The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-01-29


an Illuminated countenance, remem
bering that when two Christian PEG
pie talk God gives especial attention
and writes down what they say
Malachi iii, l6. Then they that feareC
the Lord spake often one to another
and the Lord hardened and heard it
and book of remembrance was
written.
CHRIST IN OUR DAILY LABORS.
Again remark, we must bring the
religion of Christ into our employ
ments oh, " you say, that is very
well if a 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 fol
the action of such grand heavenly
principles. Who told you so? Do
you not know that God watches the
faded leaf on the brooks surface as
certainly as he does the path of a
blazing sum- And the moss that
creeps up the side Of the rock makes
as mich impression upon Gods mind
as the waving tops Of Oregon pine
and Lebanon cider; and the alder
cracking under the cows boot
sounds as loud in Gods ear as the
snap of worlds conf1agration
When you have anything to do in
life, however humble it may seem to
be, God is always there to help you
to do it. If your work is that of fish
erlnan, then God will help you, as he
helped Simon when he dragged Gen
nesaret If your work is drawing
water then he will help you, as when
he talked at the well curb to the Sa-
maritan woman. If you are engaged
in the custom house he will lead you,
as be led Matthew sitting at the re-
ceipt of customs. A religion that is
not good in one place is not worth
anything in another place The man
who has only days wages in his
pocket as certainly needs the guild
ance of religion as he who rattles
the keys Of bank and could abscOnd
with a 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 III
exorable of creditors. They are the
most grasping 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 the store Of one of these
professed Christian men who have
really no grace in their hearts and
he is completely swindled.
He is so 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 is his amazeA
ment to find that the very man who
hands him the poor box in the church
is the one who relieved him of his
money! But never mind; the deacon
has his black coat on now. He looks
solemn, and goes home talking about
1.-The blessed sermon" If the wheat |
in the churches should be put into
hopper, the first turn of the crank
would make the chaff fly, l tell you.
Some of these men are great stick
lers for Gospel preaching. They say;
You stand there in bands and sur
plice and gown. and preach preach
like an angel, and we will stand out
here and attend to business. Don't
mix things Don't get business and
religion in the same bucket. You
attend to your matters and we will
attend to ours. They do not know
that God sees every cheat they have
practiced in the last six years; that
he can look through the iron wall of
their fireproof safe; that he has
counted every dishonest dollar they
have in their pocket, and that day
of judgment will come These incon-
olpUC1l Vii llCll w LII DIT On Dl1S
Sabbath night in the house of God,
singing. at the close of the service,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, and
then, when the benediction is pro-
nounced, shut the pew door and say,
as they go out, "Goodby, religion.
I'll be back next Sunday"
THE CHURCH is THE CHRISTIANS AR
MORY.
l think that the church of God and
The Sabbath are only an armory
where we are to get weapons. When
var comes, if a man wants to fight
'or his country he does not go to
Troy or Springfield to do battling
put he goes there for swords and
nuskets. look upon the church of
Christ and the Sabbath day as only
he place and time where and when
We are to get armed for Christian
conflict; but the battlefield is on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
lay, Friday and Saturday 'St.
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