Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-13
THE BEAUTY AND BASIS
OF CHRISTIAN UNION.
seren Confessions and an Immense
Audience.

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much power HThe holy City
The service was one long 70 be re-
membered. Long before the time for
beginning the service the house was
crowded with eager listeners to hear
these evangeilsts that are stirring
things nightly in Mexico. He began
speaking on the beauty OF it.
/. Homes that are otherwise made
unhappy would be united. Sectism
brings bitterness and contention strife
an enyy into many otherwise happy
domestic circles. II Christ is In the
home. however, and Christian union
in the world, one can make the home
circle "a little heaven in which to go
heaven in"
>. Communities would be united
and our sympathies would be enlarged
AS IL Is, IL is easy for the Methodist
to love the Methodist or the Baptist
to love the BAPTIST, ETC., but under
the reign Of q united church our sym
pathies would go out to all wao love
the Lord Jesus and keep his command
ments Then Mrs Ten Dollars would
be better acquainted with Mrs. Five
| Dollars, and Mrs. Five Dollars would
acknowledge Mrs Dollar, and Mrs.
| Dollar would speak to Mrs. Ten Cents.
As the situation is now, each sect Is In
a mad rush 10 secure the support OF
the rich. and the spiritual welfare OF
the poor is really neglected. Whereas
under Christian union, ! believe while
the poor man would learn that Christ
does not level down but up, yet he
yet be would practically see that the
religion Of Jesus makes the poor man
rich and the common nan royal, and
every man q brother, having in him
the spiritual possibilities that would
make him a prince.
3. Under sectism the musical gifts
OF the community are divided, so that
the spiritual JOY and profit arising
from the combined musical powers In
the Christian congregations are really
lost. The union OF Gods people would
greatly help our song services.
4. 1t would increase conversions
at home and abroad. So long as we
disregard the prayer OF our Lord for
the oneness of our people, and the in
junction Of the apostle TO speak the
same things, the world will not be-
believe, and all our esangelistic efforts
to a large extent, will prove measure
ably uavailing.
Sectism paralyzes all our labors
abroad by presenting US in a divided
state before the pagan world. Mission
aries tell us that is sad beyond all i'm.
agination the evil wrought in foreign
lands by a divided church.
No matter how good or divine the
cause may be, 1t will have electors.
This cause Of oneness Of purpose, one
ness OF faith and oneness Of organi'
cation, is no exception. The objec.
lions are many; let us notice a few:
/. We cannot all see alike. On
things that do not save we do not and
need not, 1t is true. But Paul said we
could all see alike on essentials, OIL
why make the demand? NOW l be-
seech you brethren, by the name Of
Lard Jesus Christ, that ye all speak
the same thing, and there be no d.
visions among you; but that ye be per
fectly Joined together in the samt
mind and the same judgment" Il. Cor
1. TO- Now, where is the man thai
says, 1--WE can not speak the same
thingY" Where is the man that says
1--WE cannot be perfectly joined?'
Where is Is the man that says, awe
can not be OF the same mind ant
Judgment"
Human nature was the same ther
as now, and 1t had as much contrari
ness / opine then as now, yet thel
were one. They were gathered in from
Jew.and GENTLE, Greek and Barbar
ian, bond and free, from the highway
and hedges, and yet they we're united
by the lone Lord, "by the lone faith
by the lone BAPTISM" by the lone
spirit" by the lone hope, ''and by thu
lone Father Of ALL"
2. You can never succeed, The
denominations are too deeply en-
shrined behind custom and historical
tradition, and they are too proud tc
yield. We do not ask them to yield
anything that is divine, and they
have much OF 1t in their creeds and
and churches. We do not want tC
conquer anybody. We want Jesus tc
free US and conquer US all. We could
even go to them II the barriers were
removed. II there we're a dozen sheep.
pens and you wanted the sheep in one
pen, it would not be necessary to car,
ny them all over to that one enclosure
Let down the fences and they will all
be together. Apply this to religious
fences and the work is half done.
3. We all take the Bible. This
might be fairly represented like the
Irishman who was brought into court,
and when asked by the Judge IL be
had told the truth, replied: "Haye
told the truth? Indade l have, and a
good deal more" And 1t is the
more" that is causing all the trouble.
The religious world is divided on
nothing that the Bible teaches. The
Bible plus the Augsburg confession
makes the Lutheran church.
The Bible plus the 80 articles makes
the Episcopal Church and so on
through all the range Of churches.
The Bible without any additional
creed make and does make the church
Of God.
The Bible only made Christian only
1t ought to be so now.
4. You discredit u work. No,
we honor all the work that has been
accomplished on earth.
THE WORK OF OTHERS.
1t is well to remember that every
Institution and movement under God
has a distinct mission In the world.
1t is so in the work of men, it is SO in
/ the work of church