The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-08-02

and steadles his aim as ne Senus the
stone crashing into the skull of the
terrible giant and lays the blatant
champion low upon the ground. David
had enough religion to grapple with
anv problem which confronted him.
whether it was picking a green pas
ture for the hungry, helpless sheer,
or resting beside the ripping stream
singing upon his harp; whether it was
holding his temper when his broth
ers poked fun at him after he pro-
posed to fight the giant, or giving him
modesty when standing in the pres
ence of the king with the head OF the
riant in his hands. David's religion
was such a real thing hat it mace his
| Lord a very present help in his o.
and in his play, at home and abroad In
the day of peril and adversely and in
the day of prosperity and quiet ease
This is the kind of religion thatcounts.
II is not man-made, but is God-given.
The everyday religion tests the pow
err of God and is able to go out in the
hour of need and fight the Goliaths
of sin, who are presenting themselves
tOr Ddltle every NdN'
The best testimony we had in prayer
meeting recently and the n that
stirred those in attendance the most
was the statement by a young lady
that the Lord was helping her to wash
the supper dishes, a task she dlshked
to do very much. Her religion was a
reality to her, and in the actual ex-
periences of everyday life it was help
ing her to bear burdens that otherwise
would have been ~unbearable.
The religion of too many people is
like that of the minister whose little
daughter, when asked what her father
did. said that he didn't do anything
but Just preach. There is too much
preaching and too little practicing in
the world to-day, The religion that
will shine forth in the meeting house
and evaporate completely away before
the DELAYED dinner, or a cross baby IN
the home, doesn't serve very much
practical rpo If my religion does
not make the presence of the Lord sc
real as to help me keep my temper
when some one treads upon my toes, or
infringes upon my rights, of how much
use is my testimony in the name of the
same Lord in the prayer meeting? II
nv religion does not prevent me from
having two codes of morals, one fol
the home circle of friends and &C
ouaintances and another for the tint
when I am away from home in {
: strange city. how much do you sup
nose il counts before God? If my re
! ligion may not be applied to the every
. day problems OF life, and does no
make me a better man in the home, il
y the Office or shop, on the street, any
where and everywhere, of what rea
! value is it to me or any one else?
= MANY a husband or wife or child in
home knows that the spoken testimon..
in meeting is a sound of words, and tina
i, the speaker is a hypocrite withou
perhaps meaning to be. The strong
= est foundations of Christ were spoil
=, en- against those who wore the cloa
;, of religion and missed the heart of
in the everyday life, Religion is goo
y for nothing if not lived out in the ln'
: God measures il by the number c
robbed and wounded travellers we,
q the spirit of the Samaritan of the pal
able. help by the roadside, by tn
; number of glasses of cold waite
+ we give in the name of the Maste
VI by the number of victories we wi
II over the flesh and the devil. &c
p does not take us at III own est
Is mate, nor according to the reputatic
81 we sustain in the community, nor II
4. length Of our prayer in church, b
. Judges us. as Christ declared, by II
~ fruit we Dear. True, we are saved
II faith in the blood of Jesus Christ. b
vi we determine how much salvation Y
Re really have by the way in which v
W apply that salvation to the daily co
~ duct. Christ alone can give us a ne
OF heart and renew a right spirit with
us. but having been born again
ne faith il Jesus Christ, we must let Il
at new heart and the Spirit of God do.
mate more and more in every Diet.
M of life. This Is the test Of our religic
M Some people are so careful of tn,
AT religion that they only get it out on
DC a week. brush off the dust and carry
carefully to church, and when t
ny service is over return it to its resti
no place as quickly as possible for fe
ne it will fade or become furnished FRI
the vulgar gaze of the world, and, Ii
Ill the priceless diamond tiara of the r
m lady which she kept locked up in |
EN- safe so carefully and which on be
examined by the expert was found
be a splendid sham and worthless,
to- will the Sunday religion of many
oc- devotee be found at the last day
asst Judgment to be nothing more than
ingenious imitation of the real art.
1t and will not admit to even the We
NE bule of Heaven.
Dayid's Boast.-And because Dav
18th religion was the real article he
zen not afraid to use it seven days in
Iod week, and he found that the more
ON used it the brighter it became.
the wonder he confidently declares: :
t as soul shall make her boast in
to Lord 1t is one thing for the lip
DDS speak and quite another matter
ant, every chord Of the human heart
yibrate in actual experience with