| The Life of Dr. J.R. Miller |
Chapter 11 |
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One morning a message came to the editorial office telling of the death by accident of the little daughter of a woman not a member of his church. Dr. Miller took the next train and remained with the mother until she was calm and serene.
Such visits made by some workers among the members of another church might cause friction – but never when Dr. Miller was the caller. His spirit was so thoroughly understood and appreciated those pastors of all denominations as well as priests of the Catholic Church welcomed his presence among their parishioners. They knew that his life was ordered in accordance with the plea once made by him in public:
“In the great central truths of Christianity all evangelical churches are agreed. Let us not waste a moment’s time or a breath of energy in strife with other believers; let us rather unite all our energies in doing good, in honouring Christ by telling the story of His love to all men, and by carrying the joy and cheer of the gospel everywhere. The church that shows the world the most love, and that lives the most sweetly, the most joyously, the most helpfully, is the church that comes the nearest to the Master’s thought. That is the sort of church that every Christian should strive to make his to be.”
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