Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-03-30

form aud by that 1t has been greatly
misjudged, but as cry that the light
which led so clearly and surely in the
common wealth and the state should be
as gladly and as fearlessly followed in the
republic OF God. The clouds in the sky
which shut out this light were the creed
and the practice of the church. 1t was
clear that these must go. 1t was also
clear that something better must come.
The reason why these must go was in Or
der that something better might come.
Unitarianism has had thus work to do
OF a twofold nature-a negative work
and positive work. One part OF this
work is done; here we are at one with our
critics. But we came not to destroy; we
came to fulfil. The positive part OF our
work is just begun, and to it we turn
earnestly and gladly.
Ii you would find true parallel to the
position of our church to- day, reHd in the
gospels the account of the life, work and
dent Ii OF TINT grandest Of men, who over
came Journalism aud eeeiesastieism not
by argument and negation but by tor
rent of life against " hich the customs OF
come to him all at once, his ideals were
not the creation OF an hour or day;
land Jesus increased in wisdom and
stature, and in favor with God and man"
w hat mother watching the growth of
her child does not see from day to day
the same change taking place in
him which his bographer tells oc
Cured in the life of Jesus, and what
mother does not treasure the boyhood
ideals OF her son. childish as they are,
knowing that he grows his ideals will
increase and enlarge until they bios
som out into manhood noble and pure?
We call it growth. 1t is this increasing
power OF life which has worth in the
world.
l wish you to note that this fact OF
growth in wisdom, stature, power is just
as necessary to any movement, organiza
ton, party or denomination which is to
prove it's claim to place in the world,
as it is to child. Not until it lacks this
essential element can it be said 10 be on
the decline or in any sense unnecessary to
the world in which it is Two with God
are a majority, and the presence of God
Is detected most clearly by this unmis
taxable voice Of the Holy Spirit. just
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which day are leading the Unitarian
movement forward; ideals which have
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