The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-02-25

ltcN. jones Mcleod. in the FIRST
| Presbyterian church last night, con-
tinued his series of sermons on "Chris-
| tian Science. Accent and Modern" The
| topic hc discussed last night was "The
| Primitive church and the Church of
| Today His text were the words
found in Acts II: A.. as follows: and
they continued stcadfastly in the
! Apostles doctrine and fellowship. and
In breaking Of bread and prayers"
lie said:
The church Of God !, as old as the human race;
hut what We cill diatinctycly the Christian
church, dates from the day OF Tcntcco,t. The
picture OF the primitive church that the spiri,
| Of inspiration has drawn for u,, is q delightful
one to contemplate. That church was character.
| lied by purity or doctrine; by unity oi plan
aud purpose; by mutual folbcardncc, and moth.
crly love; by dc,out and Rational worship; ard
in every respect, itS conduct wins our idmirs.
7 tiou.
An IDEAL CHURCH.
The thousands who were converted on the
! day Of Pentccost, along with other Thousand,
who soon Joined thcm, made up an ldcll
| church. They were of heat and of one
mind; they lived in the closest fellowship; their
| knowledge of Christian doctrine was rather
| mcIgcr but they were willing and anxious 70
learn: and hence they gaze heed 10 the teach.
| ng Of the Apostles. " their knowledge Of
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tion occupied most prominent place in tuc
preaching and teaching uf the Apostles and the
infant church ClunS most lovingly 10 that Cos.
pei, and rcjoiccd in IL.
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
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submit 70 /, ,,os. and ,ritic,l ,v,r,irqtior
toucbi,y t,nir lro,,,cdg, n, tlooIoo,. aud ,rur,h
government. The time came when crccd> and
catcchisms and s,'tcms Of thoolog', and ia,
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saviour oi sinners ana as YOUR persona. N"'''"
ana as evidence OF Ooth Your lalth ana your re-
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simple conditions As stated hv :, peter, and
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Those who comulicd with thc,. conditions were
welcomed into IN, rrinlti,e church H. therefore.
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,rrirturd condit ions. .u,l n ,Iprch ,youd b,,,r
no light to claim tho honor Of being the Apas.
toIic Church. Tor no ,g,v,.' cl,irnip,, tn Il,
Christian has any ri.}r Ia ,ral.n trc door Of ad.
mission into Chri,t's kingdom either any broi,.r
or anv narrower than tIo door tlrouch which
the first converts rn l'ri,ti.,,itv. ye,o ,Jr,i,,j
liih fIESt CHURCH PlEh.
1 The terms Of admi sion to the primitive rhu.,1
v"'o % guarantee that the converts were .rru-
uc. The change from either Judaism or C.u-
| tilci.m to Cmi,,iuitr ,l> 80 radical that
Christian converts were uaI,rd persons 70 join
| the church then, meant something very diner, ~
from Joining the church now # meant tho loss
| ~ almost everything that inr world count. ,uI-
| uahlc. It is ccmmcnd.IIo and nouural,1. .,.,.
To bc church member. 1t !, . passport ~ u..,!
| society. and IL is not unlikely that more ..u
few have Joined the ,nirrh for that VEN. ral.
! son. Indeed thcl, is MOI ing i,urrIil,lr IN mo
charge, that som" most worldly minded men nave
l'h'' 'ne 'nHr'n, ana nave gwen hh"'"IIr 10
| rs Hu,p''' - ~ ",'''' '"'' ''E "'G"' u>' '' ''
i'.,"'r J." ci,mh mo So'"r position "' h"nor
OF VI power ''rF seemed 20 b" very mhnhI'.
"'n 'e'E P'nt'"'' 'nH very p'o"S' Nh'I' ih"S
| '''''" Tue lh"u't"' "i ~" 'hn'H' hN' "h'N
! 'hr coveted honor WAS secured II Wa, '""H "1-
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