The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-11-23
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% have jns enough religion 70 make NE
nssfaRse, : said Mrs. a, member ,Of E.
siEsel Church, y -. = 70
%T5at do YOU Ineanf' Inquired her friend
shozk as well sh might be at such "a re-
max - la,'-1 .T4iifG-8y 81 4-'l - .c'f - =. a
81 meahSjust what / sas',, p wac the .replsSf-
'IsbIys Jnst sinugb bcreligi0a tospreyent.' me.
frola snteyinsth thei sQEh and bot enough to
enable me to enjoy God and, between the
two Iagl,mi <eTahle, -.
Igs. 4 had made q simple, honest eI-
pyesaoA jss--inc TAich viii meet < response III
many q rfotsssfnIs: Z S'hristaiuq Heart, though
few would be f6Jtnd 90 wihusls stoi gfeedit'
nSeTsnee. lrShe was Rihalf-ways Gh1istain+-
nxtksp epe thing goran8ther,l her heafts GiA
vihod beE4een t,4o strong elaihants { and OF,
course she Wee not happy. Shs Se5fsd in
hssexpeElsnceash words. of Christ No
man can serve two iInaSteFs;. for either he
viii hate tie ohh6 And tSvs tie f6ther: dF aise
heyn hoIe3 thsa one onnesfit sfitis r diiSpise tEfeu6thrt
er. Hfe carn6t veFTe G6f and AfSniffioi1. ~
She was not eeRsisus'of a positive hatreih;
aud RHefSfsn tetihriSe. sDh mol she knew,
thai he waysuoFtify OF, her service. llc sr-, %,
Bob the world sbe loved anil longes foK---r
Its alluremepta sthe taselnatloqs and entiee;
meats Sot soclesy, were ever present aud
powerful, .Sha,wouId fam have held them
in,one hand While She gfasped tie fornics 81
religion as her only Hope Of salvation with
the other Y ct she knew she. could hot do
this, aud the conHiot'between, the two p,acta
her Mretched:. The.Bble was to, her seal;
eafbeoks interpreted as it must be by our
experience hog,eopld she understand. the.
sacred words Of the Lord Jesus, for MY.
yoke is easy and ny burden is Light" or
that Of the wise man. who declared ''the'
ways Of wisdom are pleasant, and afl her
paths are peace?"i PeaeeLsfe knew il not.
nor love enerjey, or anyi'of the sweet fruits
of'the Spirit 5,ni be'ai- aD,.a ,G. l~a
1And Mrs A., what,do you suppose the
world thinks about your Does it esteem and
respect yon2 How can it?' Are you a Eight
in the world? ~" Are youa "living epistIe''
for Christ, known and read by all men?"
Ane yoar ahiwitness for God ',ino your day
and gsnarationf Cpe of your poighbors is.
ursea to bsc:qmea Christian. "A Chrisa.
tien2 she inquiries, Mrs. A, is one Of
nST bs so hspsS aSa AS sbc np psSSY RSsY f6aq
church and cannot do this and tfiat 4aHd the
OTHER thing, though she longs to; but-I have
my 9teedotn; Lam not shackled by rules and
fornlsso and obligations u ann better off
than she is, and much more consistent. 4
wMpQ beTa4 4hypociite.4 SO the halfway
Christian stands in the, gateway of Ghlists
cburehs hl9ckading up the entrance, neither
gong in nj himself ..oF suffering those who
w0uid to enter in. ~. '','s'-t' \ ~ '.a7'aI".
And what do you think of the Lord Jesus
Chflst, the'greas Head Of the church says
ot-such1 membersl1 eqoF know thy works,
theUart neither eehi nor botI $50 then. be-,
cause thou art lukewarm,. ,and neither cold
nQsa hon tp will spit out. Of my. ,lnoptb. =
Copi!d4, II there rhe1ramed an expression Of more
utter lqetAing and disoYning than that? -. TO- :.
halfway religion do you? None at ali. On
the eensffiy, 1t makes you miserable here
d1wiiR phtyl odd to your condemnation
horesfteruo,1trisdp then, chanse. you, this
day whoel you Will sefye.t5 Decide for, one
master or the other. Or rather, give your
ssltz with enegggyE;-hody soul and .spirit-te
ting Lord and i{pev ), ,-.ao, ...-.s ~