od and Father Of US all save in the
person Of Jesus Christ, nor can YOU
render Him acceptable service save by
doing, in Christly way, service to
his children here. Christ is solicitous
FOR OUR TEMPORAL WELFARE,
and this is the meaning Of that early
morning question, when He, standing
on the shore, called to those who "had
toiled all night and taken nothing"
Nnlldren, have ye any meat?'"-
himself passed the stage of necessity,
put mindful still Of our physical needs.
Pleading for humanity and a fuller
comprehension and practice by the
church OF the Masters second great
law 80 like unto the first, feeling that
the human race is now at one OF the
crucial periods in its history when the
foundations Of the great deep are
broken up" believing that the church
no more shapes civilization than civil
ration shapes the church, and that
the life Of Christ, "the one universal
character" exemplified in it's fulness
by the organization which bears His
name, would bless and satisfy the long
lngs and needs of men both here and
hereafter, | ventured the criticism
which seemed to me to be justified by
PAST HISTORY AND CURRENT EVENTS.
n the course of my remarks l related
the story of AbOu Ben Adhem, the
one thing that Leigh Hunt wrote to
live and bless US through the ages
As illustrating the temper of all l
said, desire to quote it here:
"Abou Ben Adhern (may his tribe increase)
Awoke one night from q dream of peace
And saw within the moonlight in his room
Making it rich and like lily in bloom,
An angel writing in book Of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
And to the presence in the room he said:
What writest thou?" The vision raised its
head
And, with look made of all sweet accord
Answered-''The names of those who love
the Lord"
"Apd is mine one?' said Abou. 'Nay, moi
So"
Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low
But cheerily STILL and said: II pray thee
then,
White me as one WHO loves his fellow men,
The angel wrote and vanished. The mex
night
| 1t came again, with great wakening light
| And showed the names of those whom tn,
love of God had blessed,
And 10! Ben Adhem's name led all th'
rest"
Such is the speech 1 made at Cary
| / spoke i'm the presence of certainly
six ministers of the Gospel, whom
personally knew. They uttered N
structures upon what l said. When
sat down a Christian gentleman a!
prominent as any in the audience, CAV,
me his hand and said: 81 want tt
thank you for that speech" And il
after conversation he said: "If the
CHURCH WOULD GET RIGHT,
these evil conditions would be revOlu
tiOnized in fOrty-eight hours"
| The following Sunday morning thu
low comments in the partisan pres!
for partisan purposes began.
| SO far as am informed, not one o.
these journals has denied or attempted
to disprOve the truthfulness of ths
now famous utterance. OF all those
whose calling might lentitle them frs
to speak, and with some degree of au
thOrity in behalf of the ichurch wheI
it is "assailed," not one has spoken
The piOus pastor of one of the larges
churches in one of our largest cities
is reported to have said to a newspa
per correspondent "that he was no
against the Alliance, but that such al
uncalled for attack upon the churcl
called for the deepest censure."
1 hardly think those who heard I'M
felt that was making an attack upOl
the church. This pastor was my per
sonal friend, an old schOOl-mate o
twenty years ago. l immediatel.
wrote him that no amount of censurt
or abuse from the church at first o
second hand through the partisan
press,
WOULD SATISFY THINKING MEN
of the falsity of what l said. l in
vited him by letter, as had previOusl,
done in person, to disprOve my decla
ratiOns. After ten days he replies wit
renewed assurances of personal friend
illness, eminently satisfactory in thei
way; but he neither attempts to dis
prove, nor even denies, the truthful
ness of what he so deeply censure
me for saying. l submit in all candc
that he should have made some effOr
to
| TURN A SINNER
from the error of his way.
All I~,,t 4 hx, fOfn nnrnf
he says; and, while regretting that
said it, he attempts nothing more
1.-The church can stand it," he write
"but don't think that you can stan
it,"
i If the declaration 1 made is half-wa
true, the church cannot stand it. Wha
effect my remarks at Cary might nav
upon my personal fortunes l neithe
calculated nor cared. am conscienc
of no ambition that would whisper
"Be cautious; suppress the truth
you seeSt
FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR FUTURE"
NV only ambition is to do some sub
, suantial service for the uplifting {
, men that are oppressed, that humanit
, may be free, happier and more sure {
, Gods love because the Father give
, me life. Therefore l can stand
speak what conceive to be true wit
reference to any organization or inst
tuition: but could not stand to col
: ceive thing true and
NOT EXPRESS MY CONVICTION.
II My reverend friend writes me furtl
er: "Make your War upon san, but n
/ upon the church of Christ;" as If
e had attacked the Christ Of the churc
e was not even making war" upon Il
church as it is. What l said as to i
s attitude, said in serious sadne
: and without bitterness. Again
t Christianity said nothing. In beha
!, of Christianity, Christly living, l VI
: pleading. For verify believe that
: Is the one supreme need Of the tim
and that Christ should be the mea
ure of all things for all men. And
I love Christianity, may not "mal
war" upon sin wherever find it,
EVEN IF IN THE CHURCH?
:. Or shall l snake war" only upon s
a ho ohnpoh2 In that cQSQ