The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-09-23

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ming his discourse the Pastor read sew
eral extracts from a sermon by Car
dinal Gibbons. advocating a united
Christendom. One Of these We quote:
Hence it is clear that Jesus Christ
intended that mis- Church should have
one common doctrine. which all Chris
tians are bound TO believe. and one
uniform government. TO which all
should be Loyalty attached. Where.
then. shall we find this essential unity
Of faith and government: | answer.
Nowhere save In the Catholic Church
Pastor Agrees With the Cardinal.
The Pastor declared that he agreed
most heartily with Cardinal Gibbons
presentation In almost every parucu-
lar. Unduestionably. he averred. sec
tarianism is wholly ou' If accord with
the teachings of Scripture. St Paul
pronounces it a proof Of carnality-of
an unspiritual state-1 Cor. 3:3-7.
All conversant with history knew
that God had permitted the world to
witness first. united Christendom.
and second. divided Christendom-
For long centuries Europe had prac-
tfcaTy but one Church-Roman Catho-
lie The results surrey were not all
that could be desired; for throughout
that period ignorance and superstition
held sway During the last few centu-
ries we have had Christendom divided
into sects and parties. While the re-
suits are not what Gods Word prompts
US to expect. nevertheless this division
has certainly tended toward greater
freedom Of thought. greater liberty
from ignorance and superstition.
But while agreeing with all the
Scriptural premises laid down by Car
dinal Gibbons. the Pastor disputed the
Cardinals conclusion that this one
Church of Christ is the POss-n Church.
Equally. however. he disagreed with
the various Protestant systems which
profess each to be the Church. He
contends that all are sons of God who
turn from sin. accept Jesus as their
Savior. approach the Father in conSe-
Grafton through Jesus and receive the
begetting of the Holy Spirit OF Cod
whether or not they join the Roman
Catholic or any other human system.
not one of which is recognized OF God
Christian Union Never Lost.
The speaker then discussed the True
Church Of Christ From the Scriptural
standpoint. be claimed. the masses,
whether CathJlic OF Protestant. never
were that Church. bu> have been world
Iy people with religious sentiments and
good desires. who misunderstood the
teaching of the Bible. What these
multitudes of well-meaning but mis-
taken people have done In the way Of
organizing churches. lodges. banks.
etc. has had nothing whatever to do
with the great organization which God
effected eighteen centuries ago and
which has persisted In the world as a
unit ever since. The True Church has
never been divided Each member Is
united with the Lord. the Head and
through Him TO every other member.
In this One Church has always been
maintained one Lord Jesus. one faith
His Word of Promise-and one bap-
tism-consecration into Christ's death
p Timothy Pill. II: Ephesians 4:+6
Asked where is the history Of this
Church. the Pastor would reply, The
world knoweth US not. even as IT knew
Him not" Il John Bill The world Of
Jesus day consisted Of the professed
religionistS. Yet they knew not the
great Redeemer whom God had sent.
but crucined Him Similarly. all down
the Gospel Age, the great religious
teachers OF the various ystems have
not recognized the Body Of Christ
Hence the most sanity Character
Catholic and Protestnnt-have been
martyrs, a. were Jesus and His Apos-
tjes. and a. some may Jet be II an out
ward union be effected such a. prevail
Cd during the Dark ARea
Kindly but forcibly the speaker show
Cd that to some extent both Catholic
and Protestant systemn have counter
feited the True Church He did not
charge that these counterfefts wers In
tsntionnL but merely that the Church.
coming under control Of brilliant minds
not spirit beGotten. not Heaven-enliGht-
ened. followed their Misrepresentation
OF Scripture. The Catholic Church ap-
pliss Jesus words respecting the little
dock ETC. TO the Clergy. not 10 the
congregation This II the secret Of
Papacy's great mistake. In their &C.
clesiastical system they have a counter
felt of the True Church. The Prot
estant Determinations more or les bar
Dor this insidious error In slightly
different form, differentiattns between
Clergy and iaity. Thus the same spirit
b manifested In all these systems, dis
tfnKuishinG them sharply from the True
Church. an Of whom are brethren