The Red Cloud chief., 1889-01-11

mau tie cross anu sour AMI fIettut u1tu'
rally, after he becomes a Christian he will
alwayshave to be armed against the rebell'
ion OF those evil in~clinations, but religion
has tanned the widest nature; il has turned
into gratitude, dependency
into good cheer and those who were hard
and ungovernable n Incorporating
nave been made p,iable and concil,a'ory.
resolution. reformatory effort,
will not effect the change. II takes
. mightier arm and . mishtier
hand I o bend evil habits than
the hand that bent the bow OF Ulysses. and
il takes q stronger lasso than ever held tbs
on the prairie. A man can not go
with any human weapons and n
successfully against these Ti'ans
with uptOrn mountain. But you
known men into whose spirit the In
OF the gospel Of Christ came, until
their disposition was entirely changed.
So it was with two merchants in New
York. They were very ~antagOnistic.
They had done all they could Ia injure
zach other. They were in the same line
OF business. Ono OF the merchants was
converted to God. Hsvin. been con.
verted HI asked the Lord to teach him
how TO bear himself toward that bust.
ness antagonist, and he Was impressed
with the fact that II vas his
duty when q customer asked for certain
kinds Of goods which he had not, but which
he knew his opponent had, to recommend
him to 60 to that store. suppose that Is
about the hardest thing a man could do;
but being thoroughly converted to God he
resolved to do that very thing. and being
asked for a certain kind Of goods which he
had not he said: 'You 60 to such and such
a store and you will get IT," After . while
merchant number two found these custom.
ers coming SO sent, and he found sl<o
that merchant number one had been
brought TO God. aud he sought the same
religion. Now they are good friends and
good neighbors. the grace Of God entirely
changing their disposition.
90" says some one. ~ have a rough,
Jagged impetuous nature, and religion
can't do any thing for me-" DO you know
that Martin Luther and Robert Newton
and Richard Baxter were impetuous, all
consuming natures, yet the grace Of God
turned them into the mightiest usefulness:
A manufacturer cares but very little for .
stream that slowly runs through the
meadow. but . stfong torrent thai leaps
from rock to rock. and PUSHES with mad
energy through the valley and out toward
the sen. along that river you will find
futtering shuttles aUa grinding mill and
flashing waterwheel. And q nature, the
swiitest, the most rugged and the most
tremendous. that is the nature God turns
into greatest usefulness. o.. how many
who have been ~pugnacious, and hard To
please, and irascible. and moro bothered
about the mote in their neighbours eye than
about the beam like ship timber in their
own eve, who have been entirely changed
by the grace Of God, and have found cut
that 'God!iness is profitable for the life
that now il as we'll as for the life which is
to come"
Again | remark, that religion is good for
a mans worldly business. ! know the
general theory is, the more business the
less rel gion. the more religion the less
business. Not so thought DR.. Hans In his
Biography Of a Christian Merchant"
when he says: ale grew in grace th. last
SIX years Of his life more than at any time
tn his life: during those six years he had
more business crowd N. him than at any
other time" In other words the more
worldly business man has, the more OPP
p~ortuni,y to serve God. Does religion
exhilarate q retard worldly business. is
the practical question for You to discuss.
Does il hang like . mortgage over the
farm: Is 10 n bal debt on the ledger. Is
Il a lien AGAINST the estate. Does IL crowd
the door through which customers come
for troadcloths and silks?
Now. religion will hindcr your business
il it be q bad business $, or il il be . good
business wrongly con .ucted. II you tell
lies teh nj the ounfer Il you are false in
your weights and measures, il YOU put
sand in sugar. and ice; juic. in vinegar.
aud Lard in butter. and sell for one thing
that which is another thing. then relig On
will interfere with that business: but q
Lawful, business. lawfully conducted. will
find the religion q the Lord Jesus Christ
its might.es' auxiliary.
Religion will give an equipoise OF spirit.
it will keep you from ehuil.t,ons Of temper
and you know . great many fine bust.
nesses have been blown 10 atom by bad
tempcr-it will keep you from worrimsnt
about frequent loss, IL will keep you indus.
trious and prompt after loss. 10 will kesp
you baok from sQuauaerinE and from dis.
s,pation, IL will give you . Kindness Of
spirit which will b. easily distin.
guished from that mere seore ccurtesy
which shakes hands violently With you,
asking about the health Of -FOUR family
when there 10 no anxiety 20 kaow Whsshes
your child 10 weil OF sick! but the anxiety
10 70 know how masy dozen cambria pock.
ct handkerchief you will take and pay
cash down. II sill prepare you for the
practical duties OF everyday lie. ] do not
meaa 70 say hat religion wiil make -
financially rich. but I do say hat is Gil
give n. il will assure us OF . comfortable
substance at the start . comfortable sub
sisssncs all the way through. and u viii
help US TO direct tAe hsuk. 20 manage the
tradhc, to conduct all our business nattsrs.
and % make tAs most insignidcant affair
of eur life . matter Of vast importance
slorinsd by Christian psincip,s.
In Nsw Yeek City shsrs was . DercAaas
lard in his dsaiings witA Ais fsliows VITO
Aad written over his baakisg hoass - HE
counsing hoase roo0: 40 CompsuOisA"
Thea ~Asa scms wsrchaas 9os u . crisis
and went down-ao fsnlt u hia eus .
~coajuncsioa q evil circumssances-Aad oil
the other Dsechants wsro siiliaS % con.
pr00iseehsy wosld take = rents % ~
II. q 50 eeasa or - ceats-o0inG 70 sAis
last man q ALL he ,aid: NO compgooiss:
I wiii take 9ecsas % The dollar. and en-
afford 60 wait" Well, ths Wheel tnrse4,
and after . while that nAa Wes II . crisss
OF oesinesA and he seat cut his agate o
compromise, and the a&ssts sad - IT,
merchants: ~Wiii yoa take 50 c-sss % sas
sis" "No" ~wm yoa take any tAAx."
Wen take loo esats ca The dollar. Va
comproGi>e." Aa3 the man Who wyos~
that Inscription over his counting house
door dsei in de~ssitu:,oe-
. ~e wart aso-~ ct the kis5ness q sAz
gospel after the .p!rSs OF love n cur bass
ness suserpri-es' Hes many yoars mea
have foond In the rpaEioa of Jesus Christ
. practical help. Hos Dasy sA<rs are n
this house to-day ubo cosl1 tsss:fy CT a