The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-20

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spake against those things spoken by
Paul, contradictiDg aud blaspheming.'
Now the green eyed IN, nster comes on
the stage. We take off his blanket an !
be stands exposed to the public gaze
! The Jews fluid it impossible to keep
quiet when such crowds are rushing to
hear Paul They had said, Lord, give
US revival, but please let it be in our
own church. Lord, pour out thy spirit
abundantly, but please let it be restrict
ed TO these particular walls. Convert
this whole town to Christ, but oh LORD,
arrange it so that all the converts will
join our church"
1t seems strange that the green.eyed
monster should find its way into christian
work. We think it not strange that
Napoleon's movements were frequently
hampered by the jealousy of his Mar.
shals, but in the army of the Lord We
expect better things. Your child falls
into river. You and neighbor pass
by just as the child is sinking for the
last time. You both rush to its rescue
but the neighbor succeeds in reaching
the child first Are you jealous of that
neighbor The thought uppermost in
your mind is let the child be saved. In
comparison with the result what mat.
tiers it who is instrumental in perform
ing the work ? Ten preachers talk to
the same man about the salvation of
his soul He is soon quick to see by
their jealousy that they are not so anx-
ious about the salvation of his soul as
they are to get his name down on their
particular church book. The cry is not
let good be done but let me do it all
myself. Men in the world seeing all
this pronounce the work of the church
"a grand farce.
1t is a lamentable fact that in very
few towns can four or FIVE churches
unite in holding Revival without get.
ting into some wrangle before the meet
ings are concluded.
Mr. Mondy does not visit town to
DO revival work until the call is signed
by the ministers of all denominations
This means that they will stop their
quarreling among themselves until he
gets out of town. They agree to keep
concealed their UNCONVENTIONAL claws
until the converts are all made, and
then at given signal they make
spring for the lions share.
). This green eyed monster stirred
the Jews up to real action against Paul.
" They spake against those things spok.
en- by Paul" See those Jews as they
leave the house Hear their comments
on the sermon. One Jew says Yes,
| like to hear him, hut after all it does
not sound like sermon. 1t is too in
teresting for sermon. A sermon should
be dull. [ hardly think | shall come
again" Another says, he is very
fluent talker but after all he can't be
very deep for can understand every.
thing he says. Such things ought not
to be; | shall not come again" An
other says to his friend as they walked
home from the. meeting, What | have
to sag to you l don't want you to men.
ton to any one. This is strictly conf
Dental Haven't you noticed that all
those Gentiles who never come to hear
US preach are found in Paul's congrega-
ton ? / tell you just what | think any
that will suit those Gentiles
cant have much gospel in it. They
would never come to hear us because
we preach the truth, they will 60 to hear
Paul, therefore he does not preach the
truth. shall not 20 there very soon
again" Thus in various ways they
'pake against those things spoken by
Paul"
Still further Contradicting and
olaspheming.' This blasphemy is equiv
llent to slandering. They not only found
'ault with what Paul said but they tried
20 defame his reputation as man.
Paul had no wife to find fault with,
renee they must be content to vent all
heir spite on him. 1t is strange that
my religious people should have resorted
% such things as these, but their cause
vas hopeless unless something was done
Immediately. 1t was anything to beat"
Paul.
8. What effect did this have on Paul9
Did it make him discouraged Did it
make him sick Did he say l will take
vacation? "Then Paul and Barnabas
vaxed bold" That is clear grit. That
$ the kind of metal we all like to see
You are familiar with the story of
)israeli, EngIands great statesman
)ne day youth OF awkward appear
nee, Jew, against whom prejudice
naturally existed, arose in Parliament
nd asked the privilege of making an
ddress He was coughed and Kissed
Town. He stood for moment in evi.
lent embarrassment, and then shaking
lis long, bony Gnger at his scofers, he
aid You will see the day when you
viii listen to Disraeli." Englands his.
DRY for the last few years bears unmis
akable evidence of the fulfillment of
bat prophecy More than once has ,
'arliament writhed under the terrible