Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-19
Observation-Disclosures
SERMONETTES
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A Pattarn--The right of Jesus Christ
to be the pattern for your life is a right
of experience.-Rev DIR. Boynton, De
troit, Michigan.
| Life and Blood.-Certain enterprises
thrive and grow at the expense of life
and blood. No business has right to
| live in this land that lives at such fear
| full expense to others. We have no
right to put a stumbling block in our
brothers path Rev. S. B. Moore, At
lanta. Ga.
Industrial Strife.-There are those
that tell us that war is a blessing in
disguise, but there can be no apologies
for industrial strife, none who viii de-
fend civil war as advantageous. if car
ried on with money-bag instead Of
swords.-Rev. a. Lazenby, Unitarian
Chicago, III.
Indebted to Our Enemies. We are
often indebted to our enemies, because,
when our friends are blinded to our
faults, they point out to us our weak
ness. Is it not enough to know, when
our enemies lie and prosecute us, that
God has promised us his protection p
Rev. C. c. Albertson, Presbyterian,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Faith Without Though we
have all knowledge of theological mat
| tiers, and faith to remove mountains,
without love it profits us nothing. The
whole object of the Sabbath service
and of the Christian religion is to abol-
ish our selfishness and meanueSs and
to bring us into the light of Cod
Rev. E. G. Andrews. Methodist Bishop.
Pittsburg, Pa.
In Everlasting Remembrance. -
Women, only rs you initiate Mary in
her eagerness to do something for
Christ will you be in everlasting re-
membrane. You may not be a star of
the first magnitude. You may be but
candle Your richest offering may
be your faith. more precious than gold
-Rey. T. j. Villers. Baptist Indian
apois, Ind.
The Beautiful Gate.-The beautiful
gate through which one pass ID into the
temple stands for this wondrously
beautiful life. through which we pass
into Gods great temple, where cease
lesSly burn the fires Of his truth, and
where. like ever bending angels.
broods ever more his infinite grace and
love.-Reg II. b. Thames. Baptist.
Danville, Va.
Eloquence of the Cross.-The elo-
quence of the cross alone should com
mand our pre-eminent love. When any
one trifics with the claims of life. they
must remember that they are dealing
with one that has been dead for 1000
years. but one who is here to-day. and
who viii come again to judge the
world. Such one will not be salts
fed with hesitating or procrastinating
affection and obedience. Jesus Christ
is iirst-first in everything. No matter
where we l0ok--no matter what we see
or hear-Christ is first, and should have
pre-emlnence in our liyes.-Rev. Or. ].
II. Stevenson. Presbyterian. New York
City.
The Master Questionable problem
of eternal" life creates the master
question of the New Testament. More
than forty times it is alluded to. What
kind of life is it? Eternal" does not
refer to duration: the revisers do not
translate it by everlasting. 1t Is an
ethical word; it refers not to time. but
to character-it is quality of soul and
mind. This quality of character is the
result of true living here and now.
Through righteousness, godliness.
faith. love, meeknoss. patience. we lay
hold on eternal life Those who are
rich in good works ready to give. quick
to sympathize. lay hold on eternal life.
Rev. A. Bilkovsky. UniyersaIist. Bal |
timore. Md.
Living. love to live If we think
about it, it is a strange thing, that
what we call living Nothing that Is
offered in lieu Of conscious personal
after death quite avails.
1t is sweet to believe we become
merged In him from whom we ema-
mated, the body returning to dust as
it was. the spirit returning TO God. who
gave It. Even If we personally cease
Mt death yet our influence while alive
viii stu 90 on, and we shall be i'm
mortal IN the lives of those who come
after. To-day men are writing the doc
trlne OF Immortality with an interroga-
ton point II is doubtless the case that
much disturbance Of mind is due more
to imagining what science may have
discovered. There might appear to he
some danger that unless there Is more
to the soul than there is to some souls.
when The body collapses the soul VIII
20 down with it.-Rey. DR.. Parkhurst,
New York City. !