The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-01-05
CHURCH COLUMN.

has very kindly rendered two columns VI
b;s noner 10 be used by the Christian
people of the different denominations o.
b. Vaught for the present will act as
editor of these columns, and, therefore,
will be responsible for the matter contain
ed in them. All Christian workers Ih
the bounds of the papers circulation are
cordially invited to write for these
columns. Let your communications NC
brief and to the point. Nothing OF
controversial nature will be printed, but
only that which tends to the promotion oil
piety, morality, temperance and good
government will be given space to-
We hope to make this "corner" in the
Posi- a success; but to do so we must nave
the cooperation of all the preachers ana
Christian people.
We have no apology to offer for TINS
issue, but wish only to say that we have
been forced to get it up hurriedly.
This is the time for the turning OF new
leaves.
Many people, by their daily lives give
the lie to their Sunday profession.
The ignorance of Gods word is appaui-
ing among those who make great preten-
tions to intellectually.
No man is truly great who has not the
elements of Christianity as the basis OF
his character.
Morality is the conformity Of the act to
Gods will as applied to Gods law, and
mans duty to mantle violation OF either
makes man immoral.
We do not appreciate rs we should tue
Institution of the home. The husband
and wife both must be scrupulously faith
full to each other. The man who demands
of his wife absolute fidelity, and at the
same time is unfaithful to her himself Is
not only low aud mean, but sinks infinitely
below the common harlot, who is open
with her character, and is not guilty OF
hypocracy.
Men and women who absent themselves
from church service most are generally
the biggest critics and are the poorest in
personal piety.
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That we may enjoy the services OF Gods
House and obtain the promised blessing,
we should be punctual, constant and pre-
pared. We owe these requisites to God
not to man. Irreverence is one OF the
prevailing sins of the day and in no way
Is it mere manifested than in the habtuai
hardness, the lack Of constancy, the neg
ligence of preparation, which so many
Christians exhibit in the worship of the
Lord their God. PR.
To be Christian costs. Do not let us
forget this. II calls for self denial. 1t
calls for the use Of our time, our talents
aud energy in ministeriKg to others, but
then II pays, Life is so much larger and
fuller aud sweeter TO one who in the
Spirit Of Jesus makes the world brighter
and tetter. In the year that is before us
let US not only count the cost, but reckon
upon the rich results which shall accrue
TO ia II we allow ourselves TO become the
exponents of Him who went about doing
good. p r.
An officer of the law, who is himself
aw-breaker, should be spurned and ostra-
clsed by The public, as much as the min
later Of The gospel, whose Inconsistency
amounts to open criminslity. The public
should be consistent. What must be the
moral condition of the public, whore it
tclerates open profanity, drunkenness,
adultery, and Sabbath-breaking in those
who hare been sworn to see to IT that the
very Laws, which they break, should be
kept,
We rejoice 10 report to the public. that
there Il not licensed saloon in Wise
counfy, also that Ia the last few months