Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-02-12

any more. Inc Cncrcn OF Jesus Christ viii
be better without them They ars the
chief obstacle 20 the chrreh's advance
neot. am speaking OF another kind CO
Christian Al the appliances for your be-
coming an earnest Christian are at your
hand. and there Is straight path for you
into the broad day light OF Gods forgive-
ness You may this moment be the bonds.
nen OF the world. and the next moment
you may be princes OF the Lord God Al
mighty.
But you need 20 be aggressive Christians.
and not IKE those persons who spend their
uves IN huSging their Christian graces and
wondering why they do not make progress.
How much robustness OF health would a
nan have ~ he hid himself IN dark closet
A great deal OF the ptcty of to-day r. too
exclusive. II hides itself. X needs more
fresh air more outdoor exercise. There
are many Christians who are giving rhcsr
entire life 20 determination.
This style OF decentralization Il n dam
age instead Of al advantage 20 their Chris
tian character. I remember when WAS .
boy used - have small piece Ia tbs
garden that called my own. and planted
corn there. and every few days I would
pull Il up 20 sac how fast Il was growing.
Now. there are great many Christian peo-
ole in this day whose self-examfDa alton mere
" amounts 70 the pulling up 81 that which
they only yesterday or TIE day bcfors
planted. on. my friends. II You want 20
have n Stalwart Christian character plant
II right out % doors IN the great Held %
D CHRISTIAN NSefrlne>&. anu though storms
nav come upon Il. and though tie hot sun
Of trial may try 70 consume &. u will
thrive until IL becomes a great tree. ia
watch the fowls % heaven may havo their
habitation. I have no patience with these
fower-pot Christians. They keep them
selves under shelter. and al their Chris
. sial experience N a snail. exclusive circle.
when they ought 20 plant it II the great
4 garden % the Lord. 50 that the whole at
noSphere could ba aromatic with rheir
H-r- HEr ID
the church Of Cod Is more strength Of
yiety.
ASSin. Il you wantto pc qualiGetto meet
t.c duties which .lts age demands % YOU.
VOC must. on the one hand. avoid reckless
. t-1nociAsm and. on the other hand not
stick TOO mucl O. things because they are
DAD. The air is fuil ~ new plans. new pro
iertS. new theories % government. new
theolocies. and am amazed 10 see how 50
many Christians want only novelty ia order
. 80 recommend thing totheir confidence,
and 20 they vacilrte aud swing % and fro.
and they are useless and thcy are unhappy.
f New Vlans-secuiar. ethical. philosophical
. iiEt1us. ciS-Atlantic frans-Atlautic onc
enough 70 make 3 lu- rea hing from the
f German universities 90 Great salt Lake
. City. Al. nv brother. 10 not ta6- hold OF
= thing merely because g L. new. Try IL by
T the sre1iitte~ 81 the Iu rEeuf Dan. Bus
ca the other hand DO not adhere 90 any
thing merely because q f. old. There H.
not single enterprise - The church q the
world box has sometime been sconet At.
+ There was q ti-rc whea men derited even
Bible societies. and when n few young men
T met In NAssac 1usetts aud organized the
arst missionary society ever organized IA
this country there went Laughter and riti-
4 cule 2u around the Christian Church.
4 All the great enterprises in aud out q,
+ the Church have AZ times been scofct AZ .
and there have been & great multitude
who have "a ought that the chariot % Gods
truth would fall TO pieces n 10 once got out
80 81. g
have no patience with anything Ike i'm
Qrovemert in church architecture or with
/ anything Ike good. hearty. earnest church
singing. and thew deriis any form % re
ligious discussion which goes down walk
Ing among everyday men. rather than thai
watch makes an excursion on rhet orica
stills Oh. a. ~ the Church OF God w0ui,
b wake up 20 an AtAptibilty % work. W.
must admit the simple fact that ia
churches OF Jesus Christ IN this day DO no
+ reach the great masses. There are fftl
thousand people Ia Edinburgh Who neve
/ hear the gospel. There ar1 one million
; people IL London who never hear th'
. I gospel
! Al. nv friends. there i work for you Z,
, 40 and for me 10 30 Ia order 20 this gran
acconplishuent. have pulpit. preacl
/ ia IT, Your pulpit j. the bank. Your pull
p CIT H. the store. Your pulpit j. tho e1itOria
s1air. Your pulpit j. the anvil Your pul
git is the house scarOldlng. Your pulpit 1
= the mechanics shop / may stand in m
= place and through cowartice or throug
. self-seeklng. may keep back tho word
Z cugtt 20 utter while you. with sleeve role
% ~ and brow -sweafed With toll, may ute
z he word that viii jar the foundations q
7 heaven with the shout OF great victory
. Oh that We might all feel that the Lord A
70 mighty Is putting upon as the hands % OF
. cinztign. I tell you. every one. 90 fort
ant preach this Gospel. YOu have a. niue
> right - preach a. / have or any man liz
ing.
s remark again that ia order 70
= qualified 20 meet your duty In this pal
= ticular age you want unbounted faith
= the triumph % The truth and the ovei
= throw o. wick@tne-s. How dare "a
Z T Christina Church ever get discouraged
J. Have we not the Lord Almighty on OF
. sides How long did II take God 70 siA
y the hosts "a Senuacherih OF burn SOdOi
q or shake down Jertchof How long vi
! II take God. when be once arises - h
strength. 20 overthrow all the forces
= + iniQgityg Between this time aud tai
> there may b long seasons OF darkness. az
3 the chariot wheels % Gods Gospel ma
= seen 20 drag heavily, but here j. z
Z ( promise and yOnder & the throne al
: when onniscience has lost its evesigl
9 and omntpotence fEils back impotel
h and jehovah s. driven from h
y th-one. then the Church Of Jesus Chrl
can afford % be despondent, but new
urtu then. Despots may plan and arni
Z 1nay mach and the Congresses OF Il
nations may seen 20 thlnk they are a
jEsting All the Affairs % the world. bat q