Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-03

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hall Of Edinburgh. and testified to
them of Jesus Christ. At that time he
nodded mems hearts as well as their
brains. He nodded them, as / believe
no modern Christian minister was ever
able to mold them For there. as an
unordained Christian scientist, he stood
simply as manly Christian man, ap-
pealing to men. If had my own way
In the world, and had the intellect to
do it. believe / could give my Saviour
better service outside of the pulpit than
inside. l believe l could have a wider
influence upon the Christian world, if,
as a successful lawyer, l could testify
for Christ as noted lawyer. Thomas
McDougal, used to testify, week by
week in his Bible class; if as q Chris
tan statesman l could testify for
Christ as William E. Gladstone in the
church chancel of Hawarden often tes-
| tilted; If as a Christian merchant
could testify for Christ as Lucina NJ.
| Sargent testified.
o man sitting before me today, do
not cherish the idea that physical cour-
age Is the only or the greatest element
of manliness. tell you that the man
lest men the world has ever seen
have been men who never saw a
battle field, who never raised hand to
strike another man. l appeal to you.
Are you ready to be a manly Christian
appealing in Christ's name to men?
Are you ready to tell them that the
bravest heroes of life are not always
those who don the soldiers uniform
and, with unblanched cheek, walk up
to the lannon's mouth? Are you ready,
by the example Of your own life, to
teach a sinful world that the noblest
heroes of every generation are the
moral heroes - those heroes who, If
necessary, are ready to die for Christ.
die for the right, die as Paul died, who
urged his yokefellows to be bold tes-
filters and workers for the cross?
The Duty of Man.
Every true man knows that his wife
is not as useful and active a member
J Of the Christian church when she goes
to church alone as she would be if her
husband were ready to go by her side
and help her in her Christian endeavor
to spread the gospel. The marital ties
are very sacred They unity in more
ways than one the twain who once
stood at the nuptial altar. After a
husband and a wife have been living
together for many, many years they
not only begin to think alike, but also
to grow to look alike. l have again
and again noticed the similarity of
looks which are seen upon the faces
Of aged husbands and wives who have
long lived side by side. They have un-
consciously absorbed parts of each 9th
er's physical as we'll as mental person
alities So when a husband is an IT.
religious man, a nonchurchgoer, q
scoffer ridiculer, his sneers and
shortcomings have a marked evil effect
upon the life Of the Christian woman
who at the marriage altar has pledged
to him her love and her life. She may
fight against deterioration as she will,
but in spite of herself she cannot be
as good a woman as If she had married
a good Christian man, who has been
; consecrated to the service of the Lord
J Jesus Christ from the day that he left
; his mothers home.
Husbands, in view of this tremendous
fact. are you ready today to curtai
, to a greater or less extent the spiritual
usefulness of your wife? Are yor
: ready to curtail her spiritual influence
! over the life of her children because
her own spiritual life, on account OF
l your personal Indifference and sins, has
l been depleted? Are you ready for the
l same sinful marital cause to curtai
3. her influence in the church and in the
3 neighborhood? Because you wish hel
. to be a social queen are you more de
e sirous Of seeing her surrender the bet
s ter part Of herself to the service of thu
e world rather than to the service of he
: Divine Master?
l The Husbands Responsibility.
But l take a step further in thi
1 thought. Have you thought that yol
e may. perhaps. totally destroy you
e wife's faith in Jesus Christ? Man.
and many husband has done this be
e fore. and perhaps you may be doini
3 this now. If you. 0 man, are indiffeI
ent to the gospel message, and shall b
L eternally destroyed. perhaps your wiz
l. may become Indifferent about her ow1
e salvation. Perhaps she may be willin
o to be destroyed so that she can say t
you as Ruth of old said to Naomi
q "Entreat me not to leave thee. or t
70 return from following after thee; 70
K whittier thou goest will go. and wher
e thou lodgest l will lodge; thy Peep,
q shall be my people and thy God m
70 God" l once heard Of an Africa
Ell chief who came one day to a mission
'r airy and said, Missionary. If acceI
u Jesus Christ will be saved?" Yes.
N answered the missionary. We'll. mi!
IN sionary. as my father did not acceT
u Jesus Christ. will he be eternally d,
stroyed?" YES" answered the mi
r sionary. not seeing whittier the Que
a ton led. And my grandfather an
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