Newark post., 1913-12-31

from that penetrating gaze and like crav-
en- towards slipped away.
Not that Jesus condoned the sin, but
he denounced emphatically those who,
hiding their own sins had the effrontery
to condemn another without one pang of
repentance or sorrow for their own.
Our work as Christians includes not
only the making of a Christian character
for ourselves but to help build up and
sustain Christian character in our fell
low Christians. We are to help one an
other. "Wherefore life up the hands
that hang down. "Pure religion and
undefed before God the Father is this
to visit the fatherless and widows in
their affiiction and to keep himself un-
spotted from the world.' eff any
among you do err from the truth let him
know that he which converteth a sinner
from the error of his way shall save a
soul from death and shall cover a multi
tude of sins.''. We do not realize the
wonderful opportunity that is ours to
help one another.
We rejoice when we read or hear of
the wonderful conversion of such a man
Jerry McAuley who from the depths of
iniquity rises to be a marvel of devotion
for Jesus. Yes, and if some one in our
own community that might have gone
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eness, in blasphemy and lascivousness
should repent and accept Christ, we
would welcome him into the church and
hold a jubilee over the event. Yet if one
of our own number who, by years of
Christian work and devotion and who
had been in every good work and effort
should slip, we only have words of de-
nunciation.
If we are setting up business for the
Lord such as the disciples were doing at
Antioch, we should fly to such an one s
relief. The man who has been accustom-
ed to blaspheme all his life and who joins
the church has strong battle against
the tendency to swear. If in some NOM
ent of strong temptation you hear him
blaspheme, do not demand that his name
be erased from the roll but go to him
and take him by the hand and lead him
back to Jesus who forgave Peter like
offence.
If one who has been addicted to drink
should seek fellowship in the church and
then in moment of great temptation
his old habit overcome him., do not cast
him out but lead him back to the fold.
1t is our duty to be kind and charitable
to all. To remember and emphasize the
good. 1t is sad thing to see people
who have been the most intimate of
friends, because of some one thing that
was disliked, become the bitterest ene-
mics. Paul and Peter could not agree
and the contention was so bitter that they
parted company but they each esteemed
and honored and loved the other for his
work.
III. The third question: What becomes
of the Christian at death2
When the strife is over and the strug-
gle ended and the last labor performed,
the Christian passes on to be with his
Lord and Master in that land where
there is no more sorrow nor death, and
where everlasting spring abides.
In speaking today of the life of him
whom we mourn, 1 follow his own wish
when l say, he made no pretensions to
perfection. He mourned his errors, he
sought forgiveness for his sins, he de-
pended solely on the Grace of God for
his salvation.
Nearly 60 years ago he found his Saw
iour and Immediately set up business for
his Lord. At that time he gained his
title to mansions in the skies. Having
settled the one great question and re-
ceived assurances of his eternal inheri
tance he set about with vigor the living
of the Christian life. He became active
in church work. The House of God was
his pride, its services his delight. He
gave himself, his time, his energy and
was most deeply and vitally interested
in any thing that promised the growth
or benefit of the Church.
He loved God s Word. This Book was
his daily Bread. He meditated upon it
in the night watches, he dwelt upon it's
precepts; he loved it's contents.
He loved God s house. His love for
the sanctuary was shown in the honor he
were the times that this house was open
ed that he was not found in his place. He