The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-26

Now, let me turn to the New Testa-
ment. haven't got time to go along
with the old. Turn over to the second
book Of Corinthians, sixth chapter, 14th
and 18th verses: BE We not unequally
yoked together with unbelievers; for what
fellowship hath Righteousness with un-.
righteousness and what communion
hath light with darkness? And
what concord hath Christ with Beiial?
Or what part hath he that believeth with
an infidel? And what agreement hath
the temple Of God with idols? For ye are
the temple ofthe living God; as God hath
said, will dwell in them, and walk in
them; and ] will be their God,
and they shall be my peo-
pie. Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing,
and / will receive you, and will be
Father unto you, and We shall be My sons
and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty"
Now, don't know OF any portion OF
Scripture that is more ignored today
than that portion. What is the result?
You see wreck after wreck all over the
country, because people have paid no re-
gard to that law. Men who will go into
partnership with the most ungodly men
because they can make money faster. They
will 90 into lodges and clubs and
yoke themselves with the .ungodly, and
then the ungodly will vote TO do some
disreputable thing. A Christian man
went into a club some time ago. They
had about 100 members in the club, and
the question came up whether or not they
should 20 on Sabbath excursion. The
unbelieyers outvoted the Chris
tians. Every Christian man was
party to it In that club.
Wasn't heY What were they there for?
A man came to Inc in one OF these cities
and he was I'm great distress. He was a
banker and a prominent Christian man,
but he had two partners and they had
out voted him to do a very disreputable
thing. He said, "Here Is my Chris
tian character compromised" ] asked
him how long 1t was since he
had gone into partnership. He told me a
number Of years ago. said, "After you
became Christian you took those men
into partnership with your" He said,
ayes, had to do that in order to make
money" He said he was going to do good
with the money. told him he
had tied himself with two
ungodly men and he was going
to suffer. And he did suffer. Today his
testimony Is gone and his influence has
all been swept away, because he was yoked
with two goddess men. Now, ] am going
to come a little nearer home. Some men
went into Free Masonry, and they voted
because there were Jews i'm the lodge
that they wouldn't have the
New Testament. That is nice
place for Christian men TO be in!
They wouldn't have the New Testament
because they wanted the Jews. Now,
will come still nearer home. | know you
will get angry, some OF you, but never
mind. Don't get up and go out. Just
stick TO IL and let me have
O chance at you. :" BE not unequal
iy yoked together with unbelievers."
You let Protestant marry a Catholic, and
see II there isn't untold agony. How
many wretched families there are here in
Providence, just because that law has been
disregarded IL you speak TO them about
Il, they say, IL will marry whom please"
OF course, hut bear i'm mind that you will
suffer. No Cody woman has ever mar
ried an ungodly man that hasn't suffered
untold agony. "Be not unequally yoked
with undclievers.
NV dear friends, what we want is 10
draw a line between the church and the
world. IL you want real peace and rest to
your soul, Just keep separate from the
world. remember when ] was boy up
I'm Northhcld, right near the old
red school house there was an
apple tree that bor' the earliest apples OF
any tree in town. They had law in that