| Show UNITY IN FAITH URGED IN TAlK BY C. C R. R NEEl I With Liberality and Charity These Words Are Balm to Churches Unity In faIth liberality b allty In ht opinion and In All things charity was the le lesson son upon i WHICH Rot RoV o. o C C. 11 It Neel NeeJ l the tho motor Pastor Preached d in Central Christian church yesterday t morning These winsome i words have served as s oil on the time troubled trou trou- hi bled i waters of at the religious lous sea he de- de dared Mr Mr- 11 N Neel cl said In part nan There Thee e words have heen been healing balm for tor dismembered churches The They have cooled and overheated atmosphere of ot theological l debate The They have lessened ened the tho bitterness of feeling engendered in religious polemics Ics un and they are arc wInning winning win- win ning nine their wa way to clearer skies and fairer fields s and anti to bettor hetter In lug ot of things 8 essential in religion In I t the e first place Illace for all things essential es essential es- es a divine example has lias been left leU The Ness Ness' v e Testament church was cast in Just such a n mold as God Intended it to be lo To o r restore storo the thc church to the tho orI- orI Inal nal model Is n. n work that commends itself to all ri right ht thinking people It is the simple No New Testament plea for tor a return t tp divine fundamental fundamentals The great objection urged against Christian union is that all cannot think alike But do thc they distinguish between faith faint and opinion Faith Is H a matter of divine precept opinion human infer infer- ence Faith alth has been established b by divine testimony opinion by human speculation In faith the testimony Is always conclusive in opinion there IK Is always the element clement of doubt We Ye cannot cannot can can- not therefore make mako anything a test of ot fellowship which Christ has hal not mudo mado a condition of salvation This unit unity of faith can bo be only between believers penitent believers obedient penitent ers believers Union In faith in Christ as asa asa a n. personal Savior Sa union In repentance for all personal sins union In baptism in obedience In his expressed willIn willIn willIn will In the thc matter of human opinion there should be the fullest liberty There should be he lo loyalty alt to all that th the scriptures require freedom from all nil that human authority imposes Time The questions Is asked What are the limits of ot Christian liberty Wo We would answer answer an an- In a n. word Christ That is Is be belie belief belief be- be lief lie In Christ as our divine divino creed an and obedience to His word as a test of fellowship fel fel- |
