The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-31

on her gloves ana then takes them
of and giving them to the Rum.
mage Sale", puts on another pair
from another box. She arranges her
hair taking just fifteen minutes by
the watch to do it, and after it Is all
done properly, does 1t all over again,
taking this time sixty nine minutes.
Is her mark Vanity ?Guess you are
right. Here are two women with
heads close together over the back
fence. You cannot hear a single word
they say hut they are shaking their
heads In a very earnest way and shak
ing their fingers veay eloqnently for
those who are not accustomed to
Public speaking. Anon they turn
their heads in the dl.ection OF a
neighbors house and look startled as
If they expect somebody to come out
suddenly with tho small pox. But
they themselves have something
worse than the small pox. 1t is a
contagious and vlrulent case Of the
Gossip. All persons that suffer
from this disease, are badly marked
for life. And here is a man smoking
q pipe. His hat is on the side OF bis
head, his face is not Immediately
white and his hands are dirty lie is
out Of Il job and is heartily glad of
it. Once his family suffered until he
could earn enough to buy some more
tobacco and then he was soon doing
business at the old stand-mostly
standing with his hands in his pock.
cts. lie has nothing to do to day
and he will be engaged in the same
cnervating occupation tomorrow and
so one until 1t becomes too much
trouble to draw his breath and even
then his last breath will be a sigh Of
relief because he won't have to NOV
the grass on his own burying lot.
What is his mark? Laziness.
Here is a boy with hollow cheeks
aud yellow lace, aud weakened
eyes and narrow chest and halting
gait and stunted growth and
sneaking manner. What is his
mark! Cigarette smoking
Look at the marks on this other
man. Who is he? Rcdness OF eyes.
and reduess of nose and poverty of
clothing. He staggers as he walks
and ever and anon mum bles to
himself. What is his mark. Drunk
ard,
These marks are all unworthy
and are not at all like Paul $. How
may we have the old marks of sin
removed! The only answer s by
the precious blood Of Jesus.
Now then dear children (for this is
sermon to ch!dreny let me give you
certain marks of the Lord Jesus that
will prove to Dc dsting gushing marks
for the Lord Jesus. What are the
marks Of the Christian?
One Of the marks OF the Christian
is love for God. He looks up to Him
as a Father aud feels toward him the
tnrnb Of .!ianess lie thinks not OF
God As great omnipolenL omnisci.
ent Omnipresent one so far removed
from ordinary mortals as TO frlghten
men by His awfulncss, but of Him as
unc brought near by Fatherhood, to
whom little children gladly run and
close to whom all Christians nestle
safely
The Christian is also marked by
his love for the Bible. 1t is not to
, him a hard dry book Of rules to be in
terprctel by the preachers and carrl.
ed about under the arms Of the aged,
to be read only to the sick and dying
Nut an every day sort Of book which
boys and girls may always read with
| profit, and from which grown up folks
gam both health and strength.
| Another m2rk Of the Christian is
his love ior the Church. When it as
scmbicS lie is there: when duties cali
for it's support lie gladly lunS ii
gifts or lie Or , rvice; wh'n accidtn'
or doHbt or Sin cfai!S one s'n &c men
Der he never 5 Us. Il toic ou So bu
"!'m sorry y
lie loves the church and every mem
Der, and suffers when his brothers d'
as if he we're the real bearer Of the
pain. He is sympathetic and many
poor soul re o ces at the delicate an
necessary service he has rendered
many tine. he never speaks III o
une Of Gol'S children rcmemberin,
that to d. so is to speak against th'
Christ himself. He is forgiying, pa
tlcnt, cheerful, loving, kind
The Christian is also marked by hi
love for the world, not the world i
the sense Of the organized force Of ev
that we daily meet, but the world OF
wicked man whose deeds he abhor
and whose actions he never initiates
but whose immortal souls he in meas
urc considers himself responsible for
lie goes to the poor drunkard Of th
street and woes him back to Jesu, h
love like Jesus own. lie is watcl
lul ever to win them from the erro
Of their ways and night and day !
plays for wisdom and grace to do i
lie loves the souls Of men and b
stecheS them in Christ 3 stead to |
rccuncicd to God Who is willing t
carry in his body the marks Of IL
Lord Jesus? Remember the mark
he bore on Calvary S cross for you AZ
looking up into his face say, ! al
willing. dear Jesus to Lear some mari
for thee,
A little child once looked up I'M
. her muthcr's face and said as she bel
over her, so mother how did YOU c
er get those ugly marks on your fac
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