The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-06-30

crapder: another takes this because the
cars are more luxurious; another that be-
cause The speed is greater: another takes
the other hecauoe he has long been accus-
toned 10 that route, and a! the employs.
are iamiiia-. 50 ar as our engagement 20
meet is concerned il makes DO u fTerence i
we OalY get there. NOW. AZ. Que of tie
innuneraJie evangelical iooomiaatioa>:I
yCu practice i, telchinc ulthOn II some
Of their trains rnn or a broad gauge and
some or q narrow gu"-r--Tjll bring you
out at the city 81 the New Jerusalem.
II being evident thai YOU Mil b. safe IN
am Of The evangelical denominations, l
proceed 10 remark, first. tone Of the mac-
RED couple BE- 4 Christian and the other
not, the one n Christian is bouni:o so uE;-
where to a church where tisc u1c ,nve7t-d
companion is willing to 60, II fse or she
will 80 to no other. 1ou Of the conuUo.al
partnership are 4 Christian. Iou are sac
for the skies. Then il i, >cuc first duty TO
secure the eternal safety Q: yuar lifetime
associate. Is not the everlasting welfare
Of your wife 10 peni.eIt. or EoUr husband
impenitent, CT more Importance than YOUR
church relationship? L not tn. condition
OF your companion for tie next quadri!lion
OF years il n.ightier consideration To YOU
than the grat;iica ion OF >nu ecclesiastical
taste for forty or G.ty years. A man or a
woman that ToUll stop half u minute to
weigh preferences ~ 70 whether he or
IL q bSNASA ~ NtAN ShS ~
COMPANION to this Or tirt Il arch Ct de-
nomination, has Do re i-ion q hli. aud
never has lad. and I ttnr lever Will have.
You are loaded up va what ,ou suppose
to be religion. SGt Won :'r IKE CAPTAIN
F.obisher, who brought lack rom lis voY-
age Of discovery q sbir'ca1 Of what he
supposed valuable minerals. Ntt. instea! u'
being silver and god, were nothing i1ut
common stones OF ths field, to he II ri"l
out as fig Csc.ess.
Mighty Ga! l. eli Thy realm is th-1.
ne n: CT wCEar protesting rel 81 n. vi
So s:olid, SO untitled, so far gone U:tt
death that there would be a:y h, %sitarcy il
opportunity OF ca'I2t on AID ..eayeniy re-
union? IfyHr, & Christian wife, are 10 81
tenGant uccn any church, and ~youru"con
verified husband does TO. so thc-e becaust
he does not like its preacher, or its ua>i.
oritS architecture. CT its uncomfortable
crOWGinS, and gees rCt to any house o
worship, Tut would so if you wCu:d accom-
pany him somewhere else. change youl
church relut;o-s. Tax vour hvmn5ooa
home with youto-dsy. Say coodhy TO you;
friends in the neiyiborinS pe"s, and St
with him 10 any one OF u hundred chu rene;
till his soul Is saved aud he joins you in the
march to heaven. Moro important thar
that ring on the third finger OF our lcsl
han it is that you heavenly Father CON
manI tSo angel OF mercy, concerning Aoui
husband at his conversion, as ia the para
bic Of old. "Put Il ring on his hand
No letter Of moro Importance ever caTt
20 the great city of Corinth, situated OF
what was called the bridge Of the Sea-
and giisteniDg with sculpture and gated
with a style OF brass the magniacence OF
which the following ages have not been
able to successfully initiate and over.
Swallowed nv the Aero Corinthus. n fortress
OF rock 2UUU feot NIGH say no ie1rer evei
came TO that great city OF more i'm Importance
than that letter in which Paul puts the two
startling questions: "What kno west thou,
. wife, whether thou shalt save thy nus
band? Or how knowest thou. 0 man.
whether thou shalt save thy wife, TIE
deRrcst sacrifice On the part OF the one il
cheap il 1t rescue tae othor. Better so to
! the smallest, weakest, most Insignificant
church on earth and be copar.ners ia
eternal bliss than pass your earthly mem
bership in most gorgeously attractive
church while your companion stays out
side OF evangelical privilege. Bette,
have the drowning saved by II scOW or q
sloor than lot him or her go down while
you sail by in the giIdsd cabins OF a Ma
jestic or Campania.
Second remark: II both OF the married
COUPLES be Christians. but QUO Ia so natur
aMy constructed that 1t is Tn possible t.
enjoy the services OF n particular demon
nation, and the other |. not SO sectariau
or punctilious, let tho ono less particular
~ ~ ~ OenCA - ~oAy toA1tCutdE
As for myself, 1 feel as much at home in
one denomination OF evangelical Christians
as another, and / think l must have beer
born very near the limo. I like the solemn
roll OF the Episcopal liturgy. and [ like Tar
spontaneisy OF the Mothodlsts aud 1 iik'
the importance given 10 tho ordinance o
baptism by the Baptists and I like tho free
don OF tue Congregations tistx and I tik'
the government and the Sublime doctrin'
OF the Presbyterians aud I like many OF tn,
others just as much ~ xay I have tnco
toned aud I could happily live aud preAcl
and die and Oe buried tom any OF them
But others aro born with \ fixing 30 stout