The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-06
MAKES II HOT FOR THEM
RALEIGH'S BIG BUGS ND
ATIANTA'S BIG 400"
The" SWELL ROAD VS.. TIE SOLID ROAD
The Power # love in Every Day Life More
Money for 'obacco than for Miss ons--
Are We Becoming a Naion
Of Greedy Hogs?

Of Greedy Hogs?
Another great crowd of people heard
Rev. Len. G.. Broughton 1T the Baptist
Tabernacle last night. Even people who
came Il quarter of IN hour before time
for the services to begin found difficulty
in getting i seat i'll the church.
The Sunday school room rs we'll as
the church was filed With people.
Tor she loved much,' was the text.
But he spoke not 50 much from
this passage Of Scripture AZ from the
incident Of the woman who washed
Christ's feet with tears and then broke
a box of ointment an annointed them.
This is Il remarkable incident i'll the
life of our Lord he said. In the first
place it is remarkable that Christ should
have been invited into 4 Pharisee'S
house. The Pharisee IS Il separalist. an
exclusive sort of person, narroW-mlnded
and cold. He recognizes only those who
belong to his little set. wear his badge
and think as he thinks.
And all tie pharisees did not die with
those who lived in the days Of Jesus.
They are on earth now. For instance,
YOU have our social PhariSee-people
who turn up their noses when they get
with other people than the little gang
with whom they have been running. IN
Atlanta We call them the Big 400" III
Raleigh We used to call 'cm the Big
Bugs Every little community has Il
little gang that calls itself the Best So
cicty.'
They are here in Raleigh. Somebody
has beeu pointing them out to me. Swell
fellows. they are. people tell me. |
know all about them, though. They pass
me on the street and they swell and swell
and that's all they can Go. They've
chosen the swell road rather than the
solid road; and some day this swell bust
ness is going to bust.
Society is splitting even the church to
pieces. The factions are forever at war.
1t is :: remarkable incident that Christ
should nave gone into the pharisca's
house. even when invited. IT teaches
that Jesus is ready and willing to enter
any open door. There is no home to-
night 50 loWly that the Savior is not
willing to enter and bless those within.
No man has ever come TO Jesus that he
did not find in him Il friend to help.
The fact that Jesus always enters an
open door IS the greatest encouragement
to lis in personal work.
1T Was strange that such Il woman
should come to Christ. Her manner also
was strange. ThiS woman was no COM
mon character. no harlot. as is generally
supposed. She was Il woman in high
life: Il woman of education and refine
mCnt. AlabaSt6r boxes were not owned
by poor people. They were priced by peo-
pie of those days as YOU prize Il diamond
ring.
But they said she was Il sinner. The
Iharisee said SO because she did not be
long TO his crowd. Christ said so be
cause she had not awaited herself of his
atoniNg blood. | tell YOU. mother. YOU
may have Il daughter ever 50 lovely and
refined and highly accomplished. but if
she has not believed in the meek and
loWly Jesus she is lost. lost forever.
"lnhcllef IS the greatest sin. 1t was
unhelief that prosecuted Christ when on
earth; it was unbelief that took him to
PLATE: it was unbelief that hung hin,
on the cross it was unbelicf that pierced
his side with that spear. and it was I'M
belief that placed those soldiers at his
tomb.
when the PhariScp saw that woman
he was disturbed: and DO ~you know I
think the trouble with that old rascal
was that he was afraid Christ would
think that woman was some Of his kin
folk: There are many Pharisees like
I'M! III tllIS ItSlpCI To-Day. 100.
There is wanting IN the world to-day
the spirit of brotherly love. We are
fast becoming a nation Of greedy hogs.
cloSe-fsted and lacking in liberaIity. l
q doubt that there is more money
spent by the Baptists Of North Caro-
INA III a year for tobacco than they give
Ill two or perhaps five years for mis-
sionS.
Why is it YOU do so little for the
church? You don't love much. Why
don't YOU go to Sunday school? You
don t love much. No. YOU take Il paper
and cigar and put your feet on the
mantle-piece and enjoy yourself, letting
the Sunday school take care Of itself.
And YOU. mother. YOU must clean up
everything. Make all the beds and touch
all with Il wet rag. Yes. YOU make SUN
day Il general clGaning-uD day for the
reason that YOU don't love much.
What IS it love won't make a man or
woman do 1t is the one star in life
that never wrinkles. What is it love
won't do: Do YOU see that man stag
garlng up to his cottage door? And You
see him fall. and the wife comes out and
raises him tendorly and takes him in and
cares for him. He curses even the hand
that attends to his wants. but she falters
not. As we stand and look we wonder
that she stands the brutal treatment of
the vlllianous wretch. But he's not your
husband. You've never stood by the
alter and heard his VOWS and given
yours. You've never listened to his
sweet words Of wooing. You've never
loved him. She loves much-and that's
the key
Tha preacher paid a beautiful tribute
to 4 mothers love.
But greater love than this is the love
Of Chris wlo gave himself for us"
RlcheS sometimes fly aH,v frn1n 1hn