The Red Cloud chief., 1889-01-11

you nave Just enteyeO IuSO OoSinoss poSs
nersbips, and others Of you take higher
positions in the commercial establishments
where you were engaged. and others have
entered upon new enterprises. and there
were last week in these cities 10000 bus.
mess changes.
You are expecting prosperity. and ! am
deter mined, so far as ! have any thing to
do with il, that you b not be disap.
pc, nt~d. and therefore ! propose. as God
may help me- this morning. to project upon
your attention . new elemen. OF success
You will have in the business firm. fru.
gality, patience, industry. perseverance,,
economy-a very strong business finn. but
th-re needs 10 be n member added.
mightier than them all. n not q silent
partner either-the one introduced by my
text: Goodness which is profitable unto
all things. having the promise OF tho life
that now is Is well as Of that which Is to
come"
l suppose you arc all willing to admit
that Rodiiness il important in its eternal
relations; but perhaps some Of you say:
"AIl / want IL IN opportunity to say a
PRAYER before I die, and all will bs we'll"
There are . great many people who sup
pose that IL they can finally get safely out
OF this world into a better world, they will
have exhausted the entire advantage Of
our holy religion. They tall as though re-.
iigion were q mere nod Of recognition
which We are to give TO theL Lord Jesus on
our way up to . heavenly mansion; a.
though il were IN admission ticket, Of no
use excep. to give in at the door Of Heaven.
Aud there are thousands Of people who
rave great admiration for . religion Of the
shroud, md q religion Of tho coffin. and a
religion Of the hearse, and . religion OF
tho cemetery, who have no appreciation
for . religion for the hank, for the farm.
for the factory, fo- the warehouse. for the
jewelers. shop. for the brokers' office.
Now, while I would not throw any SUR
on . posi-. mortem religion, I want this
morning, and on tho first Sabbath OF the
now wear, to ~eulOgize an ante-mOTtem
religion. A religion hat is Of no use to you
while you live will be Of no use to you
when you die. "Gudliness is profitable
unto all things. having the promise OF the
life that now il as well as that which Is to
come" And l have always noticed that
when the grace is very low in a mans
heart hs talks q great deal in PRAYER
meetings about deaths, aud about collins.
and about graves, and about church-yards.
have noticed that the healthy Christian.
the man who 10 living near to God. aud is
on the straight read to Heaven. is full Of
iubilant satisfaction, and talks ABOUT the
duties Of this life. understanding well that
il God helps him to live right He will help
him to die right
Now, in the ,lrst place, l remark that
godliness is good for a mans physical
health. do net mean to say that it will
restore a broken down constitution. or
| drive rheumatism from the limbs, or neu.
ralgia from the temples, or pleur sy from
the side: hut I 10 mean TO say that it gives
one such habits and puts one in such con-
dition "a is most favorable for physical
health. That ] believe. aud that ! avow.
Everybody knows that buOyancy Of spirit
is good physical advantage. Gloom, un.
rest, detection ere at war with every pull
sation Of the heart. and with every respira-
ton of the lungs. 1t lowers the vitality, il
slackens the circulation, while exhilaration
Of spirit pOurs iNe very ba m OF Heaven
through all the currents of life. The sense
OF insecurity which sometimes hovers over
an unrcgeneratsl man. or pounc.s upon
him with the blast OF ten thousand trum-
pets OF terror. il most depicting and most
exhausting. willis the feeling tina, all
things are working together for my good
now. and for my everlasting welfare, Is
conducive to physical health.
You will observe that godliness induces
industry. which is the foundation IT good
health. There IL no law OF nv giene that
will keep a lazy man well. Pleurisy will
stab him, srysipelas will burn him, jaun-
dice will diScolOr him. govt will cripple
him. and the intelligent physician will no.
prescribe anti,ep;!c, or febrifuge, or ano-
dyne. but saws and hammers. aud yard.
sticks and crowbars, and pick axes. There
IL no such q thing as good physical con-
dition without positive work Of some kind.
although you should sleep on down u s~a
or ride in carriage Of softest upholstery. or
have ON your table all the luxuries that
were poured from the ~ ine watts Of lsPahsn
and ShiraI Our religion says: away to
the hank! away to the field! ava to the
shop! away TO the factory: do something
that will enlist all the energies OF your
body. mind and soul" 'Diligent in bust.
ness. iervsnt in spirit, serving the
Lord" while upon the bareback Of the idlsr
and the drOne comes down the sharp lash
Of the apostle as he says: III any man
will not work, neither shall hs eat"
q. how important in this day. when %
much 10 said about anatomy and p~hysio,o-
" and therapeutics and some new styls
Of medicine il ever and anon springing
0pon the world. shat you should under
stand that the highest school Of medicine
10 the school Of Chrise. which declares
that "Godliaess 10 profitable unto ali
things. having the promise OF the life tia,
now 10 a. we'll - Of that which 10 % come"
So IL you start Oat two men In the world
with equal physical health. aad then oas
Of them shall get the rsligioa u tAe Lord
Jesus Christ in his heart, and the Other
sAall not gss Il The one Who becomes . sos
q he Lord AlaisAty gill live tie longer.
"with long LIE wil I satisfy to-. end
show tAes ny salvation"
Again I rsoark hat gojlinsss 10 god
for The intellect lknoW so0s have sup
posed that juse - sooa % . man enter
intc the Christian lifs HE isssilees goes
into . 6sdwar0aG peocsoa 50 Tar from
thaa Uligiea will give ~ hsilliaacy "a
~ intellect Asws ersagtA % tAs imagine.
ton. new force b tAe wiii ana Widss
swing - oil ths Intellectual fsca'ties
Christianity b the great esatsal ars ii
which philosophy has lighted its brightest
torch. he rrligioa a IL Lord Jesss
Christ h the fountain cot Of which learn
ing has dipped its cisArsss drauGhe The
Helicon poured fortA No sueA inspiring
waters - thoss which aow from undes
the throae u 6ea clear as crystal. Re-
ligicn has givea new energy to poesy.
weeping in Dr.. Yoans's Nigh, rAocghss.-
eesehine in Co~per's ~Tssk." flaming in
Charles wesiey's Aynas snd rushing with
arsAanc<lic spseador through Nj sco',
sParassiss Lost" Ths religion q Jesus
ChSist has h4Ae IN studio and in gallery