The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-19

while you were there. Let's see what
the Lo'd.<ays about IL:
"'IIe thst waIketh uprightly. he that
worketh righteousness. and he that
lspeaketh the truth from his heart A
man can never walk uprightIy until he
can stand uprightly. You take Gods
old spirit level and set il up and down
lyonr life. A man who will violate the
sabbath IL NOT upright. A man who
will drink beer or wine IL not upright.
for the book says. Don't drink, or even
look AZ H. A man who plays cards is
mot upright, for the bible SAYS. Avoid
The appearances of evil' Whenever
Nethodists drink. play cards and 90 to
The theaser they are living lie. M
Methodist can do these things without
lying. He couldn't get into the church
without vowing 10 forsake sIl those
leviis.
Listen to that. will yon p broke IN
Rev. Mr. Reed passionafely.
There il M use In Your going about
lssking IL there il any harm in this or
That. what did you come into the
church for! WHY didn't Won stav out,
and run on your own schedule? A man
that Is false 10 God cannot be true to
man. God save Methodism ii men must
be damned. Negative goodness and pos
Iitive Righteousness make q powerful
combinstion. and YOU will never lave
power until your whole natures are thus
suscharged.
II want 10 be good TO begin with: 10
lqnit his meanrcss. and then get TO work
flor God. Suppose God would paw you
To-day for eli the work you ever did for
Him at the rate Of $40 m hour? WHY.
There are some Of yon who wou!sln'f get
enough IN The settlement 10 pay his cal:
fare. You saw. i 60 70 church every
Sunday morning Well. the devil IL
shesd ~ you. He's here AZ night. and
lie comes out 10 Wednesday evening
prayer meetings. too. The Lord have
imercy on the poor, miserable man who
thinks he's accommodating the Lord and
Ifavoring the pastor by going 70 church.
That IL just like tramp who was walk
ling 10 Georgia. A conductor OF train
took pity on him. invited him Into =
PuIlosan car and gave him something to
eat. Then suppose that tramp would re-
mark 4 wss going 10 Georgis ANYWAY.
but this conductor wanted me to ride.
'and so accommodated him. \ contri-
'buie 10 the church: that's my share.' say
some. If man il running on pa, ing
wani him 10 pay II he's worth $780,
loco or $500 oCo don't want hin 20 alp
Iin mesger X 100 or 800 year. new
Ter will be pnt Of the lfain ~ glory be-
|canse | won'i pay my fare. I've bad
people say 20 me: 4 wanted 10 join
church to-day. Mr. Jones. but yon shut
The door in my face Why? Every
body wants 10 be- q first-class church
member but wants 20 live like Z tenth
4 sic one. DO Won think man has got
religion enough 10 takc him 70 heaven.
and not enough 10 pray with his family
or ia pnb'.cf doubt II. deny Il.
Yon old workers who are willing 10 say.
4 word tor The Mastar say amen 10 thai.
got letter from one OF that sort the
no account Christians. lie was very
lick. wanted % be pray ed f"r and wrote
IL get well. oh. what different sort Of
a Life will leadr / could shake some
~ You over = coffin aud you'd hit ground
= mile a minute doing your duty. VIII,
do you wait untii yon get 10 sick bed
ard then himper like a whipped cur RI
There's many = one OF YOU needs tap
ping right where you are getting IT,
You can discern the difference be- |
tween head and heart religion. When =
snsn's head and heart are both wrong.
he'll cay Of preacher. why. he's in-
-uIiing. lie uses slang aud says hell TOO
often.' ~ yves sway msd. Ynn ele-
gant people can stop Your ears while the \
common people hear this. Mock right \
eonrness'- suppose Z mother had ten
rLildren. who were aged all The way!
from thirty down 10 six. and not one ofl
Ihem had been developed. Two or three
were iu the trunlIc bed, Z few in the
cradle and some IN arms. W0uidntI
you pity thst poor mother? ST. PauI'<I
us.ier God. Is = mother. How \
many little fellows you have here among
,our membership! Half your space 81.
filed up with 'trundie-bed trash whni'
10 nothing II I'll for God A Qood
many ef them are sucking bottles 81 that. \
md that's the best sign OF q baby on 4
earth. Yon'Il never know The secret ofl
! Christian HE until you gel 10 work. /
Get % thinking OF ii some morning
when your head l. clear. Say, Suppose
everN bod. paid - little % the church as
do suppose no one went % prayer
meeting oitner than do. suppose every
,hnrch member was - mo account" as I 4
sm.' YouIl fsll out Of bed on your
knees, praying. God be merciful 20 me.
! sinner What are your sort good for,
brother? Imagine steamer full on
people has struck pier OF one OF your
bridges over the river. rhe boat would
link and the water be covered with VIC
inns. Your sort would stand on the 4
bank with their hands Ii their pockets.
md cry out Swim right 10 the shore
here and we'll save YOU God wants
men who will rush 10 the rescue OF sin
ners. Some of ,ou are good people.
You don't do any harm and you don't
10 any good. That chair II ncgalivel 4
goodness u religion -is the best thing I
ID Brother Reeds church. II never
.ur-ed Or did : bad thing. A man IL
known BY The company he keeps. II you
lre good and want % be bad, 20 with
bad people. a young man with t2O,W0I