The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-03-26
tiun Werality. aud besides not TO be i

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Christian.
But again. let us follow old Mrs. Picty
who has resolved to visit poor family III
the outskirts of town. She puts on her
mfortable cloak aud heavy furs, and
with psalfer and hymn book in hand, she
visits the house of poverty and Of afflic
tion, where scenes meet her eye, truly
pitiable and distressing enough to nelt
the heart Of a Diser The mother is upon
sick bed, aud the children are but hall
clad and half fed, and scarcely any IRE.
SO that all within is any thug bat desira
ble
Mrs: Piety looks upon this scene Of re-
ality with sigh and shudder, and ap-
proaches the poor bed ridden mother and
mpassionately inquiries about her health
and that of the children, and speak. OF
the dealing of Providence with the chill
dren of men as often being hard to be
borne with, yet, no doubt, it is all right,
and winds up with reading from her
psaltcr some consoling passages, then
sings in her best and most melodeous
strains hymn of praise to God, and con.
clules by humbly calling upon God to
visit this poor family in their Affections
and to send them all needed blessings.
And thus her visit ended = she de
parts, feeling, no doubt, that she did her
duty. And this is the lady who visits
from house to house, endeavoring to con
vert her ncighhors, not so much TO Chris
tIauity we take it, os to her own peculiar
sect. No greater Instructions could we'll
be thrown in the way Of the growth OF
Christianity than just such conduct com
ing FROM snch pro!eSsed Christians =
Hence the argument of the non professor,
= Ii such Christians can get to heaven, |
am sure that can whether in or out OF
the church, for | consider myself better
than they" This is not, however, fair
mode OF reasoning, for there is just as
much difference between the false and
genuine Christian as there i. between
spurious and genuine coin. If there
were no genuine coin there could be no
spurious or counterfeit. Just so with
Christianity, if there were no genuine
Christians there could be no spurious or
counterfeit Christians. Let me warn you
then, MY friends, not 10 take refuge be
hind the sins of those within the church
Tor this before God in the great day OF
accounts will not excuse you for not hay
ing done your duty.
Brethren yon who profess to be mem
5ers of Christ's Church; you who profeS,
to Ioye the Savior and his reople, let me
ask you seriously, earnestly to examine
yourselves, and see whether you have
been, or are perhaps still throwing souc
distractions in the way of the gtow;h OF
thrlStianity in one or the other OF the
ways spoken OF in our discourse / so
pray you desist from doing, and do only
That which is right III sight of God and
man. Bat do what we may, Christianity.
the religion of Jesus Christ, must hnd
will go forward in spite of every obstruc
ton. Like the onward f0w of the MA
jestic river which sweeps every thing be
fore 1t, the religion of Christ will, and
must prevail until every tongue shall con
less his name, and every knee bow to
him, for he who hath founded the churcl
hath declared that, the gates of hell shall!
not prevail against it, Amen.