The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-11

others have left her France is gone,
Portugal also, and Italy. Spain Is
moody; Austro.Huneary Is her chief
reliance at the present time. She is
well treated In America. but Lot Joined
to the American Government She Is
well entertained and given every llb.
erty Ia Germany and by many IN
Great Britain, but these countries sse
not her paramours.
alike Mother, Like Daughters"
The Greek Church Is Joined to the
Russian Government; the Church Of
England to the British Government.
The Lutheran Church Is married to
several European governments. 9th
ers Of our Protestant Churches. having
no opportunity for afilintion with
earthly governments. have become unit.
ed 10 worldly systems. worldly organ.
izations OF their own In which, as a
rule. wealth. mammon. sits at the head
Of the table. Like mother. like daugh.
ters' Is an old saying. Instead OF
charging this whole matter upon 9th
ers. let us each recognize and take 10
heart our own share, for which we
are responsible.
As the doctrlnal errors which caused
our divisions gradually developed dur.
ing long period OF darkness. so our
development along the lines Of spirit
ual harlotry were gradual. II is not
for us to quarrel with the facts, which
are undenlable..~ - but to sincerely re-
pent of the wrong condition and re-
nounce IT, Coming back to the one
tain. we should come back also to the
one Lord So doing lie will graciousy
receive MS and thenceforth His name
alone will be quite sufficient We will
no longer need to style ourselves Ro-
man Christians. English Christians.
Lutheran Christians. Calvlnistic Chris.
tlans-but sll such names will be ab.
horred as reminders Of the unfaithful.
ness which we now deplore. AS the
name Christian was sufficient for the
early Church IL Is sufficient today for
all heartily glad to abandon errors Of
the past and to come together MS the
one "Church Of the Living God"
AS for che one bdptiSn. let uS concede
what the Scriptures claim and declare.
namely. that the wnter immersion Is
merely symbol or picture of the
buriul Of the HdiUidHdpS iUW and inter
ests IN deuth-lNe unto and In fellow
ship with our Lords self-renUuuce-
ment. even unto death. Thus all of the
of whatever denomina-
tion. can be recognized as members OF
the one true church II they are dead
with Christ to the world. its hopes and
aims-burIed with Him by baptism into
His death. which death TO the flesh (ac-
eepted by the Father constitutes us
OF the one Body of Christ.
the true Church. IL thus baptized into
His death. we shall share also In His
resurrection. says the Apostle (Romans
VI, 4. 5l 'eap0.
The Church In the Wilderness.
IL il asked. Where has the true
Church been during all the eighteen
centuries since the Apostles died. We
answer that the Scriptures picture her
as going into the wilderness condition.
out OF public view. FOR twelve hundred
aud sixty years OF this time. As pride.
pomp arrogance and error came into
meekness. gentleness. love.
gradually retired. Through
the long period or the dark ages" no
history of the true Church was written.
tlst as no such history or record OF her
,an be written today.
Since none OF the various denomlna-
lions Is the true Church, therefore
the history of none OF these gives her
history. AS her members are Scrip
.uraIly declared to contain not many
wise. not many learned. therefore
amongst all the various
lreeds and churches, and some outside
Df them all, the espoused. chaste "vlr-
gin" OF the Lord is not prominent
feature in Church affairs and is Who'll
~ unknown to the world. Indeed.
these. while In the world. are not of
Il and usually are disesteemed AS the
Master said. Marvel not If the world
hate you. Ye know that II hated Me
before 1t hated you. If ye were OF the
world. the world would love its own
Il John iii. 13; John xv. is. 10).
II. then. the spirlt-begotten ones. con
stituting the Lords Detrothed virgin
Church. are few. and II that few be
scattered amongst the four hundred
millions nominally styled Chrlstcndom.
il follows that they are greatly in the
minority and could have comparatively
little influence today even II they were
ever so determined aud energetic. The
and classes rule. Wealth. learn
ing. earthly interests and earthly pow
ar are better pleased with present con
iitions than with those which Gods
Word promises will he established
when Messiah shall take TO Himself
His great power and begin His reign
Of righteousness.
Babylon. as the Scriptures declare, Is
great influential powerful - mother
md daughters. She VIII never consent
10 a recognition OF the sanity few In
her midst. whom she considers foolish
IA claiming TO be "the elect" and true
Church. TO apply the Apostles words,
She esteems the sanity class fools
Nh the day long" "the filth and OF.
scOnring' OF the earth 10 her they
are the impractlcables. TO her they
are insurrectiOnists. always crying ont