Christian Century . e of myministry, to make my pulpit an inter-preter of the spirit of life in ChristJesus. I have always believed, as Ido most firmly believe now, that to makethis spirit vital in mens lives is to re-store primitive Christianity, and is theonly way to bring about the genuine unityof Christs people. Hence I have be-lieved, and still believe, that I was gen-uinely loyal to the essential plea of theDisciples. But I do not believe, and for a longtime have not believed, in the interpre-tations which have been put upon thatplea by a large majority of the Disci-ples. Yet if there is
Christian Century . e of myministry, to make my pulpit an inter-preter of the spirit of life in ChristJesus. I have always believed, as Ido most firmly believe now, that to makethis spirit vital in mens lives is to re-store primitive Christianity, and is theonly way to bring about the genuine unityof Christs people. Hence I have be-lieved, and still believe, that I was gen-uinely loyal to the essential plea of theDisciples. But I do not believe, and for a longtime have not believed, in the interpre-tations which have been put upon thatplea by a large majority of the Disci-ples. Yet if there is anything at all ofworth to the contention of the Disciples,it is that the truth is to prevail, andnot majorities. To my mind, there is notruth at all in the historic position of theDisciples, that a certain dogmatic schemeof things is primitive Christianity. The highest representation of God in my Bi-ble is not that of a schemer. His meth-ods are not those of politics. He is aFather, and is Love. So that Christian-. Rev. C. C. Rowlison. ity is not the propagation of a schemeof redemption, but is simply a way oflife. Essential Christianity is not a dog-ma, but it is a vital, spiritual principleat work in the world for the revealingof the sons of God. If this is so, as it seems to me it isunquestionably so, then we may feel as-sured that wherever the sons of God arebeing revealed, there the vital Christianprinciple is at work. This principleworks in a thousand ways, and undoubt-edly men are led by the spirit of God toa high manifestation of Himself in theirlives through most devious channels. Bysuch interpretations, one is led into holyfellowships with men in most varying as-sociations. City of God, how broad and far out-spread thy walls sublime! The true thy chartered freemen are ofevery age and clime. And on the other hand, in the practi-cal efforts of the ministry, one is led touse any means which will produce thesespiritual results in the lives of those to whom he ministers.
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