The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-10

tells us it was from this imprint tnat
the present idea Of Jesus features
have been copied. Has it not been so
with the children of godly parents
The Christian mother has 50 loved
been impressed on her very garments
and Oh the wrappings that she puts
around her child. We have seen his
face in the garments of our childhood.
We see today his face in the mantlcS
Of manhood and womanhood, and we
shall also see his divine face in the
shrouds which shall yet cIothe our
dead bodies Yet if | should come to
some Of YOU today and say. Are You a
Follower of Jesus Christ? Do You
stand before all the world and say,
lie is my Saviour and my Lord? '
No" You believe in - i, your
heart, but you are not ii..i3, . pro
fess him with your lips \r,, comes
the pertinent question: ''Why 90 you
not make this public profession: Why
not say: Christ is my all in all. He
II lily Only support vi tiii' 'i't' ''Ai''
my only hope for the other side of the
grave" ask you again, Way de
you not do thus?
The Worthest Christian.
"Well." you answer, what is the
good of my doing it? In the first
place, l am not wealthy If | make
public profession of Christianity and
join the church. | cannot afford to give
much money, and the church does not
want me unless | am able to pay.
Then | cannot attend church often. |
am so bound down to the store and the
home that when Sunday comes l am
just too tired to go out. Then | have
not any special ability. l cannot sing
or pray in public or teach Bible
class. 1t does not matter much Wheth-
er join the church or no. | might as
well stay out as to so there and be Il
perfect nonentity." No, my brother
and sister, you may make these pX-
cuseS, but you know deep down III
your heart you are not telling the
| truth You know that the most influ-
Y
your life have not been the speakers
nor the wealthy men. They We're not
men ard women of great social proni-
| hence. but they We're men and women
who went to church because they
could not stay away. There their Cos
pei faith beamed from their eyes and
| smiled from their lips and greeted you
| in .tarm handshake. Though they
| did not know it at the time, they were
leading you to Christ in spite of your
| selves Now, as these humble Chris
tians of the past generation led you to
Jesus by their public professions, can
| not you today lead others to Christ in
the same way?
But we must not stop here. 1t is i'm
portant for us to make a public pro
| feSSiOn of our faith in Jesus Christ
1t is also important for us to lead or
fellow men to Jesus by our business
dealings as well as by our public
| prayers. A man cannot be a Christian
on Sunday and a sharp. scheming
avaricious, unprincipled business man
during the week He cannot be 6
true elder Of the church and pass the
| sacred bread at the holy communion
and then as a usurer or a produce eX
| change manipulation cheat the farmer
out of his yearly harvestings on week
days. He cannot be servant of Coo
In the church and yet deny him in the
store. And 1t IS in the store that Oul
religion is put to its severest test. II
we are willing to give to God a con
secrated pocketbook, there will be nc
difficulty about God giving to US many
souls for our hire
| Christ In Business.
Do you see that young man STANDING
over there? Who is he? Why" yol
answer, che is one of my new clerks
l have just hired him. l do not know
who he is, except that he has latel.
been put upon our payroll" Is that al
you know about that young man
Well, will tell you who that youn.
man is. He Is one Of your spiritua
children. AS the sculptor can take
lot of soft clay in his hand and mold j
and twist it into the figure OF the plas
ter cast, SO you today are molding tn
spiritual life of that young man. II
is rs putty in the hands Of the glaZer
He comes to you fresh from his moth
er's arms. He knows nothing abou
the great wide world. You are to b
his next teacher. 1t makes grea
deal of difference to him whether yo'
go to church. 1t also makes a grea
deal of difference whether you hav
decreed that honesty and truth shall
remain supreme in your business es
tablishment If you allow your clerl
to sell goods under false pretense
you are going to corrupt him. If yo
compel your employee to be true an
honest in dealing with your customer
you will make him true and honest am
pure. You did not think you were
city set upon hill. You did not know
your gospel light was shining befor
men in the store. But today, as bus
ness man, you are a spiritual archer
and you cannot help yourself. 4O
are fighting for or else you are fghtin
against Christ in the store, and you
arrows are flying every whittier.