The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-01
DOOR OPEN TOR ALE.
There Is Nct* Monopoly III tho
Christian Religion.
nr. ralmag s's Timely Discourse on
:, Occaaion OF tho twentieth EAn-
Is f4ntvcrAary OF tho nowcry
|. ss5 ,3 Mission In New York.
Icopyrisht. 1901, BY Louis Klopsch.l

ICopyrisht, 1901, by Louis Klopsch.]
&, t isIa New York. Jan. 20. st
On the occasion Of the twentieth an
niversary OF the Bowcry mission, jan
uary 13, DR.. I alma ye preached to avnst
of Music. Ministers Of all dcnomina-
tions were present. Tho text was,
John 10: 10: Other sheep have which
are not Of this fold.'
There is no monopoly in religion. Tho
grace OF God is not q little property
that We can fence Off and have all to
aMrselyes. 1t is not a kings park, at
which we look through barred gate
way, Wishing that we might go IN and
aeo Tho statuary and the deer and the
royal conservatory. No: it Is a Fa-
theirs orchard, aud everywhere there
arc bars that we may let down and
gates that we may swing open.
In my boyhood, next to the country
schoo1house there was an orchard Of
apples owned by a very lame man, who,
although there wero apples in tho
place perpetually decaying and BY
scores and scores Of bushels, never
would allow any Of us 20 touch tho
fruit. Sometimes tho lads of tho
school in tho sinfulness Of nature
Inherited from our first parents, who
were ruined by the same temptation,
anYaded that orchard, but they soon re-
treated, for the man came after them
at speed reckless Of making his lame
mess worse and cried out "Boys, drop
fhoso apples, or I will set the dog on
you"
Well, my friends, there are Christian
men who have the church under severe
guard. There is fruit in this orchard
Tor the whole world, but they have a
rough and unsympathetic way Of ac-
costing outsiders, as though they had
no business there, though the Lord
wants to como and take the choicest
and the ripest fruit on the premises.
Havo you an idea that because you were
baptized at eight months Of ago, and
hecanse yoM have MI your life bean un-
der hallowed Influences, you there
1ore have right TO ono whole sido of
tho Lords table, spreading yourself
out and taking up the entire room :?
I tell you no. You will have to haul in
your elbows, for we will place on either
Eide Of you those whom you mover ex-
pectod would sit there, for, as Christ
aeid to His people long age. 80 Ho says
20 you aud TO me: "Othcr sheep I have
which arc not Of tlis fold"
Mcdonald, the Scotchman, has thou
sands Of head Of sheep. Some Of them
are browsing on the heather, some Of
them arc lying down under the trees.
some arc strolling over the mountains,
some Of them are in his yard. They are
scattered all around in many places.
Cameron, his neighbor, comes over and
aays II see sou have 80 sheep. ! have
just counted them" "No,' says Nc.
Donald, II have great many more
sheep than you found in this yard. Some
are here, and somo are elsewhere !
havo 1900 or 5000 in my flocks. Other
eheep have which nrc not Of this
4old.'" So Christ says to us. Hero IL
knot of Christians and there a knot
OF Christians, but they make up small
part OF the flock. Here Is the Epsco-
pal fold, the Methodist fold, the Luth-
oran fold, the Congrega gatioAal fold, the
Presbyterinn fold the Baptist and the
Pedo- baptist fold, the only difference
4 Between these last two being the way
IN which they wash the sheep, and so
they arc scattered nl1 over. And we
come with our statistics and say there
arc SO many thousand Of the Lord e
sheep. but Christ responds: mo, no;
you have not seen moro than one out
OF thousand of my flock. They are
ncnttered all over the earth. Other
sheep have which are not Of this
1old.'" VI M
OF all the merciful institutions which
bleas this city not one more thorough
~ entors into tho spirit OF tho text
chan does the Bowery mission, whose
twentieth anniversary we to-day cele-
brate. During the past year 5000 soul,
have been saved through its instru-
mentality, and during its existence e.
has put its temporal and spiritual
penediotion upon hundreds OF thou
sands OF the poor and suffering and
lost. With the bread of this lie in one
hand and the bread OF eternal life in
Tho other ~ is doing a stupcndeus
work, and to all of it's patrons Christ
Is saying: II was hungry, and We fed
nae, naked, and ye clothed me, sick and
In prison, and ye visited me. Inas,nucl,
40 70 did 1t unto ono Of tho least
OF these, ye did It to me-" IT is thronr,,
This Gospel that New York is to be
taken for God, and America for God
and the world for God. There arc wo
classes of hearers in this nudienc.
whom especially address, the friend.
OF this institution who have come out
TO show their interest in the worls ma
che other class made up Of those Who
are aatray, but want to get back. have
fallen, but want to rise.
We need as churches to get into svr.
pathy with the great outside world
and let them know that none ore 40
broken-hearted OF hard besct TINT thcv
will not he welcomed. "No,n som,
fastidious Christian, "I do not like ia
be crowded in church. Do not nut anv-
one In my pew" My brother. what
will you do in Heaven when grcat
multitude that 40 man can number as
sembles? They will put 80 in your
pew. What are the people assembled
In Christian churches compared with
tho mightier millions outside? Somo
churches arc like hospital, that
should advertise that it's patients must
have nothing worse than toothache or
run-rounds, but no broken heads, no
crushed ankles or fractured limbs.
Bring there for treatment moderate