Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-03-06

/ but to take hold of what are called the
/ higher classes. The trouoie is that people
| nave an idea they can do all their religion on
| sunday with hymn book and prayer book
| and liturgy, and some Of tnen sit in church
! rolling up their eyes as though thew were
! ready for translation, when their Sabbath is
| bounded on all sides by an inconsistent life,
| and while you are expecting to come out from
under their arms the wings of an angel there
| come out from their forehead the horns Of
beast.
There has got to be a new departure in
religion. / do not say new religion.
Oh, no; but the old brought to new
appliances. In our time we have had the
daguerreotype, and the aInbrotypa, and the
photograph, but it is the same old sum- and
these arts are only new appliances OF the old
sunlight So this glorious Gospel is just
what we want to photograph the image of
God on one soul, daguerreotype it on another
soul. Not new Gospel but the old Gospel
put to new work. In our time we have had
the telegraphic invention, and the telephone
invention, and the electric light invention,
but they are all the children of old cleo
trlclty, 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 OF men, and
became telephone medium to make the
deaf hear, Geographic medium to dart in
vitation and warning to all nations; an cleo
trio light to illuminate the eastern and west
ern hemlspheres. Not new Gospel. but til,
old Gospel doing new work.
Now you say, THAT is very beautif,;
theory, but is it possible to take ones relig.
ion into all the avocations and business Of
hfe?" Yes, and will give you a few speci.
mems. Medical doctors who took their re-
hgion into everyday life: DR.. John Aber-
crombie, Of Aberdeen, the greatest Scottish
physician Of the day, his book on Diseases
of the Brain and Spinal Cord, " no more won
derful than his book on THE Philosophy of
the Moral Feelings" and often kneefing at
the bedside Of his patients to commend them
TO God In prayer. DR.. John Brown. of Ed
lnburgh, immortal an author diving under
the benediction of the sick of Edinburgh
myself remembering him as he sat in his
study in Edinburgh talking to me about
Christ and his hope of heaven. And a score
or christian family physicians in Brooklyn
Just as good as they were.
Lawyers who carrie their religion into |
their profession: The late Lord Cairns. the
Queens adviser for many years the highest
legal authority in Great Britain-Lord
CAIRNS every summer in his vacation, preach
ing as an Evangelist among the poor of his
country. John Mclean, Judge of the Sill
Dreme Court of the United States and Presi-
lent OF the American Sunday School Union,
-eeilng more satisfaction in the latter office
man In the former. And scores OF Christian
aWyers as eminent in the church of God as
hey are eminent at the bar
Mercnants who took their religion into
'Veryday life: Arthur Tappan derided in
lis day because he established that system
" which we come to find out the CONNER
'ial standing of business men, starting that
entire system, derided for it then himseIf
Is knew him Well, In moral character Al
Monday mornings inviting to a room in the
op or MS Storehouse the clerks of his estab-
lsnment, asking them about their worldly
interests and their spiritual interests, then
giving out hymn. leading in PRAYER CIV
ng them few words of good advice. as:inp
hem what church they attended on the Sab |
ath, what the text was, whether they had
ny especial troubles OF their own Arthur
'appan, l never heard his euEogy pro-
ounced. pronounce it now And other
lerchants just as good. William E. Dodge,
1 the iron business; Moses H. Grinnell. in
ie shipping business: Peter Cooper, in the
lue business. Scores of men just as good {
) they were.
Farmers who take their religion into their
,cupation: Why, this minute their horses !
1d wagons stand around all the meeting
buses In America. They began this day by 6
prayer to God, and when they get home at =
?0n, after they have put their horses up,
i'll offer prayer to God at the table seeking I
blessing, and this summer there will be in
Lelr fields not one dishonest head Of rye.
ot one dishonest ear of corn, not one dis
onest apple. Worshiping God to-day away
among the Berkshire Hills or away down
MD the lagoons Of Florida or away out
MD the mines of Colorado, or along the p
inks OF the Passaic and the Raritan, where s.
knew them better because I went to school ~
it'll them
Mechanics who took their religion into 1
cir occupations: James Brindley the ia a
Gus millwright; Nathaniel Bowditch. the ~
nous ship chandler; Elihu Burritt, the IA =
Gus blacksmith, and hundreds and thou u
nds OF strong arms which have made the d
miner, and the saw, and the adze and the e,
LII, and the ak sound in the grand march 4
our national industries. - =,
Give your heart to God and then fill yo11r 81
e with good works. Consecrate to Him No
ur factory and your home. They say no \,
e will hear it, God will hear it. That is "a
ough. 4ou hardly know of any one else to
n w ellington as connected with the vic til
y at Waterloo; but he did not do the hard a,
hting. The hard fighting was done by the -
merset cavalry, and the Ryland regiments. W
/ Kempts infantry. and the Scots Grays la
Il the Life Guards Who cares, if only to
day was wont l,
n the latter part of the last century a girl III
England became kitchen maid in farm ca
use. She had many styles of work, and tie
ch hard work. Time rolled on, and she th
FRIED the son of a weaver of Halifax. -
ey were industrious; they saved money I'd
Ugh after while to build them home W;
the morning OF the day when they were W.
enter that home the young wife rose at on
Ock, entered the front door yard, knelt on
VII, consecrated the place to God, and ye
re made this solemn vow: go Lord, if aft
)u will bless me in this place. the poor
Ii have a share Of =" Time rolled on and
fortune rolled in. Children grew up
ind them, and they all became affiuent;
, member of parliament, in public A,
re declared that his success came from a"
prayer of his mother in the door yard.
of them were affluent. Four thousand no
DIS in their factories They built dwell 1. a.