New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-09
"DISAGREEABLE CHRISTIANS.'
SECOND OF A SERIES OF CHARACTERS
SKETCHES BY THE REV. DR. RABOTEAC.
IMPERFECTIoNs NOTICED IN CHURCH MEMsfH'
VARIOUS PHASES OF THE UNDER DEVELOP
MENr OF CHRISTIAN sPIR1T-lEssONs
FROM CHRIsT's LIFE IN NAZARETH


"D;sagreeahie Christians VAS the subject OF az
| course delivered las, evening at the Paflni' N
mortal Baptis, Church Jersey City. by the pas'o'
the Rev Claude Raboteau 1t is one o. SER
oe sketches OF characters whom people meet III a'1
church. Ills text was. Walk not as other se".'''1
walk, in The vanity OF their mind h'h'S'"''
. ~. Il.
The following half-Aaished crudcly drawn ske
are not presence in the spirit Of delraction D..
rather to more clearly emphasize We PEI 80 Goepel
code ,.sr,s-
II would seem contradiction 10 say tina; Cnr. s
tan could he disagreeabe The Gospel makes saints
ont Of sinners hut do not always yeld oai % re
are Outlines faculties and passions untouchea Dg
the religion we profess there are sec:r ny never
abandoned And So j, happens that mary sihce r
Christians arc victims Of unrestra1el passions ""'
Th was the state Of the Ephcsian Church nsr
TIED by the baptism o. XIX cefsy ID
tSer ignorance Termed saints they deporttd he'r
ssyes as 5pmsT a Peel so and i"S %
sins which even The unbelieyers Wou9 -nrch r."
Dukes their fathessness and tells them no' 10 wa"
&c other sentiles walk ,. ,.,-,s,ians
has been repeated down through the ages ne ne
Gospel requires perfection, and only by ,ooN" fiere
o "y sianaris and estimate Here find con
demnation Of the aims and motives by wh'ch trs
Church often conatructs It's policies ana .esrn
the earth with the hery mist and the bloody 'oA'"
There are few even of santliest Christians
never met man who perfectly holy , h nsyf
seen some who called themselves holy br' 20. w.
not be long In their company TO discover tnal ~
have a better opinion OF themselves than you nav
OF them. Pride often masks uncer me gus, ,v Or
| humility. and sef-righ teousness unueT lhe P'"SN'
Some protesd Chsan S,S are ,n GTs marks Of
weakness to proclaim tia, the spirit Of God has not
II Is said ala that Dr. Watts the hymn writer was
a sanity character-and yet he hsd M ms POW wou
And weak spot in the saints character He nat ,,,
tered him. praised his sermons ana synn ns d I"t
the said DIR Watts You s shs the ormoom smd
the good doctor WINGED under tn. thrust .,- o.r
Yet our T a pa,ses an' Ourselves and
speak not of them Bui the garng nc9nss's sh,;
OF no pallia,lon. The Church is hampered ans h LIE
Injured by many peGpeo r who ru 5SOenf Ths
arc barnacies on the ship OF salvation hangers,on 10
Church but having no st Gonn sasbIonaSe bu,
nothing retards tie progress OF CnIs,.snny nv, 20
day sroans under dead weight Of spiritual rubbish
while the sceptic points the finger o. scorn al me
Look 1T some OF these an,iar characters:
There is the relisous hypocre; s sso oI
crate rascG i he is only honest enough to sdai,
he is raecs b., when rascal poses as ,isv ChTi
tian the world rdicncs and the Cnurch Is dlsSusW
would far rather help seaRsracea a %nS me- for
imam to deeH Smsd in borrowed pnmsre
ahnavenlv livery L. hide ME shabby morals. Chris
ro 'nntons in her observance Of the cc-
monies OF religion An ou,spoken rake who m maxi,
ness and his aniabiy. but hypocrlie deservt- ne
seorn OF all Sometimes this oharae,eT W. "o i,,go
! AT home she will darling" her husbarh n"'ofe
company ana gyr nm eg g.ne. e1e r shooI
Of eaaGasi hey lemons SnS phd tn do
Then here i- the vho is loose and .richy n
H. his roislous relations lie would BE- scan ializei
should YOU susses, game Of card" or tH% ,.ol
| iues and tho commercial world despi'es him. Again
You viii meet tho man who IL AWAY. taking re-.
