The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-06-18

the sabbath-The Wicked VIII No,
he AnnthiIated, He Believes.
At Dwight Place Congregational
church Sunday evening an elaborate
service of song was given by the choir,
assisted by Mr.. Laubet, violinist, and
following the pastor, Rev. w. w Leete,
instead of preaching his regular SER
mon, answered a number of questions
on duty and doctrine which had been
sent to him during the week. The SER
vice was very interesting and there was
a large congregation.
The questions read and answered
covered a wide range of topics and
some of them, with Rev. DR.. Leete's
replies, are given herewith
Question: Is salvation denied those
who live upright lives but who have
not experienced change of heart?
Answer: There is no upright life;
there are approaches to it, efforts to at
tain it, but that's ALL For every life
the Bible has but one command-the
surrender Of the will to God, the
change of heart. The whole plan of
the gospel is founded on moral obliga-
ton to God.
Question: Do you believe in the an
Inhalation Of the wicked?
Answer: No, do not
Question: Would young man, not
in the habit of smoking, be less a
Christian if he took up the habit?
Answer: We are told to do what is
most pure, most beautiful, most love-
J,y jv, he Foyy ton of o11ara ota
To abstain from smoking is to follow
those Instructions. Mr.. Moody once
said: Eyes, a man may be smoker
and Christian, but a dirty Christian"
Isn't there something higher, more
beautiful, more lovely, than the smell
of tobacco?
Question: How can the church do
more for temperance?
Answer Practice it and talk about
1t at home and abroad, especially to the
boys, and employ all means possible to
limit the number of saloons and re-
strict their power and influence. Talk
with the man who is on the downward
path the dabbler with his manhood,
and show him the error of his way and
its certain consequences.
Question: Is a student justified in
studying on Sunday on the eve of ex-
aminations?
Answer: There should be no need of
Sunday studying. Many people are
prone to save time Saturday and spend
it Sunday. We should in so far as pos
sible keep our Sundays clear for af-
fairs of different sort than the week
day work, for the enlargement of our
minds and quickening of our powers |
Gladstone followed that plan and his |
example was good one.
Question: Should the trolley be pat
ronized on Sunday?
Answer: Distances and circumstan-
ces make it necessary. Many people
are able to attend church by using the
trolley who otherwise could not do so.
But 1t should be used sparingly and
only when necessary. In my opinion a
great many men now toiling on the
trolley on Sunday might be liberated
and given Sunday for day of rest; it
ought to be done and believe it could
be so arranged.
Question: Is it ever right to do
wrong that right may come?
Answer: No, it never is.
Question: Admitting the philosophi-
cal inconsistencies OF CHTlStldH SClellCe, !
what may we learn from the same?
Answer: There are greater things
than the things that may be seen. Je-
sus said "Take no anxious thought for
the morrow" Don't worry; be calm
What we need to-day is to trust in the
Lord, commit our ways to Him; wait
patiently for Him. Certainly we can
learn much on those lines.
Question: In what special way may
be more completely realized the bene-
fits of the Scriptures by those in dis
tress?
Answer: Read the Scriptures and see
how those who suffered years ago found :
comfort. Get in touch with Christ.
Read the lives Of men and women of
modern times who have been in sore
trouble, trial and distress. See how
they bore it and from whence they de-
rived their comfort. God has pur-
pose for every life, even though it be =
broken or almost wasted. Try to
think that God has something for you
to do and then go about doing the first y
thing you can think of that will please
Him. =