Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-03-17
"OUTSIDE THE CHURCH"
A Brilliant Sunday Discourse By Rev.
Robert Macdonald.
Many Man Is Losing His Soul Because he
Cannot Believe In Jonah and
the Whale.

special subject being, Reasons Why Those
Outside the Church Stay Outside" The
text was from Corinthians. MD:
"Wha? despise ye the Church of Christ!'
Mr.. Macdonald said:
No church has power to take man to
Heaven beyond the power he has himself
to gain entrance there. And whether or
not he has the necessary ability depends
upon whether or not he is taking up his
cross and following in the steps, of Jesus
Christ. Heaven is a state OF blessedness
rather than a locality beyond the stars, ana
must come to us before we can go TO 1t,
Whatever else is implied in following Jesus
church membership is included. Jesus
commanded baptism. To illustrate Ills
meaning He Himself was baptized in the
Jordan. His reason was for so It becom'
eth US to fulfill all righteousness. II lie,
the perfect man, thought it necessary to
fulfill all Righteousness. think not for mo-
ment that any one of His imperfect follow
ers can be excused Paul in Romans shows
baptism to be the likeness of Chrst's death
and resurrection. If we bave been united
with Him in the likeness Of His death. we
shall stand in the likeness of His resurrec.
ton. All denominations make baptism the
door of entrance to the church. At Pente.
cost 5000 were added through baptism IN
single day. Then there is the Lords sup
per-" This is Ny body which was broken
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Lord. Baptism and "the Lords Supper"
are then very significant and belong to the
Christian Church. Not to join the church
is to despise these helps to the cultivation
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which YOU need above all else is to CON.
form to worthy eccleS laStCal order. tor
you are amazingly diSordcrIy, rrhgiorsv
speaking. For others that may be good
excuse, but hardly for you. We all admit
that no creed is as important a. the life 1t
contains. lust az no cradle is as important
as the babe rocked there. and a. no suit oi
clothes is as important as the man whn
wears them Nevertheless a Christian o.
church without creed is like an engine
without a track-littlc progress can I've
made. There j. neither ideal nor practical
existence without belief. and what man
believes is ms creed And his creed is
the channel through which the very ratcr
of lfr flows INTO his thirsty soul Book
IN the channel and the water becomes
stavnant. But that is not the fault Of the
creed. Thou only art TO blame \ grow.
iur man. if i, tlue. needs an EXPANDING
creed and woe unto him whose creed L.
not expressive of the word OF God and the
revelation in Jesus We must admit that
as many y Christian !, kent outside the
church hcclusr Of lis creed 40 many a
man ;s in the church for the crccd's sake
Snch a man is =, devoid o; Vial hold on
Ih,ist as Is an E,gyntian mummy dead
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