Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-05
WORD OF THE LORD
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--viz. ~Weak D.F Religion Ths tass
- fron Pruyerbs Ia. q. s.ln an thy WAYS
scknD~isdgr him
Ihrrs haa ften tendency IA an lan,ls
ard lees . 80 apart cnrs.ia DAYS. plac-s
sd occaslon< Cor especial rehlfious ~-rs-
scs. and - TANK that they dnrrasd ne
rs.in IN When rstgIon vas chiefly %
scE Nov, whils holy days and holv
places have their use. tt,cy saln never Ia
. substifsss Tor confiuu0us txerrzss Of
f.lth 4ai prayer.
In ether words. man catnof be a
good Christian on sabbath hat 10 c..n
ALinrd u be . woriiling All ais week. II
= steamer stIrt for SOUTHAMPTON and
- olse day ia that direcfioh ana The
ether sis days sail IN other airections.
hox lons bef0rr tue steamer win eet d
Southampton JUST A. soon A. the man
vih 81 % heasen who sail. Ia the Sab
befh day toward that which "a good. and
ne other ~ days q tie week sails 20
wsrd he wcrld. tho flesh ansa the devil.
lou cannot est 20 much NJ the sabbath
banquet that yOu can affort religious
Anstlpence all the rest q the week.
oESrfSE RzuD1ox AT "a }snooIc-
Genuine Fslixion i not spa<no<iic.
toes rot 80 BY ITS and sfartk. Il not an
attack 81 calls anil fevsr-n5w cold un-
IL your teeth chatter. now hot until
your bopes ache. Genuine religion
marches ca steadily. mp steep hills and
alony dangerous decllyities, It's eye ever
On tbs everlasting hills crowned with
ths castles a the ble-sed.
iWoposs. 80 far as God may help me.
a. show yoz how Ne may bring our to
hgion into ordinary life and practice il
IN common things-ysaterday. today.
tomuTrow.
and. in the first place. remark. We
oa.<ht % bring religion iato our ordinary
conversation. A dam breaks, and two
at three Villages sre submerged. a South
American earthquake swallows a city.
AMI people begin % talk about the I'M
certainty u human lfe. and in that con-
versation think they are engaging in re-
h<ioas service when there may b. no re-
ligion II all have noticed that in pro-
portion ~ Christian experience Is shal-
low Inen talI< about about funerals and
deathhcsis and hearsos and tombstones
aud epitaphs.
II . man have tho religion q the gos-
pei in its full power In his soul. he viii
talk chiefly about this world and the
eternal world and very little compare
lively about tho Insignificant pass be-
tween this and that Yet how seldom
a j. that tho religion OF Christ Is n well
come thefnci II man full Of the gospel
Of Christ goes into religious circle and
begins 81 talk about sacred things. al
The conversation i hnshed. and things
become exceedingly awkward. As on a
sannmer day. the forests fun ~ song and
chirp and carol. mighty chorus Of bird
harfn0niss. every branch an orchestra.
II a hawk appears in the sky. all thu
veices are hushed. 50 I have sometimes
seen q social circle that professe~i to b.
Christian silcnc~i BY the appearance OF
fae xrcat theme Of God and religion
Now. my friends. II We have the reli
gion 81 Christ Ia our soul. we viii talk
about it ia an exhilarant mood II IL
Inorr refreshing than tho waters. II j.
rzhser than the sunshine. Il gives
nan Us here and prepares him for ever
lasting happiness before the throne II
God. And Jet. II the theme % religion
= introduced into circle. everything
T. siiencet silcncei unless perhaps an
seed Christian man Ia The corner 81 the
roosn. feeling thar soulething ought 20 DO
said. puts enc foot over thu other and
sishs heavily and says. ''Oh. ycs; that's
So
Ny friends. the religion u Jesus Christ
4 not something 20 be groaned about.
but souething e. talk about and sing
aisouf. your FACE irradlafsd- The trouble
= that men srofss<ing the faith of the
Eazrel ara ctssn - Inconsistent that
thy are afraid their conversation win
not hsrulonizo with their hfe. We can
not Isik tho <osfel M hrs W. hive thu
g1~sfei You viii Cftsu fini man whoee
euirs hfo y fnil II Inconsistencies hll-
ins has conversation with such sxpre--
sions a.. We are miserable Sinners
The Lorsi help as The Lori bless
yea entertaining their convsrsasion
VITA such Thr1ses. which are mere can't
ing. sni caafsng h the worst kini q
hYpocrisy.
II q nan have she grace q Go-l IN his
heart acminsnt. h,A,an talk rehzion. and
n vii SEEN natural. and sasn. instead
81 bsipx repulsssi hy Is. will be sttrsetcd
~ H. t. Tea ne kbow that when two
Cariftian pe.sfie ak ~ they ought slsous
Tie thinxs % Christ AMI heaven tiod
gives stecsal attennor. and he wrltss u
al d.,wn. Nsiarhi iii -. Then Trey
fh,t fsarrt the Lori taikef ore - ne
csAsr sd tlle L.srsi hear kenssi ard hesrsl.
al b.sik q remembrance wss writ
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pEruaS ~ EYERYDAr AFrkfsa
Blt reulark sgaiii. Ne euSht - bring
slss rrhxbsu q Jesus Christ into 1ur or
'lsssasy snipleyrnerss "tlh." Yen say.
~shnf's vsry z.,,sd theory for a rlsn WHO
ns.tnaxes a iarre 1asinees. WHO has great
trse5c, who holds xrees essste-ft y a
rraspi thtnx for banksrs Al for skip-
psrs-buf IN ~ fhr-ad AMI beside store.
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xeaihcant wark - he. fnu cannos ~
psv t,snsu xrasl scsg~i prtnciple~ : Who
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