The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-06
PULPIT PARAGRAPHS


voice against it. Those who had don
50 5eioc had net crne. death. "
need only mention Sayonarolad tn
Prophet of Florence" and Hurr, IN
bohemian saint, These and man,
Others were martyrs of the cause o
righteousness in corrupt church. Lr
ther vas fearless. The examples {,
these and the shadow of the stake di,
not hurt his voice. He did not onl,
nail the rs thesis on the cathedral door
at Wittenberg, but he defended them
His whole lile and work was in de-
fense Of them and the cause OF right
eousness. He triumphed, the cause tri,
umphed, the church was reformed.
THE second great cause Of the re.
formation, which we wish to take up
this evening was the stereotyped church.
The church is living organism sub,
ject to the laws OF growth and develop
ment. Whenever it becomes set and
fixed to a certain form, or in certain
east its natural growth is impaired. The
Universal church must be pliable, must
be able to. adapt itself to people, times,
and circumstances as an organization,
It's principles are ever and everywhere
the same though they may be looked
at from different points Of view.
A church has become stereotyped as
to its form when certain form OF gov.
ernment is absolutely necessary, all
over the ebAd.2 The Church and state
should 20 hand in hand. Fhey exist
as governments, side BY side, The prin
eiPles of the government of the statf
should be like that Of the church and
visa versa. Otherwise they are sure 10
conflict, especially in the conception Of
government withiethe people. In our
country We have L democratic and rep
resentative government Especial pow.
ifr,sin Y, N The European SnsY, SensYe, j. foreign TO
the principles Of government, as ma.
ion and to -iAs- conception Of our people.
i is foreign % our national idea. OF
government and mn.t cosaict some.
shere and soiartiase j \ oay ID The
minds iof tAe paspIt. /
The church must aIso be pIiabie and
'lastie as TO its form of worship and
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The form OF worship and
Ippeals 10 Hfiej fatm peoples rof'south.
m Europe does not appeal tssthsIGer.
mans. The peoples Of sodthern Europe
re musically inclined Music and song
nd the worio Of qrt Interpret to them
iyine ideas more readily Than words.
hey must be- charmed rather than
envineed BY argument, The sturdy
'errnani wants mDre than that He
oes not want his worship to appeal to I
he feelings only. He is not content c
Mess he is convinced by sound reason! o
lg. lie iS more philosophically inclined a
nd capable Of deeper reasoning. '"
"The Scandinayians are originally of
he same great Germanic family and l.
lare t'iis characteristic. Though en-.
ironment and climate may have in d
lenced them and added if anything t
rrnneNs aud stability, like rods 80 e
Ieir mountainous countries. Yet they y
'e Of one people and Of one faith. d
NIhe English also originally, as Angle .
I'd Saxons, belonged TO the same peo. b
e. But the English today are a very al
ixed people and it is difficult TO find g
marked national characteristic. With p
ese vastly different national tempera. h
ents one form of worship can not be II
aintained everywhere. The church
at becomes less stereotyped must .di. +
de as it grows. Thence we have the OF
any divisions in the Christian church al
today. u
"The sfsdiaeral church HAD long been al
ereotyped and sooner tof later these v
tiers must have been broken. Thus a'
Z reformation I'm movement was an alb. ts
lutte necessity for the life and growth di
the church" al
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