The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-11
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distinctions, yet He plainly recognized
sorae open questions where no rule OF
right or wrong was distinctly laid
down, depending largely upon the cir
culnstances of the case. 1t is the
Christians liberty in relation to
things indifferent-the use we make OF
the discretion left US. Therefore, we
are judged by our attitude toward
things in which we are free rather
than where the rule is prescribed.
Christian people should not be salts
fed with what is demanded of them;
they must render service with mar
gin. The Christian pound is too light
with sixteen ounces, and his yard stick
too short at thirty-six inches. No one
seventh of our time will satisfy the
Third Commandment, or one-tenth of
our income the. Gospel. Jesus wants
discipleship that is uncalculating and
unmeasured-a discipleship of the sec
ond mile, doing more than is demand
ed.
No man is safe with a narrow moral
margin. Jesus kept wide margin
between him and moral boundary
lines-lived in the clear. Fruit trees
back from the road are not so tempt
ing, but alas for the tree that hangs
ovr the road-every boy sees it, and
there will be more sticks and stones
flug at that tree than all others in the
orchard combined. So with the man
who hangs over the moral line; ne
invites temptation from every man
who passes. Get back from the line,
and live a life with a moral margin,
was the earnest admonition of the
speaker.
Among the striking thoughts driven
home with force by the speaker were:
"The Christians righteousness is
not a righteousness Of the law; the
Christians righteousness is not the
righteousness of the Scribes and Phar-
isees; that may fall short of the King
dom of God. The Christians right
eousness is an exceeding righteous
ness. No man has made good simply
by the keeping of the law"
Young men, FIVE minutes more after
the whistle blows or the noon bell
rings means much to your employer;
five minutes, more labor for which you
are under no obligation and for which
you expect nothing means much-fve
minutes not written in the contract,
but five minutes written in the margin,
not ne plus ultra, but simply plus ul-
ira. This is the thing that counts for SO
much with men. And the life Of
Jesus Christ is the best illustration of
the principles he taught. Jesus Christ
lived life with a broad margin. Jesus
Christ did not seek how close the moral
line he could live. Jesus Christ lived
and taught in the open, so far from
borderland that you may challenge
the world to convict him that he had
gone beyond the line, and the world
is silent at the challenge
"Do more than is required of you,"
he urged. @'Not so much how much
do other people tax you, how much do
you tax yourselves; not to see what
broad margin you can put between
you and self-sacri6ce, but how can
you widen the margin between you and
self-indulgence, is the question.
tell you, Christian friends, there must
be broader margin to life and life's
service to acceptably do our work.
And ask you, as Christian men and
as Christian women, how are we doing
our work? Doing it as Jesus did his,
pressed down, running over, good
measure, with margin?-or skimpy,
niggardly, hugging the edge of the
task. AS Christian men and women,
we can not be satisfied with simply
meeting the demands that are made
upon US. We can not be satisfied with
simply meeting the demands of the
church and the State. A congregation
can not be satisfied with simply meet
ing its assessment or it's opportion-
ment. All real progress and all real
satisfaction and all real happiness go
beyond this"
All these principles, said the speak