Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-06-26
SOCIAL UNION.
Paper on Subject
Read by Rev. John
Heron to Ministers.
TWAS Written In Lighter
vein,I
And Was FavorabIy Received
by the Clergy.
Are There Too Many Societies Now,
or Are There Not?

At the last meeting of the Summit
County Evangelical Alliance, Rev.
John Heron, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church read an interest
ing paper upon the subject, 'The So
cial Upion,' The major part of the
discourse follows;
The Social Union--our subject con
templates-is n church sociable. the in
vitaton including all of every church
and congregation in the Summit Coun-
ty Evangelical Alliance; a banquet and
addresses by persons of the locality.
or by one or more from II distance, n
conspicuous, feature of the festivity.
In favor of the project, we adduce
interdenominntional fellowship. The
wolf also shall dwell with
the lamb, and the leopard
shall lie down with the kid,
and the calf and the young lion and
the fatling together, and ii little child
shall lead them. And the COW and the
bear shall feed: their young ones shah
lie down together, and the lion shall
eat straw like the OK. And the suck
ing child shall play OH the hole of the
asp; aud the weaned child shall put
| his hand on the cockatrice' den. Isa
II ch. 6, u y verses,
"Interdenominutio fellowship is u
good thing. out on the prairies of
Kansas, the corn grows tall and hides
from sight the fences, which divide
field from field, and farm from farm.
Nevertheless the fences are there. 1t
is proper they should be. Rational in
terdenDminntional fellowship strength
ems the Presbyterian in his Presbyter-
ianism, and the Baptist in his Bap-
tisD. and the Methodist in his Method
ism, and the United Brethren in his
devotion to the United Brethren
church BEHOLD | show you n mys-
terry. In the pr9ndial exercises of the
social union, corn bread and bacon, Off
the same table will be converted into
Congregational brains, and into Disci-
pie brains, and into Evangelical brains,
and into Universalist brains and into
Lutheran brains, and into Reformed
brains
II have understood that ms u conse-
| quence of the historic debate between
Nathan l.. Rice, and Alexander Camp
bell Prcsbyterians We're the more con
ilrmed IN their habitunl religious think
ing, and the Disciples We're the more
confirmed IN their babitual Religions
thinking. nterdenominational fellow
ship does not foster proselytism. AIu-
tual acquaintance intensities the regard
o.. A.
respect Tor the. church of ones neigh
Dor, interdenominntioual fellowship
brOndens the horizon OF ecclesiastical
knowledge and allows the observer a
more accurate Interpretation of our
Lords uttclance in His commentary
on the Parable of the Sowcr aud The
Seed, "'rhe field Is the world" Math-
cw IL oh. 3S verse
Rev. Henry Plancy. once upon u
time, exercised ia the state of West
Nirglniu, the functions of II presbygvr.
lnn Home Missionary Now ms To his
bodily mun, he was round and comfort.
able rotund ana corpulent, with good
capon lined Hike the worthy president
Of the summit County Evangelical Al.
|
ing his PreshyterS Il report of one of
his tours. He told of II meeting he
had held IN n school house, in remote
settlements repeating remarks he could
not but hear as he made his way to the
platform through the crowd gathered
for public worship Tho remarks were
That's Il Presbyterian 'Ain'i he fatY
| \ fui Ia. IA
Never before had they laid eyes ON II
Prosb; terlnn minister, They had bcca
accustomed To thin. lean, scrawny
Methodist preachers and to BAPTIST
ministers, physically attenuatcd. In
terdenominatlona fellowship is II good
thing, like foreign travel, like visiting
IN strange neighborhood Cold ur.
key aud cranhcries, aud buttered sand.
| wfchos, aud good coffee and rolls. and
angels food cake, with bright convcr-
saiion and clever speeches, 0he Social
Union. we moau, delightfully."- promote
generous fellowship, and mellow the
Methodist into concedng that John
| Calvin and John Knox were brave,
Wise men OF God, and blandish the
l Baptist into conceding that sprinkllng
| a bady doesn't really do the bady any
harm. BEHOLD how good and how
| pleasant II Is for brethren to dwell TO.
zether In unity Whatsoever promotes
unity among the brethren is like pre-
cious ointment upon the head.
''Scene-~tlle Interior of "A meeting
house--the congregation ready for the
sermon. A baby vociferating, like a
house 0tire. The pastor announces his
text Exodus, 20. Take this child
away, and nurse II for me and | viii
give thee thy wages" We fear tho
conditions were harmoniously condu
Give TO the establishing of strained re
latipns between that minister and thc
parents OF that tempestuous child
likewise IN all interdenominatlona
fellowship, nNtleiue care aud muc
] caution are duties 10 preserve tn,