The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-09
FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
Address of Rev. j. G. B. Stivers at
the Christian Church.
CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC
Christian Unity Is of the First Import
ance-The Creed OF the United
Church - The Points De-
clared by Paul


sermon on the closing subject fnr the
week of prayer. He chose for his text,
And five of you shall chase an hun
dred, and an hundred of you shall put
ten thousand to flight" Heviticus,
$3.50, and said: This is a practical
age, and everywhere men are study
ing economy and endeavoring to 10
the largest possible work with the least
expenditure of force. The weakness of
division is seen in many ways. The
mob may accomplish something but it
cannot stand before even a much in
ferior force, if that inferior force is
thoroughly disciplined and united.
The few in a political party frequently
control the majority, because the few
are united and the many are not. A
church that is loosely organized,
though possessing many members and
great wealth, accomplishes but little.
while one of poverty and with only a
small membership gains world wide
reputation because it is united. and all
OF its members work together as one
person for the fulfilling of it's mission in
the world.
when a boy l was deeply impressed
with the watchword of my native state
Kentucky, United we stand, divided we
fall,' and no less SO with the e pluribus
unum of the United States: and as
man L have never gotten over the inn
pressions of childhood, but they have
been strengthened with the passing
years. The old story of the father who
gave the bundle of seven sticks to his
seven sons, requesting each in turn to
break the sticks. and each tried it but
failed. when the father united the bun
die and with ease broke the sticks, one
at a time, is familiar to you all but is
IN point and shows the strength of
union and the weakness of division.
Corporations and combines exist be-
cause they give strength to those inter-
estS which are common alike to one and
all in the organization. Hence the
trusts and giant monopolies, labor I'M
ions and all other organizations of such
character. 1t is the union of the liquor
interests that gives to this iniQuitous
traffic its power in the world and which
makes it so difficult to have laws en-
acted to control it, or if enacted to en-
force. saying nothing of it's complete
prohibition, and if it's opponents were
as united as are its advocates, this traf-
tic that causes so much sorrow, misery
and woe would soon be numbered with
the things that were.
Mormonism is a menace to the high
est interests of society because it is
united, and it's advocates are one in
purpose, and therefore they even dare
TO elect to congress a man who is not
only believer in polygamy. but who
also shows his faith in this doctrine by,
according to reports, having a least
three wives, thereby living in open vio-
lation of the constitution of the state,
of which he is a citizen.
Thus evil of every kind is ORGANIZED
and united. and tho 1ar,y oa+o. rf l,o1I
are omen and demons If si, ooa,h;,,a
their mower tn attack and tlast,,n,l ~
church and r. nnslova a,,d ~ $3.50.
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and other lands rrha+ ~ f,,1a,, .rr,s
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shadow Of Gathsem,ane ond Ca1,,,r,s
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divided and have tb.ir ,r,,os +,,,.rod a.,
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the enemy We are Swine, n,,r ,,, nro,.
and sending The var1J bast ana 49,
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women to tho bastban ,,atiorn of t ~
world and wa ora ro+ das,,o - +ith, &c
what We should do ana n,iebt do ond
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for tha increased 1iharelitv y, ,,,or,5
wide evanoa1isn, h,,t u+a shn,,,a a,rar
remember tbat Ias,,s hae to''Iht
that Tho conIarsio,, re ~, 80
nends mon q ,,nitod oh,,nt, "'t4u NC
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~ aliu no' an VAIN ioi me unity
~ i@!,Ii an" 'iaeti'e VI al tn"se WAC
loNe tHe Lolu ana Jesus thrlst. we
coiie before the reIslouS world not to
o!hphdSlZe some special doctrine or o.
dlhahce OF Chrlstlanlty. nor to advocate
some SPECIAL theory OF church govern
ment. with all independent bodies we
know no master but Jesus; and SO far
as opinion is concerned, it is to he
wholly subordinate and not for one mo-
ment stand in the way of Christian
union. If we would unite the believers
of Jesus, the basis of this unity must
be broad and catholic, and such AS all
Christians can accept without the SIR
render of principle or the doing of yio-
lence 70 tho cnpsniepcs We n,a,, ,o,,