Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-25


an Illuminated eDuntenance. remen
befing that when two Christian peo
pie talk God gives especial attention
and writes down what they say.
Malachi Iii, is, Then they that feared
the Lord spake often one TO another
and the Lord harlened and heard it,
and book Of remembrance was
written.
cHRrsr IN OUR DAILY LABoRs
Again remark we must bring the
religion of Christ into our employ
meuts. "Oh, you say. that is very
well If u man handle large sums OF
money. or If he have an extensive
traffic: but in my thread and needle
store, in my trimming establishment,
in the humble work in life that am
called to, the sphere is too small foi
the action of such grand heavenly
principles" Who told you sol Dc
you not know that God watches the
faded leaf ON the brooks surface az
certainly as he does the path of q
blazing sln7 And the moss thGi
creeps up the side Of the rock makes
~ much impression upon Gods mind
,s the waving tops Of Oregon pine
nnd Lebanon cider; and the alder
cracking under the cows hOof
sounds as loud In Gods ear a. ths
snap of worlds conaagration.
When you have anything to do in
life, however humble it may seem u
be. God Is always there to help you
to do it. II your work is that of a fish
erman, thsn God will help you sp ht
helped Simon when hc dragged ,ien
nesnret. lf your work IL drawing
water then he will help you, as when
he talked at the well curb tn the Su
maI'itan woman. IF you are engaged
In the custom house he will lead you
as he lcl Matthew sitting at the re
ceipt of customs a religion that Is
not COOL ~ one place is not worth
anything in another place The man
who hi1s only days wages in his
pocket ~ certainly needs the g1lid
ance of religion as he who rattles
the keys of a bank and could abscond
with II hundred thousand hard dol
lars
There ARE those prominent in the
churches who seem TO be, on public
occasions. very devout, who do not
put the principles of Christ's religion
into practice. They are the most in
exorahle of creditors. They are the
most gtasping of dealers, They are
known as sharpers ON the street.
They fleece every sheep they can
catch. A country merchant comes
in to buy spring or fall goods, and he
gets into tho store OF one Of these
professed Christian men who have
really no grace in their hearts and
no Is completely swindled.
He IL NO overcome that he cannot
get out Of town during the week.
He stays in town over Sunday goes
into some church TO get Christian
consolation, when what IL his amaze
ment to find that the very man who
hands him the poor box in the church
ia the one who relieved him of his
money! But never mind the deacon
has his black coat ON now. He loolli
solemn, and goes home talking abou
''the blessed sermon" II the whea
in the churches should be put into /
hopper, the first turn of the cranl
would make the chat fly, tell you
Some of these men are great stick
lers for Gospel preaching, They say
You stand there In bands and sur
plice aud gown, and preach--preacl
like an angel aud we viii stand ou
here aud attend to business. Don
mix things Don't get business AM
religion In the same bucket, Yol
attend to your matters and we vii
attend to ourR." They do not knoy
that God sees every cheat they hav
practiced In the last six years; tina
he can look through the iron wall o
their tireproof safe; that he ha
counted every dishonest dollar the!
have In their pocket, and that da.
Of Judgment viii come, These incon
fAtent Christian men will sit ON tn
sabbath night in the house of God
singing. at the close Of the service
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, ant
then, when the benediction is pro
nounoed, shut the pew door and say
as they go out, "Goodby, religion
Tn he back next Sunday" !"
THR CHURCH N THE CHRISTIANS Ar
MoRY.
think that tho church of God an,
the Sabbath are only an arlnorl
whore we are toget weapons. Whei
waS' comes, if man wants 10 hgh
Tor his country he does not SO Z
Troy or Springfield TO do battling
but he goes there for swords ans
muskets. look upon the church o.
CHRIST and the Sabbath day rs only
the place and time where aud whei
we are 20 get armed for Christian
conflict, but the battlefield Ia OF
Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday st
Martins" and "Lenox" and ''Old
Hundivi" do not amount 10 anything
unless they sing all the week. A
sermon il useless unless we can take
Il with lis behind the plow and the
counter The sabbath day Is worth
less il Il last only twenty four hounA
TheV are many Christians VIII,
say we alv willing 10 serve G0d
but we DO not want to do il Ia these
spheres about whi,'h We are talking,
and Il seems 80 hisdpid and monoto
nous ~ We had same gina.t Occs,sion.
n ,..a l..ll ll....l Ia III. tilnn II llIhAr