The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-21
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mornina. the Rev. Thomas 9. Msisonigis
was the prs aohsr. and hs preached ssr-
mop that woe as once intsrsssine. In
struo.ive, fsrvia and helpful. HE tsxt
was from the words Of st. Pauii "The
fissh luststh against the spirit and the
spirst gasnst the fiesh. and thsss airs Gen.
trary the one 10 the othsr 90 THAI 10 oan-
noe DO the things thu. ~ would"
Mr. MoGonigls IL gifted with strong.
asxihls veics, and vas easily heard
throughout the whole church. n That
sifs. united with olsar thinking. and
clear enurciatiop, and 90 Interesting
style at once commanded the attention
Of the congregation.
To intsrest his hearers In his theme
which was "Ths Christian Conflict.
he stated that the Idea Of . conflict was
not new TO Christianity; Pagan philos-
ophers knew Of 1t; but 10 remained for
ths Christian writer's to clarity and define
the idea an O conflict. The fash. he said.
stocd for our natural selves. The spirit
Ing to the church In civil nfsirs will
show the same fact.
Ife rial teet Of the Protestsntism Of
Q hurch win b. seen IN It's shs1losical
historic fact that the Ensiish church
bross with tine church Of Rome NJ the
Raform alton. IL was this fact th at made
that movement suocsfsfnl In England.
The English church fought that battle
as We know 10 was IN born. Our church
holds 10 every one Of the z reat principles
Of Professionalism. Take fer exampls
public worship In q language understced
by the psorls. What IL tie Prayer book
but tue smbodimsnt Of that principle
Whenever We need rsmfDdsrs OF tho part
our church took In the RefornatioD We
have only to look at ths book Of Common
prayer. and king Jemss' trsnslatiop Of
the Holy Scriptures TO te found IN oil
our pla ces Of pueblo worship.
Religious liberty 10 arother prinoiple
of PRO testAntism our church hoius 10. IL
IL founded on an oren Bible. what
church was E that ordered the Holy
Scriptures to to read IN q language the
psopls would understApdf Why, the
English church. TIE Bibls 10 the child
OF ths church. and 10 10 impossible to
separate them. The att tude Of eur
church TOW ard Holy Scripture 10 three
folds III The church vrots the Bfhle.
ca. Ihe cnu ich rcatfsed the power 90
eat ahlish the canon Of Scripture. (3)
Ihe ohureh IL the interpreter OF its own
work. Differences have existed In the
church assto minor things, but there
has been no differences as 90 ESSENTIALS TO
salvation. Our church accspts the third
principle of Professionalism, the supremacy
Of Scripture In faith and practice. 1t
reiscts the notion Of ultrs-Protestantism
thas man may think N he plsassa.
II also rejscts the decrGss OF the council
Of Trent whieh plaos tradition on an
equality with Holy Scripture. Neither
principle was known to the early
fnll 81
tory and humane experisncs attest Our
oh arch with Protes a7tism accapts
Luther's doctrine Of publication BY faith.
See Art. ri. We Offer ~ proof of the
Professionalism OF our church the thirty
Nine Articles. An exam ination OF them
added to the faith by her theory or d.
vslopnsnt, we rsje,t. The Protsstans
kpiscopal church adopted tnese art icies
was another name fer GOD.
Men did not SIN all thsy osuid, be cause
of the opposing forcs OF this apirft, II they
did, men would go back to heaehenism
they would De demons, not men. On
the ether hand men wers net "a holy as
they might be, because Of the oonhicsiny
energy OF this fish. Tbe dnsi glory Is to
he read In another world; TIL then We
have only prsmonitions.
AnLshsr point carefully elaborated y as
the irdifferenos OF some to the oonfiist
when tue pres cher appealed TO his
hearers to rouse themselves like soldiers.
bis words rose to eloquent I'm seination,
ana here the preached showed his power.
His likening tbs Christian battle to tbs
sneray put forth By the old European
armies croasing the Alps, and coming nj
last to the sunny land OF love and psaes
ard joy, was usssned to wteh breathisss
attention.
MIR. Moionigle came TO Portland q
few weeks ago 20 recover bis hsalth which
hns been badly shatoered by malaria cor
tracted In the malarial regions OF Indie
where he has been laboring In tn Q urls
s.cn tieid. Here he has been fne guest
Of his old friend. the Rev. William Pressy
OF WoodfoIds.
Mr.. Mc4ouigis Was born In Ireland,
In about 40 years OF age. and was some
time engaged In ENGLAND when he was
ordained. as chspiain OF Lord Hill He
came to this country about seven years
agn at the earnest initiation OF tbs late
sizhop Gilbsrt,
1t is understood that RiAhep Codmen
has invited Mr.. Mo6onigle 10 take VI
N ission work In Maine.