The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-09


the true baptism" | should say: Very
we'll Come; we will go to Baptist
church, and | will immerse you there
lf an Episcopalian should come to me
and say, Il believe in the apostolic
succession Of the Episcopal church." |
should at once reply: IAN right my
brother. You are my brother. though
we differ on that subject wish you
godspeed. | do not care much whether
you believe in the apostolic succession
of the Episcopal church as long as
You do believe in Jesus Christ as the
Son of God and you do accept him as
your pardoning Saviour. The doe
trine of the atonement of the cross We
hold to with a viselike grip of Paul.
May God help us to let all the non
essentials go
PauPs Reason.
But there was still another reason
why | think Paul said Il will eat n,
meat" What might have been a non
essential to Paul in his spiritual life
might have been more than non
essential to some one else Therefore
| think | can hear Paul say to himself
when this question came up: "Of course
If | give up eating this sarrificial meat
| shall have to work harder than
otherwise would. I may have shorte~
hours for preaching may even have
TO work at my tentmaking trade when
return home at night But what Of
1t? Again | say. what of p? / can
afford to go to any extreme rather
than put spiritual stumbling block
In the way Of my sr!low men. If meat
make my brother to offend. | will eat
no meat as long as the world stand
eth" And Paul was right. NV broth
er. are you ready to firmly and I'M
equivocally refuse to throw any spfr-
itual stumbling block in the way Of
your fellow men?
Certain amuscments In themselves.
are harmless, but those amlsemrnts
on account of their evil association:
especially to our young folks as II
whole. When | was lad. my father
hired for me beautiful western mus
tang. AS riding pony he WIS simpl,,
perfection. He conld run like deet
over the toughest roads, and he was ~
sure footed as an Alpine goat. In til.
few months had him learned to lov.
that pony as an Arab does his thor
Oughbred. He would follow me around
like dog, and he would carry me lik..
the wind. begged my father to buy
him. He was only Il mustang ana not
of much value and the owner was
willing to sell. But my father answer
ed: NO. You can have him as long a:
you are in the country. but you cannot
have horse in the city. | know how
you love the beast. Horseback riding
Is one of the most eXhilaratin9 and
healthful exercises. but when Il yol1n.
man owns horse in the city the temp
tatlOns of the stable and of the road
taverns are too strong When yoiln.
man rides q horse in the city he too
often rides into sin" Horseback rid
ing in itself is no harm. ThnHtpr going
for you may be harmless, but what an
the surroundings of the average thea
Tel IL tVu is Il 'iIsiifI 'Itl'I. II Ntl
as a church member. If yon a IL sun
lay school teacher 90 to the thpatrr. do
you not see that the example you may
be setting may encourage some tn
20 who are not morally and spiritually
rs strong as You aret DO you believe
would ever be seen in theater:
What would Paul say if you asked him
% go with you to the theater? I know.
You know. He would answer: Nay.
( this amusement. like the Sacrificial
neat, cause my brother to offend. | |
will abstain as long as the world
How about the card table and the
lance hall: You say they do no per |
onaI harm. If you indulge In them
will your personal example do any one
Use any harm? This Lords day | |
AVE made most earnest plea for ev
.ry man. woman and child to come to |
'ur next Wednesday night prayer |
Meeting. You know and | know that |
he most essential meeting Of all the
hurch life Is the midweek prayer |
Meeting That young man is going to |
,e at our midweek prayer meeting |
lext Wednesday night. Will you be
by your ABSENCE The
ext Thursday morning on his way to
BUSINESS he opens the paper and reads
here of a big dance or progressive Ell
hire party being given in this city.
he names Of all the guests are print
d there The names of the prize win
ers are also given. Your name may
e among the prize winners. You will
hen be in the same position as the
IAN who wins a prize at Monte Carlo
r at some race track. What will he
ay? Will he say. We'll. if the prOmi-
ent men aud women of this church
tay away from prayer meeting to go
0 the dance hall and to the card ia
lie, | must he more regular at the
rayer meetings. for surely If such Il
exists in this church God
nov-s the church needs my prayers|
vii he say that, or will he say. IF
ne social leaders of the church can
ut the card table above the prayer
lpotiup S,JrnIy 7 may do the Sampt''