Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-03-15

1t IS the great coulpTeneuel 'o N"'J W
the conservation of yourself to Him
Phillips Brooks.
Christians who desire to know what
attitude they might best maintain
toward questionable amusements"
may be helped by thinking of the fol-
lowing:
l. The Christians real life mission
is to witness for Christ. This is his
highest work and should engage his
best powers.
2. Seek to do nothing on which
you cannot with confidence ask Gods
blessing.
3. Go only where you feel that
Christ can accompany you as the
nearest friend,
H. If the world" generally con-
dennis an amusement as unbecoming
to professors of religion and church
members, the safest course is to avoid
it.
5. Ask yourself often: Will this
help the unconverted or strengthen
the weak brother?
6. Ask yourself often; Will this
occasion the fall of some one watching
my example?
T. Pray definitely over the very
matters that the mind is trying to de-
eide.
8. Compare the benefits to be de-
rived, with the probable losses to self,
to the church, to associates and to
Christ and his cause.
There are no trifes in life.
Salvation is free but the gospel
costs money.
Getting by giving is heavens law
OF accumulation.
Many people think nothing can be
wrong that pays well.
He who feels no inclination to SER
vice, will never fail to find an excuse
The things undone will condemn q
good many lives more than the things
DONE
The way to grow in graceeis to work |
your spiritual muscles daily on COM
mon place duties.
HE CHRISTIAN RELIGION Unless
your religion changes you, makes you
honest in business, pious behind |
counters, temperate at dinner tables,
loyal to your country, affectlonate to
your family, neighborly in your COM
munity, conscientious at the ballot
box, patient IN affection, humble,
cheerful, hopeful everywhere and al
ways; unless it links you in brother.
hood with the poorest of Gods chill
dren; unless 1t leads you on Grrands
of mercy to novels and hospitals and
prisons, as we'll as the cushioned pews
and sacremental boards; unless you
live Christ on week days as we'll as
worship him on Sabbath days, then
we had better take a look into our
religious life and see if it will stand
the judgment of the Lord Jesus
Southern Church.
JOINING THE CHURCH MEANS SER
vICE.-In joining the church of Christ
do we desire to serve or be served?
According to our motive in this re-
gard is Christ-like or selfish will be
our degree of growth IN spiritual life
and of Christian service to those about
us.
We should join the army of the
church with higher motive than
that of our soldiers in the late war of |
the rebellion. They gave their SER
vice and their lives to keep our
country from slavery. If we are
freed from the bondage of sin, should |
we not earnestly desire to fight under
our Captain in His great campaign |
against the powers of darkness that
enslave the souls of men? Only as
we give our service and our lives for
the salvation of those about us can
we receive Gods richest blessings for
our own souls. Again think of that
wonderful verse, Now ye are the body
of Christ, and members in particular.
AS members of the church eternal,
invisible, shall de dare to doubt that
Christ may bestow more abundant
honor on those members of His body
which we think to be less honorable?
Oh, my friends, lot us learn to keep
with many light disguise the Sc
cret of self-sacrifce. Sacrifice of