Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-05-11

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iohose names are
aoritfcn in hearea" Hebrews xii. 23l.
As last Sunday the question was.
"What is the True Gospel" and we
found that 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 find that the one true 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 May Be 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 as his
spiritual development will permit On
that broad basis of Christian union the
early Christians were one and repro
bated any division. st. Paul rebuked
those who said. am of Paul; am Of
Apollos; am Of Peter AS only Christ
died for all Of us. he alone must be
recognized as our Savior AS He is the
Head Of the Church and the only
Head. He only must be recognized. AS
all We are brethren. so the class distinc-
tion as between clergy and laity must
he abrogated that we all may be one
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baptismand one Godand Fatherover all.
Babylon the Great the Mother of
Hariots."
How the divided Church with clash
ing creeds appears to the Almighty. He
tells us. calling us Babylon which sig
niies confusion. And who can deny
the appropriateness Of the name? In
times past Catholics have applied this
name to the Protestant sects. and the
PrOtestants in turn have applied it 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 as
the Mother Church and the various
Protestant Churches as her Daughters.
The charge Of harotry which the Lord
makes against Mother and Daughters
must be acknowledged. although with
some this harlotry has been more omen
and pronounced than with others
Spiritual harlotry represents the con
dition in which the espoused Of the
Lord becomes affiliated with and Joined
to the world. The Church of Rome be-
came affiliated 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 is gone Portugal also, and
Italy. Spain is moody: Austria Hun
gary is her chief reliance at the pres
ent time. She is well treated in Amer
lea, but not joined to the American
Government. She is well entertained
and given every liberty in Germany
and by many in Great Britain. but
these countries are not her paramOurs.
The Greek Church is united to the
Russian Government; the Church of
England to the British Government.
The Lutheran Church Is Joined to sew
eral European governments. Others OF
our Protestant Churches. having no op
pOrtunity for afiliatiOn with earthly
governments, 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" is an old saying.
Union of the One True Church.
In a word. our Lords prayer will be
realized by the "overcomers. They
will be one with Himself and with
the Father zone Lord. one Faith. one
Baptism, one God the Father" Blu
as for the nominal systems their flu
ture will be destruction as systems
though many Of Gods dear people in
them. failing to overcome. will be-
saved so as by fire" in a great time
Of trouble with which this age vii
terminate and the new age Of the
Kingdom be ushered i'm q Cor. iii. 15).
You have my plea. Christian Breth
rem. for the fulillment of the Master.
prayer in the union Of the Churcl
trhich is the Body Of Christ" "th'
Church Of the First born. whose name.
are written in heaven" This unioI
will not necessitate any reorganiza
ton as a new sect or new Church.
is the true Church. the only one which
God has ever recognized Babylon
without il would not be in any sens'
Of the word recognized. and. as sooI
as the "overcomers' shall have escaped
from Babylon. Babylon will come in re
membrane before God that He ma.
give her the cup Of the wine Of Hi
wrath. and suddenly in one hour he
fall will occur Revelation xvi. l9l. II
the true Church the Lord all along in
timated that their oneness is as mem