Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12

StOOu neuE HHu uefdu 10 lnNclEH HpdlISt
the Inconsistencies of the professors of
the Christian religion. Then the Mo-
hammedan priest opened the Bible, and
while he read he pointed TO n drunken
English sailor neal by. He read out
loud those beautiful and solemn words
of Corinthians, which e repeat at the
holy communion. "And after the same
mannc 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 1t, 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 yc 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 VIC not also try
to carry the testimony of Jesus to the
drunken and d~issipnted white men at
W doors that they may be living
witnesses of the power Of the gospel
and not a reproach to 1t? Shall we not
also carry the gospel to our ncighbors.
to those who may be living farther
away from Christ than the cannibals
or the Eskimos? Shall we not be will
ing to kneel in prayer in our n%eighbors'
parlors as we'll as send missionaries to
preach standing Upon the muddy banks
of the Ganges?
Would that the dumb lips of Chris
tian testimony might be opened in the
store and on the street. in the factory
and by the cashiers desk; opened when
you arc tying up n 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 mar who,
while he cleaned my shoes on Penn
sylvania avenue, In our national capi-
tai. taught me one of the mightiest les
sons of trust and faith in God l ever
learned.
ooh" says some man or woman sit
ting before me. Il could not speak n
word for Christ in the store. 1t would
not be appropriate. Such a course as
that would be resented not only by my
employers, but also by the employees"
Would it, my brother? | think such Il
course would often be gladly welcomed
I'm the store instead of being resented.
l have had Il great deal of experience
with Christian workers. All of them
have told me that when they speak n
word for Christ on the street or in 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 a great
deal among the factories and the stores,
has told me that the most respectful
and grateful audiences he has ever ad-
dressed were those clad in overalls and
which listened to him while he talked
from IA table or q barrel among the ma
Chlnery or near the blast. Many en-
ployers welcome such efforts, knowing
well that they profit by their employ
ces becoming Christians. Some years
ago II. l.. Cregier of Washington, Ind.
ti' bttsh VI IL Sicut StdNc dlb IltuullS
factory, placed n gospel minister upon
his pay roll. He wanted this evangcl-
ist to make it his business to speak n
word for Christ to every one of his en-
ployces "because.' said Mr.. Creglcr.
'outside of the spiritual results it pays
when | have such a gospel worker
among my men. There is less drunken
ness, less rows. less crimes. less indo.
lence and s~lothfulness, and my men
are happier and better and more faith
full" Now, my Christian friends, with
such a testimony as hat before YOU.
do you not feel encouraged to speak Il
word for Christ in the store and in your
place Of business?
Tell About the Heaters.
Furthermore, you should not hesitate
TO testify for Christ in your place of
business. because you would not have
dumb lips in reference to any physical
cure which you knew about as YOU now
are silent in reference to the divine
cure of sin. Suppose that today one Of
the employees of your store was afiiict.
cd with the dreaded disease of cancer.
Surprising that a couple of years ago
YOU had been cured from the same dis.
ease by n certain medicine of a certain
doctor, Wonld you not Immediately
20 and tell him about the wonderful
cure? If necessary, would you not take
this physician to the sick mans house
and insist that he try this cure which
had cured you? You would do that.
yet among the blood curdling sins and
the blasphemies Of your store you do
not think it IS your boundcn duty TO
tell about the Christ who cleanscd YOU
from all sins. Dc you mean to tell me
that you have a right to keep your lips
dumb ana not invite those sinful en-
ployees to your church and prayer
meeting where they can hear the sweet
message Of divine love?
A still more concrete illustration will
show the application of the principle
for which | am cOntending. Surprising
that today ! should read an autograph
letter from Andrew Carnegie or John
u. Rockefeller or Baron Rothschild or
some other ,sultimillionaire to this eff
feet:
AS the winter is coming on, | feel
1t to be my duty to help the poor and
the unfortunate. Therefore please an.
nouncc as 500 as possible that next
Sunday my representatives will be
with you and that they will give n ten
dollar bill to every man, woman and
child who comes to your service so that