Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-02-22

Iperceives the folly Of having the Christian
church split up into 2l6 different denoml-
nations. The trend OF thought is no
longer division but unity, as is proven by
the recent federation meeting in New
York OF q OF the leading sects, represent
ing 1S,000000 people, and by the effort
that the two large Baptist bodies are max
ing TO come together Second, this step
4 gives larger and better view OF Chris
tianity. The true view is that the church
is an instrument for the conversion Of
souls, and out Of this conception should
grow an increased sense of responsibility.
/ Third, the whole IS greater than any OF its
parts. Each sect stands for some excel
lent things things perhaps held by others
and for some on-essentiai differences.
To union they should bring their excel
lencies but leave their differences behind.
The right hand OF fellowship was eX-
tended by Rev Mr.. Strong, who spoke OF
fellowship as the ''open sesame" of Con-
gregatiOnalism. An independent church
may follow is own sweet will, but not q
Cong'l church, which is bound bY high
er law-n0t a law which says, do this or
you will be punished, p but, "d0 this for il
is best The decisions OF the council
that regulates church affairs is never
sighted. The Congregationalist reeog-
nizes no priesthood between himself and
! Christ. who is he Master, the Great High
r
President William j. Tucker, Ii. d., OF
Dartmouth college, delivered the address
OF the evening. marvelouslA clear EXPOSE
tion Of the power Of the localized church,
the object OF the sehisms that have rent
the household OF faith and the gradual
awakening to the fact that the work OF the
| schism is past.
st. Paul in one Of his epistles writes
unto the church OF God, which is at
I Corinth the most corrupt Of the modern
/ of ancient cities--and ''to them that are
sanetified in Christ Jesus, called TO be
saints He was writing TO a localized
church, aud there is a Yers clear and vide
difference between the power Of local
church and the localized power OF
church-the latter meaning that the whole
church is operative at some point. There
I is nothing in st. Peters at Rome, in st.
/ Paul's in England, IN any church IN any
place, which is not present IN church IN
/ Randolph Most OF our New England
communities are tine offspring of the
church, and the church OF God is localized
in power when it creates a community or
redeems one as in the case Of Corinth.
| All over this land the church OF God is
| localized. Its weakness grows out OF its
| distribution. Christian churches do not
hate each other any more but they do rep
resent an unwise distribution OF power,
resulting from protests against the church
because it represented something which II
ought not TO have represented. so there
came the Reformation; so there came
Wesleyism, or Methodism, though Wesley
himself remained in the church which his
disciples left. Every great sect has come
up as a protest against the church. But
protest is short lived and when II has
spent its force, as many of our sects have
spent their force, its part is played, us
work is done. and there is no longer need
OF separation from the again healthy par
ent stock Congregationalism IS tran
sient form OF Puritanism, as Puritanism
was transient form OF protest against
corruption in the church. When the pro-
test has wrought its victory is the time 70
90 back to unity The spirit Of God to-
day calls for unity, not as matter OF
economy but of Christian duty.
II was no easy thing for our Puritan
forbears to draw away on account Of prac-
tees they could no longer tolerate, TO sep
arate themselves from kith and kin ana
stand forth in rebuke to the church they
IonRed to venerate. They suffered IN
doing il. and we must suffer in coming
together. Il Is no lit le Il iny for us TO
give up our separate faiths; but as Goa
called men in the former days 10 go out,
so lie calls Us now to come in. What IS
being done in Randolph is IN line with
Gods will, and the people are showing IN
this step more courage, more progress ana
more insight than those OF other COM
munities.
The real significance OF the church Of
] God localized in power IS loealzatlon OF
character When the church begins 70
/ have passion for character it will do its
work. The two saints of our Republic,
Washington and Lincoln, whose birth
month OF February calls them to mind,
/ had this passion for character. Inc
church has never been tested by the vol
ume OF It's faith, but salvation by falth Is
the impetus of missionary enterprise.
/ Don't try to believe everything but ger
into the heart OF things until you see II,
/ feel II and hold il. II is better for man
| to half believe a truth than to wholly be-
/ lieye a half truth. You VIII be Localized
4 in mower according to the reality OF your
faith. Satisfy the needs at your door, but
do not think you are doing your whole
| duty until you attempt to satisfy the needs
of the state and country. Let the spirit oil
your offering glorify the pence you give
II you cannot give dollars.
/ In this movement you are acting by the
laws and spirit of God. Do not be self
/ conscious. You have been neighbors
these many years, and are no more one
now than you have been in reality before.
| Use this opportunity TO magnify your
\ calling; render service faithfully, loyousiy,
and all will see that the church OF COO Is
Localized in power in Randolph.
After President fuckers address, the
benediction was pronounced, and the
4 council declared adjourned without date.
i An informal reception in the parlors be-
Tow followed the service, and refreshments
OF punch, waters and cake were served
from two handsomely laid tables illumi-
mated by pink-sha candelabra. Mrs.
j j. W. Raymond, Miss Annie Walsh, Mrs.
I +. w. Tewksbury and Mrs. +. ). Tracy
dipped the punch, and the wants OF the
ruests were supplied bv Misses Genieve
iamson, Ida Flint, Ruby and Una Allen,
Jessie Chedel, Marion Nickerson, Mate
Hoisinpton, Ruth Roundy, Evelyn Denny,
lena Kilburn, Marguerite Hudson and
Helen Wedgwood-
The new cough syrup-tne one that acts
as mild cathartio on the bowels-ls Ken
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