Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-06-06

| VAIN babblngS, ana OpposlllOns Oh sclehcc
| falsely SO called, which some protesting have
erred concerning the faith;" Study to show
thysef approved unto God, a workman that
necdeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing
the word of truth' Continue thou in the
things which thou hast learned and hast been
assured of, knowing Of whom thou hast
learned them;" "Speak thou the things which
become soNnd doctrines" "ln doctrine show.
ing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, sound
speech that cannot be condemned BE not
carried about with divers and strange doc
trincs;' Beware lest any man spoi! you
through philosophy and vain deceit, after the
tradition of men, after the rudimcn's OF the
world, and not after Christ"
Here Is law enough on tie subject for any
preacher who does not prefer to be law
unto himself. And any man who prcsumcs
to set aside the divine law from regulating
his work in Gods pulpit, should, III order to
be consistent, write a bible Of his own inrrn-
ton from which to preach build church at
his own expense, and then, il he could, gather
an audience Of beings other than those for
whom God gave His only bcgotten Son. For
Christ died to redeem all men; therefore God
has n right to demand and does demand, that
the message of redemption be delivered by
those who are permitted to preach in the
churches, and to human beings, DIR, Cuyler
said, IN his "Brotherlv Talk with the Preach.
ers': II cXhort you not to be caught by the
current dciusion that this advanced age re-
Quires entirely new methods and II new style
of preaching, and what is ahsurdly called an
upto date gospel This age Of ours, with
its mighty mechanical inventions and its
increasing mammon war ship, has not ad'
vanccd one SINGLE inch beyond its indispcns-
able need of the atoning blood IF Jesus and
the converting power of the Holy Spirit.
All the tclcgraphs and telephones, and all
the universities with their boosted achieve
mcn,s in scholarship, have not yet outlawcd
Calvary and PcnlaCost. Human nature has
not changed; human sinfulncss and sorrows
have not changed; the Holy Spirit has not
changed; the precious promises have not
changed; and what fallen man needed to lift
him Godward nineteen centuries ago he
needs today Stick to the old gospel. When
God gives you another preach it, but not
before. Don't waste your breath in defend.
ing your Bible; IT is self evdcncing Your
commission is Preach the Word and God
" i'll take care Of it,
These words pfDr. Guy Ter express my own
conviction exactly, and l feel sure you will
endorse them as heartily as | do. Let Us
rejoice always that our duty is so plain as to
what is to be the substance of our preaching,
and declare with ST. Paul: Necessity is laid
upon me: yea, woe is unto me if preach not
the JspcI'
Pity it is. however, that not all preachers
seem to sec 1t in this light.
An old Methodist layman, IN crnycrsjng
with me some time ago, told me OF visit he
had made to Washington and nearby towns,
and of seeing. on the bulletin board in front
of certain church, the topics Of the sermons
to be preached on the coming Sunday One
topic was, "Why one lrishman knocked
another lrshman down. or something to
that effect. Others were equally ridiculous
Ont Of curiosity he ATTENDED the services, to
see what kind Of sermons could be preached
on such subjects From his account gath
cred that in that particular church, and in
the sO.Called preaching of that particular
preacher, At least, the Sublime and incXhnust.
iblc gospel Of Christ was very wocfully and
shnmciuly at discount But we all KNOW
that that church and preacher do not stand
alone IN this thing.
You wish some amusement that Will be
lingcd deeply with disgust, listen to these
topics OF recent sermons preached somewhere
or other to people with immortal souls. !
quote them from an article in the last number
Of Tie Uomi etc Recctr: "lshmacl, the WIld
Man, How to v ash without Soap Three
Pivotal Points Faith, Work an Wcd.ock"
\ recent milwcck service was announced rs
follows, to attract people for the occasion
'Old Maids Convention Prof Pinkcrton VIII
exhibit his wundt rfui Transforming Machine
Youth and Beauty restored while you wait
l. il too much to wonder Whether, as this
was a mdwc,k Scrrtce, an ordained minister
Of the gospel was blazrn enough to open it
with PRAYER and close it with the bcncdicton?
lContinucd next week