The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-10-02

INTO this world hope. life and beauty.
he disturbed ecclesiastical circles,
uhrlshteousness was exposed by his
preaching and his spotless life. They
said this must stop and the plot was
laid, the savior Of men was arrested,
tried and executed. Earth and hell COM
bined to kill truth. But he arose and
sent his message Uo men, do your duty,
do not lie, cheat and steal" Gas half the
church Us to-day doing). No, preach the
word of love.
WORLD DOES NOT WANT, CHRIST.
His voice is heard in the world to-,
day, but the world to-day Is not after
Christ. 1t Is after a compromise-half
devil and semd-gcd.
There Is unrest among us to-day
The laborlng man and the capitalist
are contending for supremacy and the
end is not yet. The laborIng man is
right, too. in most Of his conclusions.
The existence Of vast aggregation of
wealth, no more proves general pros
perity than the hectic flush Of the cheek
of the consumptive proves that healthy
blood courses through his veins.
USES OF WEALTH.
Wealth is what God gives us in order
that we may make the world happier
and better. 1t is a blessing, but only
when used right.
''The world to-day demands something
better than what we have, and we are
going to have 1t. We are all living
above our means, rich or poor. What is
to-day dragging us down, Is too much
extravaganza. Some men say that so
c.aL!am will SETTLE THE II,atter. 1t will
not Arbitration Will not settle 1t. II
may suppress It, but pent fires Will ar
ter q time break forth with all the more
fury.
Mine cases out Of ten the American
judiciary Is pre1udiced against the poor
man and unless you have, money. you
cannot get justice. You say let him Sc
lect his own judiciary. But I say to
you If you clothe the laboring man In
soft garments and give him q big in
come. he Will oppress his fellowman too
Love is the only remedy. Back of all
justice there must be q heart filed with
divine love. When either the laboring
man or the capitalist is down. both need
loving help, and when the two enter into
love, then will come the great yaltera-
ton of man, and not until then. There
is. the work for the Endeavorers.
CHRISTIANITY AND POL1TTCE.
The political world of to-day spurns
i.he Son of God. 1T is a field for En-
deavorers, the effort to Christianize our
government 1 present ITO you Tonight
a theme greater than taItT or finance.
N Is an overshadowing question. The
saving of our powers to-day. IT Is ltlle
especial field of THE Christian Endeavor
movement to drive from the shadow of
tihe stars and stripes every saloon now
protected under our laws tGreat ap-
plause)
Men to-day are after greed in rihe
-lFpplI oh t,nty Or
Jesus Christ demands love, sympathy
and honesty. I was born and reared
in Virginia, and L know what 1t means
20 be Democrat and Republican in the
South but so help me God, will never
again vote for any liquor licensing
party. CJere a storm of applause and
healty ''amens" interrupted hhe
speaker)
But you say there is no hope. admit
chat from present appearances there
is very dititle. But who have been she
heroes of history? Speak, annals Of the
past! We shall succeed!
FIRST, there was slavery. then tariff
and silver. Now let us ito ,rhe fray, the
outcome Of which is the emancipation
Of men and women. 1he freedom and
happiness of cur homes.
WHAT THE WORLD WANTS.
The world wants something better
than selfishness The church is too
much a caterer TO the rioh We go after
those who do for us; not as Jesus did,
AFTER those who need our aid Oh!
the church ought to go down and reach
a helping hand ito the 1neanest, the
lowest of all Gods creatures We don't
need education, culture Or money. We
need sacrifice. We 60 to church. not
so much because we are afraid of
God, as that we are Of Mrs. G1undy.
Our lives are simply so many win
dows for 1.-THE Heavenly light to stream
Through. If we fail to dnpttate Christ
we fail TO be Christians.
The speaker then closed with an ey-
hortafic'n ITO his hearers do live, conse-
GRATED lives that they might worthiIy
bear the title Of sons and daughters OF
God, and THAT they might spread the
word and take the world for Christ.
AT the conclustt-n of the address and
after several announcements had been
made and a hymn sung, the next
speaker, the Rev. DR.. Wilbur T. Crhfts,
Of Washington city. was introduced.
DIR. CIIAFT'S ADDRESS.
This gentleman then deliveredethe FOL
lowing able address on hhe subject Of
the American Sabbath: .. e.
The 1s:h and 10Th cerILuries have
br'cug ght In a new social era, Which real
ly does not begin urItfl the middle CT
the 18th century, and but feebly even
then. The first words of THE new time
were Methodism and machinery, not a
mere alteration, for spiritual and indus
trial quickendng have often been cause
and effect. In 1873 there appeared three
distinct s1treaks Of dawn, one Of them
not unGEdNed with shadows: Cd The
completion Of James Watts Invention
of the steam engine. which was TO rev.
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