The Newtown bee., 1896-03-13
The Home Circle. CHRIST THE DOOR.
A SERMON BY REV EDWIN MARINER,
 EASTON, CONN.

Text, John 1o:9 am the door: by me if any nun e ter in, he shall be saved and shall go in and cut, and find pasture.
 The 1 Aul of the Old Testament is the l Am cf the New, He who revealed his name to Moses as Il Am That Am; he who said to Abraham, II eth thy ehield", and to Isaiah, Il ain the Holy One o1 Israel, thy Saviour" is the same Being who appeared in the flesh, and said: "I am the good SntpheId;" II am the bread of life > II am the true Vine;" II am the light of the world" The text will be rec ognizad as repetition If the same words by the same divine person: Il am the door"
 The door to which our Lord is here likened is the door of shcepfOld. The compari~oA is not likely 10 convey the same striking pcture9 ro our minds as to those in whose cars these words were first spoken, To persons having no right appreciation of Bible scenes and customs, many of these beautiful Scripture lessons must go for uo hing Ihe instructions of the sunday -chJvI. ard tlle reading ot books Oil Bible lands aud oriental GUS Com~, Assist IL greatly t. understand what those thngs were lo which the Saviour compared himself, and thereby better apprehend his meaning, Let us fancy ourselves listening to the words of Jesus. while he -peak> of n0cks and .. ! lr, imagine that standing there We might see tbe very things tU which he was attend
 oy-,he fotd net f4r eff, upon the hill slope, beneath the ~;jaduw If the trees, near Q fountain Or 4c4, built about with strong aud nigh ,rorc walls, sur mounted by thorn bu.hes-vHlls which thieves coutd uoC break through nor Wolye, leap uv"r; Ia fold win only one doac, l:laC lnr shepherd sh1 sle all >,to ruE, ,pd, atd keep tho brrrer guard ; a foid iut"adrd for res. anj security, where the hccp were gMho:eA by night :; Fl shrli.r aUd s- home, provided not by the sheep, bu, by their friend, the shepherd. Now in a]l these }inCs
 THE FOLD Is A SYMBOL OF THE CHURCH, 1 might say the Church. on earth and i0 hea,en. We are Ch4 Lords people, the sheep Ut hi4 pasture, aad Jhc Church i- tue home which our Heavenly Shepherd naz provided for u~, where ~. dwell ano lind sccurj Y and actr rep3>e Apd ir speaking ut,j. Cuurcn of1t.e Ljviag God and bow Ne are Eo eutrr il, our Saviour says, ''I aul the door, Thieves and rob oars are they all '9ho ciiob up so,ne 4.har way Aud now let l. give arten- 5ion to what Is here raus6: concerning rtc door fir the sheep.
 Firs-, ChrEt i- th.. only door He i. an entrance t:3at exc:u1es al other 3D. nroarhc~ to G3d's t3l3. That idea i~ cvidcutly coutalnrd ia the expression, ,'I Ill rhr door. ." The S4vj-ur does nD. ~ay, T a,u ene of the d3ocs,' Goc B sncop Ibid h4~ hut one One the shepherd c&a ol.dy gua,d; or,. ..ol the shr, !. can p..~'-
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 :l"E. Ins uc-5-5!aG 5..'jgt.'. 4lu.5 .,,t ..- ~r b. e@-:, .hi@z "c ts2njag P~ss h.. -his j"or, and ai: l. ~D,nj lH, o"rv, vi.a nut conc opaui9g ol r,cv e., gi.l y:.. ean@ r."sd Co ra~ sr3f -4-ae @r"r ag.i4 "uat ::e'. J-d a meeting of Pre- R-:.4 iouj~r@ ir My York, w3.sre NJ Fs"ea- mghasp o:,id lhcy had couqe 'cd as a ~,ar iruaI emancipation society, not bour1 E. any one of the great religions of tbr world mo.e than another. Men sp0Ee "a that meeting as if Ih. fol@ had oo euclos- ure aE ali, ur tt ',-:t.r no other than a aaor les Of open doors, ea-ily nutered by all persons, and from ali elections. Con- fucianism, Buddhism, Brahminism, aDd every other ism under heaven, is a door to the truth, so they say. The man of loose, latiJudInarian principles and creed will surely be offended if you say there is only one right way. If it were not for the perverse and willful depravity of mems hearts they would as soon submit to have one way as a thousand.