Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-12-06

iue UlutQcTS, lbS ctlDSS, OF lDlS lanu
can be traced directly or Indirectly TO
the poison OF the intoxicating cup.
Are you trying to fight this evil as a
Christian citizen? Are you drinking
your wine and beer when you are out
in social gatherings, as so many arc
accustomed to do? When the men
who have the political slogan ''Irree
Amerlca-free from the shackles of in
temperance" enter the political arena,
do you vote for them and work for
them? l am stating n self evident
truth when l declare that the members
OF the American churches can solve
the problem II they win all work to-
gether for the freedom Of our beloved
land from the domination OF the "a
loon.
But again ask, How are you differ
ent from the man OF the world I'm your
domestic relations? 1 am not assert
Ing for one instant that your home Is
not outwardly n Christian home.
believe you have quite a number of
Bibles in your house. Sometimes you
have family prayers. But the question
l ask is this: How are you bringing up
your children? You are getting to
gether every dollar you can to spend
in their education. You are so anxious
about them that some of you are even
educating your children's feet as well
as their heads. Each week you send
them 20 dancing school, so that they
can do everything society people are
expected to DO
Flow About the Ministry
Let us turn and study your boy. He
is n fine fellow, strong, well built and
brainy. He has always stood up well
in his classes. Then he has a wonder
full power of speech. He Is born
orator. Then in addition to all these
characteristics he has inherited your
mothers deep religious nature. You
never heard him tell falsehood. You
never knew him to do a contemplate
thing. He is always kind, gentle and
manly. You know 1t would only take
little urging on your part to land him
In the ministry. Would you like him to
be minister? Would you have him 60
out as home missionary In the lum-
Der camps Of the west? Would you
want him to work night and dny rs
your father did, who was n minister.
and then be criticised and found fault
with and live all his life on q salary
that good mechanic would despise?
No. Why not? You profess the reli-
gious life is the happiest. Why do you
not want your boy to take It up? Some
how your profession OF Christ and
your action toward your boy do not
seem to blend.
Then there IS that daughter of yours.
The other day she startled you with
the question: Mother, would you let
me go into the siums and do settle
ment work? I am sure could do n
lot or good" Why did you not give
your consent? There are your two chill.
dren with very little urging ready to
give themselves up to Christian work.
You profess to believe that the Chris
tan life is the happicst OF all lives.
Are you any different in your am
billions for your children from the men
and the women OF the world in refer
ence to their children?
! was nightly impressed with this
fact the other day when attending a
missionary meeting. think that
without any doubt the best women OF
every church, mean the most spir.
itual minded-are gathered each month
IN our missionary societies. That day
they were giving farewell reception
to u beloved Christian worker She
was not only the most beloved, but
without doubt the most brilliant lady
/ sneol,ar bovo avo- boor,, IN So1;eor
| MIA. For some years she had labored
In Asia, and then she returned to her
own country on account of broken
down health. Her health having been
restored, she heard OF little mining
camp In one of our western states
where there was no Young Woman's
Christian association established. She
also heard that In this rough mining
camp quite q number Of young girls
had gone wroag because they had ne
one 10 look after them. 30 this bril-
liant young woman volunteered to 60
10 that mining camp and care for these
| young girls. We were bidding her
goodby. She went without dollar of
salary and entirely alone. She left all
her friends and associations behind.
AS looked at the well dressed ladies
at that reception, who came from some
OF the best families In the city, said,
II wonder how many OF us would be
glad TO surrender our daughters to
| Gods service and have them do what
that young woman IS going to do?'
oh, my friends, IL is so easy to cry
In holy raptures over the sacrifices
| Christian heroes and heroines have
made for the Master, but the great
question for us to decide Is, How are
we different from the men OF the
world In our ambitions and hopes fol
our childrenr Are we really different
In our households from the publicans
and the Pharisees?
Becoming a Christian is something
more than merely signing your name
upon the church roll. 1t means this
Are you willing in the home, In the
store, In your patriotism and in your
social intercourse with your fellow
men absolutely 10 surrender your life
to Christ and live frst and last and
all the time for his glory and the good
OF mankind? That is a very wide
tweeping promise to mako, but that IS
what Christ wants you to 20. Are you
ready to make your public profession
amount to something? Are you ready
to make 1t amount to something now?
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