Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-02-27

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Others out, and now he Is himself wiped out
No collsterals on which TO make a spiritual
loan. Eternal defAlcationl
But this practical religion will not only
rcctify all merchandise, IL will also rectify
all mechanism and all toll. A time will come
when a man will work as faithfully by the
job as he does by the day. You say when q
thing is slightingly done, "0h, that was
done by the job" You can tell by the swift
ness or slowness with which a hackman
drives whether he is hired by the hour or by
the excursion. IL he is hired by the excur-
sion he whips up the horses, 80 as TO get
around and get another customer. All
STYLES OF work have to o. inspected. Ships
inspected, horses inspected, machinery in
speCted. Boss to watch the iourneyman.
Capitalist coming down unexpectedly TO
watch the boss. Conductor of q city car
sounding the punch bell 20 prove his honesty
as a passenger hands to him a clipped nickel
All things must be watched and inspected.
Imperfections in the wood covered with
putty. Garments warranted TO last until
you put them on the third time Shoddy in
all kinds OF clothing. ChromoS. Pinchbeck.
Diamonds for dollar and half Book
bindery that holds on until you read the
third chapter. spawned horses by skillful
desc OF jockeys for several days made TO
Look spry. Wagon tires poorly put on
Horses poorly shoI. Plastering that cracks
without any provocation and falls OF.
Plumbing that needs to be plumbed. I'm
perfect car wheel that halts the whole train
with hot box. SD little practical religion
in the mechanism OF the world. / tell you,
my friends, the law of man will never
roctify these things II will be the all per-
vading influence OF the practical religion Of
jesus Christ that will make the change for
the better.
Yes, this practical religion will also go into
agriculture, which is proverbially honest but
needs TO be rectified, and it will keep the
farper from sending to the New York mar
ket veal that is too young to kill. and when
the farmer farms on shares 1t will keep the
man who does the work from making his
half three-fourths, and it will keep the farmer
from building his posts and rail fonce on his
neighbors premises, and IL will make him
shelter his cattle in the winter storm, and II
will keep the old elder from working on Sun
day afternoon in the new ground when no.
body sees him. And this practical religion
will hover over the houSa, and over the barn,
and over the field, and over the orchard
Yes this practcal religion Of which speak
will come into the learned professions. The
lawyer will feel his responsibility in defend
ing innocence, aud arraigniug evil, and ex-
pounding the law, and 1t will keep him from
charging for briefs he never wrote, and for
pleas he never made, AMI for percentages he
never earned, and from robbing widow and
orphan because they are defenseless. Yes,
this practical religion will come into the
physicians life, and he will feel the RESPONSE
| bility as the conservatOr Of the public health.
I profession honored by the fact that Christ
Himself was a physician. And it will make
him honest and when he loes not understand
g case he will say So not trying TO cover up
lack OF dia nosis with ponderous TECHNICAL
/ ties or send the patient 10 a reckless drug
store because the apothecary happens TO pa y
! percentage on the prescriptions sent.
And this practical religion will come to
the school teacher making her feel her re-
| sponsibility in preparing our youth for use
fulness, and for happiness, and Tor honor,
and will keep her from giving a sly box to u
dull head, chastising him for what he cannot
help, and sending encouragement all through
the after years OF a lifetime. This practical
! religion will also come to the Newspaper
men, and il will help them il the gathering
{ OF the news, and It will help them in setting
forth tie best interests OF society, and it viii
keep them from putting the sins OF tbs
world in larger typo than its virtues, aud
its mistakes than its achievements.
Yes, this religion, this practical religion
will come and put It's hand on what is callel
good society elevated sosiety. successful 50.
ciety, so that people will have their expendi-
lures within their income, and they will ex-
/ change the hypocritical not at home" for
the honest explanation 'too tired" or too
busy TO see you, and will keep innocent re-
cepticn from becoming Intoxicating convivl.
I atty.
Yes, there is a great opportunity for mis-
siouary work in what are called the success
full classes of society. 1t is no rare thing
now 10 see fashionable woman intoxicated
in the street or the rail car or the restsu-
rant. The number OF fine ladies who drink
too much is increasing. Perhaps you may
find her at tho reception in most exalted
company, but she has made too many visits
TO the wine room, and now her eye is CLASSY,
and after while her cheek is unnaturally
flushed. and then she falls into fits OF
eGcruciauug laughter about nothing, and
then she offers sickening batteries, telling
some homely man how we'll he looks and
then she is helpel into the carriage, and by
the time the carriage get 10 her home II
takes the husband and Coachman to get her
up the stairs. The report is She was taken
suddenly i'll at german. All no. She
took too much champagne, and mixed
liquors. and got drunk. That was all.
Nes, this practical religion will have tn
come in and fix up the marriage relation III
| America. There are members OF churches
who have too many wives and too mauy hus
bands. Society needs to be expurgated ana
washed and fumigated AMI Christianized
We have missionary societies 10 reform Elm
street, in New York, Bedford street, Phila
delphia, and Shoreditch, London, and thu
Brooklyn docks: but there is need OF an or
ganization TO reform much that Is going Of
in Beacon street. and Madison square AM
Rittenhouse square and West End nnj
Brooklyn Heights and Brooklyn Hill W.
want this practical religion not only to TAX
hold of what are called the lower classes
but to take hold of what are called tn
higher classes The trouble is that peopI
have an idea TIL can do all their religion OF
Sunday with hyi-n book and prayer boo
and liturgy. and some OF them sit in churci
rolling up their eyes as though they wer
ready for translation, when their Sabbath
bounded on all sides by an inconsistent life
aud while You are expecting to come out fror
under their arms the wings Of AN angel Their
come out from their forehead the horns Of
beast.
There has got 10 be a new departure II
religion. | do not say Il new religion
Oh, no; but the old brought to ne'
appliances. In our time we have had til
daguerreotype, and the ambrotypa, and th
photograph, but 1t Is the same Old sun, an
these arts are only new appliances OF the oh
sunlight. So this glorious Gospel is jus
what We want to photograph the image O
God on one soul, daguerreotype il on anothe
soul, Not Il new Gospel, but the old Gospe
put 10 new work In our time we have ha
! the teIegraph!c Invention, and the telephoni
invention, and the electric light invention
but they are all the children Of old cleo
trcity, an element that the philosopher
have a long while known much about. $
this electric Cos pei needs to fash its ligh
on the eyes ar / ears and souls of men, am
became telephone medium to make til
J deaf hear, Geographic meiium TO dart in
vitation and warning to all nations; an cleo
|. trio light to illuminate ths eastern aud wesi
/ ern hemispheres. Not new Gospel but ii
old Gospel doing new work.