Milford chronicle., 1909-12-17
4 SHORT PATENT sermon
In Behalf Of Christianity and for
the Good Of the Church.
Text:-"And Yet Show / Unto You a
More Excellent Way.

/ HIS LEAk Vi klNAA RNNf@~f I
the latter clause oft the last verse, OF
the twelfth chapter Of the First Cor
inthians, and may be properly re-
oarded as an introduction to the
thirteenth Chapter which is the
foundation of this discourse and
will he discussed with as much
charity as is possible under the CIR
cumstances. In discussing this
subject, we shall use the pronoun
in the plural for two reasons First:
Because it implies fellowship, unity
and charity. Secondly It does away
with the egotism Of the personal
Dronou1 Il, so fippautly used by
some who think themselves abso-
lutte in authority. 1t also modihes
that bombastic doctrine, 1 am mol
Ter than thou. !" We shall address
our remarks, in part, to the Rev,
Stephen M. Morgan, D. D., Supt:
Of Dover District. We are well
aware that it is written "Re6uke
NOT an elder. but rather entreat him
as a father, which we shall endea-
vor to do. This passage of scrip
+ure. carries the impression that II
is possible, even for an Elder some
times to be wrong, else why are we
enioined to entreat him as tather.
Tn this entreaty we would remind
our dear brother, the superinten-
dent. of an old proverb-an axiom
true in its philosophy Of reasoning
as It is terse in its style OF expires
sion It is this "Our best friends
are those who tell us of our faults
and teach us how to correct them.
That all persons have faults and
failings must be admitted bishops,
superintendents and laiety all make
mistakes, for none are perfect, no.
not one. One Of the mistakes made
bv the Supt., we think land the
concensus of opinion of majority
of the people here and elsewhere IS
the same1 was MS attitude toward
the church in Milford Neck, and es-
Deciallv toward the Rev. W. h.
Savage, a baptist minister, and an
upright. honorable and christian
gentleman, in forbidding him to oc-
cupy the pulpit But the climax OF
his proscriptive policy was reached
when he forbid the Rev. DR.. Light
bourne. to occupy the pulpit at old
Historic Bairatt's Chapel, on Sun
dav. November 28th, for the pur-
pose Of preaching a sermon to the
Independent Order of American
Mechanics aud that too, at time
when eighty millions of people were
celebrating the festivities OF Nat
ional Thanksgiving, and almost on
the eve OF the Christmas tide a
time of all others. when all men
should show a spirit of charity and
kindness in commemOration OF the
birth of the Redeemer. We have
but little patience with such policy
and do not think it should be toler'
ated not even from the standpoint
of Christianity. o Religion; whal
terrible wrongs have been inflicted
under cover of thy name This at
titude of prescription und persecu
ton we think wrong. is narrow
contracted and selfish and does no
comport with the teachings OF thu
meek and lowly Savior whoes tol
lower he processes to be. Such 0l
ootrv and religious persecution
mioht have been excuseable in th'
Dark Ages, but it i'll BELTS the c1V
lization of the twentieth century
1t should not be entertained tor
moment. in the bosom of any dic1
D,e of Christ no mn ter of what cree'
orcalliug We beh,ve that all goo'
acts should be II -e'C and encour
aged no matter by whom they ar
nerformed. whether he be, Levlte o
Samaritan, Jew or Gentle, Saint o
Siuner.
We have in our possession a
old book called the Holy Bible tina
teaches If we have not charity W
are nothing. Though we spea
with the tongues of men and c
ANGELS and lack charity we are moth
ing more than sounding brass. Thi
is the teaching of the word OF Go
through Christ and his disciple
aud upon this we pin our faith ot
lieving it to be the true doctrine
christianity and we are trying I
exercise that charity toward all mer
Charity is long suffering, enviet
not vaunteth not itself, is not put
ed up. We are willing to conced
"a our dear brother that CHART
which would suppose his act a ml'
takes judgement; an error OF tn
head and not Of the heart; we al
All liable to mistakes, none are II
fallible. AS an evidence OF this a!
sertion we have paralleled case
the life and history Of the Apostl
paul He not only was sincere
nersecuting the christians but b
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