Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-17

Tor the here and fhe hereafter. There
ARE differences. we admit. and SouDr de-
nominations We like better than Others.
But suppose three or four % us make
solemn agreement 70 meet each on i'm
portunt business. and one goes bv the
Nrw York Central railroad. another bv
The Erie railroad. another by the Penn
-svlvanin railroad. another by The lisl-
Smorr & Ohio railroad. One cos.~ rhis
wnN t~ca-.~s the mountains are Crand-
-. another lakes This bscauSe th. ara
are more Injurious. another that be-
car-e the speed is greater. another
takes the other because he has long
been accustomed 20 ihat route and all
the employees are familiar. 80 FAR a.
our engagement 20 meet is concerned.
is makes no difference 10 We only trt
there. Now. any one OF the irnuuiera-
bic evangelical denominations. if sou
practice its teaching. although some OF
thrir trains run on a broad gauge and
some on "a narrow gauge. viii bring you
out az The city OF New Jerusalem.
IL being evident that YOU will be safe
In any of The evangelical dcuomiua-
tlorS. ! proceed ~ remark FIRST. ~ one
OF the married couple be a Christian
and the other not. the one Christian
IS bound TO 60 anywhere 20 shurch
where the uncouvcrted companion -
willing 20 20. II be or she viii go 70
no other. You Of the couuubial f.rr-
nership arc a Christian. You are safe
for the skies. Then il is your first
duty 90 secure the eternal safety Of
your lifetime associate. lsuot the ever
lasting welfare OF your wife impcnitent
or your husband impenitent OF more
importance than your church relation
ship2 Is not the condition OF your
companion for the next quatrillion OF
years miChticr cCnsidera ZION TO YOU
than The grafilcation OF Your ecclcsi-
nsticai taste for 81 or so ycars2 man
or q woman who would stop half min
ute 10 weigh preferences as 10 whether
he or she had better 60 with The uncon-
verified companion 10 this or that church
or denomination has no religion az all.
anu never has had. and 7 fear nsrcr viii
have You are loaded up with what
you suppose 20 be religion. but YOU are
like Capt. Frobisher. who brought back
from his voyage of discovery a ship
load OF what he supposed valuable min
erals. yet, instead OF being silver aud
gold. were nothing but common stones
OF tie heid. 70 be hurled out a. finally
useless.
Mighty God. in all Thy realm is there
one man or woman professiug religion.
yet 50 stoiid. 40 unattrd. 20 far gone
unto death that there would be- any
heSitUncy in surreudcring all prefer
snccs before such an opportunity Of
salvation aud heavSnly rcunion2 II
you. 4 Christian via. are an attend
ant upon any church and your urron-
verted husband does not 80 there be-
cause be does not Ike It's preacher. o.
its music. or its architecture. or its un-
comfortable crowcing. aud GOES not 10
any house OF worship. but would 20 IL
you would accompany him somewhere
else, change your church relations.
Take your hymn book home with YOU
to-day. Say good-by 10 your friends n
the neighboring pews and go with him
10 any one of hundred churches till
his soul Is saved and he Joins YOU in the
march 20 Heaven. More important
than that ring on the third finger Of
your left hand IL is that your Heaven
ly Father command the angel OF mercy
concerning your husband at his con-
version. a. in the parable Of old: Put
q ring on his hand"
No letter OF more Importance ever
came 70 the great city OF Corinth. situ-
ated on what was called the 'Brdge Of
the Sea-" and ghstening with sculpture.
and gated with a style OF brass the mag
nifcence of which the following ayes
have not been able 10 successfully inli-
tate. and overshadowed 10y The Aero
Corinthus, q fortress OF rock 1000 feet
high say no letter ever came 90 that
great city of more importance than that
letter in which Paul puts the two
startling questions; what kpowest
thou. o wife, whether thou shalt save
thy husband2 Or how knowest thou,
o man. whether thou shalt save thy
wife2" The dearest sacrifice on the
part OF the one is cheap IL Il rescue the
other. Better 90 10 the smallest. weak
est. most Insignificant church on earth
and be cOpartners IN eternal bliss than
pass your earthly membership in most
gorgeously attractive church while
your companion stays outside of evan
gelical privilege. Better have the
drowning saved by a Scow or a sioop
than Jet him or her go down while YOU
sail by in the gilded cabins OF Ma jestic
or Campania.
Second remark: II both OF the mar
ried couple be Christians. but one is so
naturally constructed that il is impos-
siole 10 enjoy the services OF partieu-
lar denomination and the other is not