Last Words in the Pulpit (Classic Reprint)
Description:... Excerpt from Last Words in the Pulpit I propose to glance at the past history Of that social in stitution known as the church, for the purpose of ascertain ing through what forms, and by what processes, it has reached its present condition; and also that we may with approximate precision forecast what its future will be. To accomplish this purpose with thoroughness - that is to enter into all the details of church history, to analyze closely and accurately the present status of the church, and then to picture with anything approaching to particu larity the future which lies before it - would be a task calling for the space Of many volumes, and requiring for its performance the learning of the historian, the passion Of the scientist, and the imagination of a prophet. Let me, then, disallow at once any such ambitious and weari some project. Instead of entering into all this infinite variety of detail, I would simply pass before you, with panoramic swiftness, the salient features which suggest themselves as one thinks of the past, the present, and the future of the church. My excuse for calling your thought to this theme, if any excuse is needed, is found in the fact that in the progress of thought upon so-called religious subjects, the divine institution of the church has been called in question, and its value as a constructive and formative instrumentality has been thrown into debate.
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