Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-08-20
pRESENT-OAy INCARNATION,
A Brilliant Sunday Sermon By Kew. v
r. MCNally.
Gives an Answer to the Question, "Wha' AIS
the Church. Has Forgotten h:r
Real Status In the World.

subject was 'Ircsen; lay lncarndtiuh' ,
He took his text from First, Corinthians
seversl.y members thereof Mr.. McNally
said:
Throughout tie land. vita somewhat OF
a wall, the question is being asked. what
ais the church? THAT she is sick seems
to be foregone conclusion. The religious
periodicals and some Others are quick 10
give diagnosis of the case. 1t is because
the pey has been elevated cducationally.
1t in because the ministry has lost selfre-
spcct and prestige. 1t is because men
everywhere are too busy to attend to the
concerns of the soul; or because Christlan-
ity is so "other worldly" it is not sufficient
" practical for the practical life of to-day.
MANY other reasons are given for why the
church lacks power.
Is this charge against the church just
II statistics may be trusted, 1t IS: Inc 'hst
religious returns for the nation disclose the
lamentab'e fact that Christianity has made
no gain that even her warmest trends can,
call proportionate to the increase OF .popu'
laton and the mighty deve, opment OF com
mercial interests. In the city as well as IN
the rural districts, the preachers of the Cos
pcl are finding it hard to get enough pco'
ple to take hold of church affairs to make
the church live with a commanding lnl1u.
cuce in the community. The land IS fu'l
OF reports of mans greed. his tricks OF
trade and other disregard of sacred ob'Ign-
tons. Men are looking to the church TO
stem the tide of moral recklessness. IL
,nus' NC l'%'. ~. o,,.a,Iass 70 orrcst the
~ Se'r Tt ~ no % 10 neon,n mass her
Ir,lt. ne li",,es VI IL Iier ilo}d mon nnb.
lie morals does not seem to be very strong
Her ability to mold the ethical life OF the
world does not seem to be adequate to the
le.n9 10 -; ;ft,o 'hurcl, i ra,l,v ling 10
se,;n - W. H., =, '.o or, ~, 10 eth;cal stnndt
pnien'.'' unu T Thr;', .on'cthina j. surrNy'
" ,,.no, VI " All +hn Church shonId ouicklv
VIZ VIZ, "'" ,oal;,,t;nn of her rc,l condI.
,"""e" H. lila n,cn,''res r. strengthen herr
,'o'' alu ' IN" , ''," nf ,ho not;o,
~ Wh "r docs tbo I;n,rnltv licq 7 bc,ieyc
!, t,;s, ria church has FOO mucb forgotten
III .h ,"'I ,,o rool s,,tns in The world is She
I h""; !; II" hor 81 fort ~ eo,ve The mighty proh.
' 'a,n ~ , Nv" ,ho ,,, low rencr,tions have
lr,,'S ,""' Il" tr .',a ro w" .sr IRON, tho sim.
t'l; w. "al' sE,,re cthoJ Of Christ
hor ' fo',nde,, The Ministry has too much
nea ~ NV; wv =, tho ,,nri. Gf cducot;ou of
R,I.n ,''H' i" WV re TD,% ,,o,,, hns ton much
Inua,ri ~ ,L nv NJ ,hir, rho rrsnIt is Inc
non,1nuJ' ,n ,rn hocn snir;traIIr starved
nr' WV vi ~, ,ron,d b,yc raitrI On the min
M,nt u" t tho oh"rch h,yr gorsal,rn her.
,,a,o"I h y" .'' sn;r;t,,i n"tnrcs We're not
o' .,G, ,nI' lo,oinncI EInration ,s,hct
satisfied ana devG"rcn rlH,n;,'H fran ,hc
ari any, a 'ol" Ill.,, h. , n"Ter. Of he DIV
s','',S "',' I l rroii"omL ernd ,S,t Christ
~ nus -. ..a II;,,,ao'f ~ rono of
M"'' l'."i nay, H. EI,.,,ia1 III cnt;rc min.
.,.,. r,,;,., i, ,l,n Minds Of Ills disri.
,EE'l , J." ,I,t ,ic ,,l,' IN tho wo, ii for
~ ,,w .,.,l 49,. y.,,'r mon rom sin,
-, ~" lI H., H. n,ich, s,,o ,ho sinner
:" W., Wv, IT, u.,,nI III ii. ,ima II.
nom ~ '' ,,I a., .,Enra III. I,fr
ave al us er'r,I, n''n S'r',mr,n t,'r Nv,
&c n.l'.'3" y, ,T,,,' ,ofnrm "' i was
",'N"N o! r,l''",I'" :" " ',,"o", com en-,
MISSION ~ s'. ',,on, ..'r,, "'' y " N,n !.
hcFe I" r'Ir,'''I' W. , ,,"' ,, "h ,.a.
,"u''', /" ~ ""' ;Lf'i .,,.;,,, and vor.
IHS'' !, ms i ,'',"'i'' .'"T ',.' o "n
wy o, an NTI'l','''o"' ~ ,Vhon ,h.
ln,o ''i' Mm'''' :" l",. for oy,rt. n"I,
'nn''h Wi, 'o',I,''',' ,,' I'M, I,cn
I'M, one 'hI'l- ,"' ,'N' W. S;', ~, ,G.
and women troH .he l2%rf Oh ,S SiII-I ,aj.'
questions ol '"ur'''o" anu '''''' III WA ''''>'
care OF THEMSELVES
The status 81 iL' chursh IN the world -
pointed ont hr PAU IN the words OF ON
,'J, Ne are the holy OF hr'>ti ana sew
orally menlrrS Thereof u 'hti7' s"Nc
Himself while in the flesh to saving men
from sin by man''r>tlng TO them the me "l
YOU can ,H'l bp"S 'IF ~ ~
lie - Wiling to incarn2te Himself 90 n''
ter that to devote ITS mdlvded attention
a1d energies to tine Salration OF men. ny
the manifestation of the lltc, and WI OF
Cod The church Is the body OF 'hri7'
~ it He has inrarnatcd Himself. Nhat
Christ was III the world while in the, flesh
tat the church must be in the world to-
day. What { hrISt did Tor the world WINE
in the flesh that the church must DO for
the world odav "Ye." as church and
90 individual members OF the church ARE
the body of Christ" We must be Christ
TO the word. Except the church as body
and the several members thereof as inGl
yiduals litc % Christ in the world, the
world viii never know Christ.
Paul. the master mind. could use such a
hcurp win >ach potent power. OF al his
tiSura+ there is peInaps no other more elab.
orctc.y WORK Cd ont or rore carefully ,ap,
piled. The body i not one member hnt