Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-08-22
PRAISE THE LORD.

INDrANAPoLIs, IND, Aug. 10Th, 1882.
Dear Interior;
Waiting at the window Of our room to
see Adam ~ Paws" big show go BY
combine two pleasures, and continue the,
correspondence, which / desire to be moth
ing but pleasure to your readers, and to
the writer. What happy life this is that
by faith, l lead; doing just what | want to
do, and no more. Dear masterl How |
love HIS service, HIS wages, HIS ways.
HE never "takes up what HE laid not
down, nor reaps what he did not SOW"
Dear old Augustine hit the nail on the
head when he wrote in Latin, "Love and do
what you like" for then you will like and
do what the LORD likes. Oil that all
knew how joyous and fruitful is this ser
vice of love- Thus far. and laid my pen
Gil down in hurry to see the grand entry
Of the great Snowman. Out Of front win.
dow Of the third story Of the Occidental"
we enjoy the sight again, which we beheld
in Dayton month ago. Washington street.
which is he street of indianapolis, was one
sea Of humsn heads for halfa mile II was
a wonderful crowd Of people, the like Of
which have rarely seen. This man knows
how to get his show before the people. |
only the LORDS children would learn
this lesson! The same pains-taking would
compel people to gaze upon the Cross,
where "life for look" is the blessed rule
But "the children Of this world are wiser in
this generation than the children Of light "
What is the difference between looking at
Forepaugh's, or any other show out Of a
window, and looking at the whole thing un
der canvass? Alb! that raises the whole
question that has been asked BY diseased
or sensitive consciences, ever since sin en-
tered into the world Paul goes over the
ground in his discourse TO the Corinthians,
LIST chapter, 1st epistle; laying down two
general rules for guidance, in the sbsense
of which all questions Of detail will come
into their proper place. lst. In going to
place, esteemed doubtful" one by 9th
ers, "if you are disposed to GO" lin verse 2s)
be sure to go with your own conscience
clear as TO the propriety Of the step, and
never be pulled by doubt and hesitation;
for it is always wrong to go anywhere or do
any thing, of the propriety Of which you
are doubtful, how ever right in itself it may
be. To you it is wrong, made so by your
doubt. "He that doubteth is damned il he
eat, because he eateth not Of faith; for
whatsoever is not Of faith is Of sim" Rom.
1929 Something, yea much, is to be con-
ceded to the weak consciences of others.
If your strong faith and sound consciences
take you, where others, emboldened by
your example, will bend to things they
think are wrong, or are in doubt about it, !
then you sin against a weak conscience in |
your brother, aud grievously, perhaps ia
tally, injure him for whom Christ died"
And that is terrible thing. 80 then"
adds the dear, unselfsh Paul, "if eating
meat canseth my brother to offend, will
eat no meat while the world standeth."
Moral LIST, am not disposed" to go to
show. 1t is squeezed Or
ange" to me; | have something batter.
2nd. If were disposed to CO." | would
not, because it would be sure to ca use
some weak one ito offend" by going to the
same place, with doubtful conscience,
and so perhaps my weak brother would
perish in a christian sense, "for whom
Christ died" Many man has let in the
ievil, who "has the power Of DEATH" by
yoing against his conscience. "There is a
lin unto DEATH" eveu, and | may lead some
'ne to commit il by my carelessness. So,
( going to a circus causeth my brother to
'fiend, | will 90 to no more "while the
world standeth," And when it gets on my
conscience that looking out Of a window at
passing procession is, in itself, doubt
al thing or may be the occasion Of sin in
! weak brother, will look out Of no more
windows at them "whle the world stand.
tn" As il was, enjoyed the passing pa
cant this morning, muehly, and make the
'est use can Of il, in this little homily,
'hich hope will help some poor worried
onsciences nota little. Thank you "Adam
Paw" for furnishing the text, the appli-
alton Of which would rather damage our
how, in some quarters, il acted upon.
Your readers may be anxious TO know
ow behaved ia the ministers meeting"
,sI Monday Well, was not on trial at
n. nor before an ioquistl on, bat in the
lmpiny Of dear, tpprec,4lgs brethren