Year: 1874

,,.,o Think NJ III We had drank Sacrament wine
from the same cup BE thou Of the Spirit set
the broad seal Of Divinity TO tne sen'oe , We coniI
nOhns We were nd 1sSsenFn tSft oUl m the Lord
found Applause We do believe that tue re Kind
hearted, honest men. Many Of them were timd and md
afraid OF public sentiment They ieareo 'C0 .oSr
Bnt Whv was t that so many voted against us There
were 49, and only "a for u.s. IL was very wise remark
OF one of the NewYork papers that Is curious concl
dence that precisely the number OF persons voted
against as the number that the Holy Gh0st nad
brought into that new church by baptism: II In q
church members there should be majority OF one
vote, that church would send close communion dele
would not be expressed. The churches that voted
against us that day. with but single exception OF
which am cognizant, had within their boundaries a
large number OF open communion members was IL
coincdencethat matter of the number OF votes against


arraign the Long Island Baptist Association upon
the charge OF inconsistency in that act Of expulsion
First, 1t was violation Of the Baptist privilege,
Second, In expeng us because OF our liberal senIl
ments each church voting for that xpuson @
herself i'll the fact that in each OF those are
open communion Baptiss were undistur0ed In tne fst
nnnon There ' are those who have entered that
saying II am open communion Dare tney turn tne.n @
come to the doors Of of these churches asking for
admission and saving ~ am open EN-. MI o oo
that" What will they do nowi Turn them ont They
dare not do It'll Would to God they would we %oui9
II the Long Island Association repeats such acts OF
bgotry as this last. the very name VIII pee become .





Ii disgrace upon the fair name OF our noble de
nomination-a denomination in which from day 10 day
liberty s increasing.


Lastly would speak, the effect upon Lee Avenue Bap
tis Church OF this act Of expulsion We have been ex
PEELED from company Of Christians who were banded
by resolution 10 further the cause or missions
on Long Island. That is the sum of all our expulsion:
That small charge by which TO fire church out OF
ecclesiastical gun IL didn't throw rs far ana we
shall wait with dignity and patience for such time as
dear brethren will come to "a better Dlnd, unui
such time another aud more Baptlstlc asso-
citation shall be organized. Whlie on Frluay
evening this church passing o vote OF thanks 10
Gethsemane Church. which stood so boldly for u.s. Geth-
Church was passing vote OF Baptist independ
ence withdrawing from the Long Island Baptist Asso
citation. IApplausel The movement is spreading the
effect upon our church will be the legitimate fruit
ever following persecution for righteousness sake Like
the the Gospel, 1t Will throw us into the arms OF
Christ. The fame of the little church Will cxtend
broader and broader for such act Already ther
coming in congratuatory letters ana decaraons ol
sympathy, interest, and love, and so many OF them
during the past three days that they nave oppressed
me and sent TO my knees 10 pray-ior
WHAT That the little church must keep up her courage
No; but that she may tie kept from becoming prouu.
Sitting at the feet OF Christ she must remember that
she is nothing but that Christ Is everything But " IS
no way 70 put down church IN the year OF our Lord
1874 to persecute It, The day for that has passed. The
work LeesAvenue plainly before her. Her relations
to denominations abOuher is OF sympathy and OF
love. This pulpit shall never be hammer-place wnere
doctrines shall be wrought out The demand to-day Is
whati More Christ and less creed and 1t Is 10 be our
until some early day when IL shall be puDlshed
from the walls Of the church: "Ali Christ and no
creed" So mote it bel