La Junta tribune., 1911-08-05

thing not in keeping with the day.
Christ would see large numbers OF
the members of the church staying
away from services on SUNDAY be-
cause Of some trivial excuse. some
are too lazy TO 20; som. stay away
because II Is too hot or too cold.
others don't 20 because they don't
like the preacher or because OF some
one else in the church. stfll others
are SO indifferent that religion no
longer Interests them aud because
they are In reality backsliters they
don't % TO church. Such people DO
more TO desecrate the Lords DAY by
their uon-obserYsnce Of duty and dis
loyalty 10 the Master than do those
who attend a Sunday baseball game
and make no profession OF religion.
Another Sigh, that would displease
the Savior would be the card clubs
of which some Of His professed fol-
lowers In this city are members
They play Might've whist. bridge.
etc. and they play for a priz- In
other words they gamble. and to sin
that priz. is the aim and purpIrt Of
their playing The passion grows on
them until they become as much gam.
blers as the professional Greed
avarice. Jealousy. malice and di.hou-
esty ar. cultivated while the lust to
get something f0r nothing destroys
finally the qualities that 90 TO
make up a religious nature A card
playing church member i not or
never VIl be a Christian. blessed
with a holy. consistent lifs 10 the
service Of the Master.
Christ. II He should come 10 this
city would So" the dance hall often
filled With young people who. fasein-
atsd By the motion, the music the
touch. take and permit Hberties and
cultivate feelings and passions that
have finally led 70 the destruction
of the finer qualities and ssusIbIli-
ties of men and women and In
many Instances. brought about the
ruin OF the rhaste character Of tBous.
auds of girls The dance often
proves an enemy 0f marriage and
the destroyer Of the sacredu'ss of
the home This dollhouse Of pleasure.
the ballroom. is another of Safan's
devices 20 lead tbe nususpeetluE VIC
tim into the broad vay that leads
20 noe. sBrruv and death II puFausd
10 ne bitter end Young peopla' DO
not r-lfIs UIth the dance n you DO
not Raut 10 expose yourselves 20 a
danger so allgriuE 80 fascirariug
that you cannot see Satan's snare 70
sutrap you until you are oauslf in
IFS mesh"s and are powerlsss of
yourselves 90 escape
Christ would 49,. number ot busi.
ness men In this city pufrirz forth
every effort OF their liyr= 70 the
making q money Dsoms Of whom
are not very scrupuious .H regard
10 IN. methods they employ and
Nho never listen TO sermon or
darksH the door 0f ohur. b. OF all
the temptations 20 which a man is
exposed. th,re are none more iusid-
lous or b.witrhiuE than 'a1se that
are connected with money There is
something about ifs exclusive pur,
suit that has strange pnEsr OF
matsrialIziug. usrrowiuE and harden.
iug q man d Kills an astr aud
capacity f1r the best and rlrsst Of
pleasures. dVarfs or paTafTEes the
HubIr-f aspirations until ar last. il
becomes q mania There 10 no gr,at.
- mistake than 20 suppua that
man can devote an bis time and
energy frr years in accumulation and
then aftsrwardslc learn hau 20 use u
~isaly and 20 set the Efaatest en-
luymeut out of bis ~saith II takes
about a. much time and Er 20 learn
how 20 spend money a. 90 make IL
A sharp. yisilaut. de1tsrel. and un.
.grgpul1us man. ever on ne watch
70 capture a dollar may r The popn.
lar sense Of M" sord "slr ln in the
aarld but he may not p1ssess the
slightest elevation u Character or
particle Of real Eoodnas He may
stuff bis money bags uu'I he ls as
rich AZ Rockefeller and g.f be- a
poor. miserable. pluful rrshture.
Christ would sec huHdrs Of half
hearted followers %, HImsf uho
have e1me here from %. asst but
sh1 have never shown '1elr loyal.
- by placing their msmbr ship uith
the church iu tbis city There j.
a Ereat deal of spotted rausion in
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