St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-04

their welfare, as well as shaking hands
with them after church and remarking,
What a splendid Sermon or 1t is lit
tie warmer to-day What young men
want, as it, seems to me, is encourage
ment in their business life, to feel that
people are interested in them, and
that they have some one to talk
to in regard to their hopes and
prospects and aims. No wonder young
men who are away from home, as so
many are here, often fail from the SIM
pie cause that they feel discouraged,
and that no one seems to care whether
they succeed or not. The teaching of
business men as whole to-day seems
to be, Every man for himself. and if you
can't succeed by fair means, then use
foul" Another said, "Yes' and no."
or perhaps l should say No" for l at
tended Plymouth church in this city for
over one year without having one sOli
tary person speak to myself
or my wife. We now find
or acquaintance many pleasant people.
was amused" adds my friend, land
pleased at little incident that tran
Splred few days ago. l had friend
from Council Bluffs at church with me.
After church we went into Sunday
school and sat down in a seat next to
Well-known young man and officer of
this church, noticed that my friend
began talking to the young man and
when we went away | asked him if he
was acquainted with the young man
with whom he was talking. He an
swered no, but he seemed to be a
stranger like myself and l thought l
would try to make it pleasant for him.
Inc presumed stranger, by whose side
he was sitting, was one of the best
known young men in the church. The
church should be most cordial to all
classes, to old men and to young men,
to rich and to poor, to those of high
social station, to those of low social sta
ton, and to those of no social station. If
there is one place on Gods footstOol
where people can meet on common hui
manity, that place should be the church.
The church should be the most demo-
cratic spot on the earth, for upon the
bas!s OF common sinfulness, upon the
basis of common salvation by Christ,
all must meet.
There is third respect in which love
as the law and the law of love may be-
come specially powerful in the church
among the young men of the church,
and this relates to the mutual help of
Christians. Christians are brethren,
and brethren owe special duties of aid
each to the other. Several of nv cor
respondents have adverted to this fact.
Among the questions which l have
asked a young man is this: Does the
public profession of Christ help one
IN commercial or professional life?
Says one, 1T does: believe many con-
fess Christ and profess Christianity as
means to this success. l may be
wrong i'll this belief. l hope l am"
Yes" says another, for man not
himself a Christian, yet in his heart
ness, and will intrust his business in
terests to him." Il believe says
third, that the confession of Christ
must certainly assist a person to lead
moral, upright life; but l don't think it
should be considered in connection with
a mans business or professional life. In
other words, | don't think that a per-
son should join the church or make
profession of Christ with the idea that
it will aid him in success. [ know of
nothing that is more demOralizing than
inducing men to go to church because
of its effect upon their business. A man
who attempts to trade in his position in
the church is fortunately liable to be
mistrusted at once. except by gullible
people. 1t thus would seem falat obey
as a law in this community of ours.
and perhaps in every community
ike ours, the church would
stand like some vast cathedral,
over which the centuries have flown.
founded deep in the needs of human
nature and those needs supplying, by
its own foundation rising from wall and
buttTeSS, and roof and towering heaven
ward. Its windows filled with the
story of the martyrs, its doors open to
everyone who would enter. Beneath
the shadows of which in summer the la
borer would rest his WEAKNESS, and
within whose grateful warmth in win
ter, the wanderer would find peace, at
whose affairs may kneel the penitent
praying for pardon, the grateful finding
richer song of praise, the tempted re-
ceiving strength, upon which as one.
looks and beholds its towers, he would
say, that is my church.