The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-04-14

found hat true Gospel more or less
scattered in all the various creeds. and
none Of them the pure and unadulter-
ated Gospel. so tonight We should be |
prepared to End that the one trwc Church
Of Christ for the past eighteen centu-
ries has been scattered here and there
amongst various denominations. and
that not one Of these denominations is
the true Church. Not one Of them can
claim to contain all the wheat and
none Of the tares.
THAT They All Nay b One"
l remind you> again Of the simplicity |
Of this Gospel which recognizes the
broad outlines Of the Divine Plan and
allows each individual to see as many
Of the finer lines Of the same 10 his
spiritual development will permit. On
that broad basis Of Christian union the
early Christians were q and repro
bated any division. St Paul rebuked
those who said. l am Of Paul: I am Of
Apollos: I am Of Peter. As only Christ
died for all Of Us, he alone must be
recognized as our Savior. As He IL the
Head Of the Church and the only
Head. He only must be recognized. As
all ye are brethren. 80 the class distinc-
ton as between clergy and laity must
Church with one faith. one Lord and n
baptism and one Godand Fatherove all.
Babylon the Great, the Mother Of
Harlots."
How the divided Church with clash
ing creeds appears to the Almighty, He
tells US. calling Us Babylon-which sig.
miles confusion. And who can deny
the appropriateness Of the nameH In
times past Catholics have applied this
name to the Protestant sects. and the
| Protestants in turn have applied II; to
the Church Of Rome. But when We
come to examine the Scriptures on the
subject they seem to include all-the
Church Of Rome being represented ~
the Mother Church and the various
Protestant Churches a. her Daughter
The charge Of harlotry which the Lord
makes against Mother and Daughter
must BE- Acknowledged. although with
soms this harlotry has been more open
and pronounced than with others.
Spiritual harlotry represents the con-
dition in which the espoused Of the
Lord becomes afn1iated with and Joined
to the world. The Church Of Rome BE-
came aflliated with or united to the
civil government Of Rome and when the
Roman Empire went to pieces she en-.
tered into covenant relationship with
various divisions Of the civil govern
ment and some Of these paramours
she still has. while others have left
her. France 10 gone. Portugal also, and
Italy. Spain Is moody; Austria-Hun-
gary u her chief reliance al the pres
lea, but not Joined to the American
Government She Il well entertained
and given every liberty in Germany
and by many in Great Britain. but
these countries are not her paramours.
The Greek Church Il united to the
Russian Government: the Church OF
England to the British Government.
The Lutheran Church u Joined to sev'
eral European government. Others Of
our Protestant Churches. having no op'
p~ortunity for amliation with earthly
governmental, have become united tc
worldly systems. worldly organizations
Of their own, In which. as a rule,
' wealth. mammon. sits at the head Of
the table. Like mother. like daugh'
tiers" u an old saying.
Union Of the One True Church.
g In a word. our Lords prayer will b
! realised by the "overcomers." They
= win be one with Himself and with
, the Father. lone Lord. one Faith, on<
/ Baptism, one God. the Father" Blu
as for the nominal systems their fu
ture will be destruction AZ systems
E though many Of Gods dear people Il
Y them, failing to overcome. will b
saved 80 as by Ore" in a great tim,
Of trouble with which this age viii
Kingdom be ushered In q Cor. iii, 15.
You have my plea. Christian Breth
rem, for the fulf1lment Of the Master
prayer in the uxton Of 'the Chxrc'
y scAicA u the Body Of Chrtst." 9TH
Church of the First-born. whose name
are written in heaven" This uniol
will not ~necessitats any reorganiza
, ton as a new sect or new Church.
! Il the true Church, the only one whic'
God has yer recognized. Babyio
without 1t would not be in any sens
Of the word recognized, and. AZ 500
* a. the '~overcomers" shall have escapes
NJ from Babylon. Babylon viii come In n
membrance before God that He ma
>. give her the cup Of the wine Of HI
~ wrath. and suddenly in one hour he
fall VIII occur Revelation xvi. 1877
the true Church the Lord all along IL
TX tmated that their nenes II a. men
al bers Of Christ, and not in earthly o.
l~ganisations.