The sun., 1901-04-22
LODGE MEN
AT CHURCH
Shield Of Honor at Delaware Ave-
nue. Church.
SERMON BY THE REV. SHAPE
Interesting Talk Yesterday Morning
on the Duty Citizens Owe Their
Government-Address by
Returned Missionary,

Members of the local lodges Shield
If Honor attended divine services in
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church yes,
,rday morning. A special sermon was
preached by the Rev. John Snapc. pas
Tor of ths church, on the subject 'Ghris-
iians' Duty as a Citizen lie diyidet:
his subject into three parts as follows
First, the Christian citizens duty to
lie State; second, the Christian citi-
zen's duty to other citizens and third.
.le Christian citizens duty to himself.
He took his text from Romans thirteenth
chapter and eighth verse: .Owe no man
anything. but to love one another: for he
that loyeth another hath fulfilled the
law"
In his Introductory Mr. Shape ex-
planned the meaning Of the words,
..Shield'' and Honor. "Honor," he
said, "means manly virtue, moral worth,
dignity. 1t means in man, integrity; III
woman. purity; III all a fine sense Of
what is right and Just in life.
"A shield to the Greek and Romans
meant a piece Of defensive armor. In
scripture it means figure for any de-
Tense and even persons are spoken OF as
II shield. God is spoken of as shield.
Moses spoke Of him as such as did also
Daniel. The word shield appears once
in Proverbs ana is only spoken of once
in the New Testament. Greeks, Ro-
mans and Jews would rather lose their
lives than to lose their shield. 10 cast
it away in the field of battle is per-
sonal dshcnor and a national ,lisSrace.'
MIR. Shape in speaking Of the first
part of his subject said: "A mans duty
Is first 10 his government. duty Of
submission and duty of fear. We are
10 obey government, not only because
we are men but hecansc we are Chris,
tian men. piety and pallitation are NOT
incompatible terms, they meet and
kiss each other and walk arm linked
until they blend in the place of the
citizenship. The man whose
,,it;ruliiiy inns ,Il;ry rIIter iitU crtfzeil-
shin. Christianity does not disfranchise
4 man. Preachers and other good peo-
pc should he interested in politics for
scripture reasons. We are to obey rules
because they are Gods ministers and
for two other reasons: because 1t is IN
eype1lent rot to do so and it is also
right to do so. Our public ofii-
.ers may be corrupt hut they are to he
hollorrd if for no other reason than that
they are officers"
In speaking on the Christian citiz c's
luty TO other citizens he said: 1T Is
il duty DC love. We are to owe no man
ANYTHING hut love. We may never lis.
charge this obligation. The Christian
citizen is never ont Of debt to the other
citizen Love is a restraining influence
IN the citizen. it restraints from five
things: adultery. murder, theft, false
witness and covetcousness. Love is
omprehensive; to love Thy neigiih0r Il.
thyself is the duty of the Christian
citizen"
In concluding Mr.. Shape said "The
Christian citizen owes duty TO himself:
Il duty to be temperate. to be pure: to
lie peaceable. The argument for the
enforcement Of all these duties Is tlsis
-rhe advent of Christ is or salvation
The means for the accomplishment Of
this is the putting on of the Lord Jesus
Christ"
Mrs. Joseph Speicher. a returned mis-
Sinnary from China. made an address mt
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church las
night on "NIy Experience in China.
On Sunday, May II about 200 members
Of the local tribes Of Red Men will at
tend services in Delaware Avenue Bap-
tist Church.