The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-03-18
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siaANuG CHRISTIANS, IF THEY
ARE CHRISTIANS.

fhoTS are Aoine members IN most
ehur:rcs who do not attend pub ic wor-
'."l Win ANY regularity. You can make
no certain ca c~u.ation on seeing them M
tho sanctuary. Thsy "l,snd sometimes.
however, when they go, /; must be neith-
Pr 700 warm nor too cool. 1t must neuh
er ue too rainy nor 'oo dusty. Every
hing must suii exactly. Do such per
'ons love the house OF Godl / refer n o
to those WHO'S. feeble health keep, them
at Idme. meap those church member,
who stay sway from the sanctuary for
wan o. 'ncti alton to be- there. 10 such
persons love Godi Can an, VI love
hod ana feel no interest in his worship I
WOGld hose VINO take no interest in the
exerc se1 Ut the sanctuary, enjoy the ser
vices Of the heavenly lemplei I truly
say, Christians do not "love the hahi,a-
tons of Gods h use, and the place where
hi b nor d"s.leln,' are strange CiIris
Il q: they ara strange because the Di
b 81 , no sccount Of such. And where
es" CIV we learn the features OF Christian
sharscteri
i,erc are other members Of our church
eS who go connecting very well if 4 strange
minister ia t" preach. They are presen,
IN good lime, and seem To he interested.
Query {: Do such persons worship God or
tte strange minist~ri Or are they at.
.ractcd the sanctuary by curiosity If
it is their duty to worship God, why no,
SO 10 hia house regularity Does he de.
serve Worship only when some strange
mi@ia'sr comes siongl VINO will say
ths! The church member cannot b.,
found who will say It in worls-but how
many Say it practically! Ifthe last trup-
PET should sound during sanctuary servi-
crs, sncn : Christians would not be Ia the
congregations of the saints, unIss. a
strange mmisler va, present. Those Who
wo'shIp God Alright are found in ms
houae when the pastor preaches-and
Also At the PRAYER meeting. No little
matted keep, them at home. Thcy are
Christians. IN not certain that the
OF! srs 20 whom ! have referred are. |
"'sh they would Civ, better evidence Of
tNcir prety.
There are other members in cur church
ss WHO are Almost constantly COMPLAINING
o! what they tnInk extrsvagance ofchurch
eApoHu'uIr. iHey are satisfied IL takes
100 much to support the p~astor--Iight.
and tue, cost too much-the sexton is
P'id too ~much--lhe meeting house has cost
r"' much, or is too extensively furnished.
o'lnethIng is wrong whenever money has
70 be given. And vet those members 1--we
in hue houses. they walk on costly car
psts. They have expensive furniture
Their table groans with luxuries. They
can give, without a murmur, more for
ono party than they give 10 religious OBJ,
Jects IN the course of q year. They are
never specially stingy unless they are
saksd to give their money for some use.
ful purpose They say they must pro-
vide for their families they must Law I'D
something for their chiIdren-that it they
do not, they are worse than inRdel.-
(and what will they be il they do y and
Nil thc while they have more than enough
to make their children fools. and 10 throw
g'eat, # not insnpersble difficulties ia the
way of their salvation. do not say such
people are not Christians, but I say they
are strange Christians. irish was
less troubled with doubts as to their pie
ty.-Es.