The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-04-23
THE HOUSE Or WORSHIP
Be Able TO Cleanse Thyself Frors All Evil
Gods Plans for Making His Chill
dren Observant Of His Wishes.
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/ Cor. 7:3I. use this world as not over
using il for the fashion OF this world
passeth away"
sThe world" what a comprehensive
expressionl What a broad sweep our
imagination must take TO bring IL all be-
fore the eye Of the mind! Our thoughts
ct once take wings and fly TO China, to
India, to the oceans that separate the
continents, the isles that gem the seas.
The great worldl How many nations and
races and l~anguagesl How many
diverse int-restsl Our text may
include all these but has refer
ence particularly TO man in his social
and moral relations. ST. Paul would
have us think especially OF what he calls
in another place "this present, evil
| world"
/. The first and most obvious remark.
The Christian is q part Of this world.
He il in il, % the vessel is in il, as the
wheat 10 among the tares. This ID Gods
plan for him. Christ prayed not that.
his disciples should be taken out OF
1.-The world but that they should be
kept from the evil. We are not 70 sep
arate ourselves from the world. We
must share the labors and sorrows OF
our fellow men as well as their joys and
successes.
Q. The Christian is to use this world.
az For his own trusst growth. Every
thing good in it Is designed TO feed HE
intellectual, and moral natures, and BY
resisting everything bad in It he 10 to be
made strong and is TO make progress az
the pedestrian steps briskiy ON by the
resistance Of the earth beneath his feet,
or as the steamer advances when its
paddles meet the resisting water. l2)
The Christian is In the world that he may
bless and help others. All his education,
talent opportunity be these great or
small are to be put at the service OF his
fellow-men. Christ came mot TO be
ministered unto but to minister land
the servant is not greater than has Lord
3. But, again, the text cautions US
against ssoverusing the world" This 10
the danger. Like Ulysses and his crew
we are apt to listen to the siren voices OF
temptation and be dashed upon the
rocks OF indulgence in sin.
The question was asked in a Sabbath
school class: Can q Christian man en-
gage in business and preserve his Chris
tian principles? Most assuredly he can
is the unanimous reply OK men who are
not only eminent as Christians but sue
~cessful in business. Says John Wanna
maker: IL have seen dishonesty or de-
ception succeed m business. took the
stand when q boy that il was not neces-
sary to lie to sell goods Says Edward
w. Box, editor OF the Ladies' Home
Journal" 1.-The most absolute honesty
is the only kind OF honesty that succeeds
in business"
Along the bank Of a river in South
America near its mouth is a spring Of
fresh water which is covered completely
by the salt water OF the ocean every time
the tide comes in. But when the tide is
out and the salt waters have uncovered
once b the little spring, immediately
it's clear fresh streamlet begins to flow
and wash away the drift and ssa weed
that have gathered around its mouth.
Likewise, il it is necessary for the Chris
tian TO be deep In business and burdened
with care, let him see to it that these
briny tides do not choke up the foun-
tains OF his spiritual life. Let these be
kept 90 full and fresh hat their outflow
from your life and conversation will
carry away the drift and rubbish of sin
and temptation which contact with the
world may have brought near.
u. n. CHURCH.
"The Eagle and Eaglet.n Deut. 80;
III, IL. Our text is a part of Moses post
humous song, which is historical, CRATE
ful, highly fgurative, and intended for
rebuke and instruction to Israel, as well
as TO magnify the mercy OF God. Text
and context refer to jacob. or Israel, not
individually, but representatively, tri-
bally; and has q wider application i o all
true believers. Gods patience Id teach
ing us ID remarkable. The multitude Of
figures, s with Christ, the parallels!
Here DO likens himself to an eogle-king
Of birds, glorious, majestic, with iercing
eye, whose habltation is In the highest
heaven-yet tender OF his offspring as
the gentlesr sparrow.
1. The @eagie stirreth up her nest"
Destroys the comfort, softneas, warmth.
The eagiet ID too content to remain i'll III
always. So God dealt with Israel. They
were becoming too content with Egypt
and Goshen, until there arose e new
king Y Egypt, winch knew not Jo-
seph.'' when they began 10 be disturbed,
ssand their cry came up unto God by
reason of their bondage Jobs com.
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