Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-05

OILY . 11y's N1@rs N hls FNacket - crr-
t4iniy nseds rslsioh - hs who rsffle<
ths kays a : b4nk and ooald ah.osnd
with hnndrst thooz4nd hard dolssrs.
Ani ysf there s<s men ~ho profess ths
rslision q Jesas Chzisf Who DO not hriag
ne rslisson II TIE gospel inf0 tkeir orsii.
nary occupations and employmsnfA
There are In the ehnFches Of this dag
men wh0 sesn4 very desoat on the Sab
hath who ara far from that during The
week A country MERCHANT arrives ia
tbs city. and be gees into the store 70
bay goods u = nAn Who professes reli-
gion. bnt has no grace IA his heart The
country lnsrchaat i s~insllssi. lie h 100
exhausted ~ 80 h0uas thai week: he tar
ries IN town. On sabbath he goes 10
souls church Tor consolafion. and shat
i hls amAzement 70 ind that the nan
wfo carries aroand the poor boz u the
VERY one who swindled him. BUT naver
mind Tho deacon ha< hls black coat on
nov ard looks solsInn and goes home
taking about thai blessed serinoni Cars
tssns on SUNDAY. Workings during the
week.
GOD sxEs SMALL SINS.
That man docs not realize that God
knows every dishonest dollar he has Ia
bis pocket. that 0ci Il looking right
through the iron wall Of his money safe,
'nnd that the day q judgment Is coming.
aud thai ''as the partridge sittsth On
eggs and hateheth them not. 30 he that
getfsth riches and not by right shall
leave thsm In the midst Of his days. and
az has end shall be . fool" But how
many there are who do not bring the
religion Of Christ into their everyday
occupation. They think religion Is Tor
Sundays.
Suppose you were 90 go out 10 fight
for your country IN SONS great contest,
would you 20 u do the battling At Troy
q At Springfield; No. you would go
there 10 get your swords and muskets.
Then you would 20 ont In the face Of tho
enemy aud contend for your country.
Now. take the sabbath day and tho
church TO be only the armory where We
are to get equipped for the great battle
of life. and that battlefield is Monday,
Tuesday. wednesday. Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday. Antioch" and st.
Martins" and "Old Hundred- are not
worth much IL we do not sing all the
week. A sermon is Of little account IL
We cannot carry IL behind the counter
aud behind the plow. The Sabbath day
h Of no value il il last only "a hours.
'@Oh." says some one. IF / had great
sphere. Iwould do that If could have
lived Tn the time OF Martin Luther, If
could have been Paul's travelling COM
panion. If had some great and rcsound-
Ing work 10 do. then should put into
application al that you say" must
admit that the romance and knight err
rantry have gone out of life. There Is
but very little Of it left In the world.
The temples II Rouen have been changed
into smithies- The classic mansion at
Ashland has been cut mp into walking
sticks. The muses. have reiterated be.
fore the emigrant's az and the trapper's
gun. and verinonter might go over the
Allegheny and the Rocky mountains and
see neither an Dread nor Sylph.
The groves where the gods used TO
dwell have been cut mp for irewood. and
the man who Is looking for great spheres
and great scenes for action win not find
them. And vet there are Alps to scale,
and there ara Hellesponts 10 swim. aud
they are In common life. IL Is absurd
for you 60 say that you would serve God
II you had great sphere. nyou do not
serve him ON a small scale. you would
not on n large scale. II yos cannot
stand the bite Of nudge. how could you
endure the breath Of basillsk7
ATARifF on AxSoyANcEs.
Our national government does not
thing il beliftling 20 put tax on pins
and tar on buckles and a tax on shoes.
The individual taxes do not amount to
much. bat in the aggregate TO millions
and millions Of dollars. And would
have you, on, Christian man. put high
tariff on every annoyance and vexstion
that comes through your soul. This
might not amount 10 much in single
cases. but In the aggregate IL would Be a
great revenue Of spiritual strength and
satisfaction.
A bee can suck honey even out Of =
nsttle. and II you-have the grace Of God
In yDur heart yOu can get sweetness out
Of that which would otherwise irritate
and annoy. A returned missionary told
me that company Of adventures row
ing mp the Csanges were stung 10 death
by sies that tnfest that region NJ certain
seasons / have seen DE earth strewn
with the carcasses ~ men slain by insect
annoyances. The only way 10 get pre-
pared Tor the great troubles Of life Is to
conquer these small troubles.
sappose = soldier shouid say. This il
only slirrni-h. and there are only q
few cnemies--I won't load my gun: wait
until get into some great general en-
gagement- That man Is coward and
would b. coward In any sphere. II
man does not serve his country tn a
skirfnixh. h. will not in Waterloo. And
IL yon are not faithful going out against
the single handed mi-fortunes Of this
lire Yen would not be faithful when
great DISASTERS with their laundering ar
tiliery came rolling down over the soul.
This brings me - another point. We
oaxAt - bring thu religion a Jesns
Christ int al cor trials. n w have =
bereavement. Il Ne 1aes our fortune. u
some greet trouble blast like the tenn
psst. theu we 80 % God for comfort. hnt
yesterday IN the httia annoysnces Of
ysur store - office - shop or factory or
bsukinx house IA yon 20 70 God for