The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-23
OUR PULPITS.
Sunday, February 18Th.



REV. ". J. Smith preacoed f.um st
Matt AL. Then was Jesus led up %
The Spirit into the Wide ness TO b,
tempted o, The devil" He sail, fo'
four .toa-sa, wears tie devil tAt
nee carrying the world IS he pleas
I'd and with DO saprrior. Bat Es.s
"a, one Who had come 10 take f,ou
lin the world ani deliver II TO God
bis own good time, 40 tie dew
wished TO uuake Christ bow 10 him
- lie had INSIDE al other men
Christ was led into tie wilieroes.
ust after nls baptism, 10 have 81
:epCe and retirement Tor meditation
20 ,bink Of some way TO con,lnce
NE unoelieving people Aud To chow
his power over tie devil. The temp. 81
tions offered TO Christ by the devil
showed US tbs, Christ Sould he
tempted, and Was tempted wi,hoo,
SIN.
SO We, after our baptism, nave
our temptations, for us tie servan,
above the maste:j" When We frs,
make % our minds TO know God
and keep HE commandments," the
devil will follow US st al times and
ADD IL all place. tryinx by tepta.
lions to weaken our faith and de
termination, but let us not be over
come by the promptings Of the devil,
ont resist,as Christ did and toe devil
will leave Us to go on In the way
"Ihat leadeth 10 eterusl life.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Pastor Vann preached from Deuteron.
my s:lS:
But thou shalt remember tie Lord
thy God: for it is he that giveth thee pow
er to get wealth"
GOD AND MONEY was the theme.s
The subject, he said. tell into two parts
Ike An orange.
l. COB GIVES POWER TO MAKE MON
Ely. Whatever power we have for mon.
ey making comes from God. The mer
chant. the farmer, the lawyer, the d octor
the teacher, she mechanic, and all class
es of men who have power to make mon.
ey receive that power from God. The
power to make money by stealing and
|, ,n:, even, comes from God, but it Is III
abused power. So also the power t
make money by selling liquor comes from
God but It is power that is abused, con
t,ary TO Gods will.
Men too frequently and to generally
forget God in their business. They go te
church one hour in the week aud meet
God there and close God up in the church
when they leave and have no moro con'
verse with him until next Sunday. The
preacher is sent for to pray when we
get sick; but the merchant would be
dumb struck of the preacher, after asking
in his counting room about his success
in business. should say, LET us prey
for your business"
2. GOD MEANS FOR MEN TO RRCoG
NIZE HIM IN THEIR MONEY.
God expects men to recognize him II
their getting of money and to uc it iol
his Il ~. As a ma1 has no power tt
make money except IS it comes from
God; so man has no right to spen(
money and to use money except FOL
Gods glory. The Lord does not shake
down gold dollars into mans apron
aud t'.tn give him direction as to how h
shall spend it; but indirectly he gives
power to make money, and SO we ough
to regard God in the disbursements Q
his means, large or small.
When men take God into their bushes!
and do business by Gods standard G
wei :iitS and measures which are abso
lutely just, you need not take piece Of
calico home and wash it to see whether Q
not It will fade after the merchant ha
toll / ypu It will not. You can trust hin
when ~ does business by Gods direc
ton.
nj You need not look into the horse.
mouth to see if he has blind tooth after
the God loving horse dealer has told you
the horse is all right. You can trust tn
horse dealer who is doing business To-
the glory OF God. You can trust all VIII
do basir ess that way. And this is tn
way God would have US live.