| Show mw 1 OAT HOMO I I I A short time ago neo a lecture was do de delivered livered by b a n New Nest ew York author and pub heist Mr David Lubin on tho tire three great creat branches of ot religious thought rep represented represented represented resented by h 1 Catholics and Pro The lecture I Is reproduced In InThe The rhe Herald of the of ot this tins month It contains much that Is Ig worthy of ot thoughtful consideration though thought at times the lecturer Indulges In fanciful not riot unlike that oj ef tho tire followers of the tho famous mystic Swed The lecturer suggests the tho unification of the tire three thrE religious systems men mentioned As to how this can be bo done ho hoIs hoIs hois Is very cr ery naturally natural silent lint Hut speaking on tire the subject ct of unity he III makes this original and striking explanation na bet Iet us for tire the time tints being set sot aside their respective doctrines and take up ul the con d of their names and what the e names mean ami we had find that Israel hmel means Champion Champlon of ot loti od Catholic moans means Universal and Protestant one ono who protests And hOW no let us for Cor the time being combine all these and we have ha VI The Universal Champion of God Clod In constant Protest Pro lest protest against a Ignorance and wrong The Inference drawn II Is that an arm or organization organization organization that would Indeed be bo a n champion of uC God Coil universal arid and pro iro protesting testing against wrong wron would be ue the time Church of ot God Gud There would be no rio oh he hm h thinks to such an nn organization tion It would maintain Its place In the Iho world as ns the time greatest factor for Cor good Hut But time the three organizations have hae all nil lost that which their respective names flumes stand for tor lie He says Are Arc the people then their opposed to them because the churches are 1110 the Universal Champions of God Dud In constant protest Ignorance and wrong I think not I believe belloe on the tho con can contrary Iran that the tw people leople object to the Jew JewIsh Uh Ish church because It Is not In our day The Champion of God Oot that they tho ob oh object object to tire Catholic church because e It itIs IH Is not In our day Ilay Universal arid and that they thc object to the Protestant church be because cause entree It does doeN not In our day dllY Protest against Ignorance anti wrong ron The lire object in I from fromn the tho flirt fact that the churches assume names anti ant titles to which they have bays no right when viewed I Id by JY th the which they the make and lInd by b the tire labors which they thEr severally and collectively perform veronn The Jew Tess JO prays but hut iU I s nut champion ham lon the Catholic prays but trot not universalize unI and the prays but does tI I not protest prote t Th Thi letter Itter letterIs Is here hero but Jut the spirit elsewhere and lint so It has romp comP to pass pas that many man swing seeing the of the th churches are led to become Indifferent and In time to antagonize Thore Ihre Is I much truth In this Tho The very ery object t for or which the Church of ot God was wa founded upon i earth was that It should hn he universal and a Q champion of th the right protesting against nil all that Is wrong rons For I or that cause the Savior died dial and the th martyrs followed In Ills His hii steps When the Church left this mission un on unperformed performed It became one ono with the world an apostate church flut how can a n union and return to first principles be bo effected That Is after nil the Important question Certainly not by hy i Joining together the three thrle brunches nil all of which according to the lecturer hava failed In their mis missions Inns dons Three errors do 10 not make one ono truth three dead branches tied to gather gother do not form fonn one live branch branchi three diseased organisms In one room do not make one strong and healthy organism The Tho Th Himself has hai provided In Ia tire tho Gospel of ot Ills 1119 Ion given Riven again to tire the world the time only true truc remedy against thu condition that ol a II remedy Let Jew Catholic and Protestant In the Ih hunch Church Time The l Is III Mil nl embracing nil all ii I truth t rut ii In III I mm the Ihu I hi on earth numb and the tho depth d below It IB iii the tho only true champion of ot God clod and Ills authority mankind It 11 I t IH is the tire theron constant ron lant protestor en error or and sin ln In imi tho tire Church the tire walls of pro pre prejudices that and tacos races I rich Iloh and poor men inca and women ore are broken down It Is IB 11 a 1 now realm In which time the Savior rubs rulos supreme and andall ltd nil all Ills redeemed followers ore are n 10 on In a tooting footing of ot equality Tire The Church U Is Gods Jolls own told fold tol Into which lie He will gather ruther His Ills scattered If It they are hut but willing to listen to the voice of or thu the Shepherd Sh It Is evident tho time r with thou thousands thousand thousands sands sand of ot others feels Ceel the tire Jack lack of t truth sincerity In the time ChristIan world His Ills lecture Is III i ono one more testimony to thin the need n ed of at tho tim establishment c In lit this age no of or tho the Church through divine vo voer er crud and revelation |
