Show L Farewell By Rev Clem Davies Pastor Waterloo Methodist Episcopal Church Yes Its It's got to e go BO- Nobody but the old fogies and have any use for denominationalism Dont Don't get excited now now I 1 didn't say denominations have to pussyfoot away away- No I repeat denom must go i and If it does not ere long bid us a graceful graceful graceful grace grace- ful then shall we 4 have to lead It out b by y the O backdoor route by bYthe the ear car Its It's had hd Its S day Member the time when they'd an announce announce an- an flounce a discourse discourse dis dis- course on Immersion Immersion Im Im- irn- irn at the theo theold o old 1 d Baptist church and the doors would be closed to late corners comers comers comers- place so full Then the next Sabbath Elder So and So over et would fume u about I II sprinkling or pouring r a and dUl the h collection Ic f I would be high that night I 0 O. O sad the day Announce such dogmatic dogmatic dog dog- matic debatable subjects and I today you cant can't get a a. bakers baker's dozen into the sanc sane I While the various denominations I used to send each other to hell in sanctified i language the man in the street looked on in scorn and sent the churches there therein in profane language i People talk about the first blessing and the second blessing First conversion then sanctification Well Veil Im I'm not keen on numbering the Almighty's blessings but If you are are goIng goIng going go- go Ing to categorize em Im I'm going to an announce announce an- an flounce to the world a third blessing namely Sanctified Common Sense We Were We're re getting more sensible these days we church folks and consequently we wo aro are getting closer together Hence the man of the world especially especial especial- ly the young man is beginning to have a little use for the church Baptists who have been somewhat late hate In regard to the doctrine of Immersion especially the intelligent ones have been gratified recently by the publication of a boo book It by one of the foremost ministers who had hitherto been loyal to the doctrine doc doe trine in which he calmly announces that immersion is not an intrinsic necessity to entrance into the Kingdom of God Presbyterians are not so insistent on the doctrine of election and the we are the chosen few few all all others will be damned damned damn damn- ed ed cC stuff and more mere Presbyterians are I willing to cheerfully admit that If It a man loves God and loves righteously y hell he'll go to Heaven and if he doesn't love the Lord and loves hell he'll be damned and that all the theological hairsplitters hairsplitters hair hair- splitters on earth cant can't change it Furthermore the the Episcopalians i are willing to concede that the clergy of other denominations are just as truly ordained of God and that their baptisms and marriages and burials are Just as correct and efficacious as are theirs and in fact there is union likely between Episcopalians and Methodists l In Great Brit In Very few of ot my Roman Catholic Catho Catho- lic lie friends If any believe Im damned forevermore because Im I'm Im I'm not a Catholic and quote a few tew members of that great church are arc ready to admit that they will wiil meet lots of Protestants on the Streets of Gold and and Jasper Nobody but a religious nut believes he has all the revelation of God from God and all us other poor suckers are booked for the fire and brimstone This II is a splendid sign Even Methodist Episcopalians who have been hysterically insistent that without ut holiness shall no man see the Lord are beginning to see that a good many who have not professed holiness but have led li it as best they could in this world m ht make Heaven yet I It isn't what a a. man professes professes Its its it's what he IS If H a man lives like the devil what does his profession amount to The modern young man hates denominationalism denominationalism denom- denom liKe poison polson Six months in in the army will cure the worst case of or denominationalism that I ever existed Men l can get on with each other In the I I army business social civic and political life 1 and be happy today in each o others other's I dw ff eio J yo society le whether t they be Latter day y yI Saints I or oro Roman floman o Catholics s. s orA sa A As sure as these states were united I under the caption E B Pluribus Unum so soI will the denominations of Christendom I march under the same banner Many denominations denominations denominations de de- de- de nominations but no denominationalism Many Ian regiments but one army loyal to the head and loyal to each other Yes weve we've been slow about It And It looks as though therell there'll be a II league of nations before we get a league of churches It certainly reproaches us that even the brewers and distillers have united long before the churches have and that capital and labor have federated Most people are Just as much at home I today in one church of Jesus as another I Its u the Old Gospel they want They dont don't care eare whether its it's served a la is Me Methodist Meth hI h- h odist or a la ha Presbyterian or serve served EpIscopalian EpIs- EpIs I or Baptist i Hitherto ministers of other denominations I heV would scarcely ls a acknowledge wih e one another on the streets Now they eh h have their ministerial associations and are the warmest friends that is the sensible guys are I Ill I'll bet ber my hat you vou could hardly tell teU any difference in doctrine In sermons preached any Sabbath evening in most I of the Evangelical churches For these mercies may the Lord make I us truly thankful |