The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-18
STRONG SERMON
AT CONSIDERATION
OF NEW BISHOP
CONTINUED from Pane 1.

revelation OF the God and Father Of all
This universal brotherhood was an essen
tial element Of the gospel. 1t was not
the contribution OF St Paul. . His service
was TO assert against narrowing Jewish
influences this cosmopolitan interpreta-
tion OF Christianity. But the world wide
Interpretation was already inherent IN
the gospel Of him who called himself son
Of man, and was to draw all men unto
him.
This principle Of universal brotherhood
was illustrated IN the institution of the
church. There were other conceptions of
the universal relations of men nnd other
institutions expressing them" The
preacher then compared the Roman en-
pire realizing the ideal Of unity by force
and selfishness with the church the spir-
itual society an empire built to sacrifice,
whose banner was the cross" 1.-THE
church he said was great family,
household of one, father of all wherein
all were brethren 1t was thus possible
mounted barriers Of class conditions
country and race j was this spiritual
society which saved the world when the
Roman empire went to pieces, because II
was a unity not of empire but of brother
hood. at first a fellowship with the apos-
ties as individuals. but afterWard the
apOstOlate became the instrument and or
gan Of brotherhood. This unity was grad
ually lost, but today we are realizing
more and more the import of the loss OF
the unity of the church. The Able Loisv.
in his book. The Gospel and the Church.
declares: The main point at issue be-
tween Catholic theologians and those of
the reformed communities. may be stated
I'm these simple terms. Is the gospel Of
Jesus i'm principle individualist or collec-
twist.
Errors of Procrastination.
That which Loisy calls the coIlectivist
Interpretation of the gospel has the flu
tuTe. Professionalism Is TO a large degree
a spent force for this one reason. because
il lacked the constructive principle of
brotherhood. Calvin, the mighty organ
lZer Of Professionalism, gave to society a
tonic Of virility. but his cardinal doctrine
of divine sovereignty made men subjects
not brothers Of a divine father, which
always has been at least the ideal of
Christianity.
Today mems minds are turned to
great unities of political and commercial
of social and of religious life There is
desire for Christian unity such as re-
cent centuries have not known. The only
unity practicable must come through the
principle Of brotherhood. the conception
of a family of brothers who by birth in
heTit a common HE, household wherein
men may differ as they differ in earthly
households, but are bound to be broth
ers by the family bond This unity in
diversity msaus that each now separated
part of ChristendOm shall bring its own
particular contribution to the rich life OF
the whole. The path Of efforts thereto
should be. in the words of the Lambeth
Report, not compromise for the sake OF
peace. but comprehension for the sake Of
truth.
The chief pastors must now as at first
be instruments IN securing a living unity.
but the bishop must be q chief ssrvant
Christ alone is master. The bishop is
not to lord but to lead. The bishop may
well summon Christians of all names to
common prayer and conference. and
while there can be no sacrifice Of prin-
ciple, there must be sacrifice of preju-
dice. Many today are waiting and long
ing TO be lead into the larger fellowship
Of the Catholic church.
I'm the industrial world there is the