Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-06

to u%ncIean Henry VIII was a beautiful 0.
the Madonna2 What to Lord JefTries
the unjust Judge, the picture Of the
Last Judgment?" What to Nero, the
un washed a r"icture Of the baptism il
the Jcrdop? The art Of the world still,
on the side of superstition and death
But that is being changed now. The
Christian artist goes across the water,
looks at the pictures, and brings back &c
his American studio much of the 20 wel
OF those old masters. The Christian min.
lister goes over to Venice. looks al the
"Cruclfyion of Christ" and m back
to his American pulpit to talk as never
before of the sufferings Of the Saviour
The private tourist goes to Rome and
looks at Raphael's picture Of the Last
Judgment" The tears start, and he
goet back to his room in the hotel, and
prays God for preparation for that day
when,
Shrlveliag ike a parched scroll,
The flaming heavens together roll.
Our Sunday school newspapers and
walls are adorned with pictures Of DO
seph in the court. Daniel in the den,
Shadrach in the fire, Paul in the ship
wreck, Christ on the cross. On, that
We might, in our families, think more Of
the power of Christian pictures. One
lit lie Sketch of Samuel knceling in
prayer will mean more to your children
than twenty sermons on devotion. One
patiert face of Christ by the hand Of
the artist will be more TO your
child than fifty sermons on Cor
bearance: The art Of the world is to
be taken for Christ. What has become
OF Thorwaldson's chisel and Ghirlanda-
JOS crayonY Captured for the truth.
There is none like that; give it me!'
So, l remark, it is with business acu-
men and tact. When Christ was upon
earth, the people that followed him, for
the most part had no social position.
There was but one man naturally brill
liant in al the apostleship. Joseph Of
Arimathea, the ricE man, risked nothing
when he offered a hole in the rock for
the dead Christ. How many Of the mer-
chants in Asia Minor befriended Jesus? |
think of only one, Lydia. How many of
the castles on the beach Of Galilee enter
tanned Christ? Not one. When Peter
came 10 Joppa, he stopped with one 81
mon, q tarncr. What power had Christ's
name on the Roman exchange. or IN the
UdLdIe u SOTlutA! NOHC. Inc plObdl-
nent men of the day did not want TO risk
their reputation for sanity by pretending
20 be one OF his followers. Now hat is
all changed. Among the mightiest men
in our great cities today are the Christian
merchants and the Christian bankers; and
If Tomorrow, at the board of trade, any
man should get up and malign the name
of Jesus. he would be quickly silenced or
put out. In the front rank Of all our
Christian workers today are the Christian
merchants; and the enterprises of the
world are coming on the right eide.
There was a farm willed away some years
ago, all the proceeds OF that farm to go
spreading infdel books. Somehow mat
tiers have changed and now all the pro
ceeds OF that farm 90 toward tue mis-
sionary cause. One OF the finest printing
presses ever built was built 70, the eX-
press purpose of publishing iDidel tracts
and books. Now it does nothing but
PRINT Holy Bibles. believe that the
time will come when, in commercial cir
cles, the voice OF Christ will be the
mightiest Of ali voices, and the ships OF
Tarshish III bring presents and the
men of the east their myfFH aRd tfsrxiT
cense. look of upon the business men
Of u cities and rejoice al the prospect
that their tact, and ingenuity, and talea,
will. after a while, all be brought into
the service of Christ. 1t will be one OF
the mightiest of weapons. There ID
| none like that; give il mel
Now. if what | / have said be true. away
with all observation-disclosures! II science is to
be on the right side, and the travelling
disposition Of the world on the right side,
and the learning OF the world on the
right side, and the picture making or The
right side, and the business acurnen and
tact Of the world on the right side
thine, o Lord is the kingdoml On, fall
into line, all We people! 1t is a grand
| thing TO be in such an army, and led by
such q commander, and on the way TO
such a victory. If what | have said is
true, then Christ is going 10 gather up
! for himself out OF this world everything
that is worth anything, and there will be
| nothing but the scum left. A proclama-
| ton Of amnesty goes forth now from the
throne Of God, saying; "Whosoever
will. let him come" However long you
may have wandered, however great your
sins may have been, "whosoever Will,
let him come" Oh, that ! could marshal
| 6lI lulS dulltACC On AbN EioC Va SHf'o
He is the best friend y man ever had. he
ia 90 kind-he is SO lovely, 30 sympa-
thetic. cannot zee how you can stay
away from bin. Come now and accept
his mercy. Behold him as he stretches
out the arms Of his salvation, saying
Look unto me, all We ends OF the earth,
and he we saved; for | am God" Make
final choice now. You will either be
80 - A. 1870 - ~ or
the chah which the wind driveth away.