| i,Cion but never pracitses what he breaches re
speaks about the wonderful power OF sisce ~ you
wonder why grace diini have some nogo' o.e. nm
| Talk is cheap II religion does not % fe,ninE
more than make man talk II c9 pc ~lrt i.
talking about their reilson nut NJ uo hynocr,te
sshmnd. everywhore when religion becomes fash
| ionable and influential then the miIttude So
Hal my! you ina some Of the mos. splendid sinners in
| able Is the sanctimonious Christian \ man c,nno,
have much religion bu' there ~ sue. ' ,r,s
Christianity serious thing but Il vas nSTs' d M
bio, on, the .unshine OF happiness with the clouds
| 0, sanctinonious solemnity. II fehgon n h
r mSn n wronr Win H. Many clcrg, men walk
| about with solemn face and up,urned eyes givihs
M, ME, s 10 me Soy zone ans their vowels ana
whine moe; plteousy." What a csricatuts on ne
| Cosps, ~ Christ the esscnce OF cheer an pisnt-
ness, TO this monious cla,s aso belong 'he
creed crank and the religious o. f1aa1 more osrs i In
his We've he looks on him az chic OF 'ne zen,
mann topic over backward ii is d-spcab.e OF all
men the sancimonious Christian seems lui,r ~
wa. the spirit OF the Phareee who accused and OF
! the Roman who crucined Christ - . A.,
arreeaSs ohaTaeier He IL always looking for .lish,'
ard generally finds them re takes p. I'm ,,,oe fSr
fear OF woundng his feelings som-nnss ~ ~ 40
o and s6 q Ssr .ne al MORALLY o.aded
YOU do she is nsucd. she thinks me world Hi ,h
! Church IL cold ard selfish because 1t does not ue-
vote Its whole time to her ,,,,,, and no u,1
| ether become a wre,ched mLsanth or end his
day. in insane saylum What he neede u . cosi
tive soul The list Of these dsagreeable arscters
nigh, be sweed 70 huge proportions Lers . ,r 5
and nothing but the truth. He can never see an
n YOU ~ pp"nS he s heed T" ss@s
only mistake vas In being born 800 years 100 iasg
| and he would leave the Church stranded whle ne
river OF progress surge" pas, there az ,s hr
tians wavering Christians and vast number OF
uqlovey characters to keep them copnns family
ives and look 10 Inc soIous IDEAL Of Christian nan ~,
hood IN the Cn nd from Sa m study Of
! learn how patient God is with man. Not maughH
!. marnised ten thousand fod before IInbut
| wonderful forbearance and a heavenly pity. Nhffr
we would condemn and despise, lie ms up and
forclyes We eiSO earn that God would nave ~
| natlent ard forgiv.ng with another. II God
| endures Ms VINO are so imperfect cannot We VINO
are so less than God NOT bear with one another?
Before my mind rises that dramatic seen" IN me
temple when Jesus stood in his sublime rectltude
| and holiness. while al His feet crouehei a "on,n
| stained with sin The oubbllne Pharsees press
about them. scorn shoots forth from their eyes ana
thfIr robes are drawn around them TO prevent CON
tsmlnaton by touching the sinful cresture' h.re
is The IDEAL OF Christian manhood that We are bddeh
| 10 initiate What words does lie no. utter? Con-
demnation for gin? One OF the grandest seh'ehceH
ever spoken or earth was>fhat when the spotess
| Saviour shielding a sinful creature, exonims: ne
| that II without SIN among you. let him nrSt cast
| s.one.'
HOT TAR BURNS FIVE MEN.