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WHAT'S IN A NAME
International Bible Lesson for
April as, '09 (Acts it: 19-30; ta: 25!
Jerusalem In Palestine and Antloch
In Asia Minor are the double stars of
the New Testament Church. Tlio
first twelve chapters of the Book of
Acts cluster around the Holy City
with Peter as the prominent charac
ter, then another star appears at An
tloch, shining with equal brilliancy,
with Taul as the chief personage.
From those two luminous bodlos tho
light of the gospel streams out through
all the world. Here at Antloch we
come to the place where, either In de
rision or In logical necessity, the
church received 1U baptismal name,
"the disciples were called Christians
first at Antloch." Just as the name
Methodist was applied to the follow
ers of Wesley because of tils methodt
al, systematic way of doing things,
and Is now accepted and gloried In by
a great church, so the Lutheran
thurch points back to Martin Luther,
and the Christian church Is often nick
named, Campbellltes, because It wa
founded by Alexander Campbell. Thu3
the name Christian, which once meant
merely Chrlst-nin, was soon hailod
as a mark of honor by his followers.
Multitudinous Sects.
Since that time sects and denomina
tions have' multiplied rapidly. Thero
are In this country alone nearly two
hundred different ecclesiastical bodjes,
not to mention the great host of in
dependent organization and individual
churches. There are six kinds of Ad
ventiBts first day, seventh day, and
every day; thirteen kinds of llaptlst,
regular, irregular, and defective, Cal
vlnlst, free will, and general, hard
shell, soft-shell and scrambled; Bit
kinds of Christiana; twelve kinds of
Lutherans; twelve kinds of Mennon
ites; seventeen kinds of MethodlRta,
free, primitive and episcopal, Itiner
ant and stationary; thirteen kinds of
German Methodists, speaking the
same language but differing as to the
Interpretation of doctrinal points;
twelve kinds of Presbyterians, old
school, new school, and no Bchool, sky
blue and variegated In theology; sev
en kinds of Catholics.
Individual Views.
Not only so, but when it comes to a
Question of theological belief there
are nearly as many creeds as their are
Individuals in the various churches.
It la doubtful If any two persons could
be found, anywhere, who would abso
lutely agree on points of doctrlr.n.
John Calvin is famous for his "ilvo
points," predestination, ' lrreslstlblo
grace, original sin, particular redemp
tion and perseverance of the aaliits,
but Jacobus Arminius puts over
against that five-pointed star, another
of equal shape and brilliancy, condi
tional predestination, necessity of per
sonal faith, tho new birth through tho
Spirit, the ability of man to resist tho
grace of Cod, and the possibility of
falling from grace.
- These Ideas In their thousand-fold
ramifications are to bo found in more
or less dtsreo In all thinking men,
and they explain in part the reaaon
for so many denominations. And yet
It is but a small part of the reason.
Very few people take the trouble to
sit down and examine creeds and con
fessions of faith before selecting a
church with which to unite. The vaat
majority simply say: What's in a
name? and unite with the one that la
most convenient. People nre born
Baptists, Congregatlonallsts, Method
ists. Their ancestors for generations
have all been connected with these de
nominations. By birth, and education,
and training and temperament they
are there. They know what their own
church believes, but they know not
and care not what anybody else be
lieves. Others are In the church becnuao
they were converted in such a revival
under the preaching of such a mau.
Home are there because they married
a certain woman Instead of a certain
other woman. There are those who
join one church rather than another
because the best people go to that
church, It is popular, and they are
looking for trade; and some there aru
who get a miff at the preacher and go
off and Join another church in order to
spite him.
The Family Name.
What's In a name? Nothing and
everything. 80 far as sects and de
nominations go there is no particular
tirtue in a title; o far as the great
family name christian goes, every
thing Is in a name. If a man Is not a
Christian his denomlnationallsm will
not save him. He may unite with
them all in succession but they will
not move him an Inch towards tha
pearly gate. He may subscribe to
Calvin's five points or those of Arnit
olus but his subscription will not be
worth the paper It is written upon.
The reason why the dUclples we
called Christians at Antloch la be
cause they were christians. That is to
eay, tbey were followers of Christ,
they were acting out the Christ spirit,
they were teaching men that they
should lire as Christ lived. They were
hristlans first, last and all the time.
N'ow. If any man has not the spirit
'' Christ, bo la none of his. Sects and
:enoiiiinr.tlons will perish, creed
id coni'ey.'ona will paaa away, form.i
"nd ceremonies will vanish, contra,
verslos and disagreements w.'.ll ci;?e.
but they who bear the ima;"J of t'ao
fhrlst wilt endure forever, for they
hau awake in His likeness, and His
thai! be !n tl.olr forehaada.
WOKEN ARE CROWING TALLER
Will ritlmntcly (Vine to Look Down
on Mere Mister Man.
Thirteen hundred and seventy
nine young women with their thir
teen hundred and seventy-ulne
mothers have recently been the ob
jects of the curiosity of a group of
English physicists, who are endeav
oring to show, from a comparison
of the relative heights of women past
and present, that the divinity of tho
future will not only exceed her sis
ters of the past In stature and do-
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
velopment, but will utlmately come
to look down on Mere Mister Man in
more senses than one. For the
darling is growing; growing so fast
that In 100 years the average woman
will be taller than the average man
by half a head, If not very much
more.
All this has been carefully worked
out, and guesswork has not been al
lowed to play any part In the Inves
tigations. As everybody knows, the
devotion that women have displayed
to outdor sports within the past gen-
JiM
TO-DAY.
I eratlon dating roughly from 1876
has ben responsible for the statisti
cal fact that the glrla of the day
said glrla being, let us say, In the
late 'teens exceed their mothers by
nearly three inches in height. In
1875 the glii of eighteen or nine
teen xtood only 5 feet 3 Inches In
her well, without her shoes. To
day the succeeding charmer of the
same age is at leaHt 5 feet 5 Inches.
In the meautime how has man fared?
I A hundrp:d YEARS FROM NOW.
According to the British statisticians,
who deal with Europeans, man has
fallen by at least three-fourths of an
inch within the past 100 years; nor
are there any signs that there Is an
upward tendency among the males.
On the contrary tho average man of
the future will appeal squat, if not
stunted, besides his Junlonlan sister.
Which lit the llrlde?
Oood anecdotes of Saphlr.the great
Oerman humorist and editor, are
still In circulation. A young cou
ple, newly engaged, were favored
with a letter of introduction to him,
which they duly presented. Now,
the gentleman was notorious for his
effeminate habits and ways, and his
appearance at once struck the eye of
the observant journalist, who had
heard about him. He said nothing,
r6celved the pair with empresHoment,
insisted upon their being seated In
his most comfortable easy-chairs, as
sured them how pleased he was to
hear of their engagement, and wound
up with: "Now, pray, you must,
you really must, tell me which of
you Is to be the bride."
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