SERMON INTERRUPTED.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 772, 22 March 1910, Page 4

SERMON INTERRUPTED.

■STARTLING SCENE IN CITY / ' TKMrLE CHURCH. >' ■ -- if, ■ . ■, ■In a recent week-end sermon' in the City Temple, London, Mr. R: J. Campbell referred to the duty of judging men and movements from' the standpoint of a , Christ-like spirit, unmixed with human feeling. It was, ho'said, a difficult thing sometimes to dissociate hatred of sin-from hatred of. the sinner, many good'people had tho spirit of tho Inquisition. ;■ Whilst burning their victims to the glory of God, ho was : afraid they took an unholy pleasure in seeing them burn. This spirit prompted what he had been told occurred during the Boer War, when some good '• people, thoroughly honest and sincere, banded themselves togethor to pray for the death of Mr. Chamberlain. /"Hear, hear I" interjected a'member of the congregation in the centre of the church. * The interruption caused a momentary sensation, which , was resumed a littlo later "when. Air. Campbell'suggested.that it would havo been well for those good people to look thoroughly into the correctness of their own motives. ..' .■-'..- "The'great apostate!" called out the interrupter, and there wero cries . of "Hush!" . . . The spirit he condemned Mr. Campbell characterised as the spirit of murder and .malice masquerading in the garment of righteousness.