The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-12

was held TO-DAY, Brooklyn
largest auditorium, tn Academy of
Music. being crowded. Pastor G. t.
Russell, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
delivered the address as follows
Having viewet- during the past three
Sundays what the leading denomina-
tons would have to sacrifice in the in
tereSt of federation, we come today to
the final discussion of this series-The
Church Militant and triumphant and
her interest IN the federation move
ment. Let us endeavor to take SO
broad a view of this subject that there
will be no room for disagreement on
the part of true Christians of any de-
nomination.
Unnecessary a sit may be to explain
to this large and intelligent audience
the significance of cur topic, The
Church Militant and the Church Tri-
umphant, 1 must think beyond the
thousands present of the millions who
tomorrow viii receive reports of this
discourse from that great channei OF
the worlds progress, the secular press.
Hence 1 explain that the term Church
Militant signifies the church in war
fare, struggling with the powers of
evil, while the Church Triumphant sig
mites the church victorious, glorious,
Joined with her Lord. the Heavenly
Bridegroom, as his Bride and Queen
in the great millennia. kingdom soon
to bles and uplift this world of man
kind. / should further add that while
in this discussion we have considered
the various denominations of Christen-
dom and their creeds, we must today
ignore all human systems and creeds.
We must take the broad. general
ground of the scriptures and recog-
nize only one church.
Nor may we make the mistake of
saying that she one church is one sect.
No sect. no denomination, however
great and influential and numerous
and rich, either in sordid or historic
wealth, can be conceded tn ; right to
appropriate the name which our LORD
gave to all truly his disciples. Surely
none of US is sectarian enough to dis
pute this premise. We must learn to
recognize the Church of Christ from
the same viewpoint as does the Head
of the Church. We must learn the
force of st. Pater's word to Cornelius,
"Of a truth 7 perceive that God is no
respector of persons, but In every ma
| ton he that feareth him and worketh
righteousness is accepted with him
(Acts X, 81, SD.
Taking, therefore, the scriptural
view of the church we recognize II
as the Body of Christ of many mem
bers, over which he il the Head. 1t
| is composed of consecrated followers
of Christ irrespective OF all denomlna-
| tional lines-.h hose who, turning from
sin. accept ] asus a stheir Redeemer,
| through whom they have forgiveness
| of sins and reconciliation to the Faith
! er-those who have become disciples
of Christ, taking up their cross to fol-
| low him and who have received the
begetting of the holy spirit. VINO
could dispute that these are the Church
| of Christ? Who shall say that they
must belong 20 this communion or
/ that, or lose heir relationship to the
Head. Christ Jesus? The apostles new
| err referred to Baptist Christians,
Methodist Christians, Catholic Chris
tians, Presbyt erian Christians. etc, but
merely to these whom we have de-
| scribed and whom they styled saints
1.-THE Church of the living God,
whose names are written in heaven
| Hebrews xii. %; Timothy iii, 15)-
Let US keep strictly within the lines OF
! Gods word and avoid the errors OF the