The Newtown bee., 1899-12-15

into the life that is to come, This dis,in.
cEion between sacred and secular affairs
10 an evil. Human life ia all its associa-
lions Is sacred. AS the poet says:
IA sacred burden is the life ye bear,
LOOK on 1t, LIT it, bear it solemnly.
o1aho vi ana walk beneath it steadfastly,
| falI not for sorrow, tai ter not for sin.
But onward. upward, till the goal We wtn.u
Christianity is universal in its annl;ca.
tlon' In the Individual life it must mean
as mas already been quoted, that ubusj.
ness is Christianity and Christianity Is
business" This should be food for
thought to the Christian citizen. The
CHRISTIAN CITIZEN Is A REPRESENTATIVE
OF JESUS CHRIST
IN business, in political affairs, and in so-
ciety. Remember that goodness Ia nro.
hGaoie unto all things" Dear brethren
are you worthily representing YOUR Mas
ter wherever you 60 and in whatever
you are engaged? To do this ia vour
business as Christian.
Temptations TO wrong deeds and WRONG
practices are strong and numerous Int
the chief danger to the earnest Christian
often lies in temptations to negligence.
olns OF omission are often as grieyous az
SINS OF commission. Christ gave his bless
ing to those who had ministered to others
In his name, but his curse rested unon
tnose VINO had done it not. The sin of
the latter class was the sin of omission
LII the tender OF railroad draw bridge
opens the draw and emits to set tho
warning signal for the approaching train.
nls omission is as fatal to human life az
though he had deliberately switched tho
Tram OH an embankment. II an indiyid
uaI allows another to commit murder
when he can prevent it, shall he he held
gu'l6iessF a man is morally responsible
for evil done according to his power to
prevent that evil. AS we read in ,Ismes
''Therefore to him that knowetb IN ao
good, and doeth it not, to him it ia SIM
What, then, shall we say of the Christian
ci izen who has power to fight the liouor
traffic, immortality, municipal and Or litt.
cal corruption, but does it notP What
shall we say OF the Christian citizen who
fails to combat these and other evils Is
ne guiitless? Nay; he is guilty to the
extent Of his negligence. Is he
VINO knowingly withholds power for
good less guilty than he who knowingly
exerts power for evil? Surely there is
guilt on both sides.
The Christian citizen, then. should vote
as Christian citizen. He should vote
for the overthrow of unrighteousness and
Tor the building up of the town, state.
and nation in righteousness and sood
government. The powers or evil are
never idle. The devils9oes about az a |
roaring lion seeking whom he may de-
YOUR. Who is to fight this demon? The |
Christian citizen. What shall we saw |
tnen, or the Individual who withholds his |
vote when there Is so much need of the
righteous mans vote? Is he faithful /
steward? He reminds us of the servant
VINO had but one talent and hid it In a
napkin. Do you say that your vote will
make no difsrence2 Remember that the
servant reasoned that he had but one
talent, while the others had two, five.
and ten talents. But the that is faithful
In that which is least la faithful in much
and he chat is unjust in the least is unjust
also In much"
LF THE POWERS OF DARKNESS ARE To pr
OVERCOME,
he people Of light must fight them. Tf
corruption in government, politics and
Iociety is to be overcome, the Christian
citizen must do his duty. 1t ia unneces-
'ary TO say that the citizen who sells his
zoe, or buys another mans vote. or an.
era into politics for mere self gratjfiea.
ion, Ia corrupting that which he should
'ievate, and is in sense, betraying his
rust. The Christian citizen should seek |
ne highest good OF his fellow men.
'nrisfian principles should characterize
very phase OF the Christians life, This
not fond theory OF oar own, il in the
eaching Of the New Testament. The
Velfaro OF our fellowmen and glory OF
Tod must be sought In everything. This !
las the spirit Of our forefathars, who In.
situted Thanksgiving day. sWhetber
aersfore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever
90, do all TO the glory of God.n s.For
oddly exercise proflteth little; but god
ness is profitable unto ali things, having
romise OF the life that now il. and Of 4
lat which is TO Gomez q
The glory Of this life IL that Ii preparea
: more glorious life to come. Let us. .
On, % children % God, make the moss :
81 Our opportunities and privileges
|fh Thankful hearts. Let I'D b true d n
Z trust, faithful ~ Che and,