The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-07-30
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forts around the harbor began to fire into
coch other. You would cry out; "Nationni
suicide. Why don't those forts bazo
away In one direction and that against tho
common cnclyY' And yet sometimes 500
In tho church Of the Lord Jesus Christ a
strange thing going on-church against :,
church, minister against minister, demon.
nation against denomination, firing away ,
into their own fort, or the fort which {,
ought to DO on the same SIDE instead of |
consecrating their energy and givru~
mighty and everlasting vollcy a4al. ,,
navics OF dai kneSs riding UP thror ~
bay.
go out sometimes In the summer, al"
] find two beehivcS. and thcSn two hi,rn !
are in quarrel. | como near enough not
to he stung, but | come just near enough
to hear tho controversy, md ono hrrhivo
says, "Thnt field of clover Is the sweet
est, and another beehive says, "That field
Of clover IS the sweetest | come in be-
tween them, and say; Stop this quarrel.
If you like thut il.4d of clover best, go
there. If you like fhis fold of clover best.
20 there But let mo toll you that that
hive whith grts tho most honey is the best
hivoN SO l come out between tho
churches of tho Lord Jesus Christ. Ono
denomination Of Christians says. "That
field Of Christian doctrine Is best" and
another says, "Thts field Of Christian doc
trtne Is tho bost' WoI} say, eco where
you get the most honey" Tint Is the best
nj, xhf,1 y,f. ~
Christian grace for the heart and tho most
honey Of Christian usefulness for the lifc.
Besides that, # you want to build up
any denomination, you will never build 1t
up by trying to pull some other down,
Intolerance never put anything down.
How much has intolerance accomplished,
for Instance, against the Methodist church,
For long yonrs hcr ministry were forbid
den the pulpits Of Great Britain Why
was 1t that 50 many of them preached in
the foldsS Simply because they could not
get In the churches. And the name of tho
church was given In derision and as ~ sar
casm. Tho critics of the church said
"They have no order, they have no meth
cd In their worship" and the critics there
foro in irony called them "Mcthodists. -
am told that in Astor library, New
York, kept as curiosities, there are S07
books and pamphlets against Methodism.
Did intolerance stop that church, No. It
Is either first or second amid the tienOmi-
nations of Christendom, her missionary
stations in all parts Of the world, her men
not only important in religious trusts, but
important also In secular trusts Church
marching on, and the more intolerance
against 1t the faster 1t marched
Intolerance Avails Nothing.
What did intolerance accomplish against
the Baptist church, If laughing scorn
! and TRADE could have destroyed tho
church, 1t would not have today disciple
left. Tho Baptists were hurled out Of
Boston In olden times. Those who sym
pathized with them were imprisoned, and
when u petition was offered asking leni-
ency In their behalf all tho mon who sign
cd 1t were indicted. Has intolerance stop
ped the Baptist church, Tho last statistics
| in regard to Il showed $4,000 churches and
or put down anything.
In England q law was maze against the
jew. England thrust bnrk tho jew md
thrust down the jew. and declared that no
Jew should hold official position. What
came Of itY We're tho Jews dcstroyed2
Was their religion overthrown9 No. Who
became prime minister Of EnglandY Who
was next to the thronep Who was highor
than the throne, because he WIS counselor
and adviserf Disraeli Jew. What were
we celebrating in oil our churches as well
as synagogues only few years agoP The
one hundredth birthday of Montefiorc, the
great Jewish philanthropist Intolerance
never yet put down anything.
But now, my friends, having shown you
the origin Of bigotry or sectarianism and
having shown you the damage It does, ]
want briefly to show you how we arc to
war against this terrible evil, and think