The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-28
WHAT DOES JESUS
THINK OF ME
TRUE STANDARD OF WORTH
SAYS REV. 7. F. ARCHIBALD.

The Newly Ordained Clergyman De-
livers Two Sermons Yesterday,
Speaking in the Second Presby-
terian Church at Night on This
Topic-says That 1t Should Be
"What Does Jesus Think of Me ?"
Rather Than "What Would Jesus
Dop as Rev. G. M. Sheldon Puts It.
Rev. Thomas II. Archibald, who was
ordained into the Presbyterian min
istry last Wednesday evening, preach
ed two sermons yesterday, one In the
morning at the First Presbyterian
church and one in the evening at the
Second Presbyterian. The wonderful
sincerity of the young man and his
simple and clear exposition of gospel
truths made a deep impression on the
two large congregations that heard
MIN.
Rcv. Charles L. Robinson, d. D.,
pastor of the Second church, eloquent
ly introduced the newly ordained
~
he was glad to welcome this son of the
First church. Both churches are
really one" he said. Rev. Mr.. Arch
bald took as his theme "a True stand
ard of WORTH" and chose as his text
the first five verses of the fourth chap
ter OF ST. Paul's first cpistle to the
Corinthians. The keynote of the SER
mon was found in the lines g"
1,,,t . L.. Il itNg
that l should be judged by you or by
mans judgments" Among other
things he said:
by one of three standards all men
measure the value of their charac-
| ters. These are, What does the world
| think of me?' What do / think of
| MYSELF or still again What does the
Lord think Of me?'
Many of us live too much in
| thoughts of what men will say of us.
| Much of our exchanging gifts at
| Christmas time falls to this low plane.
| DO We not often make our gifts for
| fear of what our friends may think If
| the usual transactions are forgotten?
| Isn't this under varying circumstances
the standard that obtains In labor and
| in business? NO one argues the
| shopkeeper will recognize the infer
ior quality Of the goods on the coun-
ter NO one things the mechanic.
| will see the weak piece of wood or
steel NO one supposes the business
| man, will ever know of the sharp
| dealings that make my money
| A'JOTHER STANDARD.
| But there may be another standard
| by which we may try to test our lives.
| Thera are those, we know them, who
| say, II see no fault in my tife. I'm
living the best sort of life I know of
| better by far than many church
members These men have set up
their own standard of worth, depending
on the guidance of their own hearts.
According to the standard of the heart,
as far as it tells them. they are living
in right relations with their fellow
| men.
I'VE carry this method of compari-
son even into our Christian relation
ships and gladly permit our hearts to
| eXalt themselves at the expense of a
| fellow Christian. We like
to fiCd some ways of getting the other
mar down to our level; we like Il
stand on the little hill our hearts have
heaped up and to look off contentedly
over the even plain of other lives
Would it not be better to pat the hll
on which we proudly stand over
against the towering mountain?
millions Of souls within the last
few years have tried to live with tht
thought uppermost In mind, 'What
would Jesus do? The same rule car
be put into n different form-perhapI
a more accurate form, What does
Jesus think of me-? Now apply thi.
rnle TO the two standards of life which
We have been considering. See how /
will belittle the Judgment of men o.
the Judgment of our own heart Mel
may see my outward life and think m
worthy of their APPRECIATION; the law
of honesty in business, Of courtesy il
society, Of fidelity to the church. al
these have been kept to the letter
Men may point their finger at me an,
saw We'll done but What woul,
Jesus think of me Does He see tha
/ deserve no vote of praise Does II
detect the envy and spite that burn
when another succeeds Does II
knew the cant phrases In which
call Him Savior and then do not le
Him save me from my besetting sin
A RIGHT VALUE.
, in such searchings of the heart lie
J the possibility of that humility whlc
gives a right value TO ones self b
) this asking Of What does Jesus thin
: of me?' we learn that we have no
: been all He would have u.s. BY ii W
: are made to realize our real worth /
l His sight. What does Jesus think c
me?' There Is still one more way thl
t test question may be applied to life
t Its answer may help US to resist as
l Daniel even the king on his thron,
t Men may disapprove OF ou
p devotion to what appears to us to b
the right. They may point at us /
q scorn and cry, Fanatics; nevertheless
5 we can press on, because our God ha
s given us His approval.
n Conviction, wrought out and mad
y strong in the presence of God mad
= Paul the fearless reformer. This ha
J, been the power of every leader VIII