The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-10
"Shriveling like a parched scroll,
The flaming heavens tngether roll.

Inc naming heavens together roll.
Our Sunday-school newspapers and walls
are adorned with pictures of Joseph in the
court, Daniel in the den, Shadrach in the
fire, Paul in the shipwreck, Christ on the
cross. Oh, that we might in our families
think more of the power of Christian pic
turesi One little sketch of Samuel kneel-
ing in prayer will mean more to your chill
dren than twenty sermons on devotion;
one patient face of Christ by the hand Of
the artist will be more to your child than
fifty ermon on forbearance. The art of
the world is to be taken for Christ. What
has become of Thorwaldsen's chisel and
GhirlandaJo's crayon? Captured for the
truth. There is none like that; give it
me-
So, | remark, it is with business acumen
and tact. When Christ was upon earth
the people that followed Him for the most
part had no social position. There was
but one man naturally brilliant in all the
apostleship. Joseph, of Arimathea, the
rich man, risked nothing when he offered
a hole in the rock for the dead Christ.
How many of the merchants in Asia Minor
befriended Jesus? l think of only one
Lydia, How many of the castles on the
beach at Galilee entertained Christ? Not
one. When Peter came to Joppa he
stopped with one Simon, a tanner. What
power had Christ's name on the Roman
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None. The prominent men of the day did
not want to risk their reputation for san
lty by pretending to be one of His follow
ers. Now that is all changed. Among
the mightiest men in our great cities to-
day are the Christian merchants and the
Christian bankers, and ii tomorrow, at
the Board of Trade, any man should get
up and malign the name of Jesus, he
would be quickly silenced or put out. In
the front rank of all our Christian work
ers to-day are the Christian merchants,
and the enterprises of the world are COM
ing on the right side. There was a farm
willed away some years ago, all the pro-
ceeds OF that farm to go for spreading in
fdel books. Somehow matters have
changed, and now all the proceeds Of that
farm go toward the missionary cause. One
of the finest printing presses ever built
was built for the express purpose OF pub
fishing infdel tracts and books. Now it
does nothing but print holy Bibles.
/ believe that the time will come when
in commercial circles the voice of Christ
will be the mightiest of all voices and the
ships of Tarshish will bring presents and
the queen of Sheba her glory and the wise
men Of the East their myrrh and franklin
eense.
| look of upon the business men Of this
land and rejoice at the prospect hat their
tact and ingenuity and talent are being
brought into the service of Christ. 1t is
one OF the mightiest of weapons. "There
is none like that; give it mel"
Now, if what / have said be true, away
with all downheartednessl Ii science is to
be on the right side and the travelling dis
position of the world on the right side and
the learning OF the world on the right
side and the picture making on the right
side and the business Acumen and tact of
the world on the right side, Thine, o Lord,
people! 1t is a grand thing to be in such
an army and led by such a commander
and on the way to such a victory. If what
| have said is true, then Christ is going to
gather up for Himself out OF this world
everything that is worth anything, and
there will be nothing but the scum left,
We have been rebels. but a proclamation
Of amnesty goes forth now from the throne
of God, saying, whatsoever will, let him
come" However long you may have wan
dered, however great your crimes may
have been. whatsoever will. let him come
Oh, that this hour | could marshal all the
world on the side OF Christi He is the
best friend a man ever had, He is so kind,
He so loving, so sympathetic. l cannot see
how you can stay away from Him. Come
now and accept His mercy. Behold Him
as He stretches out the arms OF His saliva.
ton. saying. Look unto Me, all We ends
of the earth, and be We saved, for | am
God Make final choice now, You will
either be willows planted by the water
courses or the chatf which the wind driv'
eth away