The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-10-01
THE STANDARD.
Effects of Weather on Piety.

Here are some suggestive thoughts I
which we advise all to read and ponder:
There is a mystery about this effect OF
the weather on piety. Sabbath heat
seems hotter, Sabbath cold colder, and
rain wetter than any other day For the
same measure of heat or cold or rain on
a week day will not keep a man from his
usual business. We need a Sabbath
almanac, calculated for churches, that
will show by its weather scale when 1t
will be safe for vigorous Christian 10
expose himself on the Sabbath by, gong
to the house of God. Such an almanac
would enable pastors and superintendchts
of Sabbath schools to know whom theS
could depend OH in church, Sapoath-
school, and prayer-meetlng l nave re-
Gently been examining microscope sno"
flakes a hundred or 50 OF them. "oUlu
suggest to our curious saVans an exam
ination of Sabbath snow, to see 1t has
a peculiarly sharp and injurious crystal.
Religious Herald
TYes, there are many "talr-weatner
Christians no doubt. But why? What
do folks 90 to church for, if not to show
their new clothes and wet rain, you
know" would take the starch and shine
all out of these, and that would be bad.
But what IS the object of going TO church?
"Oh," says some one, ''tor the example OF
the thing" Another says, Il 90 from
sense of duty" Another excuses himself
for not going on the ground that the
room is too close, badly ventilated, and
it gives him or her headache. Another
can not afford to dress quite as well as
Miss McFlimsey: and another cannot
pay for pew in fashionable church,
and she don't like those mission church
es, where only poor folks GO
Now, where there's will there's
way" and we beg to inquire whether
hungry sheep have to be coaxed to eat
or, when there is prospect OF being fed,
whether they will not be promptly on
hand where the food ought to be Is
the fault with the people, or is II with
the preacher? Has the preacher any
thing but dry doctrinal husks with which
to feed those who seek? Or, is he SO
feeble, dyspeptic, iaundiced, narrow
minded, or bigoted that no one wants to
hear him Does he usually select his
text from Lamentations, and so preach
a "scarev,' hopeless, depressing sermon
which drives weak and timid mortals to
despair and to insanity? A sick preacher
will preach SICK sermon, and make al
his hearers sick-sick of him, sick OF the
church. if not sick of that sort of plety
In London some three thousand q
more people crowd into Mr.. Spurgeon
Tabernacle, and think they get thei
money 5 worth 1t is the same in Nh
Beecher's church in Brooklyn WIZ
ever heard either OF these prea her
blame his congregation for not going t
church on account of the weather? 1t /
different sort of preachers who fin
fault with the people and complain G
desertion.
Show dish of salt or a few nubbins c
corn to flock of sheep and they will al
promptly follow Even stupid donke
knows better than to be beguiled int
running after dry doctrinal straw, n
matter how long the bell rings. Some
thing to eat that will no,rish is the thin
wanted; something fresh, crisp, and SUI
culent Exhibit this and your house wi
be full, be the day hot or cold, wet c
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