Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-07

and personally invite them. and should
you go at II In that spirit You would
soon have one of the largest aud best
Sunday school classes in the church
There are Opportunities for Christian
work everywhere. And there is al.
ways a shortage of those who are
willing TO do It,
Pay As Well As Pray.
New converts go into the church
determined 10 pay your part Don't
be pauper In the house OF God.
am firm believer In tithing and
find that thousands OF Others OF Gods
people have found this most blessed
way to gauge their Christian giving
Lev. 27:30-22, "Ail the 1.-THE OF the
land whittier OF the seed of the land
or of the fruit of the tree. is the
Lords. Ii is holy unto the Lord. And
all the tithes of the herd or the flock
whatsoever passeth under the rod. the
tenth shall be holy unto the Lord
expect TO place In your hands this
afternoon pamphlet upon this sub
ject of tithing. and my earnest prayer
is that many of you make take Gods
method of supporting his work. Do
not cheaper your service for Christ
by having anything whatever to do
with socials, fairs. bazarS, and what
not, they are used as means of rails
ing money To-, the church The whole
thing Is OF the devil, as has been
shown in the past history OF the
money-maklng idea in our church.
Have your socials. but make them free
to everyone. There is not one line of
Scripture In the Bible that will sup
port the different schemes that many
of the churches are using TO raise
their finances.
Some "Don'ts" for Christians.
have called attention to IA number
of thing for you to do. Now | wish
to call attention to some things for
you not TO do. First. do not permit
known or wilful sin in your life. Oft
en- we see those who make II bright
ht5li III tHt NHi ii''i psN S'DH
drop back. In the majority OF cases,
If we could get at the root OF the mat
ter, we would find that they had gone
back because they had refused 10 sur
render some known sin have talk
ed to hundreds and hundreds OF men
and women who have made start in
Christian life and have turned back
and without exception. go far as
have been able to learn. they all ac
knowledge that 1t was because they
did not make a full surrender of them
selves to the Lord Jesus Christ. Do
not permit anything in your life about
which you are doubtful Whatsoever
Is moi faith IL sin" Rom. l4:23.)
When there comes into your life
TO certain action, you are to give
God the benefit of the doubt. II you
are doubtful and still continue to act
as though II were right. as long as you
are doubtful concerning the matter
you are shining. because the action is
not faith. Scores of young believ-
ers. If they could only see and be.
lieve that would be saved from asking
many questions. They ask, is 1t right
for me to go here or there?" Turn
and ask them the question. What do
you think about it?" "Well, ! don't
know" Then 1t is wrong. The mo-
ment that you are doubtful about
certain course of action. your solemn
duty IL to cease that action. In the
actual sin against God. Don't do any
thing which you cannot do to the glory
of God l Cor. 1874, Whether ye
therefore eat or drink. or whatsoever
ye do, do all to the glory OF God" That
is the one question that should enter
all of our actions as Christians. Can
| do this or that and al the same time
glorify God?" Then don't go any
where you cannot take Jesus with
you. / think a Christian can 90 any
where. said a young woman, who was
defending her continued attendance
at some very doubtful places OF amuse-
ment. Certainly she can. but | am
reminded of a little incident which
happened some time ago, when party
OF friends went to explore coal mine.
One of the young women presented
herself dressed in a dainty white
gown. When her friends demonstrate
ed with. her. she appealed to the old
miner who was to act as guide for
The party. Cant ] wear a white dress
down ia the miner" she asked petu-
antly. Eyes, NAM" returned the old
man There Is nothing to keep you
from wearing "A white frock down
there, but there Is considerable to
keep you from wearing one back"
There Is nothing to prevent a Chris
tian wearing his white garments into
worldliness and sin, but be sure when
you come back they will be spotted
with sin.
Jesus is Coming Again.
Finally. don't do anything that you
would not like to be found doing when
Jesus Christ comes back again, for