Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-10-10

to be right than to be Presidents" it
Is, best to he Christian President
There never was time in the history
of the world when man could lift his
head with greater gladness and more
iustifiabe pride to say, II thank God |
| am Cbristian,o than now. Thank |
God for Christians and for Christianity. |
led Savouarola TO |
submit to both gibbet and flames; 1t
led Graz nier to thrust his right hand
into the flames that it might burn first
because it had written contrary to his
heart, saying as tine hungry fire con-
sumed his flesh, Unworthy hand;" it
led Luther to face the most remarx-
able assembly ever convened on earth
IAN empire against mainland to
exolaim in words that will never die:
Here | stand. can not otherwise,
God help me. " 1t has led Apostles to
suffer lashes and Imprisonment Dnd
death. 1t led Stephen to be bold
enough to face the Sanheorim and
condemn 1t to its face, though his de-
nunciation is Immediately followed by
his execution. 1t supported Carey 10
India, Livingstone in Africa, an
Ashmore In China. 1t sends the
brightest and best of all our fair land
to the worst part Of il and only offers
fever and trial and possibly death as
an inducement 1t stretches out it's
pleading hands from the Philippine
Islands, and devoted disciples seize
those hands as il they were the very
nail pierced hands of Christ. 1t asks
for volunteers among the students of
the land and movement is started
that surprises the world and causes
many to wonder whether the world will
be won to Christ in this generation. IL
calls men to be ministers, as jesus
called disciples in the long ago. 1t
helps every wife to BIZ better wife
and every husband to be better hus
band. Mothers are lever at their best
until they acknowledge the sway and
blessing Of the Christ. 1t beats down
error and enthrones truth. 1t helps the
servant OF the kitchen and the banker
at his desk. 1t preserves kings on their
thrones AID makes Kings Of Presidents
in their offices. II causes old men 70
dream dreams of future glory and
young men to see visions Of coming
conflict. 1t adds flush to the cheek
OF youth, nerves the heart Of the
already strong, for life's great battles
and gives comfort to the aged in the
hour of dying 1t forms the silver
lining to oil earth's darkened clouds
and is itself the golden pathway to the
throne of God Thank God that we are
Christians engaged in Christian work.
Gould any thing be more important than
this?
But the second word for which the
| second so" stands is:
| III. Culture-lt is not enough to be
4 Christians. We ought to be cultured
Christians. Mark you, 1 do NOT
say "cultured men, - but cultured
Christians. For christianity of itaeli
IS not for the cultured Of the earth
alone, but for all men. There is 8
great need today OF an intelligent study
OF the word. The advance in all lines
of secular knowledge has opened thu
eyes of thinking men to the necessity
OF seeing to it that the young people o.
our day should be thoroughly equipped
to meet and master the problems which
men Of the world are thrustine into thu
face OF the church.
How little we know about the Bibl
and the difficulties critics profess t,
find there. Ask US to turn to tn
prophecy Of Hezekish and we look 70
1T among the minor prophets. Declar
that Saul, the son of Kish, and Barna
bias were fellow. missionaries, and few
people in the average Bible class woul'
challenge the statement Give out you
text as being in Chronicles aud som
Christians would look for il IN th
nsighborhood Of Romans. Say Nehe
miah came to Jesus by night and
} will he believed. Inform the peopl
that Nicodemus rebuilt the walls @
Jerusalem and few would question II
Announce John the Baptist as tn
! writer OF the fourth Gospel, and it wi
not occasion half as much surprise q
did the announcement of the kingdor
: of God. Say that Jesus once ate suppe
, in the house OF Pharisee named Simo
Peter, and nobody will smile at you
innocence. Give Moses the credit {
! having written the Revelation las
9 preacher did in the presence of frien
Of mine onoe), and some would thin
: you were right. If / should say tn
morning II will read the second ohapt,
Q of Third John" most OF you woul
. hastily turn to the place, Now wouldn
you? We need to study the Bible. #,
j this alone will bring the only trl
+ culture. Of which Christians 30 sore
y stand 10 need. To be sure the churc
k her ordinances, her service, her worl
Q her felluwsnips all tend to Christie
II culture, but not even the church
70 God can take the place Of the study
% the Word of God. We dare to say
o Professionals, there il the Bible, RET
,s it for yourself and do what it tells u
10 to do Yes, and thank God, we do
IT to say as Raptists to any man just bo
d into the kingdom 1--WE have no sugge
), lions to make in reference to chur,
1t membership. Read the New Test
10 mem, aud il you do not find warra
.. for being Baptist in it's pages, !
I; don't want you to join our Oh urch
l. Since then We dare so to trust t
j. teaching of Scripture, should we o
!. be ashamed of ourselves not to ha
10 the fullest possible knowledge of /
" teaching Of its pages ? The Berea
III searched the Scriptures daily, whett
IN tnuse things were SO. " Can we do j
IN than this when we havesthe advanta
be OF later revelation and later learning
of Consider the value in rehexive "
W on the heart and life of the individr
is who applies himself to such MASTER
j and interesting themes. | believe
no would even make man better lookiI
IT. IL the soul becomes beautiful under {
On light of the wondrous Word of God {
face will somehow reflect it's light a
sll glory. The study OF the Bible {
m make handsome face, and there is {
thing more it does-it makes a beau
he full soul. No maj can read bad DO,
in without receiving their evil impressi
'or and no man can habitually peruse
Of Book of Books without becoming b
he ter man. Study, study the Bible.
it's Consider also the value of this cult
les that has as it's basis knowledge OF
ID. Word, as soul winning force WHIT
mn tina man hast enuinnad M n NOR