The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-04-19

All students of logic have proved to
their entire satisfaction that man Is
mortal-indeed it scarcely needs proof.
There are two sides To every que pn
i, another SAVING almost rs Cd ;t.I
almost as true. The other side to H.
question, while by 40 means deuylAG
the first proposition, is capable of prof.,
at least by analOgy-that man i ~
mortal. That spirit OF immortality III
man must show itself iii all men or
else the spirit is less than the body:
for the bodies of men are vi>ih', ani
active. The manifestation ii H.
spirit whatever the condition IL ;ir
man as to education or enVlI":.trir!.t
is his religion. If this be true then
every man is religious, and Ii" l. eX-
allied or base rs he recognizes this truth
and his relation to it. Some mcn carry
rabbit foot i'll their pockets that they
may walk with impunity through the
graveyards of this life and keep out of
the tombs. Some jealousy guard their
buckeyes to keep off physical calamity.
Some look at the new moon with IN
obstructed view. that no bad luck NAV
come. Some carefully pick up Il pin
because it brings good luck. Some
begin work only on certain days, be-
lieying in the dOggerel-Mondav for
health, Tuesday for wealth and We'd
nesday the best day of Thursday
for losses, Friday for crosses and Sat
urday no luck at all. Some believe
there is one God and Mahomct is his
prOphet-Othcrs still fear all the stars
and thousand other things. until
humanity from first to last. high and
low, old and young. by this cringing
fear OF something unseen and unknown.
bear testimony to something outside
and eXtraneOus. All beliefs, super sti-
tons, fears whether Christian or Pagan,
Monotheism or BUDDHISM
ism or Brahmanlsm, all Join in this
testimony-that man is subject to
something above him. The direction
of this feeling or the object to which
this feeling Is directed. constitutes
mans religion. If man believe in
nothing but what he sees, and does
Pantheist and is tortured by fear of
all things.
y mans faith makes his religion.
But some believe i'll Christ and trust
i'll His atOnement for salvatiOn-and
these again are divided into two classes.
One class derive their word religion
from the noun reliqiO-and it is a sem
timent-a thing Of feeling at most or
that which consists chiefly in ritualistic
riyes its fundamental word from the
verb relegdre-and the difference in
these classes Is no greater than would
naturally follow from the deriyative
words. One has a name for its ulti-
matum-hence sentiment and ritualism
the other is a thing of life and activ-
lty. One Is from name that is dead
the other from a living word. averbum.
akin to the Eternal Logos. which was
i'll the beginning. which was with God
and which was God. With this view
how plain the differentiation. One
mans religion as it affects humanity
IN trouble is to pity-the others to
help. Dhc Will pray for the heathen-
the other pays his money for their con-
version. one has his children to at
tend church-the other trains them up
in the way they should 90. One de-
spises the whiskey evil-the other votes
against ii. One asks what is the best
policy-the burning question with the
other is-what is my right and my
duty: One rejoices with those who do
rejolce-the other weepS with those
who weep. One is Il Christian with
the church and wording with the
world and peryerts the scriptures to
suit his condition and wants to be all
things to all men'-the other stems
the tide OF public opinion and leads
in Christian activity and Christian
effort. In short one holds an opinion
the other is bound fast to something
outside OF himself that keeps him back
from the evil and presses him on in the
ways of right. One vainly tries to keep
the moral law aud gladly does penance
for his omisslons-the other filled
with living principle within him fills
his life with practical help to humanity.
and has eternal life. One is in dark
ness and dread and can not know what
disposition the Lord will make of him