The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-11-06

man can never fascinate the mascu
hne world as a beautiful woman can
But do not think that that theory is
true. know II is not In my own case
| also know Il is not true with many
Of my gentlemen friends. Often, when
walking through the crowded thor
oughfares OF Chicago. I have had a
member Of my family say, did you
ever see a more beautiful face than
thatY "Who? WhereT l would ask
"Why, that beautiful woman who was
walking there with that man" "Oh"
would answer II did not see the
woman. but l did see the man. / was
watching him very closely. My! lie
was a strong man. There was a some
thing in the look Of his eye, I'm the set
Of his mouth. I'm the strength Of his
shoulders and in his well poised, self
confident walk that proved 10 me he
was a leader among men. l did not see
| the woman. but what a fine specimen
OF a man he wasw l believe that the
/ fascination which a strong man has
upon me is the same fascination which
he has upon all men except those men
tai weaklings and masculine nonenti-
| ties who think that the chief purpose
for which a man was created was 10
eat and sleep. to dress and undress.
II a manly man is TO have such a
/ great influence upon other men, who
will be able TO do your Christian work
unless you are willing to do it? There
are persons and spheres which you, and
only you. can reach. The women who
have labored with Paul in the gospel
cannot do it. Your mother, wife, or
sister, or daughter cannot do it. You
know that there are today down in
your store some clerks whom no human
being can touch for Christ as you,
their employer, can touch, if you will.
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
liest 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 10 you.
Are you ready 10 be a manly Christian
appealing in Christs name TO menl
Are you ready to tell them that the
brayest heroes Of life ay not always
those who don the soldiers uniform
and. with unblanched cheek walk up
TO the cannOn'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-
tifers and workers for the CROSSE
Every true man knows that his wife
is not as useful and active a member
Of the Christian church when she goes
TO church alone as she would be If her
husband were ready TO 90 by her side
and help her In her Christian endeayor
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 n
husband and a wife have been living
together for many. many years they
not only begin TO think alike, but also
10 grow TO look alike. 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
ers physical as well as mental person
alitIes. SO when a husband Is an ir-
religious man. nonchurchgoer, a
scoffer. a rldlculer, 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 II she had married
a good Christian man, who has been
consecrated TO the service Of the Lord
Jesus Christ from the day that he left
his mothers home.
Husbands. in view Of this tremendous
fact, are you ready today 10 curtail
TO q greater or less extent the spiritual
usefulness Of your wifel Are you
ready 10 curtail her spiritual influence
over the life Of her children because
her own spiritual life, on account OF
vour personal Indifference and sins, has
been depleted? Are you ready for the
same sinful marital cause to curtail
her influence in the church and in the
neighborhoOd? Because you wish her
TO be a social queen are you more de-
sirous of seeing her surrender the bet
ter part Of herself TO the service Of the
world rather than TO the service Of her
Divine Master?
Oh. sinful husband glorylng in the
intensity Of your wife's affection for
you. have you ever thought Of the ex-
tremity 10 which that love may carry
berf What n she should 50 desire 10
be with you that, rather than be sep
NrHIeu IlOu .Nu NAA'i NNhN"f WV
should give up Christian usefulness
give Nd her God and heavenl What
will be your remorse II you have to la
ment not only the loss Of your own
soul. but the eternal woe which love
OF you has brought upon herr Today
you may be deciding not only your
own eternal destiny. but you may be
destroying your Christian wife's spir-
ltual welfare. Side by side you were
at the altar. Side by side you Will be
IN the grave. Side by side you may be
in eternal despair.
But ! would like to speak word
before I close to the good, moral, Chris
tan man who believes In God and yet
is not a church member. You are
ready 10 confess him in private con-
versation and yet not willing to public
Nv confess him as a church member,