Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-22

Again. inordinate fashion Is the foe of all
Christian almsgiving. Men and women put
so much in personal display that they often
nave nothing for God and the cause of suf-
fer nS humanity. A Christian mn crackin :,
his Ptlais Royal glove across the back by
shutting up his han to hiiethe cent he puts
into the poorbox. A Christian woman, at
the story OF the Hottentots, crying COZ Gus
tears into s25 handkerchief and then Civ
ing two cent piece to the collection, thrust
ins y under bills so people will not know but
It was $40 goldpiece. One hundred dol
lars ior incense to fashion two cents for
God. God gives us ninety cents out ofevery
dollar. The other ten cents by command Of
His Bible belong to Him. Is not God liberal
according to His tithine system laid down
In the Old Testament? Is not God liberal in
giving us ninety cents out OF dollar when
He takes but ten? We do not like that. We
want to have nlnety-nine cents for ourselves
and one for God.
Now, l would great deal rather steal ten
vents from you than from God. think one
Nc In worldly accumulation faster be-
.ause they do not observe this divine rule.
God says, swell. II that man Is not satisfied
with ninety cents of a dollar, then 1 will
AXE the whole dollar, and will give it to
:he man or woman who is honest with Me-"
Fhe greatest obstacle to charity in the Chris
ian church to-day is the fact that men ex
pend so much money on their table, and wo-
men SO much on their dress. they have got
nothing lett for the work OF God and the
worlds bstterment. In my first settlement
It Bellevllle, N. j.. the cause o. missions
vas being presented one ibbath. and plea
for the charity o. the people Was being made,
when an old Christian man in the audience
lost his balance and said right out In the
midst Of tho sermon, "Mr. T4lmage, how are
We to give literally TO those grand and glori-
ous causes when our families dress as they
1oy" 1 cid not answer that question. 1t
WAS the ONLY ti;no III my life wlen l hal
nothing to say.
Again, inor,hna'e fashion IL distraction to
public worship. You know very well there
are good many people who come to church
inst as they go to the races-.o see who will
come out first. What n flutter 1t makes in
church when some wOnIn with eytraorli-
nary display OF fashion zones In ''What n
love OF = tounet says one. "Waat per-
feet fright T. says SOD. For the most merci-
less critics in the world are fashion critics
Men and women with souls TO be save pass
ing the hour in wondering wh,re that man
got mis- cravut or what store that woman
patron.z
In many of our churches the preliminary
exercises are taken up with the discussion
OF warirobes. 1t is pltisble. Is it not Won
deriul that the Lori does not strike the
meeting houses with iShtninH3 What DIS
traction o; pu blic worshipi Dying men and
and women, whose bodies SCs soon to be
turned into dust, yet before three worlds
strutting ike pea-ocks, the awful question
of the .oui's destiny submerged by the ques-
ton OF navy blue v,.vet and long fan train
skirt. long enoug 10 drag up the church
aisle, the hu.a.ni's stora. Office shop, fac
tory. fortune ani the admiration OF half the
people in the building! Men AMI women
come late TO church TO show their clothes
People sitting down in pew or taking up n
hymnuoos, all absorbed at the same time in
person,l array, to sing:
RI.e mr. .nnl aud .tr.t.,h thy Hlnc