The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-26

any sign of my profession. But now I go
at them with a brush in each hand and
they know | mean business. So with this
pin. one day young man stopped for a
shine. He asked, What do you wear that
thing for?" ana / said l wore il for Christs
sake, and / asked him why he wore that
little old ring when he could afford bet
ter one. His voice sounded Shaky as ne
said, For my mothers sake" He came
every day and we talked about our ring and
pin. Last Sunday h stood up in church
and told all about il and said my little tin
pin was the means of bringing him TO
Christ. l tell you there is nothing like
hanging out your sign to advertise your
business
such was the plain philosophy Of that
little bootblack and is in harmony with
successful business principles. Jesus taught
the doctrine that His followers should
hang out their sign. Not infrequently the
motive that He urges for doing things is
that men may be drawn TO Him thereby.
Let your light so shine that others, seeing
your good works, may glorify your Father
in heaven
What are some of the signs that every
Christian must faithfully display 10 repre-
sent the religion of his Lord?
q. Love. Love 10 God, love TO his
brethren and love even TO his enemies
BY this shall all men know that We are
my disciples If we have love one to an
other Love to God and to humanity are
intimately related. John says ii is impossi-
bic TO love God without loving man. Jesus
summed up the entire law in the command
ment of love. This love among the follow
ers Of Christ was to be the mark OF discl-
pleship and the basis of public recogni-
prayed for them. The world will be won
by the power Of love rather than by the
power of doctrine. The heather scoffed at
the doctrine Of the resurrection, but II be-
came common saying on their lips, See
how these Christians love one another.
''2. A second sign is Christian boldness.
We read that when the rulers at Jerusalem
saw the boldness of Peter and John they
took knowledge that they had been with
Jesus Courage is a fundamental grace in
Christian character. In the summary or.
epistle of Peter the first thing We are told
is TO add TO our faith courage. Christian
ity is aggressive, and its very mission
among men requires on the part of the
disciples of our Lord the utmost holiness.
Very often we are too timid. We are
afraid to press the issue. But when the
world sees MS display the sign Of real cour-
age they will recognize that We have been
with Christ. We are no longer living in
days when men must die for their faith,
but, what is infinitely better, when men
must live for their faith. and this requires
quite as much courage
49, Again the sign of self-denial must be
displayed All life flows from one of two
fetal. The one is a whirlpool drawing all
things TO itself. while the other is foun-
tain pouring forth waters of blessings. The
Christian life grows out OF the sacrlhclal,
not the selfish principle. The mark of self
denial must be present in every real Chris
tian life. There must be a Calvary in every
life. 1t was the sacrificial in Jesus life
that made Him so attractive to me, but He
makes the law of His life the law of our
life and says, If any man would come
after me let him deny himself and take up
his cross and follow me-. 1t is the presence
of this principle of self-denial in the Chris
tian's career that makes his religion
glowing and attractive reality TO all who
behold IL.
"Other signs that must be displayed are
enthusiasm, loyalty, prayer and faith The
life that Is full of these things cannot be
hid -