Milford chronicle., 1905-03-03
The Church,n Mission.

The Church's Mission.
Rut lastly. l learn from the work Of
these evangelists a lesson which ought
to make us one and all ashamed of our
selves. If the churches of the Lord
Jesus Christ would join together their
forces to make a conquest for Christ
they could win the same triumphs for
the Master year in and year out. The
mightiest mission of J. Wilbur Chap
man and his associates is to unite
Christ's forces. They have given US an
object lessor of the victory that may
be won by the united effort Of all the
denominations.
Supposing every fall the Congrega-
tional ministers, and the Baptist minis
ters and the Methodist ministers, and
the CampbeIlite ministers, and the Pres
byterian ministers. and the Lutheran
ministers, and the Reformed ministers
would all, get together. Then suppos-
ing they should say: Let us join in sec
tons We will exchange pulpits. We
will preach for souls, no matter in what
church we preach. We will have our
cottage player meetings and our noon
dav pra t(r meetings We will send our
best nltl seIown into the slums." What
would mlspen? Not only would they
break i2gn sectarian lines, but they
would ,reieh congregations that the
michtireo business on earth is not to
build denomination, but to save
immoPrs 9So9uls. They would do just
what mar anhapman and his associates
have th9 they would shake the cities
and ur les from center TO circum-
ferelhis, s,thgH'
OIoId sweah most farseeing acts DR..
Chfcal potn-,r did for the advancement
of advertis laIaOvement was to combine
and theth5f different ecclesiastical
denonoht6 6Sioi's into a unit for the
sprea, Vi of the gospel. Dr. Chapman
is a ron Lterian and is labOring under
the office of the general assembly OF
the Iu--terian church. Dr. Henry
Ostru S associate, is a Methodist,
Tilm: bison is a Quaker, Rev. r.
w. S is a COngregationalist, r. A.
Walt longs to the southern Pres
byteN O.hurch-here there were no
nortl and southern churches-John
X. is n Dutch Reformed minis
ter. sectarian fences have been
burn these evangelistic meetings.
WHY OF we do the same every year
as % minister's? Let us have for
ward -ement Yes, but also unit
ed nf-ent for Christ.
One In Essentials.
Evl a ;ectarian minister wants to
hoe Elis own ecclesiastical row,
wheiA in fact and in truth, there is
but j. difference in these rows. They
all in having their sheaves of
whuFfdiTeposited at the foot of the
crol Why cannot we work hand in
har. so It'll other Christian denomina-
tiol 90 Are we not all servants of
@ The Presbyterian differs in
do from the Methodist. the Con
gr lalist differs in church govern
MED from the Episcopalian, but al.
same answer to the question.
'Edginmust l do to be saved?' Every
cdePallical denomination points the sin
in " Christ as the one and only
souRe- of salvation. Love, gospel love,
ought to-insise us all one. Oh, for Cos
pei forces united anu welded together!
Oh. that the churches vail the Protes-
tant denominations gcSo 1ter into
concerted and singl" sS move
ment for Christ, as eA@ Coodthis
great gospel campaign ,,{eao ill., tiGi
coast. which has won q ~ - -
souls for the Master! az O0'S' "
l cannot close without al Ga
Of gratitude to the eva'--- no
have aided us. l honor a.. Tn
Do we realize how much { ea
lists give up for their W 80.
ioys Of home life, all theiVed TINS -
ship with their people IL sale; the n.
minister enjoys-these nelaware: W
rendered by the evanG
from city to city to ar
late the churches. DR.,
that for ten years Il
had was a trunk. eo
such men, who devOtele 80 cts. "
public service. The
benefits by their lal --
it forgets the hardsB