The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-02
YOUNG MEN ADDRESSED.
REV. ". AsBURT CHRISTIAN CLOSES
A SERIES or TALKS 70 THE BOiS.
The Y VI. c. a. Par ora We're We'll FILLED
sunisy Afternoon to Hear The Young
Divn The Chorus Trained

,nstructive address on a Good Name
based on Proverbs xii. /, ana Maln Aif"
.. - ~,
At s.f5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon MT
Tihhitfs took charge OF the nrst iehedI sal
OF the new male chorus, when was a.
tended by quite A number OF younH No.
and during the fifteen minutes uhul ,no
meeting for young men opeheu 'l ~
library and reading room, a soou ,iiH's
,,oerel hymns were sung. These rehe"i-
sais will be held every Sunday afternoon
at the same hour. ,.
Al the 4 o'clock meeting Mr.. Tiopitts
conducted the singing. Mr. W. keslhalu
Walker played the accompaniment on '"e
riano. and Mr.. g. Burton Mouncasue OIL
the cornet Mrs. r. c. Lockermah sang
as solo "In the Secret CT HIS fre7-
ence" Rev. W. Asbury Christian lhen
delivered the last one of his series OF
four addresses selecting az ms text
col. T.. 10. THAT ye might walk worthy
Of the Lord unto an pleasing. being irult-
full I'm every good work. and increasing III
the knowledge OF God" The preacher
selected as his subject. Three Phases OF
Applied Christianity-Bus Society
Politics" lie spoke, In substance, as ioi-
lows:
This is a time when we often ma
Christianity scaudalized. and whom men
anitv only serves to amuse certain people
on Sundays 20 is only for weak-minded
people. and FOR women and children.
This is also the time when remarks may
be heard that for certain positions Chris
tan men are not wanted. or when IL Is
said OF men that they are too pious TO
be good
The question naturally arises Is Chris
tanity worth nothing and is it fraud.
or is 10 worth something. and then 10
must naturally be a stunend0us reality?
II it IS worth nothing. we OF course lose
all upon which we have based orr hopes
but IT it is worth something, then e.
deals not with our bodies. but with some
thing greater. H. is sad that oar body
changes every seven years. hut We do
not change There is something deeper;
that body Of ours falls away and decays,
but the spirit does not decay. We can
bury the body. but We cannot bury the
spirit
Christianity has 20 deal with the spirit.
and with the body only as the instrument
Of the spirit VI must therefore be OF
the greatest importance. Christianity
comes to us and demands not part
bat all that We can give. Christianity Is
not merely a beautiful sentiment. but II
is a principle as deep as life Itself. IL
is ike the sum. Without tho sun there IS
mo- color. 10 gives color 10 the whole
world. ANA so does Christianity
There are three phases of applied Chris
tiaritv- business. society. and politics
How is u2 Does Christianity have any
thing to do with business Can We di-
vorce IL from business, Not at all We
cannot look after business one day and
after Christianity another Man can do
even the lowest manual work 20 the
Glory of God. and "a Christian man IS
never lazy man. The application is that
we muse carry Christianity with us in
business. II mist Doe the silent partner
The business that cannot bear the silent
partnership of God is better dropped.
a ehrrchman once Advertised his husi-
ness that Doe would Sell his goods below
cost. but he only did so after he had just
mado HIS employees mark up the cost
price ou an goods lo per cent. The right
hand of business must have christianity
applied. otherwise IT rs sinful We have
10 thristianize business nrst before We
can become civilized When poor women
have 90 work dll day in business ana
cannot earn more than fifteen cents a
day. then that business is as far away
from God ass is the east from the west
Men work Son business and say r. is
tnoirs. wnilo in fact they are only the
Al'NHiir fliI't OF - ''''i ' i''tr''i'''f ''t7
"a rich man may go 10 bcaNen. yet his
responsibility D. 5o greatly lf'fcdeel thft
if is very hard for him 90 get there.
The aims of many men are al present 10
accumulate money and leave their iami-
lies well or. while they should first en-
deavOr to- lay up treasures iu Heaven and
gl0rify God.
Christianity should next be applied in
society. do not mean hv that the
broad term that brings all men together
hut the social term II should y. called
"a society man [ would feel a little Of
Tended ON account of the Objectionable
features we find on such q person ] be-
lieve I'm blood and what is understood
here I'm Virginia under "F. r.. w." but
only to that extent that the good blood
behind a man should push him ahead
AMI inspire him 10 good deeds Society
can only stand on merit and purity. We
have 10 have character and We can only
achieve this bv Christianizing society. TO
enter society at present il often reluires
only money and popularitv. while it
should REQUIRE character i'm men and
women as well as virtue. Let a woman
be impure and she is al once debarred
from entering society. while q man is
PRAISED for the very same thing. This is
a shame. and To- set thinss right we
have 10 revolutionlze the world.
Christianity should also be applied 10
politics. But what a cess-pool politics
often u.s. W. find iniquity i'm our political
circles. not only I'm national and state.
but also ian n-unlcipal notifies. had a
friend of mine tell me his experience al
am election here i'm Virginia. but not i'm
This civ. where he went TO the polls
and after he had voted some one held out
"a him a hottie of WHISKY the rriao Of