The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

less of name or division. and those
who confess their sins and believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ have the
promise of salvation. We are justi-
fed by faith.
"Ho, every one that thirsteth,
come ye to the waters. and he that
hath no money" Usaiah 55:1). HE
that believeth shall be saved"
Mark 16:16) Believe on the Lord
Jesus, and thou shalt be saved"
(Acts 16:3). For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only be-
gotten Son. that whosoever believeth
in Him should not perish. but have
everlasting life" (John 3:16).
Invitation to All.
Yes, the promise is to all who be-
lleve. Ours is a blessed privilege in
being members of the Church. We
should appreciate it very highly.
Whether Protestant or Catholic, or
whatever the name of the denomlna-
tion. II true to Christ, we are Chris
tians. There are many comforts and
blessings that come to us who are
Christians. In our sorrows and afflic
tions we have one upon whom we
may lean, and He viii not forsake us.
The loyal soldier is an honor to the
officer over him, but the traitor
brings disgrace upon himself and
sorrow to his officer. So with us, II
we are true and loyal soldiers OF
Christ, we honor Him who Is the
Captain of our salvation, but If We
are disloyal, untrue, careless and in
different. We disgrace ourselves and
bring sorrow to the heart of Christ.
What shall we say. in the third
place. concerning the Mission of the
Church? For what purpose was the
Church organized? What is the mis-
sion or purpose of the Church? When
Christ was about to leave His little
band of eleven and go back to the
Father, He said TO them in His last
commission. Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptizIng them in
the name OF the Father. and OF the
Son. and of the Holy Ghost" That
Is the mission of the Church, to hold
up Jesus Christ to all the world and
make disciples of all men. And
when that shall have been done the
mission of the Church shall have
been fulfilled. There are those who
believe the mission OF the Church is
TO do almost every thing conceivable.
but our work is to preach Christ and
Him cruCihed.
Think OF our opportunities and pos
sioilities in training the young for
Christ's service,
Glory of the Church.
In the last place, what shall We say
of the Glory of the Church? Other
organizations continue for a while
and are soon forgotten, but the
Church, the only divine institution,
goes on forever. In comforting His
disciples. Christ said, '.And II l go
/ and prepare a place for you, will
come again. and receive you unto
myself; that where / am, there We
may be also" John 14:3. That is
sufficient; that where / am, there
We may be also" Beloved, now are
we the sons OF God, and It doth not
yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that. when He shall appear we
shall be like Him; for We shall see
Him as He is" q John 3:2). That is
the glory of the Church, the assur-
ance OF everlasting life. Have YOU
been true to your Church? God will
hold US all responsible for the way in
which we live. The promise is not
given outside of the Church.
Crowns and thrones may perish;
Kingdoms rise and wane,
But the Church of Jesus Constant
will remain:
Gates of hell can never 'Gainst thai
Church prevail;
We have Christs own promise. And
that cannot fail"