The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-02-13
Great AddraaaT % s..
!. William j. William
!. SON Last Night
COMMON SENSE
i'm HIS DOCTRINE
Made Profound Impression on
Vast Audience Which Over
flowed Auditorium of First
Baptist Church


There was another great outpour.
ing Of the people OF the city and the
delegates in their homes last night
and the great auditorium of the First
Baptist church was again filled to
running over. This was one of the
greatest assemblies OF any kind ever
held In this city The principaIspeak-
er of the evening was Dr. Williamson
OF st, Louis. taking the place Of Mrs.
Bryner, by a change In the program.
1t was o great treat to hear DIR. VIII
liamson and also a great pleasure TO
know that Mrs. Bryner's address is
yet in store. 5.
The musical program last night
was much or an Improvement over
the night before. The large choir and
the congregational singing were led
andsdirected by Mr. Lowien, accom-
panied on the piano by Mr.. Fnper, who
showed great svmpathv In his inter
pretation OF the music of the hymns.
During the session of the evening he
gave q number OF old songs with love
ly variations.
The finished address by DIR. VIM. u.
Williamson, pastor of the Third
Baptist church of sc. Louis. was one
OF the most catholic in spirI: ever
delivered before che Ssassss Ssasss ssssTat. .;5
and made q tremendous impression.
His subject was The 5nteFRationa al
Sunday School tt9n and Chris
tian Unity DR.. Williamson stated
that the community Is Known by It's
churches. The broken down church
gmesqs broken C md al
idated homes. The eIaurch' 81. ..sstrs life
is the index Oh 5R Yii'IIe community.
TherS was time when ttte church
could take Als 6f alI ofs tile needs of
the community, and the church Gan
do the work Y6Sk. He would not give
esdo.lar to any other cause which
woulG claim to do the work of the
church. He commended most warmly
the :ipterdeao aominational work and
spirit,
There is, something in the church
through which God speaks to man as
through no other agency. What we
want Is unity but not union.
The speaker said that thu trend Of
the times was tnyaTua IinrlBIians uni
ty He described tile differences be-
tween nnion and nnity ~ auntins =
friend OF hts who said: 'iYou can
take two cats and tie their tails to-
gethar and throw them across q
clothes wire. You viii then have a
brilliant eHample of union without
unity" Dfaia Williamson said that
1 IL unity OF tho churches eyer did come
: it would sbSt atsstlle expense OF weak
doctrines. ttrle, fittest would survive.
for, he said, Al could not live. Some
must die and the Weakest would. be
the first to- 80, He advocated Chris
tian duty, but said that Christian ,ln-
fty did not necessarily mean union of
the churches. The Christians OF any
community can ST toget ether. eass work
for the common 1tlrfi ikltnnt ffia ntsaa
riiice of q single principle, ha5aaid.
Inferno dominat attgnni akencsas must
Keep their hands on the doctrines of
the church. The Book is the sword
of the Spirit, and the men who fisht
5on must know tstu o TissttS ssT their stsei
by trying It's temper In battle. There
is sOun6et preaching and better
preaching today chan since the daya
OF Sc. Paul, because of che eifork th n
the layuen are making to back M the
pulpit.
4g Where one layman was once ilster-
sested there are now 10. But men may
I be members OF too maj organization 4.
I Tf q man does his whole auty 81 his
family and hi 81 q 4 Saii liif1 eI slf.Dhi
he has his han ds SsiIl i. sco So sasit.h "a
spent thrbl s 81. = = 81
feliowships.
Dr. yygg1illiasn1e finished b address,
with these ord 81 u ):
South cerollna can seyef bs 81 Fl IS
for hsIlit by the aoiair tioui work
illg sci Fatefy We must stand shoul.
der To shoulder IL tie task. We NAV
not yet pc sfsa siy for chrihkion unfors,
ia sacs think We are moi, brk thla
oreanfsatioii Is not eoncefae6 WITH
doctflness it5deals solely wsth meth
ods, and there & here large Geld "a
cotnmon ah6fi never give ny 81 lies
glance to any EssteFd osainat sonai nrs
ganikation which does net ssasiIf lf
the uphniIding and yitalizinz of tbs
local church, Tor the local church ii
Gods ordained institutt6n Tor BRING
ing "a tho Islnf1 osii OF Gosif ana Tor
this feason I am slssaya sxeaadsnFlF
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