The San Francisco call., 1896-10-12
Christ Bui.dad the Church as a
House Founded Upon a
Rock.
IN POSSESSION 1900 YEARS.
A Fine Audience In st. Franci!
Church List MS to the Chance.
lor's Latest Lecture.

One of the finest audiences that Rev.
Father P. C. Yorke has addressed in this
City in a long time assem- bed last night
in st. Francis Church, on Vallejo street,
near Montgomery avenue, to hear his
lecture on 1.-THE End of Controversy" The
admission was so cents, and there was
hardly vacant seat to be seen in The vast
auditorium and galleries. The choir gave
prelude of some special music while the
audience was assem- bling.
Rev. Father Carraher, pastor of st.
Francis, from the pulpit kindly requested
the large audience TO remember that they
were seated in the house of God and not
in hall. Father Yorke spoke tort an
hour. The lecture was not discussion OF
local questions, as the topic might sug-
gest, but comprehensive dissertation on
the authority of The church of Rome.
Father Yorke SAID substantially:
The end OF controversy that intend to speak
about is consider an end to controversy not
onIy in 1his Ctty. but of ali controversy of a
similar nature. What would be the natural
end OF a great controversy which divides the
great bodies of the people of this Republic?
There might be an end OF controversy by mu-
tual agreement-if there were q setting down
into a state of mutual stagnstion.
But there may be another end. People may
care little OF the matters in dispute. When in
city or State or country the people take no
interest in politics then the beginning of the
end of that country has begun; the end of
liberty has come So it is the same way when
men take no interest in religion. They have
forgotten what is the noblest part of them.
There is end of controversy, and one end
alone. Ii we are 10 have end of contro-
versy, then we must all settle on what is the
truth. Now as to the truth and controversy
of religion, OF course there are large mum Der
of people who do not think there any tru tn
in religion. II there Is no such truth, then
we are children disputing about a trife.
But the vast me jorfty of the people of this
country are Christians OF some sort. They be-
lieye there IS ruth in religion. Now, ii there
be any truth then that truth must be the end
OF all controversy. The whole real end is to
find out if there mas in this wide world ever
been any one to tell US what the truth is.
Now, you know that about 1900 years ago
there appeared a certain man in Palestine wno
proiessed to bring a message fIom God-who
professed the truth and taught it. The end of
All controversy must be what Christ said.
What truth there Is IN him must be the end of
His teachings were written down. Hence
the Bible and what 1t says is the end of /
controversy. If we study II we shall find in
our hearts that peace which is the end OF
controversy.
Nobody can deny that there are in every re-
ligfous sect and denomination men and Wo-
men who mean to do what is right and who
seeking the truth. But what Christ speaks
in the BIB e is one thing to the Baptisis and to
the Methodists or plscopaliaus or Presbyte-
riAns it is some thing else. We find all demon.
nations com ng 10 the Bi BILE for an end OF
controversy, but they go away in more con-
fusion.
few days ago politicians of this City had
controversy about what ticket had right to
go before the people They took the CUES tion
10 a tribunal, which passed upon and ended
the controversy. Some say the decision was
wrong, but nevertheless it was an end of the
controversy There was peace where before
there were disputes.
How is it in religion that we cannot have
s9ch an end of controversy? If there is an end
OF controversy in religion it is to be found in
some renglous authority, some tribunal. somo
supreme court, which has the right of study
aus 1t ano OF giving decision. Religion after
all Is the most important hing.
now our Lord gathered about him certain
Dooy OF men, with whom he had sweet con-
VERSE; he knew controversy would come.