The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-11
assured of no further disturbance or
the part of the small boy.

assured of no further disturbance on
the part of the small boy.
Friday morning Dr. William Ev-
ans delivered his third lecture on
the Epistle OF the Ephesians. The au-
dience was about double that of the
| first day and interest is increasing
| right along In the lecture Friday
morning particular attention was
| given to the doctrine OF the church
as found in the fourth chapter of
| Ephesians Indeed it was a strong
plea for christian unity. Dr. Evans
said in part:
In this great chapter the church
is exhorted to maintain the unity of
the peace which by nature of her
union with Christ is already her pos
session. She is walned against doing
any thing that would mar the unity
of the church. In the first place the
Apostle sets forth those specific vir-
| tues which secure and maintain the
peace and unity Of the church (4:1-
3d. They are meekness, 1owliness,
long SUFFERING. When there is a spirit
/ of superiority one over the other
manifested, when Gods people are
unwilling, like Christ who washed
| the disciples feet, in love and honor
| to each to prefer and serve one ano-
Their, there can be no peace and uni
ty in the church. 1t is this spirit of
| lording it over one another that
breaks many a church into frag-
ments. Then there is suffering.
seriousness There can be no peace,
harmony or unity in church where
the people are continually in spirit
of criticism either of the minister or
of each other. Fault finding kills
peace These virtues which make for
unity and maintain it are the result
of giving diligent heed to main
tain. 1t will cost the church some
thing by way of personal self de-
NAL and self sacrifice to maintain
unity but it Is worth all it costs.
Next we have set before US the
fundamental unities on which the
unity Of the church is based. (4:4-6.
They are set forth in three trios
One body, one spirit, one hope OF one
calling; one Lord, one faith, one
baptism: one God who is over all
fand through all, and in US all. The
church is an organism, not an organ
ization. You can not join the church
as you join lodge or club. Only
those who have been quickened ant
regenerated by the one spirit, be
long to the 'one LODGE the church
An important thought related to THU
is that if any man has been quicken
ed and rsgenerated by the spirit h'
will Join the church. Being q chris
tian and not joining the church doe
not seem to have been ever dreamed
of by the apostle. There is one hop'
Of our calling, namely; communion
with Christ who is the one objec
and imperative of our hopes. AL
christians have one object to realize
namely; likeness to Christ; one priz
to win, the crown OF life. We are al
| going to the same heaven, lookin
for the same Lord 1t does seem
therefore, that we should be able t
: commune fellowship together a
brethren in Christ. The church
one; many denominations, bu
one body; many stars, one star dii
fering from another star in glory
yet one great radiant sky; many reg
iments, but one great army; man
floeks, but one great fold; man
ways of doing things, but one grea
motive; many creeds; but one faith
many accents, but one language.
am looking forward to the day whe
. this vital unity shall become a unit
not only in spirit, but In outwar
\ form TOO. Do you say IMPOSSIBLE?
should hope to see the church of il