The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-03-12

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under their arms the wings of an angel,
there come out from their forehead the
horns of beast.
There has got to be new departure
in religion. 1 do not say new re-
ligion. Oh, no; but the old brought
to new appliances. In our time we
have had the daguerreotype, the am
brotype, and the photograph, but it is
the same old sun, and these arts are
only new appliances of the old sun
light. So this gloricas Gospel is just
what we want to photograph the i'm
age of God on our soul, daguerreotype
it on another soul. Not new Cos
pei, but the old Gospel put to new
work. In our time we have had the
telegraphic invention, and the tele-
phonic invention, and the electric
light invention, but they are all the
children of old electricity, an element
that the philosophers have long
while known much about. So this
electric Gospel needs to flash its light
on the eyes and ears and souls ofmen,
and become telephone medium to
make the deaf hear, telegraphic me-
dunn to dart invitation and warning
into all nations; an electric light to
illuminate the eastern and western
hemispheres. Not new Gospel, but
the old Gospel doing new work.
Now you say, "That is a very beau
tiful theory, but is it possible to take
ones religion into all the avocations
and business of lite?" Yes, and l
will give you few specimens. Med
ical doctors who took their religion
into everyday life: DR.. John Aber-
crombie, of Aberdeen, the greatest
Scottish physician of the day, his
book on FDiseases of the Brain and
Spinal Cord" no more wonderful than
his book on "The Philosophy of Moral
Feelings" and often kneeling at the
bedside of his patients to commend
them to God in prayer. DR.. John
Brown, of Edinburgh, immortal as an
author, dying under the benediction
of the sick of Edinburgh, myself re-
membering him as he sat in his study
in Edinburgh talking to me about
Christ and his hope of Heaven. And
a score of Christian family physicians
in Brooklyn just as good as they were.
Lawyers who carried their religion
into their professions: The late Lord
Cairns, the Queens adviser for many
years, the highest legal authority in
Great Britain-Lord Cairns, every
summer in his vacation, preaching as
an Evangelist among the poor of bis
country. John Mclean, Judge of the
Supreme Court of the United States
and President of the American Sun
day School Union, feeling more salts
faction in the latter office than in the
former. And scores of Christian law
yers as eminent in the church of God
as they are eminent at the bar.
Merchants who took their religion
into everyday lite: Arthur Tappan,
derided in his day because he estab-
lished that system by which we come
to find out the commercial standing
of business men, starting that entire
system, derided for it then, himself, as
l knew him we'll, in moral character
Al. Monday mornings inviting to
room in the top of hi; storehouse
the clerks of his establishment, asking
them about their worldly interests and
their spiritual interests, then giving ou1
a hymn, leading in prayer, giving
a few words of good advice, asking
them what church they attended or
the Sabbath, what the text was, whether
they had any especial trouble of thei
own. Arthur Tappan, l never hearc
his eulogy pronounced. | pronounce
it now. And other merchants just a
good. William E. Dodge, in the iro,
business; Moses H. Grinnell, in th'
shipping business; Peter Cooper, il
the glue business. Scores of men jus
as good as they were.
Farmers who take their religion
into their occupations: Why, thi
minute their horses and wagons stant
around all the meeting houses il
America. They began this day by
prayer to God, and when they &c
home at noon, after they have Put u
their horses, will offer prayer to Co
at the table, seeking a blessing, anc
this summer there will be in thei
fields not one dishonest head of rye
not one dishonest ear of corn, not on
dishonest apple. Worshipping Co
to-day away up among the Berkshir
Hills, or away down among the la
goops of Florida, or away out ami
the mines of Colorado, or along tn
banks of the Pasaic or Raritan, wher
| knew them better because | went t
school with them.
Mechanics who took their religio
into their occupations: ames Brine
ley, the famous millwright; Nathani
Bowditch, the famous ship Chandle
Elihu Burritt, the famous blacksmith
and hundreds of thousands of stror
arms which have made the hamme
and the saw, and the adze, and tt
drill, and the ak sound in the gran
march of our national industries.
+ Give your hearts to God and the
fill your life with good works. Coz
secrate to him your store, your sho
your banking house, your factory ar
your home. They say no one W
hear it. God will hear it. That
enough. You hardly hear of any OIL
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