Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-18
A SUNDAY SERyoN.
The CHURCH AND TdE WORLD.
Broadniiudedn' IS os the Consistent
Christian Contrasted With the
Void

tianitv." lie took his text from ts"i'ns ,
cxix og. "Thy Commandment a exceeding O
broad Dr. ~wentycl said:
The Son oi God las called men H.o 7
place of liberty and has set their ieet Pm q D
large room. His example. us te'eNnss 9
and His whole tone Illustrate ana plvN- 7
His hroadmindedrcss. No one VINO fgh'iN
appreciate the Gospel can wei contend / Z
that IL seeks 90 make human nature smaller +
and Zee bier than ~ -. or thtt lt WOMB /
lower the dignity and lessen the freedom
and banisn the opportunities. oil human
I'm tho bro,dmindedness of Jesus Is ono
OF His most notable characteristics. lie
lived IN the opcn. and His every word
indicates the comprchenslvrncss OF Ills
thinking and the perfect sanity Of Ills
conclusions. Tie Is tho broadcst beng
who has trol this earth ald He has gwen
thc broldcs' religion that man has known.
a religion which D. not racial, national OF
provincial bgt worldwide. II o. i.tendcd \
20 inspire Che most liberal ideas and 70 /
make the largest men. 1t is the embodi- /
mcnt of observation-disclosures in oortrlnc ana /
ideal. in o. outlook, its cstmote or posi- /
Utilities. and It's conceptions of human aes- /
Evc~v follower Of Christ should divest
himself rs Ior as possible OBJ nnrrpNnes~ ana
tiino~s in living MS lic and doing his
work. Yet hi'n nc thoughtful and honest
and industrious and brave. lct him hc
sane hroadminded IN ms ideas. generous
in las rrin.lrIDe and IoNal ln has ton~riencc
pa,try disposition OF the uast. or io Try
to restore the regime of hyCnne age or 20
ciamcr for the RETURN OF conditions SD mon
were well enough ior Younger CIVILIZATION.
but which should not be installed ln the
twentieth century. Religion Us not super
suti0n. faith is not bigotry. GOODNESS is
not intolerance.
We an do weu TO take account of the
Lords adworlton concerning the use ot
Language We has warned uS tn1- we must
answer 90 the last Tor every IDLE word We
speak How MANY idle words are uscr-
and how massive Us human CUNT IN tnis
particular. Even those words Wh'cn
should be pronounced with reverence arc
mixed with frivoit'cs- Othcr words which
should DO used always seriously and with
the utmost accuracy are connected WIN
the announcement OBJ larrulous brains
and Niurrnt Tins. Breadth is ono OF Gu,
words against which people sin most often
So that earnest souls have almost re1chc.
the point of Suspcctlng ats tenor whcneNe
they hrar "a. in common parHnce
"hrold' Enmaui~f is Roman tathcN
who cares iitf'o or nothing for his churc
or for thr RELIGION which it breaches. =
broad Christian IS 81 man who. thong
he NAV not have broken with Christianity
has uo definite religious principles. Do
clearly stated rules oc right and wrons
and has ro fau'f % end with propaganda.
the success Of which would mean uC
only the overthrow of iaith but the rul
of society 10 IT, supposed 20 be "hroad
70 he not ZOO srrunu,nus about one s ANUS
rneutS. 90 encourage irrCu-lon. 30 tt-rcCar
the sanrti.iCr oi Sunday. II D. suppose
10 be broad 90 sov and 20 do nothr
that would indiclfc that one has religion
feelings. 60 nut himself in the attitude
sympathy with bad things. II Is suppose
- he broad 60 upset tho Bible. 20 ca
discrciit unon tho church. 90 brand ho
traditions as nark ot lies. % make u
gospel mean as little as possible To reou
religion. not 20 Us lowest terms. but 20
terms az eI Aus the noble word
clothed with sense which u ought nor
have. When people tel 81 % broad sia'
ment they mean statement Wh'cn
SUSPICIOUS. n not inaccurate w hch ~
rctcr to broad story they mean $40
which Is not quite decent Il were "
90 distinguish between a true ortactn a.
a spurious hreo1tn- 50 that we nlcnt
SPACED lrom The us chat follow M tne tr
81 mere catcnWord: anu pave the p.ess'
and thc power which are impaired nN
breadth OBI tnoIght alt sympathy Wn
IS one o. the very hnes- MARKS oI
81 Goo.
From Whatever standpoint 30 IS view
Tho religion &c Jesus Christ is characters
Tor us observation-disclosures To Us to-day
only world religion. and the church l0
forward to the time when an the pco
Of au the nations will become the loi
disciples An examination ot the theo
or schemes which have been set uD
opposition to- or rivalry with the cver'
inr gospel vil disclose their essential .
rownoss. both as 10 ideas and lifc In ,
tr.si with che notions held hv those
stand afoof from Christ how broad
strong is the platform of Christian be-,
In an the world there Is no creed or ,
fession which Is so annie and liberal
Commemorative as the Nicene creed
great in what Dr. saw. and in what IL
not saw. ~ what 10 defines and what s..
fuses 10 define. It's expressions and
rcticcnce are significant aud Impressive.
10 technical terms have been reduced