Year: 1870

90
I'm the character a. well the teachings Oh
Jesus Christ our religion is incus,ye, no. n nv the
way TO Bethlehem and Nazareth, and Calvary, rs
that Rrahminism IL goodi everything ~ goou, 80.
or Socrates or Plato; but say that the Gospel W
Jesus Christ ~ the machine that IL w love 10
and n Includes every ything elselove TO Gon anu NV ~
man that was taught in the Orient; u includes m S,e and
taught by Socrates and Plato. IL nea a he's, re-
suits 1t does not mean going about doinE gS%a S' OF the
Lord Jesus Christ IL is personal matter Ihat io" @
is indubitaby fixed and Is the point upon WIN" WI
In the second place we have established our denom
national alleganc to Jesus Christ Inc wo,la % @ and
has determined misunderstood IL has yilifed ana ana
cslumnated us in every way ana tng hl nor friend
y iraterna II Is not fair 20 speak ON asunec you
know nothing about II, ana 1t Is unfair 10 pin
you come to the conclusion that the thing h cVi. 9
duty is 10 pledge the Unitarian body, as ever 10 an &
lcgiance undisputed and unqualified not simply to the
definite term gospel wanted ana sucoecueu h. naf
and its allegiance 10 the gospel az well as 10
scter OF Tim who is our Lord and Master ana ,eV @ mo
in Chrstendom that stands upon as s9id anu up
generous platform as the Unarsns OF ,his m%n,S %
claim upon the common well rs upon the sch3
arship OF the community. We have crystali1ed IN 'he


The Interests Of the Baptist and the Prcsby are
not interviewer and they cannot oe %orS
no matter what his peculiar nt thGmg boastpc & but With
an infinite degree pride that in the 9th article Of our
Constitution that having pledged ourselves 10 hst anu
Divine rule of life and our allegiance to Jesus Naza
reth Lord and Master and we said In prinIed
denomination, OF whatever cline OF whatever color who
wish be the followers Of Christ Therein is to be our
power in the future Scholars may utter their crtcsms
and science with its researches may come ana nnu
home in church, home that cannot be found IN the
Christian word-in Roman Catholicism, or In the last
form OF Christianity that has been made popular we
challenge biblical criticism. We are the only Christian
body who dares 10 In the face OF the world that our
faith in the Bible and the character and life Of Jesus
Christ strong and unqualified, and so ondueitabe,
have no fear of the result.


There two sets parties that helped to accom-
psh this work, and let us illustrate II In this way now
we came together. A hundred workmen were build
ing section OF ship in docsya1d ana they PANIED sIT ON
And the other side was another dockyard with an
OF the vessel and they careful TO get no worneaen
wood in that hull and on the h9 OF ta vessei 1ney o
eccesiastcism, but the Christ that represented by
that liberty which is promised to all his true followers
and up TO this week there had been wall between the
two doekyards, and angry words had passed between
the in the yards hut the Spirit came unto them ana
duty to Join hands in broherly love is ii not your duty
TO labor together and finish your labor In company
And they stretched forth their two palms and joined
hands they eveled the wall between the two doekyards
and they Joined the two sections OF the ship into one
magnificent whole and the vessel was chrlstened Chrlt
and Liberty Christ our cornerstone and liberty Is al
the result of being son Of God There Is no system
of religious thought In Gods world that has such q
divine right 70 control the religious enterprise OF the
time the spirit which represents our denomination


over the world: oneba of the world is unitarian, but
they don't like TO own IT, Onehird of is uni
tartan If you talk to them they go TO other churches
account OF the influence of their early youth but re-
member that when man begins to think or himself ana
forge his own convictions In that moment ne begins 10
be q unitarian. We must distinguish ourselves now by
unitarian man whose religion does not filter through
his brain down to his pocket-book; Ibe me l,aIgest e
Gods work. There IL plenty Of work to be done both
philanthropic and charitable; 1t is a good lwork
duty 10 fight for victory God bless Unitarianism,
that i may be brave that may be Christian thst II
up the kingdom Of Gods Son in the homes OF the people
THE CHURCH OF CHRIST OLDER THAN THE Cos


PEI OR EPIsTLEs.


Yesterday morning the Rev. DR.. Bellows
preached to large congregation at Irving Han ON the
recent National Conference He selected his text the


first six of the Epse of Paul to the Colossans.
and commenced by remaTkng that the Church Of Christ
older than the Gospel the Ep stiles, and existed
word written that records the ecepts or
teachings Of Christ 1t very important he said TO keep
this thing in mind, for very TO think that
our religion is only book 1t is recorded in book.
| but exists ss a spirit and tradition. The point on
| which wish 10 fasten your attention is that
not TO a book. Now for the importance
OF organization. think 1t is not than candor
say that have been placed under very peculiar diff


cutes a denomination OF Christians. We begun In q
protest against ecclesiastical tyranny, with struggle
Tor congregational liberty. We begun in solemn pro-
test against presy arrogance and authority and we





platform and calling upon every man to be priest and
| a king in his own person. We begun with Jealousy
cropping out and anxious and 30 sensitive did be-
come that determined not to allow ourselves again to
be entangled in any lock of bondage. and for long time
ii almost impossible TO get sufficient degree or
organization under principles of liberty 10 give TO our
communion any such symmetry and order any such
doors and windows and walls and paths to these DOORS
and organized stability within them as would invite in q
love and order church whose general principles
and ideas IL ought to such great degree accept And
| and Inadequate have made organized
body in this country 10 the extreme decacy the extreme
oishBess which our people have hitherto felt toward
anything that looks like attempt to bind ourselves to-
gether ecclesiastical and knit ourselves to


We must have perfect individual liberty of faith and
action in the private bosom and individual churches with
which connected Let 1t be understood. then, If
cannot have organization which preserves all this


liberty all untouched the organization had better wait
until nOber and brighter times The Organza


ton OF the Church Of Christ rests upon the prnc
pie the organization OF the schools of the country
only have an organizing principle in the life,
tOrity. and character Of Jesus Christ that makes him
indeed the rghtful member Of this organization, upon
which We must build it If We hope TO accomplish any
thing whatsoever.


We have had many organizers in church, but
that tended TO draw together or 10 work together.
lect the predictions of utter defeat They said that
there was no such thing s unity We tried IT, and out OF
next gathering 1922 we had at our last gathering 729
Of churches and organizations represented, with
delegation Of GO persons Does this look like imP0asi
bilityi And then, under what circumstances have
come tOgetheri Come together when some OF tke most
yirulent questions have been discussedNaturasm, the
Miraculous and Anti Miraculous Creeds and No Creeds,
Expansion and Contraction. All have been agitated.
vet during all this period the folds have been growing
and this young, unpromng infant has been gradually
expanding and reaching the power OF moving on its own
feet Nothing is palmer than that all the predictions
within the body and OF all the foes without the body that
there such power OF cOheJency in these liberal
Christians wonld enable them work together. have
been gracously disbsnded. IL only continue pos
the spirit OF charity and patience, and have love- II
will forget ourselves in common service if we have
wisdom enough and grace enough 10 bear and fOrbear
to forget all differences In resemblsnces to give up
III necessary
unite wholly and only upon living Head; IL only
have grace TO do these things shall certainly achieve
growth and stability and power In this country
live And am proud 10 say and thank God that there
was manifested during recent Convention spirit OF
f.rheaIauce and InmtIal