Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-12
WITH THE CHURCHES.
ON THE CHURCH IN NEW TESLA
MENT METAPHOR"-NOT


MENT METAPHOR"-NOT
Kew. Ben. G. Herr, the new pastor OF
the Freemason Street Church of Christ
(Disciples), preached Sunday morning
on The Church in New Testament
Metaphor" to large congregation.
1ollowing is a synopsis of his sermon:
Concisely stated, metaphor is the
name of one thing applied to another
by reason Of some resemblance. We
say that life is a battle; life is vapor;
life is journey, because in its strug-
gle and turmoil it resembles battle;
IN It's evanesence 1t resembles vapor;
III Its progress 1t resembles q journey.
Cach inquire contains one prominent
ana essential likeness, no one is q COM
plete fgure.- But all taken together.
battle, Vapor, journey, give quite an
Of life.
The Church OF Christ is by the in
spired writer's thus fguratively repre-
scented, no single metaphor completely
settlng 1t forth, but all taken together,
with their germintl ideas, are required
Thus: In Cor. 8, the church is n
pudding or temple erected upon Christ
VINO is the foundation. The members
are the material-gold, silver, precious
stones, wood, hay, stubble. The lead
ing idea being interdependence of the
parts, based upon the character of the
material and it's ability to stand the
trial by fire. The wood, hay and stub
BILE will perish. and those dependent
upon them will suffer Take care what
character of material is builded into
the churcf-the half-converted, the i'm
penitent and the worldly minded.
So, the church again Is body
(ChrisO Head over all things to the
church which is His body" The lead
Ing idea Is dependence upon the head
for life, guidance and n profitable use
of labor. AS the hand depends upon
the head so church members depend
upon Christ.
Again, the church Is a family-Jesus
Christ of whom the whole family in
heaven and earth Is named. Frater-
nifty is the idea. Brothers and sisters
of Christ-like all families part here
and part above-the church militant
and the church triumphant
THE pillar and ground OF truth
The idea of support-a pedestal sup
porting the statue of verify, truth.
"a bride. The most beautiful of all
representations. The idea of purity
sweetness and above all loyalty to one
to Christ, the bridegroom. faithless
bride and n faithless church are the
distress Of men and God.
"All Of these figures collectively set
forth the differing aspects Of the
church.
"How does your church answer to
these figures? A buildings 1t largely
Of wood, hay. stubble? A body-is
Christ Its read, Its source Of guidance,
or has 1t severed from the head? A
family-How about Its fraternity-its
brotherly love? Pillar and ground of
truth-how sweetly "contending for
faith once delivered to the saints" A
bride-how about Its loyalty to one
lover-Christ? Has It other lovers?
ITO be a great church is to answer
Alright to the above. A great preacher,
great building, great throng, great
choir cannot make a great church. but
conformity to the divine ideal can"
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Rev. DR.. C. E. Grammer, Of Christ
Church. and Rev. B. D. Tucker, D. D.,
of st. Paul's Episcopal Church, ex-
changed pulpits Sunday morning.
Rev. DR.. G. b. Stricken, of Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond,
preached twice Sunday at the Second
Presbyterian Church. His sermon at
night was on Christ, the Way. the
Truth and the life" 1t was character
istic of the Doctor and an able effort.
A young colored minister named
Brown was ordained by Bishop Ran
dolph at Grace Episcopal Church sun
day morning.
The semi-annual communion at the
Christian Science Church was well at
tended Sunday. No bread and wine
were used. The service consisted in
kHeeling in silent communion, closing
with repeating the Lords prayer audi
bly, and in unison.
AT the morning service at Cumber-
land Street NJ. y. Church Sunday Rev.
DIR. H. e. Johnson announced that he
had begun a canvass for subscriptions
to build new church on the site do
mated by Mr.. Frank busch, and that
twenty-five members had subscribed
$40 400. The estimated cost of the new
edifice is $4,000.