The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-03
TRINITrS SEMI-CENTENNlAL


this line ia our material prosperity n
hre churches and fine caoirs % DO orr
singing We vii p1y teaff1i price %
ne san social influence sGd numbers ny
tne sacrines ~ our Tr.r.tUsiity. our sim-
p.lelt}, o. our eafUeetEcsf IL other
churches. y taey Ht... ffnt their rows aud
thus put premium ard disiluet.ln upon
tue possession of zoe means sufi. -ient 90
PAP ths rclt % wotltg waat t9e Master
Noud think - ptop.e being required 60
paH tQ Scar Goo rreacalns - ae Gospaut
'hrm take toRI the ndH and Ist u
'.e worldly and fhe care4Eeh Oh whom
chur-1 vows sit nshly. ms1uus no,aius
not d.1tnguis bins tlcm ln thc .east from
t.e people % fae world. ie. them cultivate
chiefly ite esfhcl-s. ignore % igrFet oil
tns stern requirements az the Eosrsl %
90 scf-denlal srd crdE2-bea..ng. aa 10
separation from re WORD. bar iet the
Methodist people. harqcn~That may DEM
onstrate rs did their fathers that theirs
i- religion IN earnest"
NJ Room for Popfnfuss
There ought 20 be- no room in our COM
munion Tor popin5ays. or triaers or r.
ngious dhleitauu Infinitely better thsi
our preachers SHOULD he rude and uncouth
tAan dwafled by clfr.ca.ism into .hc pluy
proportions 81 fastilcIs parsons who's
claims 10 distinction rcFt upon their rieri-
al Esro ara manners. their ability %
lFrfosm nicely ara sWcetly tho Baptism.
marriage ana funeral ceremouIes. their
thorough acquaintance with thc latest
fads 600 pronunciation. nnd their entire
Acceptablhtv 70 the free-thlnker ana the
skeptlc. who compliment them with the
terms nroad ana liberal when they
are only .rlaers IN a holy profession ana
traitors 70 their Lords cause.
Let us nor forget that ours r. a preach.
Ang church. that we are not q rltuafFtic
caurch. and thar We make ourselves ride
lious Wien We ape those " no are I SYM
% ihize Nth Warren Cand.er-u know
mat be- is q biFhop OF a church thar has
more tnan million aud haff white
communisants, bat big though bis office h
he D. bigger than the ofilce ana 10 he
qua OF me chapter ne viii remain Warren
Danocf thus refer 10 him o. ! would
speak 81 The great Episeopalan
as Phillips Brooks rather than
hifnop brooksl. when on a re-en.
occasion IN certain Methodist Church
20 oolecica 10 being "a number on . nu-
eaI programme. do not wish TO pose
az an Old fogy Good cholrs. when their
members are genuinely religious men and
women, and when they DO not substitute
congro sational singing. may he worship
Jul some leading must bel had But the
F.ory of Metnodlsm will have ieuartel
ana the reason for SIS separate existence
Nill have ceased when we are complied
% depend largely on fine singing Tor our
corgsesat.ons. II our people ever lose thelr
Willingness 70 hear earnest. strict. uncom-
promising gospel preaching. then we
ought 70 dlsblnd and so 20 church
where there IS softness and ease and com
fort and society" and where our COM
plancency ard our worldlincss will never
Re disturbed by references 60 the terrors
- the law"
O my brethren, let us cultivate a love
and q sympathy for the people. the plain
people. the Class among whom the Nara
rene carpenter WIS born and reared. from
whom most OF his disciples came and b
whom the world o. more Indebted than 10
any other class In historic Savannah
where the great John Wesl walked bare
footed because some % mis- fock had no
shoes 20 wear. whore great things have
been done Tor Gods cause by devout
Methodist men and women who fought"
Do an unfricndly clty. "a good fight and
kept the faith" let "a. their SUCCESSORS
be true 10 M0thodism, is genius ana ms
non. and let US not b. unmanly enough
70 small enough. 20 compromise our Meth
odism for any kind Of worldly advance
ment or gain.
A. this good hour within these sacred
wallis. let Us renew our allegiance 20
AicthCdlsm. and resolve. let the world. or
les maxims. or is customs, or science
falsely 50 called'-demand what they
may. we VII not lower It's standards. IN
perfect keeping with this allegiance. let
us. with entire harmony. ans with com
piete fraternity. a. did our broad aud
catholic Wesley Join hands with all Chris
tians whatever their name or dcnomina-
ton. who profess TO love she Lord ana
seek 70 advance His gracious kingdom