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ON WHICH SIDE :?
 4 DIVINE INQUIRY
The Subject of the Discourse at the
 Presbyterian Church Yesterday.

Rev. Henry Martyr Campbell, pas tor of the First. Presbyterian church, yesterday morning. preached from the first clause of the thirtieth verse of the twelfth chapter of Matthew, He that is not with me is against me" His theme was "On Which Side?" The following quotations from the discourse give a synopsis of the thoughts presented:.
 :" He that is not with me is against me These are not human words; they are divine words. Let us ask ourselves distinctly. as we approach this theme, what is the purpose in the mind of the Lord. Jesus Christ as he speaks this thought. I dare say that it is that he might, by the influence that he could exert. lead men to declare themselves for him.
 What is it to be with Christ? The answer, in form, is not very hard He is for Christ who has given Christ his heart Whether we be for Christ or against him, then. depends on the desire of the heart and not upon the outward action. Our relation to the Lord is a heart
 
 the conditions of our relation to him. To be His we must realize that we must be like Him. He who is fol- lower of the Lord Jesus Christ does not desire to choose his own path, but is willing to let the Master do that for him. Just as you are now, you are either a follower of the Lord or you are not Your relation to Christ is positive and real and constant. It is an essential relation that belongs to you. just as you are. an American, or an Englishman, or a representative of any other coun- try You can not avoid it. In the battle of the Lord there is no neu- tral ground: there are in this world only two classes of people. those who are for Christ and those who are against him.
 What is it to belong to the Lord Jesus Christ? I shall simply ask that question and then let you an swer it in the light of reason and the Word of the Living God. Were there a man in this house who would say that he did not believe in God. in the divine character of Jesus, in the goodness and power of the Holy Spirit, and who lived in har-- mony with his belief we might have the right to say that he was against Christ. That is just about as far as I have right to go. It is not yours, it is not mine to be his judge. It is yours and it is mine to help men and to lead them tq Christ by our lives and our inflrence That is ours; to judge 9, man in his relation to the Master ig not He that is not with me is against me- Interpret it in the light of feason, experience, and common sehsel Answer the ques- tion for yourself whether you are on the side of-Ghrist or not
 Let us look at the wisdom and the necessity oD de9faring ourselves as the childre1 of the Lord Jesus Christ. How/ much more mighty would be the army of the Lord if every. man who wants to be known as a soldier in that army. declared his allegiance! And why not? There is no why not -lFnere is not a legitimate reassn that any, man can give me this morning why he should not declare his trdst in the Savior if he professesA Him in his own heart It is fair to-declare your religion. This country does not extend the privileges of citizenship to those who do not declare their allegiance. Is it fair for us to go on in our lives