The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-07-24

ehurch-going can not save him. &c
will expose him just as thoroughly ,
though He branded upon his forehea
the word "Pypocrite." He may thin
he has been successful in the decel
ton, but at the most unfortunate m,
ment the sheep will bleat and the oxe
will below.
One of the cruel bishops of olde
time was going to excomm unicate on
OF the martyrs, and he began in tn
usual form-'In the name of Goo
amen" Stop says the martyr
don't say in the name of Godv" We
how many outrages are practiced un
der the garb of religion and sanctity
When, in synods and conferences, min
listers Of the Gospel are about to sa,
something unbrotherly and unkin'
about a member, they almost Away
begin by being tremendously pious
the venom of their assault correspond
ing to the heavenly flavor of the pre-
lude. Standing there, you would thinl
they were ready to go right up int
glory, and that nothing kept them
down but the weight of their boots and
overcoat, when suddenly the sheer
bleat and the oxen below.
oh, my dear friends, let us cultivate
| simplicity of Christian character. Jesus
Christ said: "Unless you become as
this little child, you can not enter the
kingdom Of God" We may play hypo-
critic successfully now, but the Lord
God will after awhile expose our true
n "A ran L. he ~;
dent mentioned in the history of OF
tacas, who was asked to kneel in the
presence Of Randolphus l.; and when
before him he refused to do it, but
after awhile he agreed to come in
private when there was nobody in the
kings tent, and then he would kneel
down before him and worship; but the
servants OF the king had arranged it so
that by drawing cord the tent would
suddenly drop. Ottacas after awhile
came in, and supposing he was in en-
tire privacy, knelt before Randolphus.
The servants pulled the cord, the tent
dropped. and two armies surrounding
looked down on Ottacas kneeling be-
fore Randolphus. II we are really
kneeling to the world while we profess
TO be lowly subjects of Jesus Christ,
the tent has already dropped, and all
the hosts OF Heaven are gazing upon
our hypocrisy. Gods universe is a |
very public place, and you can not hide
in it.
Going out into q world of delusion
md sham, pretend to be no more than
'ou really are. If you have the grace
If God, profess it; profess no more than
,ou have. But want the world to
inow that where there is one hypo-
rite in the church there are 500 out
ide OF it, for the reason that the field
5 larger. There are men in all cir
les who will bow before you,
nd who are obsequious in your pres
nee and talk fatteringly, but who
III the while in your conversation
re digging for bait and angling for
In your presence they
nply that they are everything friend
y, but after awhile you find they have
he ferceness of catamout, the sly
ess of 4 snake, and the spite of a
evil. God will expose such. The gun
hey load will burst in their own teeth;
ne lies they tell will break their own
seth; and at the very moment they
link they have been successful in de-
Giving you and the world, the sheep
ill bleat and the oxen will below.
learn further from this ubject how
atural it is to try to put off our sins on
ther people. Saul was charged with
sobeying God. The man says it was
ot he; he did not save the sheep; the
my did it-trying to throw 1t off on
lc shoulders Of other people. Human
ature is the same in all ages. Adam, {
'nfronted with his sin, said: 1.-THE ,
oman tempted me, and l did eat" ,
nd the woman charged 1T upon the {
rpent; and il the serpent could have
'olsen, it would have charged it upon {
lie devil. l suppose that the real state
the case was that Eve was eating 9
le apple and that Adam saw it, and I
,gged and coaxed until he got piece {
1T. l suppose that Adam was just q
much to blame as Eve was You I
n not throw off the responsibility of q
~ sin upon the shoulders of other S
,ople. I
Here is young man who says: 81 ,
low l am doing wrong, but 1 have :
1T had any chance. l had a father
no despised God, and mother who 9
as disciple of Goddess fashion. / !
n not to blame for my sins-it is my !
'inging up" All no! that young man !
Is been out in the world long enough .
see what is right and to see what is
rong, and in the great'day of eterni-
he can not throw his sins upon his
Their or mother, but will have to
and for himself and answer before
I'd. You have had conscience, you :
I've had Bible, and the influence of )
g Holy Spirit. Stand for yourself or g
ii for yourself.
Here is business man. He says:
know l don't do exactly right in !
ade, but all the dry goods men do it,
ID all the hardware men do this, and =
am not responsible" You can not =
row off your sin upon the shoulders
other merchants. God will hold =
u responsible for what you do, and =
EN- responsible for what they do. :
ant to quote one passage from Scrip !
re for you'll think in the Proverbs:
4 thou be wise, thou shalt be wise :.