The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-30

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fed me; was naked and ye clothed me; was
sick and in prison, and ye visited me;' inasmuch
as ye did 1t TO these poor waits Of the streets ye
did 1t to me.
Again. IN all these cities, am impressed with
the fact that all classes and conditions Of society
must CommiDgle. We sometimes culture wick.
ed exclusiveness. Intellect despises ignorance.
Refinement will have nothing to do with boorish.
ness Gloves hate the sun.burnt hand, and the
high forehead despises the fiat head; and the trim
hedgerow will have nothing to do with the wild
cOpsewood, and the Athens hates Nazareth. THIS
ought not so to be- The astronomer must come
down from his starry revelry and help US in our
navigation. The surgeon must come away from
his study ofthe human organism andset our bro
ken bones The chemist must come away from
his laboratory, where he has been studying anal
ysis and synthesis, and help us to understand the
nature Of the soils. bless Gtd that all classes Of
people are compelled to meet on the street. The
glitterDg coach.wheel clashes against sCavengers
cart. Fine robes run against the peddler's pack,
Robust health meets wan sickness Honesty con-
fronts fraud Every class Of people meets every
other class Impudence and modesty, pride and
humility purity and beastliness frankness and
hypocrisy meeting on the fame block, In the
same street. in the same city. Oh that is what
Solomon meant when he said, The rich and
the poor meet together the Lord is the Maker of
them ALL" like this democratic principle Of the
Gospel OF Jesus Christ which recognizes the fact
that we stand before God on one and the same
platform. Do not take on any airs; whatever po.
sition you have gained in society, you are nothing
but man, born Of the same parent regenersted
by the same Spirit cleansed in the same blood,
to lie down in the same dust, to get up In the
same resurrection, 1t is high time that we all &C.
knowledged not only the Fatherhood of God, but
the Brotherhood of man.
Again In all these cities am impressed with
the fact that 1t is very hard thing for man to
keep his heart right and to get to heaven. Inf.
mite temptations spring upon us from places of
public cOneourse Amid so much sffluence how
much temptation to cOvetousness and to be dis
contented with our humble lot Amid so many
opportunities for over-Teaching, what temptations
to extortion Amid 80 much display, what temp
tatlon to vanity Amid so many saloons Of strong
drink, what allurements to dissipation In the
maelstroms and hell.gates Of the street, how ma
ny make quick and eternal shipwreck If a man
of-war comes back from battle, and is towed In
to the Davy.yaId, we go down to look al the splin
tered ,spars and count the bullet.holes, and look
with patriotic admiration on the flag that flOated
In victory from the mast head. But that man is
more Of curiosity who has gone through thiry
years Of the sharp-shootiDg OF business life and
yet sails on, victor over the temptations Of the
street. Oh, how many have gone down under
the pressure, leaving not 30 much as the patch Of
canvas to tell where they perished They never
had any peace. Their dishonestieB kept tolling
in their ears. II had an ak and could split
open the beams of that fine house, perhaps wo'd
ind in the very heart Of 1t skeleton, In his very
best wine there is smack of poor mans sweat
Oh is 1t strange that when man has devoured
widows houses he is disturbed with indigestion2
All the forces Of nature are against him; the
floods are ready to drown him, and the earth.
quake to swallow him, and the lightnings To
smite him Aye, all the armies Of God are on the
street, and in the day when the crowns of Heaven
are distributed some Of the brightest Of them will
be given to those men who were faithful to God
and faithful to the souls of others amid the marts
OF business, proving themselves the heroes Of the
street. Mighty were their temptations mighty
waa their deliverance, and mighty shall be their
tGiumphl
Again, in all these cities am impressed with
What subterfuge, what double.dealing, what two
fscedness Do all people who wish you good
morning really hope for you happy day2 Do
all the people who shake hands love each other2
Are all those anxious about your health who in.
qure concerning III Do all want to see you who
ask you to call? Does all the world know half as
much as 1t pretends to know2 is there not many
wretcht stock Of goods with brilliant store.
Window Passing up and down these streets, to
your business and your work, are you not Ina
pressed with the fact that society Is hollow, end
that there are subteIfuges and pretensionsI Oh
how many there are who swagger and strut and
how few people who are natural and walk
While fops Slmper, and fools chuckle, and simple.
tons giggle how few people are natural and
laugh The Courtesan and the llbertine go down
the street in beautiful apparel, while within the
heart there are volcanoes Of passion consuming
their life away say these things not to create
in you incredibly or misanthrOpy nor do forget
there are thousands Of people q great deal better
than they seem, but do not think any man 30
prepared for the conflict Of this life until he
knows this particular peril. Ehud comes pretend.
ing to pay his tax to King EglOn, and while he
stands In front Of the King stabs him through
with dagger until the hiatt went in after the
blade. Judas Iscariot kissed Christ.
Again. in all these cities am impressed with
the fact that there Is q great field for Christian
charity. There are hunger and suffering and
want and wretchodness In the country, but these
evils chiefly coDgregate in our great citleS On
every street crime proWls, and drunkenness stag
gers, and shame winks, and panpeFism lhrusts
out Its hand asking for aims. Here want is most
squalid and hunger is most lean. A Christian
man going along street In New York saw poor
lad, and he stopped and said: "My boy, do you
know how to read and writer The boy made
no answer. The man asked the question twice
and thrice; "Can you read and writer" and
then the boy answered. with tear plashlng on
the back Of his hand, He said, in defiance mo,
sir; can't read nor write, neither. God, sir,
don't want me 10 read and write. Didn't he take
away my father 80 long ago never remember to
have Been him and haven't had to 60 along
the streets to get something to fetch home to eat
for the folksf and didn't l. as soon az could car
~ basket, have to 90 out and pick up cinders,
and never have no schooling, sir2 God don't
want me TO read, sir. can't read nor write nei.
thet." Oh, these poor WandereBl They have
no chance. Born In degradation, as they get up
from their hands aud knees to walk, they take
their hSt step on the road to despair. Let US go
forth in the name OF the Lord Jesus Christ 10 res
cue them. Let rs ministers not be afraid Of soil
ing our black clothes while we go down on that
mission while we are tying an elaborate knot in
our cTavat or while we are in the study rounding
of some periods rhetorically, we might be saving
soul from death, and hiding multitude Of sins.
o. Christian laynien, go out on this work. II you
are not willing to go forth yourself then give of
your means; and If you are too lazy to go, and If
you are too stingy to help then getout of the way
and hide yourself in the dens and caves of the
earth
In all our cities, East West, North, South, no.
tce great temptations ia commercial frauds. Here |