Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-25
GIVE GLORY TO GOD
TaInsge on Religion in 6usi-
ness and Society.
EARNEST WosBs or ADVICE
Tesr- : 20 wosk 80 s.aaI o. teo Greas
foE ths spi1is Of cl.sissiansty-ttsa
- Dc Really Coed.

DEnoFTFH J sn et-3F fzlnzgs's SER
nee sAis noFaisx Rzs on the topic GA
shieh Ee Is nsFsT liea1 u Insisting. sAd
~hie1. 1lsrs tkzA -ag gtAeF. eos1slstsxtss
az message 70 tAss xsE1Fss4oa-the appii-
takiaa "a reliSi1n - taa alIltfs - daily
sfs. His taxi Wa t@S4s1 kxesa Corinthians
a. q. Washer. tAer4ssse, - 49, CT dFiak.
- whatsoever ye ID. IL az - tas glory u
Sod"
Wien the apostle Ia his tsxt sets fe-th
She ides thai - cosnn40a A acton - the
k1xias % food Add dTiak Is 90 be csE1iuesod
- sAs glory u Goa. he prooiAins the i'm
,ortanee q Fsaxioa ia shs ordinary affairs
nf sar IFS. IL a. a.az u the woEi4 there
Azs keea telsdeacy % set apart certain
d2ys. places aad OCCASIONS Tor worship.
snd 60 thiHk tho4e wsfe tbs chief realms
u which religion ~zs % act. Now. holy
aAys and holy places have their impor-
E2acs rhsy give opportunity for especial
performance Of Christian drty, and for
ssg2iing u the religious appetite. bat they
s~naot take the place Of continuous exeE-
else of faith and prayer. Ia other words.
q aaGn cannot u 50 mach o. = Christian on
Sunday that Us eaa afford % be = world
linz al the RESI- u ia ssces. Ii steamer
puts cut Tor Southampton and goes one day
IN that dlrcction AM ne other sir days in
yher directions. hog long before the
Gezmer win get 70 southampton Il viii
ssver ses there.
And though d H1an may seem TO be vOy-
aging heaveASard during the holy Sab
bath day. II during tae following six days
~ ths week be Is golng toward the world.
&na toward the fssA. and toward the devil,
be viii never ride ap into the peaceful har-
Dor u heagen- fou cannot est 30 much nt
The Sabbath banquet that you can afford
religious abstinsnce the other six days
Heroizm and prlnceiy behavior on great 90
s@si0us are 40 apology for lack OF right de-
rsssnor IN circumstances Insignificant and
iaeonspicuoaa The genuine Christian life
Is not spasaassttic; does not go by its and
starts. IL toils on tkrUagh heat aud cold up
steep mountains and along dangerous de-
elivitiss. It's ere On The everlasting hills
crowned with the css.lss Of the blessed
propose -this morning 20 plead for re-
hgiOn Tor today.
rag SPIRIT OF RELIGION ~ SOCIETY.
la the FIRST place. we want 20 bring the
religion Of Christ into our conversation
When a dam breaks. and two or three vii
lazss are overwhelmed. or an earthquake
IA South America swallows a whole city,
LIcn R-tNlr DrEtu VI A1p4b blC uAt-
certainty Of life. aud they imagine that
hey are engaged Ia positively religious
conversation No You may talk about
these things and have no grace OF God 1T
ali In your hsart. We ought every dag 20
De talking religion. II there is anything
glad about &c, anything beautiful about it,
anything important about IL. we ought 20
De continnouxly discussing IL. | have no
az to- 80,
rhristiAa experience Is shallow, talk about
innerals asd grav=yarSss and tonhstones
and deathbcds. The real. genuine Chris
ian man talks chiefly about this life and
he great eternity beyond. aud not so much
sboot the Insignificant pass between these
Svo residenees. And yet how few circles
here are where the religion OF Jesus
chrizt IN weiccrne.
CO into circle even Of Christian people.
phsSs they as< full Of joy and hiiarity, and
ak about Chriks or heaven and everything,
> Immediately silenced. As on a summer
lar, when the forests are full Of life. chat
ier aaa cairrup and Garcia mighty chorus
u bssa harmony. every tree branch an or
bhessra--R hawk appear in the SKY every
roic. stops and the forests are still; just 80
have seen lively religious circle silenceti
~ - Afft1&&tS a~0 - NJ ~440- tAc sra-7
xioas conversation. No one had anything
b. say. save perhaps, some old patriarch IN
LIE eorner Of the rom. who really thinks
HAT something ought TO be said under the
circumstances. 30 he puts one foot over the
other and heeves = long Sigh. and says.
~Oa. ye@, that's 80. that's sol'
My friends. the religion Of Jesus Christ
= souaethinx To tsllk about with a glad
hcart 7, u brighter than the waters, it
= more ehserful than tho Sunshine. Do
not 20 around groaning about year -
tirion whea yoa osght to be singing It OF
ssIking u In cheerful times OF Voice. How
often II "a aaas we dad men whose lives
ar atteriY inconsistent. who attempt to
saIk reil xion, and always make a failure
o. i,i Ny friends. we must live religion.
sr we esnaos talk IL II n man - cranky
and eros and uneoageniai and hard ia
Ms dealings. and then begins 20 talk about
Chriss and heaven. everybody IL repellsd
BY IL
Yea havs beard such Keen say. IN whin-
sng toaes, We are miserable sinners.
ssThs Lord bless you." The Lord hays
mercy on yoa." thar conversation Inter
larie1 with ssch expressions. which mean
sothiag bat cantiax. aad eantinz IA ths
worst form Of hypoerisy. II wo have
really selt tie religion 81 Christ IN OH
hearts &c as talk &c. ana talk IL with
ulamiaatesi eounsenaacc. remembering
hat whea two Chrsstitn people talk God
Kiv.s especial attention aud writes down
what they say. Ma.achl 81. 70. Then
tAey thaf kz.rsl the Lord spake often or,
20 another. sad tha Lard aarssnet ard
beard 4. sod back Of remembrance We
wristsn."
sHz SMALLEST ACT NAT 81 BONE As Tof
COB
AxsSn renark. ~ must hring The 70
fxfaB ~ christ into oar smaiOyIneafs.
"OA.~ yoa say. "shss a very well il a mar
Asr,ssis lsrxe srtns 81 nscnsT. ~ " he hsys
m extensive tr&fsic. bat in ny thread sra
s~esIls xto-e, ia mr. trimming establish
rssnk. IN ne hamale wnek in life that an
sJiesi -. the sphere Il TOO <nsli FOR th'
action ~ zach erznd. heavenly principles.
VINO told vsa 80 p son not know thsi
tod watches th- faded leaf CA the brolk !
surface ~ certaaiy a. ho does he path d
kisszfnx gln' AL ths fuoss thar ereep'
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pr.ssss.,, ssz,sn f3osa nlin<f - th~ waving teri
" Oregon psne AMI l,eeSnon c~fsr, an
she si,ier, efsckiinz aader the cows hoof
ssSsssds - l@ss.l N God ear - the snap q I
worti's FcsfaFratian
Whea r,u have suFtaiaz - do IN life
se-<~v-r hasaaie it may seam 20 Be. God i
Always ss~r- - aeir yoa 90 ID it. IL Ysol
xerx = that q a fsae~lnsn then Cod vi
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