Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-05-02

is this doctrine OF the cross that has
been the basis of the lriumphs Of Chris
tinnityf The harvest of souls that has
come In every generation as a reward
10 the faithful preacher has been won
by that doctrine aud nn other. and we
therefore go Forth 10 preach the same
doctrine. assured that we shai have
the same success
But there is another cause which has
been the means Of making the spiritual
harvcsts white for the reapcrs and
that is separation of the church from
the state There has brcu ever Since
Jesus came 20 the earth uu ueulahle
tendency 10 bGild NJ nm earthly King
dom on his divine name rather than
spiritual one They attempted ii even
IN his life trying 10 take him rs force
aud mike him i King Time ANA again
IN succeeding ages the attempt to unite
the power OF the state with thlt Ut the
church was renewed. Constantine and
other pOtcntates sought 10 make the
church u civil power But Chrsts
words proved true MY kingdom d not
VI iiiAF WI va. " ti' tlt#hN ttA' 'iA'AAA %
has accepted alliance win the state It
has become feeble aud corrupt and has
failed Of ITS spiritual purpose Her
strength now. Us 10 former ages
comes. as Cod declared mot hy might
nor by power. but by NY spirit saith
the Lord.
The Crusaders.
Take. for instance tho NOV cmcut of
the crusadcs. DO sou believe chat the
men who followed Godfrey Of Bouiilon
or Frederick Barhnrossa or Richard
the Lion Hearted or Count baldwin OF
Flanders cared pIcayuue about
Christ? DO you believe they were sin
ccre. earnest. noble SELF sacrificing
Christians, or do YOU believe that for
the most the crusaders of Ola were
frecbooters and rcnrgades and children
OF the fortunes of war WHO cared not
whom they were fighting as long as
they could i've by conquest ANA fatten
upon the spoils Of their swords When
the pope sent forth bis cmissIrcs 20
peddle around his "indulgcucc~. do
you think that he cared anything about
the sins Of the people, Was Il not
rather that he adopted this means 20
levy tax upon tile whole world lo
support the outrageous cXtrava@anccs
OF his ecclesiastical hierarchy: no YOU
believe Henry VIII WINS concerned
about the purity Of the ahurch when
he separated from the pope ana estab.
llshed the Church Of England: He
like the potcutatcs that had gone be
fore him. sought from the charch tie
help and strength II might afford II
was n selfish design. ont Of which God
has hrougl, good to the world Wher-
ever you see the church in oldpu times
grow powerful III temporal sense.
then Il became tyranuieal aul cypress
i've. and If any man refused to join a.
he was looked upon NJ au enemy to his
country. In oldcu times the question
OF mans membership It's the church
did not turn upon whether De- loved
Christ ana had his spirit hut whether
he believed In the tcchuicairIes If a
scctaran creed which haa hecn the
product of human ingenuity and bad
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