New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
GATHERERS AND SCATTERERS.
THE REV. DR. MoRGANs SERMON All The
GREAT CAMP MEETING.
NEUTRALITY AN IMPossIBLITY ACCORDING TO
THE WORDS OF cHRrsT-THE WORLD

DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES.
oooor Grove Aug q (specaD.-The first Sunday
in camp-meeting week brought out the greatest
audiences Of the summer.
| The Auditorium held an earnest interested
throng that filed to the doors the huge oudins a.
the service at lO:3O o'clock Nine thousand people us
tened TO an eloquent impassioned appeal, as IL iei
from the lips of the Rev. Dr. A. w wilson. MS
theme was The Brighter Hope" lie took for his
text Hebrew vii. 1913. For there Is verify a as
annulling of the commandment gong BEFORE LOT
the weakness and appropriateness thereof TOT
the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing III
Of a better hope did; by the which we draw nish
unto Cod
The speakers treatment OF his subject was schol-
arlv and logical He first described the old Levitt
cal law as it enforced among the early lie
brews and then pathctcally portrayed the new
dispensaton of Christ and its wonderful erect upon
the lives Of men,
Ing service His theme "Gatherers and Scat
terers." He took his text from Matthew Kill ~
He that is not with me is against me; and he
that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
He said in part:
This is the day OF liberation. The rack and ex-
communication were methods OF bygone age.
The one we have done with Inc otner we st NM
at. The refined forms OF persecution we hold
Too much liberation there cannot be. We have no
right to usurp the throne Of judgment ~ .,,.
is that we are in danger OF becoming indifferent
The old fiery physical tests certainly cleared oui
aided materially in strengthening the past To-day
While we give all men inc rgnt TO
from human Interference. 1t is well that we CON
der and apply Chrs great tests 0f g a"n
tainly test Of great power and solemny oor
d e US of no" 4 Notice s
fer Himself lie called Himself SsahG ere ,r we
"Gathereth with me-" and again. in another pas
sage where He is a gatherer by selection. Gather
tered I'VE next notice tho solidarity of human;
ity. There is much emphasis laid upon ,I mutual
And note. too, that humanity is regarded as one
nd this too not bot ol M me a"T9K ali
and reaching all men. The word solidarity Is
mnnsts ''i But though the word is so derived the
idea does not come from them for this Is the great
underlying principle on which Christ ana MS apos-
Again Christ's claims include that of disintegra;;
then points out its cause-selnshness, which Is sin.
As witness to this fact we have only TO glance
continued and fierce warfare. We have only to
and castles. and the fierce bitterness and mutual
Jealousy existing between them. We nave only 10
60 into the homes, and TO glance even within the
sacred wall sof the church 10 see there fulfilled
the prophetic words Of the Saviour spoken thou
sands OF years Disntegration is, indeed.
Again. we note in this text Christ himself a
four things. We find Him restoring Divine govern
ment. setting self aside destroying sin. and gath
pre-eninenty powerful bond of brotherhood more
firmly linked and irrcvocably established by the
great Teacher And in this great circle of inter,
dependence He is the centre Of attraction, and
men in approaching Him approach each other; ,-
from our relation TO Him. Given man with
destroyer in heart linked by life itself in effort
every power consecrated. we find man who IS
gathering. In his home he Is gathering solidarity;
in his town, brotherhood in the nation. federation
Given a man against Christ and find man
scattering Notwithstanding what may be his gifts
Our position is tested by our influence. Given
man who is gathering. vino Is casting out devil,
IS with 9TH ii Simplify and erort, though
lowship of Christ and John recorded In Mark
tx 800 And again given man who is scatter scatter.
Christ. his profession notwithstanding
The text declares that neutrality Is Impossible.
This Is the day ana here is the reid OF oatH
forces for there spectators here. Mark If
you WILL the plain statement Of the case. Say, any
an Interested onlooker'' Il don't want to get in
with the crowds IN the churches" Listen Hear the
with me is against me-" You position is then one
Of resistance. To the, would be onlooker comes
this is so. the reverse is also Are you
gattheri9s' II you are claim you as chri5ts
Scriptura command and Let the redeemed say
And now the inevitable question home to
each of us with resistless persistence Where do
stand? What is my life found to be at this
place of esting?'
And now. dear hearer have you been scatter
ing against Him? For the sake OF yourself your
home your city and the world be with Him and
Deborah: Curse ye. Meroz. said the angel OF the
Lord; curse ye bitterly the Inhabitants thereof:
because they came not to the help OF the Lord to
the help OF the Lord against the mighty" This is
the certain portion Of neutrality.