The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-06
DIR. MORRISON AND THE PARALLELS.
A Brilliant Discourse at the First
baptist Church.

nbDtist Nhurcn.
A large congregation listened to the SER
mon by Rev. Henry Clay Morrison, d. D.,
general secretary for the mission board of
the Southern Methodist church, at the
First Baptist church. in the morning. DR.
Morrisons reputation as an able and elo-
quent divine had preceded him and the
congregation had been led to expect great
things of him. 1t was not disappointed.
The pastor, Rev John D. Jordan in in
PRODUCING DR.. Morrison, stated that when
attending school. at Russelville
Ky, eleven years ago, DR.. Morrison was
the pastor of the Methodist church at that
place 1t was there he learned TO know
and to love the man who ofi1ciated in his
pulpit yesterday. After DR.. Morrison was
transferred 70 Atlanta, the pulpit beirg
vacant Mr. Jordan said he frequently fill
ed it during his stay in RusselVille. The
friendship formed then has continued.
DR. Morrison, in replying to Mr. Jor-
dams fehcitous Introduction, simply said
that no man could outlove him. His ser
mon was based upon two parallels found in
the thirteenth chapter Of the gospel by ST.
Matthew narrated by Christ illustrating
the kingdom of heaven. In the first it is
described as a treasure hid in a field the
which when man hath found he hideth
and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all
that he hath and buyeth that field" and
the second, that il is like unto a merchants
man, seeking goodly pearls, who, when
he had found one pearl of great price. went
and sold all that he had and bought it,
The kingdom of heaven DR.. Morrison
said, is not affected by worldly conditions
Ii is offered to rich and poor alike. The
two characters spoken of in the parallels
represent the laborer and the business
man, in other words labor ana capital
Both were successful and received the di-
vine blessing toswhich they were entitled
Both labor and capital DR.. Morrison said
are necessary to civilization. The pela-
ton between them he conceived to be that
or parent and child. Capital the offspring
OF labor, labor the parent of capital Right
relations between them are as necessa ~
as between the members of a family. De-
stroy these relations and prosperity is
checked, even if the peace and order of
the community and the country is not de-
stroyed
Dr. Morrison said he never had any fear
OF bringing the gospel to bear upon -Anv
question. If we get the right ideal OF
governments we must get it from God. " he
said 1--WE read Of demands for a stronger
government, Tor Increase in the military
and police. The military and the polica
never did constitute the strength Of any
government. Take those governments
which have depended most upon the
strength of their militarysand police. and
see If this be not true. The strength AZ
the governed is found in the relations be-
tween the governing and the governed
That government is strong which is stronc
in the affections of its people. When YOU
find the government surrounding its rul-
ers with police. that government is losing
ground. Let il be known that those who
govern can neither be bought nor sold
that they are ready to die. if need be.