The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-18
DR.. Y0UNG's SERMON
when In Rome, Let Us Do As The Romans"
Selected as the Maxim Sunday Night.
JOUR CITIZENSHIP is IN HEAVEN. ("
This Was Selected MS tho Text for the
Fourth of His Powerful Sermons
on Populnr Mnxins-nIe Uttcrs
Some Pertinent Truths for the
Bcheft of His Congregation.

On Sunday night, at tpworth Church,
the pastor. Dr. Young. preached the
fourth sermon of the Series on popular
maXims The maxim selected on this
occasion was when in Rome, Let Us
Do rs the Romans" The text was "Our
Citizenship is In Heaven"
DR.. Young said that many are ruled
by this maxim who do not dream they
are We SO poorly know ourselves and
tread the investigation into our own
characters There are timp-serving men
III every calling In life. even In the pull
pit. The age in which we live may
he our Rome. There are age sins. as
well as sins of race and CLINE. Progress
carries with II many evfls--evlls which
nave no necessary connection with the
progress, but are like those camp-f follow
ers which have no connection with the
army and no share in the victory
we often accuse of old-fogyism the
man who withstanus the agnosticism
and loose morals Of the day. Our bust
ness or our politics may be our Rome.
me laws of trade. even those recognized
by the State. are by no lnenas all of
men, i'll harmony with the Divine
Word. and we tolerate in political life
all manner of dishonesty and trickcry
ana then warn off from the discussion
of ii the man behind the sacred desk
Society may be the Rome. Things are
tolerated and practiccd by good people
that would seem well nigh criminal did
not society issue her command. Just as
the fashion-platcs of former generations
look Supremely foolish now that Dame
Fashion has withdrawn her commcnda-
lion, so would our social customs in
many cases look black and ugly If the
glamour were removed. We change our
morals with our locality. doing away
from home or at the summer resort
what we would not do at home. We
/ nI ii lar,
make little money anu move to the
fashiona BILE quarter Of the city Our
sex may be our Rome. There is accord
Ing To modern notions. one law of mo-
! rality for men and another for women
We hear 1t said quite frequently that no
man Is or can be pure. But He who
gave the dccaluGue with It's seven com
monuments meant that II should apply
| TO all men and women crcrywhcrc
our devotion to this rule of life pro-
ceeds from our cowardice aud from our
cupidity. We are afraid TO stand alone
The boy who goes through the graveyard
whistles aloud to make out to himself
there are two of him instead OF one
/ We forget that the truly great have al
ways lived far ahead of their age and
that, by slow aud painful process las
| the rest of the world reached their posi-
ton. Then, too, we put the truth into
our business and treat il as a part of
need the people more than we need the
truth. We must have customers and
voters and friends. We are very much
like Shylock who gricved more for his
ducats than for his daughter.
There is, of course. Il respect due to
| the innocent customs and fashions of
the day. and no one should foolishly
break them. There is no credit i'm being
odd There are hard headed people thai
! go contrary to all customs and reyula-
tiuns, just because they are determined
VIXEN in Rome, never do as the Romans
/ do; they do sometimes appear to be I'M
usually fearless in their adherence to
| the truth. beca use the world is so largely
! bad, that their course does often lead
them TO apear to be pursuing the cause
of righteousness for its own sake. In
deed II is true that we may by Welding
to the innocent customs of the world
catch men. When my boy was but two
years old. he would not LEI us sing any.
of the hymns to him. when we put him
TO sleep. until we had first sung ..Old
| Uncle Ned" So il is with men. Give
| then their own song first. ana then Won
may sing your song and lift them IN Ia
Christ. Both Christ and the great apos-