Telegram-herald., 1890-08-11
SERMON BY REV. MoERDYKE.
100 Ns, Now. That Are mea aud serve
the LORD"

100 lie, Now. That Are mea and serve
the LOra"
We should watch carefully the signs
Of the times. rhe progress OF the
church Is dear 10 Us al, consequently
We should be ever on the alert as 70 her
welfare. We are affected IN this city
by lack OF men ch0reh-goers, the
Young men in particular. II Is shown
tnat but ID per cent. OF the young men
OF the present generation attend the
church, and that leaves the Startling
TACT that s. per cent. are always absent
from church service. TINS IS y dire
evil and should he repaired. IL ls due
70 the lack OF the balance of the sexes.
GOD loves one sex no better than he
does another. IL IS neediul, IN order
To have church perfect, 10 nave
combination OF both sexes, young men
and women working IN UNITY. There
is a WORK Tor both sexes. Man carries
the purse, and II he Is notably absent
from the church, of course il lessons
the funds that arc necessary 10 carry
| on the church work. Men are neces-
sary TO advertise the church IN the
business circles. TX the church
IL would be devoid or femnlnity.
On the other hand, If the church IS
| composed entirely OF women, the effect
would be vice versa. The woman en-
/ tiers the church with that tenderness OF
| devotion that o. characteristic OF her
| gentle sex. Man enters with his manly
/ vlgor and sternness. de demands logic
aud stera facts. Men 20 about now-a-
1 Il "a q "A
! effem,nate. iit only for women, children
and the weak minded. The cOnse-
! ouence of this Is the home suffers be-
cause the men are irrslgious. Political
life suffers because there is not enough
religion IN our politicians TO insure a
. pure ballot. Thus the moral standing
OF the whole IS degraded. There Is
money in It; there is Office III IT. they
| haven't conscieutiousaeSs enough locast
a vote that they know is right, and the
women have 10 stand alone. Her
noblest desire is for the Christian wei
fare of the home and her chlidlen.
Men and women do not work In atiillia-
ton. This is an abnormal and TN
| wholesome state of affairs.
Gods words are binding on both sexes
equally. All men may feel the need
| OF attending church, but they are too
cowardly because they are afraid some
one IS going 10 laugh and scoH at
! them, never thinking that the devil
! will laugh az them IN eternity.
Men make various excuses for not
| attending church. One is that they are
| busy all the week, and Sunday they
want TO enjoy their home. Travelling
men present the same plea. They will
spend their spare evenings IN clubs
and lodges, and / say the secret sOcie-
ties are enemies of the church. Don't
you ION one OF them. There are
unions taat are very good, but beware
OF society that takes your attention
from the church.
1t IS true that man comes in contact
with more temptation than woman.
But if a man becomes a skeptic he
does not advise his wife or family to
live in accordance with his views.
Intidelity is good enough for men,
but if Il man is going 20 choose wo-
man, he invariably chooses one of
pureness and devotion TO Christ. 1T
may be because the men are constituted
differently from the women. Woman
loves sacrifice, and Is sympathetic with
the views of the church. Man wants
Jas said) logic aud clear thought.
1t is the boy Of America that rules
America today. Parents seem to think
there is not any use TO labor for the
welfare of the boys. This is a serious
mistake. He should have the father
guardianship and not the mothers sym
pathy altogether. The father should
not be ignored. To overcome these
evils have mentioned, we must begin
with the boys. Drill them in habits
that Will be remembered through life.
Parental discipline should be enforced.
Do everything YOU can to make them
love the church and the church work.
Make them think that they must have
n part IN the work. If the boy car
rule in the family, he will think he
can in public. He VIII try TO
in Sundav-school. He can not
do it IN our city schools. / think
our Sahbath-schools should be recon.
structed. Young woman, You can helT
in TINS work by refusing the company
of young man from church, tbat has
not been in attendance at the services.
DO not marry man that does not love
the church.
Now among our grown people. Wives
should clam by everything sacred theiI
ughts against tn clubs and the secret
| socIetios. I wish the women would
rise MP n q body and curse these secret
institutions. Thev are curses and
| enemies % the home.
We are IN need OF men in our
Churches. both young aud Old. 1t "a
prav-prav for the men. ard for their
souls welfare, and try and unite thea
with Us.
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