The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-09-06

did by Simon when he dragged Genne-
saret. Are you drawer Of water?--
He will be with you as at the well-curb,
when talking with the Samaritan
woman. Are you custom house Off
cer?-Christ will call you as He did
Matthew at the receipt Of custom. The
man who has only a days wages in his
pocket as certainly needs religion as
he who rattles the keys Of bank and
could abscond with hundred thou
sand dollars. And yet there are men
who profess the religion Of Jesus Christ
who do not bring the religion OF the
gospel into their ordinary occupations
and employments. There are In
churches Of this day men who seem very
devout on the Sabbath who are far
from that during the week. A country
merchant arrives in this city, and he
goes into the store to buy goods OF a
man who processes religion, but has no
grace in his heart. The country mer-
chant is swindled. He is too exhausted
to go home that week; he tarries in
town. On Sabbath he goes TO some
church for consolation, AMI what is his
amazement to find that the man who
carries around the poor box Is the very
one who swindled him. But never
mind-the deacon has his black coat
on now, and looks solemn, and goes
home talking about that blessed SER
monl Christians on Sunday. World
lings during the week.
That man does not realize that God
knows every dishonest dollar he has in
his pocket. that God is looking right
through the iron walls of his money
safe, and that the day of judgment is
coming, and that 'as the partridge sit
teth on eggs and hatcheth them not,
so he that getteth riches, and not by
right, shall leave them in the midst OF
his days, and at his end shall be n
fool" But how many there are who
do not bring the religion of Christ into
their everyday occupation. They
think religion is for Sundays
Suppose you were to go out to fight
for your country in some great contest,
would you go to do the battling at
Troy or at Springfield? No, you would
go there to get your swords and mus
kets. Then you would go out in the
face Of the enemy and contend for your
country. Now, take the Sabbath day
and the church to be only the armory
where we are to get equipped for the
great battle of life, and that battle
field Is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Antioch" and "St Martins" and
"0ld Hundred" are not worth much il
we do not sing all the week. A sermon
is Of little account II we cannot carry
it behind the counter and behind the
plow. The Sabbath day is of no value
II it lasts only twenty-four hours.
"ohr' says some one, 'if / had great
sphere would do that; If could have
lived in the time of Martin LutheN II
could have been Paurs travelling com.
panion, IL had some great and re-
sounding work TO do-then should
put into application all that yeu say"
| must admit that the romance and
knight errantry have gone out Of life.
There is but very little left in the
world. The temples of Rouen have
been changed into smithies; the classic
mansion Mt Ashland has been cut up
into walking sticks; the muses. have re-
treated before the emigrants AK and
the trapper's gun, and Vermonter
might go over the Allegheny and Rocky
mountains and see neither an Dread
nor Sylph. The groves where the
gods used to dwell have been cut up for
firewood, and the man who is looking
for great spheres and great scenes for
action will not find them. And yet
there are Alps TO scale and there are
Hellesponts TO swim, and they are in
common life. II is absurd for you 10
say that you would serve God II you
had great sphere. II fyou do notse
Him on a small scale, you would not on
large scale. II you cannot stand the
bite OF a midge, how could you endure
the breath Of basilisk2
Our national government does not
think II belittling to put tax on
buckles and a tax on shoes. The indi.
vidual taxes do not amount to much,
but in the aggregate TO millions and
millions Of dollars. And would have
you, o Christian man, put high tariff
on every annoyance and vexation that
comes through your soul. This might
not amount to much, in single case,
but in the aggregate it would be a
great revenue Of spiritual strength and
satisfaction. A bee can suck honey
even out of nettle; and II you have
the grace of God In your heart you can
get sweetness out Of that which would
otherwise irritate and annoy. A re-
turned missionary told me that com
pany Of adventurers, rowing up the
Ganges, were stung TO death by flies
that infested that region at certain
seasons. / have seen the earth
strewn with the carcasses of men slain
by insect annoyances. The only way
to get prepared for the great troubles
Of life Is to conquer these small troubles
Suppose soldier should say 'Thii
Is only sldrmish, and there are only
= few enemies--I won't load my gun,
wait until can get into some great
general engagement" That man is Z
coward, and would be coward in any
sphere. II man does not serve his
country In slxirmish, he will not In q
Waterloo. And II you are not faithful
going out against the single-handed
misfortunes Of this life, you would moi
be faithful when great disasters with
their laundering artillery came rolling
down over the soul.
This brings me TO another point We
ought TO bring the religion Of Jesui
Christ into all our trials. II we have O