The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-09

QOoOUOo VI SoOSt yASsOs04 ~ uO0ssl
convictioa, and being willing to Ct 10
right With God and man at any|g
cost. ID
Businsss men are 10 do business lt
for God, - pssschers are 70 ps"achl( (
for bic glory. Il
8. The ChristiAo sannot b d !.
wording 10 politics. 4 man seys
Of politics, "Thsss ars my civil do.
tiss," and Of religion. "Thsss are
my Chvistian duties. The out 10
secular aud bslooes to the world
the other sacred and bslo p 70 ths|(
church. Politics and religion can't|
mix. Politics must ~ intsrte!s
With religion, nor religion with pol
itics. II religion invades the realm
Of politics it will ct smirchsd, and
1 politics clasps hands with rsligion
IL v an unholy wedlock. Be wise
and kssp such opposites apart"
Religion 10 great; it includes alI.
II Il does not sntss and control .
mans business and politics, and bic
whole life, ia every sslationship. u
10 bscauss hs has Il not. 1t means
every thing in the world to b dis
cipls Of Jesus. He must b 6rst
and al. (Luke IA, 1888
would not dictate msn's politi.
cal views end actions, but one can.
not b politically wrong and reli.I
giously night. II . mans heart isl
wrong il politics. hs 10 nos right
toward God.
}, A Chsistian must vote night as|
we'll - pray right. What - . vote
; but Q psayer-sn. expression OF
opinion, desire will? So 10 prayer
-upon bendsd knee. The one must
: not oonliot with the other. II the
. psayse.st ths ballot box contsadiots
! Shs psayse At church o. In the clos
6. 6od viii answer the ballot boz
; psayss, ios he has put his heart and !
iiis into this one. He only "said
his prayers" In the closet and q
. the church altar.
,, The Christian must stand bolore
+ God With his politics and say .'Oh,
& Lord, Ill i SURRENDERED 70 Thee
:. NJ politics, my party, and the can
y didaiss. / viii vote and DO al to-
Thy elosy." He may ieel ignonn
: an1 ssedy, but hs will sey, II be 7
& % sland clser before God and hil
-couscisncs, my heart 10 Thine
y Pour in the light and ! will follow
Thee, wholly and forever, and kno'
d no othsT msstsr."
=, The professor Of religion canno
2 Be thing, . tool, . mere machin
:. in politics and . man Of God any
l whore.
,, What must be ssid Of the practic'
Y Of buying and selling votss3 It's
IL violation q Law and . monaco =
y our Institutions. He who buy
. votes and hs who sells his vote o.
d outlaws and should b deprived Q
:, The right Of franchise. They ~
y. partisans not patriots. They o.
- enemies Of our government.
&, What do sinners think whom pro
OF issson Of rsligica adopt and uphol
measures which thsyknow 10 b col
aIruptf They go - dstsrminsd =
r beat the enemy, By fair means !
aipossibls, but bsnt upon success
10 II the wicked - psUisssors Of y
b. ,,ligion fall In with their tactics, nigh
% OF wrong, they judge there = notl
ching II rsligiou-at lsast II thsa
heI proisssors' religion. They are
be stumbling block in TIE Way q 90
~ usus. They misseprssent Chris!
y. srs . dead weight in the church
l"lThey act like sinners and ass %
t'sl nsrc. They ars ssl6sh, inspired !
ltAe love Of Che world the 6ssh -
Tor The devil.
q 1. The proisssos Of ssliGoa ~
100 follows The fashion Of ths wor
lid erisvss the Holy Spirit. Unist'
ast With The church W declare teas =
ely ,snouncs tte world, The Assh =
Yer ,the devil: turn our backs upon q
world; repent Of pride. snb'eit
sly and ssli seeking. saying - -
Cd. not b govesnsd By these thines
Or. llve for them. We promise % Z
Ing low tho meek and lowly Jesus
- the wsy. Of humiliation and :
'ms' cgoes, How opposed % this y :
% spisit Of conlosmity % the wos'
>, 4aniissesd n display. and sho
IT. and ssyls h dss0, furniture, hous'
oics "a q svssy wsy which The nasu
ioo.' Aearl ean desiss.
-, b pattsgains after tho world
. as16 isshlses,, protesting Cnsicsis
40 MOI coovincs ths world THAT =
Inds srs living for God and eeesnily.
y / knew . protesting ChsIsesaes
des. many thing oonscisnsioes, "
~, mind dwslt much upon dress :
-. 80 furniture, beautiful hco:ss :
boy surroundings. She LIVED =
hss reeiu Of ths beautiful eed =
oi much dssissd end senene -