The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-27
REPLIES TO PROF. FAGNANI.
Parihurst says He "Giyss the Direct Ae''
70 Facts % the Gospel states Them.

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10 Facts ~ the Gospel states Them.
The Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst
preached yesterday morning, in the Madison
square Presbyterian Church. on conversion
to . personal Christ. His discourse was
suggested by the sermon delivered by
Prof. Fagnani Of Union Theological Semi
nary. at the Firt Union Presbyterian
Church. Q week ago. Dr. Parkhurst took
hin text from John xx., IS: They have
taken away my Lord, and know not where
they have laid him. In part he said:
CHRISTIAN truth, - 1t has been pretty regu-
non,instics hss been uniformly Of . nerw<
brsinT than smo,iohsi, perhaps too brsiny
for the amount Of sentiment. but IL has tried
= neil The msn Who so soSs ny
Their number being reduced By death and
such breadth. however. as the Presby-
terian pulpit in even its more .progressiye
attitude Will have TO stand for. is a breadth
tain distinct, immova6le points. points that
were affirmed by Christ In His teaching. and
that have stood out with the besmy clear:
Of vital and seif.propaeating Christian pety.
And one Of these points that ! want to
sSsSsss this 10 br iss doctrine Of
! want to sound this truth Us note Of warn
ing. And ! may just Is well confess that !
ooprae that. was delivered IN this city last
sabbath by one who Is not only q preacher.
but preacher who sustains such a relation
TO the Church that we have the right TO expect
from him lot only utterances that are care
fully phrased, but utterances that are con-
siderets. and that. while not oowardly. are
noss & X. discourse was that c Christian
nos to Se g
Christ represents. and TO the work which he
When this or any other preacher says that
the Fundamental fact In ChTistisnity is not
conversion to personal Christ, but con-
version to the humanitarian work that Christ
direct Si lie 10 facts as the Gospel states them
to the truth as Christ declared II. ard to the
IL put money into the hands OF a physician 10
TO Christ vii! probably have very little, 10
sician's treatment win be. But even though
We were to admit that commitment to per
sonai Christ is not essential to the worlds
De a preacher Of tho Gospel. or TO be a teacher
Of those who are fitting themselves 70 be
az Forth o. the Gospel Il not to I invent
some Improvement OF his own TO be set up
In the Gospels place,
as Christ gave II to us. Is or is not amendable
the Gospel IA we have IL teaches that the
fundamental fact In the life Of a Christian
OF the Gospel type Is compliment TO per-
sonal Christ: not doing such things ~ he did,
not saying such things as he said, but becom-
Ing nrst Of all bound to him in tics Of living
loyalty. Christ himself was exceedingly
slow TO project himself into any form Of bu-
~ the world can have realized with such
keenness as he the terrific burden OF the
world's ecessities. the sins with which men
were stained, the darkness with which they
were shadowed. the sorrows with which
they we're stricken. And vet you know how
for many a long year he stood steadily aloof
from the world, how he let the worlds mis-
cries continue. and not only continue but 20
on ma multi We shall have e To-. conclude ,b
Judgment OF Jesus Christ, activities. IL they
are TO be OF world-sa wing Kind. must be
undertaken as the outcome OF very substan-
tial and fundamental results that have been
already wrought in the soul OF the man under
ar thar,