New-York tribune., 1900-08-08

the Church If realized our enemies in Christ
Church talking about Brotherhood when she is
divided as she lsf And what is the use OF Christian
lon OF men outside until they have manifssted 9t In
symPathetie perpetual bTotherhood Of all the saints
Srs OF n Christ m T The e. CHURCH 9 Jesus Gn OF
Spirit being souls who share common life, and
suffer. If one member rejoioes ali the memberf
rejoice So that the Church Of Jesus Christ In the
do not necessarily mean the actual dividing up
and redistribution of wealth, but do near the
Apostolic ideal; and what was it? That the wealth
for the helping and succoring Of those that needed
fully you won't find that they brought all things
to to common pool and gave every man so much
What for? To the need and necessity Of the
that any Christian. through the adverse circum-
stances OF this busy age IN which we it6 hye; any ny
Church is wealth enough to for the necessities
Of the last member of the Church.
But these things we have almost forgotten and
l want to say that we hear that benediction sun
It until begin to that the communion Of
sing hymns. If that is ali it is. It is very very
poor business What is the communion Of saints?
union with each other by bond that Is G0seT
than the ties of natural relationship; the bond cf
the common life the liberated llfe Of the ion OF OF
our churches the true communion the true brother
eDecos in v" the are econd oEdeP eG Of m going and
are failing to bear the witness to the % w0rId a. G6d
held and say you have got blessing and prove It
nothing IN Gods earth that viii dis prove the
value of Northheld than that sort of business
and begin by the gentleness of your disposition end
suffering to prove the communion of saints, then
men and women will begin to understand hat
Holy Ghost Si' The Holy Ghost never his
Spirit nils us with the spirit of communion, Of
OF love OF patience 0L p9%fr & 70 Sere
should be an application of the power of Pente-
Teaiizaon C Of the blessed fact of the com Inion
of saints. And that leads me to third Font l9p
you know. brethren, feel very strongly that this
lS ehe FSaI 90 GIugr bIna SIofbeHS God and COM
munion. But granted the LordshiR of Christ thI theIn
on tne Of God save bv the Iordshp r Christ
individuals apart from churches. but ! am very,
mefhod Of work in this age is through the Church
nd shr9ggh d aPe aPe and having com
munion because Of their oneship in Christ o &,
no way to catch that wind and have the very sails
filled with it IKE Tea1n@g gin the he 6af she ought
But once let that be realized and the third part
operate with Him; we apply the power OF Fentee-
And 4nd what are they? they may be stated in three
brief phrases First the fSr6 GI man not as
different thing. but as the statement CIV Of whaF at
will result from IheSe oIheI I"o Hie Si'-' -
What is God seeking in the world? To save
man and to redeem ma1. Ehat is Goo "ot
nat is the Spirits work. He shall convince the
world of sim of righteousness, Of judgn' ent" That
Is His work What for? That they may quit
sin that they may love Righteousness, that they
of Him who has judged the Prince of this World
That is Gods work and that is the Spirits work
in the world. and l am TO apply the power OF
Pentecost to save others, to redeem men on are are
YOU a child Of God? II you are child OF Goo
and filed with the Spirit, you are filled with the
Spirit not merely that you may be saved, out
ing and blessing to other people NO man
and no woman is applying the power of Pente-
cost save he or she is doing soInetnlng
to save others. And then, of course. that means
that we are perpetual war with evil, that the
things that blight men, whether they are vested
interests or not, are perpetually at war with
that the Church Of Jesus Christ Is so PoWerless
in all these matters in the world. It seems to me
sometimes as though the devil laughs at US when
we talk about these things. we nave Iost our
mower and how TO regain it? BY new
organization? BY forming new societies In order 10
carry some one little pet principle or ours into
il? Bv a return Apostolic methods and by re-
turn to the Holy Spirit that We realize the Lord,
then speak with authority ana power 70 an thee
would have do. and all this in order that He
Nv brethren and sisters the Holy Spirit IS here
to make Jesus Lord to create the communion or
saints. Our fellowship with one another lS tne
fellowship with God is the same thing as our fel-
lowship with one another having all things com
Son is that have all things in common with
Him, and then It becomes easy to understand now
all things held in common with each other; ana
the Spirit is here in order that through the people
having that communion under the LordshiD OF
Christ, Gods work should be carried on and Gods
enterprise brought to consummation