The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-12


until you see black Grape hanging
upon the opposite door? oh, man, If
you had tie true love Of Jesus Christ
in your heart, you would act differently
toward your unknown neighbor. You
would enter his home for Jesus sake,
with at least the same intensity as
life insurance agent hunts up men
and women for his insurance COM
Danv. You would enter the strangers
home near to your door, with at least
the same earnestness as if you had to
sell few books in order to buy your
babies some bread. No man can truly
love his God with all his neart and soul
and mind unless at the same time lie
loves his neighbor as himself, and no
| Christian man can truly love his neigh
Dor unless he is personally interested
in his neighbor's eternal salvation.
Save the Nearby Sinners
Would that we might be willing to
| enter the homes of our neighbOrS in the
service of Jesus Christ Such an effort
on our part not only is essential to their
| salvatio but it affects our standing in
the kingdom of Christ: DO you not re-
member that he said Every branch
| that beareth not fruit be taketb awayE
! Yet how indifferent most of Us are in
! reference to the salvation of those SIN
| nprS who are nearest our own door
| step Some years ago an American
missionary was preaching in the streets
of Calcutta AS the American clergy
T+,l, n.
! stood near and began to inTri@ll against
| the Inconsistencies of the professors OF
the Christian religion. Then the Mo
! hammedan priest opened the Bible, and
! while he read he pointed to drunken
! English sailor near by. He read out
! loud these beautiful and solemn words
of Corinthians, which we repeat at the
holy communion, And after the same
! manner also he took the cup when he
had supped. saying. This cup is the
new testament in my blood; this do We,
as oft as We drink it, in remembrance
of me-" Then the Mohammedan priest
sneeringly and tauntingly said: There
is the white mans religion. There is
the white man drunk. Will ye have
any such religion as that?'' Oh, my
brother, we rightly send forth our mis-
sionaries into foreign lands to testify
of Jesus Christ Shall we not also try
to carry the testimony of Jesus to the
drunken aud dissipated white men at
our own doors that they may be living
" illnesses of the power of the gospel
and not a reproach to it? Shall we not
also carry the gospel to our neighbours.
to those who may be living farther
away from Christ than the cannibals
or the Eskimos? Shall we not be will
ing to kneeI in prayer in our neighbors'
parlors as we'll as send missionaries to
preach standing upon the muddy banks
of the Ganges?
Would that the dumb lips Of Chris
tan testimony might be opened in the
store and on the street in the factory
and by the cashiers desk; opened when
! you are tying up bundle; opened when
you are taking down the goods from
off the shelf; opened when you are bid
ding the little cashgirl good night:
/ opened when you are giving the last
instructions to your foreman; opened
| in the same way as were the lips of a
poor old one armed black man who,
/ while he cleaned my shoes on Penn
sylvania avenue. in our national CAPT,
tai, taught me one of the mightiest les
| sons of trust and faith in God | ever
learned, n
/ ooh" SAYS some man or woman sit
ting before me- u could not speak a
e., esf in 40 If w0IJiI
not be appropriate. Such course a.
that would be resented not only by ms
employers, but also by the employees.
Would it, my brother: l think such a
course would often be gladly welcomed
in the store instead of being resented
l have had a great deal of experience
with Christian workers. All of them
have told me that when they speak a
word for Christ on the street or i'll the
store almost without exception they
have been listened to kindly, respect
fully and thankfully. Rev. DR.. l. /
Gorby, the present assistant pastor OF
this church. who has worked great
deal among the factories and the stores
has told me that the most respectful
/ eANN
dressed were those clad in overalls ant
which listened to him while he talked
from table or barrel among the ma
chinery or near the blast. Many EN-
pleyers welcome such efforts, knowing
well that they profit by their employ
ees becoming Christians. Some years
ago H. L. Cregier of Washington, Ind.
r the head of great stave and heading
/ factory, placed gospel minister upon
his pay roll. He wanted this evangel
list to make it his business TO speak {
word for Christ to every one of his EN-
+ ployees because" said Mr., Cregier
outside of the spiritual results it pays
i when have such a gospel WorteI
among my men. There is less drunken
ness less rows. less crimes, less indO
| lence and slothfulness, and my mel
are happier and better and more faith
J, ! full Now, my Christian friends. witt