The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-05-07

on the Jeri>.!o road and VINO have not
one strong lp-al friend to come to their
rescue?
The noble t4r,y -.r': q, :>tost tnf;1 nee
should be tree f, il tn Il. :ri:!:.: ! aim.
1t is Necessity FOR AnA 10 pin2G the
cause which VIII affect tLc i,:;iy.Iuap
taWporul {. -: -. Is it net u.uch mere
Important f,:. y 10 : I'D that cause
which Will -. anH.ler'S life roe
only for 4 time, n0t fer eternity? Ev-
cry great lawyer is Il leader in the com
munity in which 10 lives. If he wishes,
he may become d leader in municipal
politics and st"trcra1t-a leader in ALI
the reformatory movements. Shall he
not be a leader before the throne OF
grace?
Some people are foolish enough %
suppose that a lawyer demeans his
office when he champions the gospel.
just as minister nearly always de-
grades his spiritual Office when he be-
comes enlbroiled in the bitternesses OF
local politics. When Sir Thomas More
used to visit his old home on the Sab
bath day, he could always be found in
the Episcopalian cllancel taking part
in the service rs lay reader. A state
officer one day came to him and said:
''Sir Thomas, do you not think you are
casting slur upon your official posi-
ton under the king: Ought the Eng
lish chancellor to perform the humble
duties of lay reader?' Yes" an
10 to
cellor always serves his earthly king
better when he is truly serving the
King of kings The lawyer who hon
ors Christ above all is the lawyer who
will be the most faithful to his earthly
clients
The noble Christian lawyer is most
anxious to serve Alright his associates
Why? He knows that some day all
the acts of his life shall be passed
upon by the greatest of all supreme
courts, tie great judgment seat of
Christ. A lawyer is always more. care
full of a case if he thinks that case is
going to be appealed to higher court.
One misstatement in a brief or the
lack of the sworn testimony Of wit
ness may mean the reversal of the
lower courts decision. How much
more, then, should the fact be ever
present to him that he will one day
have to stand at the bar of God. The
true Christian lawyer is the man who
is prayerfully careful of every word
and deed and act of his life. All these
acts are to be recorded in the Book of
Life and read at the great "assiZe of
heaven Will you, my legal friend.
live and work with this one thought
before your mind? Live with the idea
that some day the Christ who once
stood as a defendant before PLATE is
the Christ, who as a judge will have
PLATE as a defendant before him.
Remember the Great Assixe.
Some young lawyers in the impul-
siveness of their youth do not stop to
consider this. One day professor
said to wild college lad, MY boy,
what do you intend to make out Of
life?' "Well," answered the boy, Il
intend to spend four years at college"
what then?'' '"Then intend to enter
the law school and work hard and
make my mind great repository Of
legal lore What thenw "Oh, then
I shall throw myself, body, soul and
mind, into my work. / shall force my
self in the front ranks Of the great
lawyers of my time shall be known.
I hope, as a man with eloquence and
power. My fees will be large; my cir
Gle of friends greater" what them?
"Why, then l shan turn my attention
to politics. l shall stand upon the ros-
trum. Perhaps 1 shall be able to plead
in the United States senate. or sit as
chief justice upon the supreme court
bench" what then?' '"Then in my
old age I shall retire from work. |
shall have a country and city home.
I shall be known as sage and live in
quiet and ease" what them? said
the professor with the way you are
living in sin shall your life never be
brought into review and passed upon
by GodT' Then the young man hung
his head, for he could say nothing. So
today force this truth upon every one
here present l will state not only
what the noble Christian lawyer be-
lieves. but also what we are all COM
PEELED to believe. Every act, every
deed, every hope and prayer and sin Of
our earthly existence must some day
be passed in review by the great as
SIZE So live that, with Christ as your
Advocate. you can win the verdict Of
everlasting life.
Young men about to enter the legal
profession, congratulate you-my con-
CALCULATIONS because you are going to
enter the profession of Judge John Nc
Lean, the Christian: of Elder AIcDou-
gal, the late leader of the Cincinnati
bar, the Christian; of Benjamin Harri-
son, who used to pass bread and wine
at the holy communion; of Judge Neil
son, the Christian. and Daniel Web
ster,. the Christian; Of Joseph Story.
the christian. and of hosts of other
leading advocates and judges whose