The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-02-05

BRooELTX. Feb. 1.-THE deep re-
igious feeling manifested Ia DR.. Tai
images congregations since his recent
arousing Appeal to Outsiders" has
apparently encouraged him to continue
preaching distinctively evangelstic ser
mons Today he delivered another
discourse of the same gospel type, both
at the morning service in the Academy
OF Music, in this city, and at The Chris
tian Herald service at night in the New
York Academy Of Music. His text was
taken from Mark K. q: lone thing
thou lacIcst.
Tie Young man of the text was
splendid nature We fall in love with
him at the first glance. He was ami
able and frank and earnest and edu-
Gated and refined and respectable and
moral. and yet lie was not Christian.
And SO Christ addresses him in the
words that | have read to you, lone
thing thou lackest." | suppose that
that text was no more appropriate to
the young man of whom | have spoken
than 1t is appropriate to a great multi
tude OF people in this audience. There
are many things in which you are not
lacking For instance, you are not
lacking in a good home. 1t is perhaps no
more than an hour ago that you closed
the door, returning to see whether it
was well fastened. OF one of the best
homes in this city The younger chill
dren OF the house already asleep, the
older ones, hearing your returning foot
steps, will rush to the door to meet you
And in these winter evenings, the
children at the stand with their lessons,
the wife plying the needle and you read
Ing the book or the paper, you feel that
you have a good home. Neither are
you lacking in the refinements and
courtesies of life You understand the
polite phraseo!ogy of invitation, regard
and apology You have on appropriate
apparel | shall wear no better dress
at the wedding than when I come to
the marriage OF the kings son. If am
we'll clothed on other occasions l will
be in religious audience However
reckless | may he about my personal
appearance at other times, when
come into q consecrated assemblage
shall have on the best dress I have.
We all understand the prophecies Of
everyday life and the proprieties Of
Sabbath life.
WORLDLY SUCCESS HAS IT'S VALUE
Neither are you lacking In worldly
success You have not made as much
money rs you would like to make, but
you have an income. While others are
false when they say they have no in
come or are making no money, you
have never told that falsehood. You
have had a livelihood or you have
fallen upon old resources, which is just
the same thing. for God is just as good
to us when he takes care of us by a
surplus of the past as by present sue
cess While there are thousands Of
men with hunger tearing at the throat
with the strength Of tigers paw, not
one of you Is hungry
Neither are you lacking in pleasant
friendship. You have real good friends
Ii the scarlet fever should come to
night to your house, you know very
well who would come in and sit up
with the sick one; or if death should
come, you know who would come in
and take your hand tight in theirs with
that peculiar grip which means, "I'll
stand by you" and after the life has
fled from the loved one, take you by
the arm and lead you into the next
room, and while you are gone to Green
wood they would stay in the house and
put aside the garments and the play
things that might bring to your mind
too severely your great loss. Friends9
You all have friends.
Neither are you lacking in your ad-
miration OF the Christian religion.
There is nothing that makes you so
angry as to have a man malign Christ.
You get red in the face and you say,
"Sir, | want you to understand that
though | am not myself a Christian,
don't like such things said as that in
my store" and the man goes off, giving
you parting salutation, but you hard
iy answer him. You are provoked be-
yond all bounds. Many of you have
been supporters of religion, and have
given more to the cause of Christ than
some who profess his faith. There is
nothing that would please you more
than to see your son or daughter stand
Ing at the altar of Christ, taking the
vows of the Christian.
1t might be little hard on you, and
might make you nervous and agitated
for little while. but you would be
man enough to say: MY child, that is
right. Go on. am glad you haven't
been kept back by my example. Ihope
some day to join you" You believe
all the doctrines of religion. A man
out yonder says, ~ am a sinner" You
respond, so am l." Some one says,
II believe that Christ came to save the
world" You say, $50 do l." Look
Ing at your character, at your sur
roundings, | find a thousand things
about which to congratulate you, and
yet must tell you In the love and fea,
Of God, and with reference to my has
account 'One thing thou lackest."
THE CHRISTIANS HAPPINESS.
You need, my friends, in the frs
place, the element of happiness. Some
day you feel wretched. You do no,
know what is the matter with you
You say: II did not sleep last night
think that must be the reason of m,
restlessness;" or. II have eaten some
thing that did not agree with me, and
l think that must be the reason" Anc
you are unhappy. Oh. my friends
happiness does not depend upon phys
tcal conditionl Some of the happies
people l have ever known have beer
those who have been wrapped in con
sumption, or stung with neuralgia, O
burning with the slow fire of some fever