Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-03-25


word in European lands! But. when
we take that last voyage and pass over
the sea of eternity think you that any
national name or any family name or
any earthly name will open To us the
gates of heaven? Oh. no. We must
have royal blood in our veins We
must bear the family name of the
be allowed TO enter heaven. We must
have II good name" That means we
must be "godlike" We must be like
Christ" My friends. if | were you. I
would not center my heart AM soul in
acquiring few more government
bonds and few more railroad stocks
and few more bank receipts. You
do not need them and will never be
able to spend them Struggle today to
get that priceless name. which moth
and rust will not corrupt and which
death as thief will not break into
your strong box and steal
But if the divine name Of Jesus will
the heavenly kingdom II will also give
to us a mighty spiritual success in this
world in which we live When the am.
bassador of Germany comes To our MI.
tiona capital the president shows to
him exactly the same respect and
Why! At that audience truly he
stands In the place of his royal master.
At the national inauguration the near
est seats TO the president elect are
those of the ambassadors who repre-
sent the kings and the queens and the
powers from across the sea. So when
you and ] bear good name we he
come the ambassadors of the Lord God
Almighty God will work through us.
God will be in us.
A Friend I'm Need.
Is this bsnring the name of the Lord
God Almighty to you n meaningless
figure? Will you not at least rejoice
in it as much as you would for bearing
the name of human friend in your
hand? You remember some years ago
your business was going absolutely to
pieces. You did not know which way
to turn. The bills We're coming in and
had to be paid or you would be flung
into the bankruptcy court. All night
long you kept walking the floor. You
kept saying to yourself: "Oh. God.
what shall ! do? What shall ! do?"
The morning broke. but that morning
was as black to you as midnight. Sud
denly there came a ring at your door
bell. You thought 1t was one of your
creditors The hammer of that bell
struck your brain as though Ii was a
butchers bludgeon. The parlor door
opened. At first you were too daZed
to look up. But when you looked you
saw not creditor. but dear old friend
perhaps a father, a brother or Il
Jonathan. Harry" said he. Il hear
you are in financial trouble. You know
i have lots of property. Well, here is
q blank check to which I have signed
you need. God bless you. my boy.
Goodby You will come out all right"
What did you do? Did You thank him2
oh, no. You were too deeply moved
for that. You just cried like little
child. Then you brushed your tears
away and went forth to meet your
creditors. Oh. your head was up; your
step was firm; your lips wore happy
smile. In your hand you bore the
name of your friend who had financial
ly saved you.
When God gives to us a good name
he gives to us pledge that he will
see us through all the struggles Of life.
He says: THE sheep upon thousand
hills are mine. The gold buried in the
deepest mines is all mine. The winds
obey my voice All that have Is thine
I will. II necessary. give it thee in this
struggle of life" Oh. my friends. can
not you today feel that God is back of
you when he gives to you the offer of
good name?" Will you bear the name
of Christ as your Saviour's name? VIII
you bear 1t upon your forehead? Will
you allow your name to be engraved
in the palms of his hands? When you
choose between a good name and
riches you do not choose between
Christ and poverty; you choose be-
tween Christ, with all the wealth of
universe, and gold as an oriole which
might spread her yellow wings and be
gone In n night.
When Cyrus offered to Artabazus a
cup of gold and gave to Crysantas
kiss, Artabazus said, THE cup thou
gavest to me was not so good gold as
the kiss thou gavest to Crysantas."
Why? When Cyrus gave his kiss he
gave to his favorite his heart. He gave
to him the symbol that hereafter he
and all that he had were Crysantas'.
May the dear Christ place upon every
one Of our lips holy kiss! And then
when he becomes part of us and we
a part of him we shall bear his name,
and all that he has shall be ours. and
all that we have shall be his. With
that one kiss we shall enter into the
royal family of which God is the Fa-
Their and Christ the Elder Brother. His
name shall be upon every forehead. "A
good name" Oh. let us change tine
text! 1.-THE Christ name is rather to
be chosen than great riches"