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tons OF Europe, who We're nearly all
ia!vnists. What of Luther, Calvin,
knox? What of William the Silent
William of Orange. Oliver Cromwell,
aud Others who have been the leaders
IF mankind in modern times. in con-
tending for truth and for civil and re-
ii:ioIs liberty2 Did belief in an all
i'Sr.adinS divine decree prevent them
from striving after the MODEST
achievements? May: bus because they
felt themselves in Zine With Gods etcr-
nal thought and plan. they feared God
only. and laid themselves out in in
'tOnltnblc resistance to tylannies
backed by superstition. which meant
:nstavcsnent Of man. and these l.ailers
and the ntihlc heroes trat followed
Them. destroyed the rel sn of dsspo!isrn
over the lives and co.,scienc..s OF men.
and established in che lands fran
which our fathers same those great in
stiiHtions Of ':ivi. ana religious liberty
(which are rightly regarded as The most
precious POSSE ssirns Of Chrstcnlo:r TO-
day.
we cla'-n, shat the creates. BATTLES
i"r freed an and farm is>ve Seen fought
IN: W'.n by men ".., .lsll ,na doc
'rinss Tor which w.l! siand this church
whi' n YOU have begun - bAill. This;
h,Ech sands in an hissai cal s.;c:as-
on which runs back through the
M"cklenburger Of Eortl, ca=ol;nz.
ne first to 'thrcw off i.ie British yoke.
Through ,he men Il &c! Londonderry
in ireland, the tortnl=lars ii SLOT
land. the Purltans il i.n2.and INC
Dutch Of Holland. tn linsuanuis nf
France. the no 9inir'l II :Sw:izrr:.. II :,
uf Germany am, % Bohemia. and lie
Weaknesses Of ,;o1tharr, Italy Men 10
believed in the absolute sovereignty oi
tfoG. and the II : lon II ,!,r nl., ii.
conscience from ~, bn. divine u1sAnr.
1ty. and who save llcir lives r;lshr
ahan be denied !;bar.v IN ,hc vcrShir
.f God
Nor did ,h@ g haroas shall .!..i.,
blood in vain. f"r today .,,,: church
under various l"si.n.,tinns ANA in
every country un,ic!, heaven. unit,.I in
lhc -Aliiarce NJ Reformed Churches
:1tcus hout the world holding the Pres
hEtctian system. munro US 5000 600 "
souls the largest Protestant ,enom:n,-
tlpil on the globe.
STANDS IN UNITY.
AS related to the universal Church
Vt God. this building now To be ere red
viii stand for the unity Of the Holy
Catholic church -Acorains to our
constitution the Holy Catholic Church
consists Of all Christians. all those. 70
Sethsr Nith aheir llil!ren Who in
eNcrS land. profess the true religion
~ Christ ana obedience u his LAWS.
we do not claim u be the church, nor
ne only church: We claim 10 b.. !.
l'a,t Of the great universal Church Of
tht Living God. so we open our pul-
lits TO all evangelical churches. and
our communion table TO ali who love
h., 1,,,.x -,
miss members ana ministers 10 other
churches ana receive into our con:mu-
anon members from other churches,
a,nt! We receive ministers Without re-
oruln2t.Gn. In other words. We ac-
knoWiedge Al! rs Christians aEd men,
eers in common With ourselves Of the
Holy Church Universal Of which Christ
is tie only head and king.
These are some of the things this
rhErch We are building stands for in
This young city. bounding forward With
such rapid strides. in this splendid
:sateway of the South Atlantis: Tnose
IF us who are not privileged 70 be NOM
hrrs Of this noble band o. builders aye
here 10 wish ycu Cod speed. With all
temporal and spiritual proSperity: To
pr;ly the blessing of Goa the Father.
tSan and Holy Cihus; upol TIE workers
and their work; and upon What he has
accomplished and upon his bright and
ever Frightening prospects, supplca,-
Ing tie throne Of heavenly grace that
he may live To see all his hopes full
1iI!ed. his prayers answered ana that
Il" and his help meet may in old age
guarded by a devoted and loyal people.
still see the travail OF their souls ana
lie satisfied. And 50 Will We ever give
glory to the Father. ard to the Son
ANA 10 tine Holy Ghost. AS liz WIS in