The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-03-04


he have an extensive traffic; but in my
thread and needle store, in my trim
ming establishment, in the humble
work in life that I am called to- the
sphere is too small for the action of
such grand heavenly principles" Who
told you so? Doyou not know that God
watches the faded leaf on the
brooks surfaces as certainly as
lie does the path Of the blazing
sun? And the moss that creeps up
the side of the rock makes as much
impression upon Gods mind as the
waving tops of Oregon pines and Leba-
non cedar; and the alder, cracking un-
der the cows hoof, sounds as loud in
Gods ear as the snap of a worlds con-
fagration. When you have any thing
to do in life, however humble 1t may
seem to be, God is always there to help
you do it. IL your work Is that of
fisherman, then God will help you, as
He helped Simon when he dragged
Gennesarct II your work is drawing
water, then he will help you, as when
lie talked at the well-curb to the Sa-
maritan woman. IL you are engaged
! in the custom house lie will lead you
as He led Matthew sitting at the re-
ceipt of customs A religion that is not
good in one place is not worth any
thing in another place. The man who
has only a days wages in his pocket as
certainly needs the guidance OF re-
ligion as he who rattles the keys of a
bank and could abscond with one hun
dred thousand hard dollars
There are those prominent in the
churches who seem to be on public oc-
casions very devout who do not put the
principles of Christ's religion into prac.
tcc They are the most memorable 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 coun-
try merchant comes in to buy spring
or fall goods, and he gets into the
store of one of these protested Chris
tan men who have really no grace in
their hearts, and he is completely swim
died. lie is so overcome that ne can
not get out Of town during the week.
lie STAYS in town over Sunday, goes
into some church to get Christian con-
ISOLATION, when, what is his amazemen'
to find that the very man who hands MN
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. lie looks solemn
and goes home talking about
the blessed sermon" II the wheat
in the churches should be put int
a hopper, the first turn OF the cranh
would make the chaff fly, I tell you
Some OF these men are great stickler'
for Gospel preaching. They say: "fo'
stand there in bands and surplice ant
gown and preach-preach like an angel
and we will stand out there and attcnt
to business. Don't mix things. Don
ret business and religion in the sam
bucket. You attend to your matter
and we will attend to ours" They a.
not know that God sees every chea
that they have practiced in the last 81
wears: that He can look through the iro
wall of their fire proof safe: that lie ha
counted every dishonest dollar the
have in their pocket, and that DAY 9
judgment will come. These incons's
! ont Christian men will sit on the SAT
bath night in the house OF God. singing
Mt the close of the services Rock
! Ages Cleft for Me-" and then, when tn
, benediction is pronounced shut IN
, pew door. and say. as they go on
/ Good bye, religion. I'll be back ne'
E Sunday"
1 Think that the Church OF God an
4 the Sabbath are only an armory wheT
we are to get weapons. when WI
= comes, il a man wants to night TOT
= country, he does not go to Troy
4 Springfield TO do battling, but he go'
= there for swords and muskets. loo
v unon the Church of Christ and the Ss
e bath day and only the place and TIN
= where and when we are to get arm'
:. for Christian conflict; but the oattl
:. field is on Monday, Tuesday, Wedne
" day. Thursday, Friday and Saturda
,e "St Martins" and "Lenox," and 20
IS Hundred" do not amount to any TIM
,r unless they sing all the week a &c
Dt mon is useless unless we can take
h. with MS behind the pillow and the cou
IS ter The Sabbath day is worthless II
last only twenty.four hours
us There are many Christians who sa
tn eve are willing to serve God' OUT
an do not want 10 do it in these spher
he about which we are talking; ana
ng seems so insipid and monotonous
TO we had some great occasion, II we n
Iul lived in the time OF Luther II we n
we been Paul's travelling companion II
m could serve God on a great scale
IN. would do il: but we can't in this eve
Ny day life" admit that great aeai /,
we the romance and knight'errantry OF
~, have disappeared before the advai
Lrd of this pract ical age NC -,