The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-10-08
Our Evening Sermon !
"Be thou shod with sandals; and put
not on two coats."-Mark 6-19.

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'Be thou shod with sandals; and put
not on two coatS."-Mark Go.
The coming into His own country of
Christ the great preacher and worker of
miracles, caused much wonderment
among the people. They were offended at
His presumption in thus assuming to
Himself sufficient righteousness to teach
the way of life and truth. "This," said
they, sis the son of Mary, and brother of
James and Joses, and are not His sisters
here with us?" That poor, obscure
carpenter should presume to come thus
teaching, was little too heavy drive at
the credulity of the people. Yet we
mean no disrespectful allusion to the
carpenters, when we say that it were bet
ter that the whole race should preach
and teach righteousness, even to this day,
for we have known many carpenter to
fall from grace through the accidental
striking of thumb, the loss of hatchet,
or the tumbling of a scaffold. But, pos
sibly, in most instances, it would seem
as odd to us to see carpenters going about
claiming to be architects of Christian
faith now, as it was in the time spoken
of in the lesson.
Christ here spoke what, unfortunately,
has. proven to be the truth, in too many
cases. GA prophet is not without honor,
but in his own country" He marvelled
because of their unbelief, and called
about Him the twelve, whom He sent
forward by twos to teach the people.
They were to take nothing for their
journey, but were to stop with the people
among whom they were laboring, and if
any should refuse to entertain them, ter
rible was to be the fate of such. They
were to be shod with sandals, and put
not on two coats.
Now, let us suppose for moment,
these disciples moving under the light
and influence of the present time, and see
wherein Christianity has advanced.
These six pairs of disciples start out with
sandals upon their feet, and one coat
each. The various ways traversed by
each couple have become monotonous,
and the mind wearies in thinking con-
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diverging paths change, and begin point
ing toward common center. After a
while the weary disciples espy a great
tabernacle, from which issues a mighty
sound of thunder, accompanied by the
sweetest strains of music. Thither the
pedestrians wend their way, and two of
them enter the great structure and re-
l,1,
rest. "How nicer says one, "would that
our comrades were here"-there is rush
and whirl, and five couples 60 rushing
by with the speed of the wind. There is
astonishmnnt at first, but closer inspec-
tion discloses the fact that the sandals
have been removed and in their stead are
queer little shoes with wagons on the
bottom. The airy motion is seductive,
and the two join the rest and whirl
swiftly onward. 1t was not the taking
off of the sandals, but the putting on of
the wheels, that lead the good men to
forget all else in the joy of the moment.
The Master thought these were out in
world teaching His word, when they were
rolling and tumbling in the ecstacy of
worldly pleasure. The sandals were
taken Off
Behold disciple going to the place of
public worship. He is clad in the best
coat his circumstances afford. He is fair
to look upon; all about him denotes
Christian dignity and holiness. He has
on his Christian coat. He sings the sacred
song, and perhaps delivers a most pa
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Surely, that coat covers good man, and
to even touch the hem of that garment
were blessing to be highly prized Th at
coat goes out of the temple of worship,
and we see it no more until the Sabbath
shall come around again. But by the
glimmering rays of the Saturday nights
lamps, let us look at another coat: The
room is filled with noise, and smoke, and
confusion. The merry joke which is the
outgrowth of the brain fevered and eX-
cited by strong drink flies about; the
thoughtless expression Of profanity
swells the volume of enjoyment CD and
in the midst of this scene we recognize
another coat, by the fit of it rather than
by the texture of the fabric. Reluctantly
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bending over the card table, with flushed
face, is the same which on the previous
Sabbath stood reverently before the altar
or knelt at the Sacramento Table. A
great truth is made manifest! The man
has two coats-an "every-day' coat, and
Sunday coat. We never want to see
this man again, save in his Sunday coat
Now, these be pictures borrowed from
the present time. There were no such
pictures in Christ's time upon earth, there
will be no such pictures in the country
beyond the great river. The deluded
man who imagines that he can walk the
golden streets of Paradise, covered with
glory, in the daytime, then sneak through
the back alleys, covered with mud, in the
night, will be undeceived quite early
The disciples whom Jesus sent out to dc
His work so long ago, were faithful tt
the t1ust; they did not take off their san
dals nor change their coats; they per
formed the work whereunto they were
sent: they had power to cast out devils