Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-10-15

children enter the society Of my fam
lily. | will not do ii. Now, Mr.. Usher,
see here. this Is going too far THIS Ia
too good II church for the rabble. We
can start missions for the poor. l do
not want lot of people with scandals
besmirching their names using us for
social hospital. am willing to pay
my pew rent and help out the pastors
salary and help support few foreign
and home missions. but l am not will
ing to be dragged into the social mud
with a lot of ordinary clerks and pow
erty stricken women and general dead
beats II you cannot keep this church
entirely for the exclusive class. the So
cial upper tendom.' why. will get out"
God help me If l have made this scene
too personal. Some of you know who
represents the modern Pharisee clothed
in the filthy garments of arrogant
pride That person. O man or woman.
in Gods sight is your self satisfied. evil
hypocritical prayer of him who of old
said, Lord. thank thee that am not
rs other men,"
But. lastly. believe that pride Is
often the result of bigotry and igno-
rance. 1t is possible to become so alb
sorbed In II particular work and In
some one church as to overlook the fact
that other men In other churches are
winning souls and planting seed In
other fields which will yield harvest
as great as our own. though other
sickles may be used to reap 1t and 9th
er methods be adopted to produce it.
Phillips Brooks Advice.
How do you know that your own
church Is the best church and the only
true church? Have you ever studied
the ways and the means other minis
tiers are using In our sister churches?
1t would be good thing for you to
worship In some other church for Il
little while before you are so quick to
condemn their ways Of doing things.
"Other sheep have l which are not Of
this fold" said Christ One Of the best
truths I ever read from the pen Of
that great. big hearted and noble Chris
tan, the most beloved New Englander
Of his day. Phillips Brooks. WAS from
letter he wrote to ministerial friend
In America. The letter went some
thing like this: Dear brother, you
ought to GENE over to Europe ut least
once year to find out how the big
world is. how many people there are
q. FRY IN do ttrt,f .nll
the Episcopalian church seems looked
at from this side Of the Atlantic" You
can surmise what Phillips Brooks
meant He meant instead Of there be-
Ing only one church filled with glori-
ously good people there were many diff
ferent Protestant churches filed with
Just as good people as Phillips Brooks
had In his own parish.
How do you know that your way of
bringing up your children is the only
right way? Have you developed your
family so marvelously that they are
brighter than all other children. more
intellectual. more spiritual? Perhaps
instead of your children being blamed
for doing wrong you ought to be blam.
ed. Your way Of discipline may be
wrong. Broaden your life. Study the
ways Of other Christian parents and
you may be able to improve your own
ways.
depreciation of the Scripture Is right?
Perhaps II you would only empty your
self Of self and as a student come and
sit at Christ's feet you might learn SO
much from him who was meek and
lowly of heart that you would have a
less exalted estimate of yourself and
Of your own wisdom and picty. per
sonally would never have any use for
a physician who thinks he knows so
much that In the crisis of disease he
would not ask another physician to
come to the bedside of the sick for con-
sultation. Neither h.s Christ any use
for one of his disciples who knows 50
much that he Is not willing to come to
sit at his feet and learn Of him. Are
you ready today to empty yourself of
self and be as an empty vessel to be
filed with the Holy Spirit?
oh, the imbittered and imbittering,
sinful pride Of life! How hard 1t is for
some Of you to give up! After Sam
Houston for years had been one of our
nations most prominent men he came
in his old age to represent Texas In the
United States senate. No sooner did
he come to Washington than he went
to famous Baptist church there. of
which Rev DR. Samson was pastor
For eight long years he attended this
church. At last he came forward and
gave his heart to Jesus Christ. Just
before his first communion DR. Samson
asked Senator Houston into his private
room. What Is 1t you wish me to
dor asked the old warrior. fixing his
keen eye upon DIR. Samson's face.
General" was the reply. you know
the alienation between you and Sena-