The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-01
I'D 90 OPEN OR ALL.
I There Is Not 4 Monopoly In tho
Christian Religion.

DF. TalmnEe's Timely Discourse on
B, Occasion OF the twentieth An-
n II nivorsnry OF tho nowcry
. III Mission In New York.
Il tCopyrlght, ieol, by Louis ISlopsch.l
Now York. Jan. 20
ii On tho occasion of the twentieth an
Saiyefsary Of the Bowcry mission, jan
uary 13, Dr. Talmag ge preached to ayast
Il audience at tho New York Academy
4 Of Music. Ministers Of all denomina- del
& tiona wcre present. The text was,
/ John 10: :18: "Other sheep have which
are not Of this fold"
There is no monopoly In religion. The
grace OF God is not q little property
that we can fence OFF and have all 10
!. ourselves. It is not a kings park, at
which We look through n barred gate
way, wishing that we might go in and
aee Tho stntuary and tho deer and the
royal conservatory. No; 1T is Fa-
theirs orchard. and everywhere there
are bars that we may let down and
gatos that we may swing open.
In my boyhood, next to the country
achooihouse there was an orchayd Of
apples owned by very lame man. who,
although there were apples in the
place perpetually dccaying and by
Gcorcs and scores of bushels, never
would allow any of us TO touch tho
fruit. Sometimes the lads of tho
Rchool in tho sinfulness Of nature
inherited from our first parents, who
were ruined by the same temptation,
invaded that orchard, but they soon re-
treatod, for tho man came after them
at a speed reckless of making his lame
I ness worse and cried out: "Boys, drop
those apples, or I will set the dog OH
you"
Well, my friends, there are Christian
men who have tho church under severe
guard. There is fruit in this orchard
Tor tho whole world, but they have q
rough and unsympathetic way Of ac-
costing outsiders, as though they had
no business there, though the Lord
wants to come and take the choicest
and tho ripest fruit on the premises.
Havo you an idea that because you were
baptized at eight months Of ago. and
because you have all your life been un-
der hallowed Influences, you there
fore have right to ono whole side Of
sho Lords table, spreading yourself
out and taking up tho entire room?
I tell you no. You will have TO haul in
your elbows, for we will placs ON either
Hidc Of you those whom you never ex-
pectod would sit there, for, as Christ
said to His people long ago, 80 Ho says
20 you and to me: "Othcr sheep I have
which arc not Of this fold."
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sands Of head Of sheep. Some Of them
arc browsing on the heather some Of
tham arc lying down under the trees.
some are strolling over the mountains,
Aome Of them are in his yard. They are
scattered oil around in many places.
Cameron, his neighbor comes over and
says II see you have 36 sheep. Ihave
just counted them" i"No," says Nc.
Donald, II have great many more
sheep than you found in this yard. Some
are here, and some are elsewhere. |
have 4,ooo or 5000 in my flocks. Other
sheep I have which are not Of this
fold.'" So Christ says 10 us. Hero is
Q knot Of Christians md there a knot
OF Christians, but they make up small
part Of the flock. Here Is the Fpisco-
pal fold, the Methodist fold, the Luth-
eran fold, the Congregational fold. the
Presbyterian fold, the Baptist and che
Pedo-Baptist fold, the only difference
4 between these two being the way
\ IN which they wash the sheep and SO
they are scattered all oyer. And we
& come with our statistics and say there
are so many thousand Of the Lord e
sheep, but Christ responds: "No, no;
dys n a. ~ II A
OF a thousand Of my flock. They arc
scattered all over the earth. Other
sheep have which are not OF this
2old.'"
OF all the merciful institutions which
bleas this city not one more thorough
iy entars into the spirit OF tho text
chan docs the Bowery mission, whose
twentieth anniversary we to-day cele-
hrate. During the past year 5000 aouls
have been saved through It's instru-
mentality, and during its existence it
haS put its temporal md spiritual
benediotion upon hundreds of thou
sands OF the poor and suffering and
lost. With the bread of this life In one
hand and the bread OF eternal life in
tho other 10 10 doing stupendeus
work. and to all OF it's patrons Christ
IS saying: II was hungry, and ye fed
me, naked, and ye clothed me, sick and
IN prison, and we visited me. Innamucl
as ye did It unto one Of tho Least
Of these, ye did 1t to me-" Itis through
this Gospel that New York Is to be
taken for God, and America for God
and the world for God. There are two
classes of hearers in this audience
whom especially address, the friend,
OF this institution who have come ont
TO show their interest in the work. md
che other class made up Of those who
are astray, but want to get back, hayo
fallen. but want to rise.
We need as churches to get into svm-
pathy with the great outside world
md let them know that none are 20
broken-hearted or hard besct that thew
will not be welcomed. "No," SAYS som.
1astidious Christian, IT do not like to
be crowded in church. Do not nut any
one in my pew" Ny brother, what
will you do in Heaven when a great
multitnde that no man can number as
aembles? They will put 80 in your
pew. What are the people assembled
In Christian churches compared with
the mightier millions outside? somo
churches are like n hospital, that
should advertise that it's patients must
have nothing worse than toothachc or
run-rounds, but no broken heads. no
crushed ankles or fractured lin bs.
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