Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-08-20

thoucht and purpose. No man, minister,
deacon or any other has any authority to
be head of the church. Christ is the head.
The chief business of the church is 70
know the mind Of the Master. :,
Let church recognize Its vital cohhec-
ton with Jesus Christ as ITS heart, l.s
head, it's life giving and directing powers,
and its success as an agency in extending
The kingdom is already assured, Such
church will be found much in prayer seek.
ing to know the will of it's Lord at every
point. 1t will not be content with seating
itself in softly cushioned pews once week
with the feeling that it has fulfilled Its re.
Iig;ous obligations. On the contrary, you
will find it seven days in every, week out
IL inoculnte the life of the Lord into SIN.
sick world. As the growing lad cannot put
express the superabounding lie leap'ne
through his veins, no more oan chureh,
tingling with the superaboundlng spirn9ai
life of Christ fail to give expression - II"
powers. ..,,
But that church has recognized only hall
The truth when it has come to Know mat
Christ is the life of the church. The etaer
half is that while Christ is the heart ana
4,c head we are the body.
III. The citI,ph is the body Of Christ.
Whv the Creator saw fit to conhne these
spirits of ours in a material body we can,
,ot know. The fact remains that the. soul
must work through the body to. find ex'
preston. Why God was pleased to s'y Eye
Expression "a His spirit through INC
;hurch or His body we cannot say ne
has done it. We are the body OF Chrlst'
6v means of which He finds expression to
the world Christ exalted is seated at the
light hand of God, but Christ incarnate Is
IN the world to-day. He lives in aud works
through His body The church. This should
be deeply solemn and impressive thought
to every church of the Redeemer. God
Also manifested Himself in Christ, is mani
fest to-day only through the church iils
body, This is why the church fans IN her
to realized hnr status in the world. one
has not sufficiently appreciated hrr rcspon'
,jbiiity and the, divine dignity which Is
hers. Think Of it! You are hand to do
iii. bidding. feet to fulfil! His missions
evos to look to His interests, ears to near
His truth, tongues to sound forth that
truth and utter Ills praise. Christ has IN.
carnated Himself in vol. Through 20"
men mast come to know Him. -, =.
Except the church manifests the lie OF
Christ it ia no true church, except 1t per
forms Ills mission it is not church OF the
Eedeemrr. As the body is ono and hath
many membcrs. and all the members OF the
body. being many. are one body. 50 also Is
the church. The body of Christ - one
THOUGH many. unity in diversity. All the
members are necessary IN order mat lhc
symmetry may ne complete, ana us "se'"'
ness uuimpalrcd.
Independence Is the cry OF onr ','he-'h
dependence Of tive nation, independence y
the individual This spirit seen everywhere
has found large place IN the chnrCh'
Within limits this is we'll Within limits
| say, for Just as soon rs indlNiduahly De
comes ohtruSivc or obstinate, 1t has paS''n
the limit where it can he OF the mos use
TO tho world. Within the church TINS -
especially true. It Is ono body 1t rs
Christ in the world. each part must -, III
c,o.ost union with every other part more
and more the church must work toge'h'r'
work ~ one IN manltcstn@ the lie OF cog
to the world in the Transformation ana sal
walton of men. r
Nou have before now seen coupe Oh
pups get a hold of an old rope ana theh'
~ though life depended on the process;
one pull one way while the other lugged
the other. | have seen chnrchGS whose
condition Won not ne unaptlE liI"Str1''i
hv the dogs. Lack ot unity III ann ana e.
church. The spirit OF Independence go"i
IN u.elf, runs riot, until concertcG ACTON
20 Il definite end - impossible " nth lh'
dependence thus crrS against unity At Is
cug.r rather than blessing. All the mem
hers al the body must work together SH",'
j,rd hv the heart, directed 10y the mead
ONE Of the most hrantltul sights m Inc
world i a symmetrical and responsive nu,
n'au body. One of the most neautilul
s"hts to, the ,Npiritu9, eye Is the noay on
s;yn Ga IIis tbourht and purposc In the