The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-09-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.
Topic For the Week BEGINNING sept.
0-Comment by Rev. $. II. Doyle.

Topic For the Week BEGINNING sept.
6-Comment by Rev. $. III. Doyle.
Topic.-The allied forces Of righteous
ness xvii. 2o-2S; Cor. I. 10-13
The unity of the Christian church,
for all practical purposes at least, such
| as the extension Of Christ's kingdom
and the overthrow of evil, is indeed
"a contamination devoutly to be
wished" Organic unity. as men are
SO differently constituted, is a dream
impossible Of realization, but unity In
spirit, In sympathy and In service for
Christ and against evil is possibility,
and should speedily become reality.
In spite of all our differences the
Christian church is essentially one
church. The tendency In the past has
been to emphasize the differences and
to minimize the things upon which we
agree and the time has come to reverse
the order The church should empha-
size to the world that 1t is essentially
as manifested In Father, Son and Holy
Ghost (2) 1t has one faith-not one
creed, though all denominations could
accept the Apostles Greed. but one
faith Christian faith, as distinctive
from other religious faiths. 81 1t has
essentially the same ordinances hap
tism and the Lords supper. The forms
of administration are not always the
same, but the ordinances are. al 1t
has one Bible. o. 1t has the same
forms of worship. These are praise.
prayer. Scripture reading and preach
ing. Whether rendered in elaborate
settings or in the simplest the forms
are essentially the same. Our hym-
nology beautifully illustrates our essan-
tial oneness. Wesley. Methodist
wrote Jesus, Lover of My Soul" Top
lady. an Episcopalian. Rock of Ages.
Cleft For Me-" Fawcett. Baptist.
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds; Bow
ring. Unitarian, SIN the Cross of Christ
Glory and Cardinal Newman. who
afterward became Catholic, Lead.
Kindly Light" Yet tf.ese hymns are
sung in all our churches t8) The
church has one fellowship. The com
mon tie that binds US to Christ binds
us to one another and we should not
only sing, but practice
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love
The Scripture constantly emphasizes
the fact that the church is and should
be united church Christ in His in
tercessary prayer prayed for the unity
of the church, that they may all be
one, as Thou, Father art in Me and
in Thee; that they may also be one in
u.s. that the world may believe that
Thou hast sent Me-" And what Christ
prayed for Paul argued for. To the
divided Christians at Corinth be wrote:
Now, l beseech you, brethren, by the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ, that
We speak the same thing. that there be
no divisions among you. Every
one Of you saith, l am of Paul. and
Of Apollos, and of Cephas, and l OF
Christ. Is Christ divided. was Paul
crucified for you. or even ye baptized
In the name of Paul?" And what
Christ prayed for and Paul argued fol
we should earnestly labor for. The
Christian church as one army, though
divided into regiments and companies
should present united front to the
world that the world may know thar
Christ WAS sent of God and that the
forces Of evil may be overcome and thu
forces of righteousness may prevail
BIBLE READINGS.
John <, 10; Acts r, 4l-4T; Rom. xii
10; XIV. s, @; Ps. cxxziii; l Cor. X, 16, II
Cia. iii, 27-29 Eph-i,- 7-f2; Phil. /, 81