The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-01

What is your idea of Christianity? If you
are mistaken on that p lint, every thing else
will be wrong. If a man thinks that Chris
tianity consists in feeling happy, he will be
wholly at the mercy of circumstances. Ii
his liver is sound and he Is comfortable IN
himself, he will think that all is right be-
cause he feels happy; but II he has neural
gia he win feel unhappy, and will imagine
the devil has got hold of him, and that he is
lost man. The man who judges of his
Christianity by his feelings, builds on the
shifting sand. There is nothing that will
help US but this one point-that Jesus Christ
has called and made me Christian that dc
may live in me His life over again. 1t is not
by believing this taing or that thing that l
can get to heaven, but by Jesus Christ living
and dwelling in me. He wants me to live
His life in the office, in the workshop, behind
the counter, for when people see Christian
living a Christ-ike life, they viii believe in
Christianity. There is only one work on the
evidences of Christianity worth haying-a
work have met with here and there. 1t is
rather scarce but thank God some new edi-
tons are coming out. It's bound IN cloth
from five to six feet of humanity living
Christ-like life. 1t is no use arguing with
people 10 prove the existence of Creator
only. Downright out-and-out goodness and
simple every day Christlikeness can win the
victory.
Are you going to be witnesses for Christ,
or while your fellows look upon you as
Christian, are you going to be angry, and
mean, and harsh2 If so, people will shrug
their shoulders and shake their heads, and
say: ''Ah there's your Christianity II
religion does not govern your temper and
cure your meanness what's the good of it?
See! here is man who is brought before
Judge under suspicious circumstances, and
whether he is acquitted or not depends upon
my evidence. am called as witness, am
asked what know. bungle in my speech,
and am careless. | put in what ought to
have left out, and leave unsald what ought
| to have said The judge shakes his head
| counsel for prosecution rubs his hands and
sits down smiling. The counsel for the de-
| fence looks aghast, the jury whisper togeth-
or, and my poor friends turn p'eadlngly to
me, as if to say: SIS that tho best you can
do for me?' So Jesus Christ, whom we
| love, stands in us at the bar OF public
opinion, and whether He shall be excepted
or rejected depends upon our evidence every
day, and hour by hour.
Will you not then give yourselves right
up to Jesus Christ, and quietly, earnestly
and resolutely live His life? Kneel down in
His presence and say, "Lo'd, can think
Of no greater ambition than TO make the
world think well of Thee. l don't want to
be great, but want so TO live that men can
not help believing In Thee" He doesn't
want splendid gifts or sparkling genius, but
earnest, thorough, out-and-out men in whom
He can live His life over again. What bet
ter thing canst thou do than give thyself
wholly to Him?
That alone is Christ's idea of Christianity
men and women given up to Him. that
| they may be filed with His power. Now,
what are you going to dor don't want you
to put strain and agony upon yourself tc
make great resolutions and splendid prom
ises-they are just blown away by puff OF
| wind; but do want you to say, Lord,
| give myself to Thee; Thou shalt live Thy
| life over again in me: hold myself as Thy
own."-Reu. Mark Guy Rdrce.