The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-29
DIV. Mr.. TUTTLR AGAIN.

4tracted unusual attention. It follows
nd strengthens his recent sermon on
1.-THE Church and its Relation to Human
CIovery." published in this paper last
GEEK. We give a synopsis below:
Text: "AIl ye are brethren" Mat
thew, 1913.
The word Salvation" expresses the
urinary object for which Christ ceme.
Rut his coming meant lore. God, in
the beginning, meant that world
eide humanity should De a united fam
liz. This purpose was defeated by the
entrance of sin, which brought in sci
fshness and set man against man.
Christ's coming was to destroy sin and
reunite humanity in a loving brother
hood. The three great principles that
Christ gave the world were liberty,
equality and fraternity"
Wespeak only of fraternity or broth
erhood. The world, till Christ came,
knew nothing of this. The ideal re-
public of plato, who was the noblest Of
heathen philosophers, was composed of
slaves who did the mental service, and
of a higher class who en- 1yed all the
wealth and it's incidents. Rome was
in her glory when Christ came, and
she knew nothing of brotherhood and
was troubled because of her enormous
slave population. 1t was in times like
these that Christ brought ''glad It'd
ings' to the world. His teachings we're
for the heart, not the head-the world
was not to be forced to Christ, but
loved to Him. The followers of Christ
were taught that all men were breth-
rem. no matter what differences there
might be financially, socially, by party
or by creed. If I am a Christ man,
this truth will guide my life. Let us
compare modern Christianity with a
few of Christ's teachings:
1. Christ knew that some who fol
lowed him desired to be great. He
said: Whoever will be great let him
be servant of all" Do modern church
members live by that teaching9 How
many, then, who fill places of trust and
honor will sacrifice principles Who
will stoop to unholy deeds to gain po-
ltical promotion7
2. What did Christ teach concerning
WealthQ See Matthew GIG 81 and
16:26. How many modern church
members feel that there is any danger
in disobeying Christ's teaching in this9
To the contrary, they get wealth and
it is used so as to keep in existence the
very evils that Christ sought to destroy.
8 Christ saw that the rich of his day
were clothed in costly apparel and
Jared sumptuously." He said: La
Dor not for the meat which perisheth,
but for that meat which eLdureth unto
everlasting life" Do not modern
church members toll night and and
day for many things that Christ con-
demns7 Is there any difference be-
tween the luXuries of the rich sinner
and the rich church member7 Go see.
Again Christ saw their feasts and said:
Then said he also to him that babe
him, When thou makest a dinner or a
supper, call not thy friends, nor thy
brethren, nor thy rich neighbors; lest
they also bid thee again, and a recon-
pense be made thee.
But when thou makes5 a feast, call
the poor, the manned, the lame, the
blind:
And thou shalt be blessed; for they
cannot recompense thee; for thou shalt
be ~recompensed at the resurrection of
the just"
Where are the rich church members
who thus invite to their feasts, the
poJr, the manned, the lame, the blind2"
4. These are only a few of Christ's
teachings. Take them all, and if the
protesting Christians of our land would
live them daily all our great social,
financial and political evils would o
be cured.
5. "Brotherhoods" abound in the
world to-day because the church has
LaHeo TO give the world a practical
demonstration Of Christian brother
hood. The orders" of brotherhood,
labor unions, etc, have been made
necessary by this failure of the church
and by the abuse of wealth. Tnev are
good in their place and work, but are
not what Christ wants. His is world
vide brotherhood.
.. What the church OF to day needs
Is to take the wonderful wordsD OF
Christ and illustrate them to troubled
and dying world. Christ came down
Let US go down. B~rotnerhooGs mus
,o5 from, hoEon- ~ g., ,ho~