The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-03-18


but you are ashamed of the Lord Jesus.
/ never met an Englishman who was
ashamed OF Queen Victoria. / would
have been ashamed of him IL l had
met one, she was such a glorious
Queen. l have never met an English
man who was ashamed of King Ed
ward. But glorious a Queen as Queen
| Victoria was land though / am an
American citizen / believe she was
the most glorious Queen that ever re-
igned on EARTH, and glorious a King
as we expect King Edward to become,
the glory of Queen Victoria and the
glory of King Edward pales into
utter insignificance before the glory
of Jesus Christ. oh. men and women,
there is nothing to be ashamed of in
Jesus Christ. II is the noblest thing
man can say, II am follower OF
the perfect Man; | am a follower OF
the Son of God; | am a follower OF
the One infinitely glorious. Jesus
Christ of Nazareth"
In the second place every man
and woman should confess the Lord
Jesus publicly before the world for
the sake of their influence. Every
man has an influence. There is no
man in Berea that has not an influ-
ence. Everyone here has an influ-
ence, either for Jesus Christ or against
Jesus Christ. There is no man or wo-
man or child here tonight who, IL
they confessed Jesus before the world
as their Lord, and lived in accordance
with that confession, would not have
an influence to bring somebody else
to Christ On the other hand. there
is no man, woman, or child here to-
night, who IL he does not confess
Christ, no matter how well he lives.
has not an influence against Christ;
and the better he lives the more his
influence against Christ, for people
look at him and say. Look at that
man; as far as l can see he lives
just as well as these professed Chris
tians, and he Is not a Christian. does
not profess faith In Christ, | don't
see the need of becoming a Christian"
oh, every one of you men that are
not openly, decidedly, constantly
confessing Christ before the world,
you have an influence against Jesus
Christ.
At one time, when Horace Bush
nell was tutor in Yale College, they
had great revival throughout the
college. Horace Bushnell was the
most popular tutor in Yale, but he
was not a Christian. And the fact
that he was not a Christian was
stumbling block in the way of many
of the students. Horace Bushnell knew
it. and was greatly disturbed by IL.
He went home one night in great un-
easiness Something said TO him, You
stand right in the way of this work;
If you were a Christian there are
dozens of the young men at Yale Col
lege that would come to Christ"
But" said he to himself, how can
come to Christ? l don't believe in
the Bible, and don't believe that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God. ]
cannot play the hypocrite just so as
not to stand in the way of others.
He was very uneasy, and walked up
and down his room thinking about it.
Finally, a voice said to him in his
heart, Horace Bushnell, what do
you believe anyhow" well, one
thing believe is that there is an
absolute difference between right and
wrong" "Well, have you taken your
stand on that which you do believe?
You talk about what you do not be-
live Have you ever taken a stand
lieve. Have you ever taken your stan
on right, to follow 1t wherever it
carries you, even If it carries you
over the Niagra Falls?" He said, mo,
never have, but | will" And he
prayed, 20 God, if there is any God,
show me If Jesus Christ is Thy Son.
and If you will show me that | will
promise to accept Him as my Saviour
and confess Him before the world"
and in a short time the light burst in
upon Horace BushnelPs darkened
soul, and he came out on the side of
Christ, and almost every young man
in Yale College was converted.
Oh, friends, If you say you are
agnostics, If you say you are sceptics,
have you ever made an honest
attempt to get out of your agnosti-
cism? If you have not your agnosti-
cism is no excuse, none whatever. All,
if some of you men and women of
Berea occupying prominent places
and positions, If you took your stand
where you ought to take it tonight.
on the side of truth, scores of others
would come to Christ.
When Mr.. Charles G. Finney was
preaching at Rochester. New York,
in the thirties, a great many lawyers