The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-04
REAL AFRICAN HUT
ERECTED ON STAGE
LARGE CROWD DELIGHTED WITH
DRAMA AT MONTREAL.
n. C. GATHERING.
DEPTH OF CONSCIENCE
REV. J. b. GREEN GIVES FOURTH
OF SERIES ON IMPROVING
PERSONAL---VERY.
OF MACBETH.
DEPTH OF CONSCIENCE

Montreal N. c., August "A
dramatic illustration Of how to arouse
interest in missions in the Sunday
school, given by Rev Mr. wild and
HRS. Motto Martin, both of the Africa n
mission, delighted a large audience.
real African hut was erected on
the stage. and Mrs Martins native
African nurse. Bakumba, played an
important part in the drama. reading
and singing for the audience.
Following this was the evening ad-
dress by Rev. J. e. Green. being the
fourth in the series he is giving on
improving the Personality" His
subject for the evening was THE
Conscience He said in part: Con
sclence Is deeper than the will or in
tellect' II Is fundamental 10 char
acter and character conditions
destiny. 1t is vital to the develop
ment OF personality. 1t Ia the moral
imperative which says you ought and
you ought not. 1t In both king and
judge. Great !s the moment when
conscience speaks first TO the heart
81 the growing child, ana happy the
child which recognized end obeys Its
voice! IT is the voice OF God. Obey
II and II will always speak clearly.
d'sobey IL ard its voice Will gradual
ly dwindle or fade tway. In the
earthquake OF mans fall the authority
and dignity of conscience were over
thrown. Examples Of the might and
majesty OF a violated conscience are
found In the story OF Joseph and his
brethren, in the experience Of Herod
when he heard Of christs work, and
thought II was John the Baptist-the
murdered prophet~--risen from the
dead, in the agony of Judas when he
cast the money at the feet of the
priests and went out and hanged
himself
"A fine example is found also in
the remorse OF Macbeth. In torment
before his time. How grand and
awful is conscience, though aishonor-
"a II Is still regal. Fer every one SO
unfortunate as to go into the other
world with his heart uneleansed ii Is
the worm that never deth and the
fire that Is not quenched. A thing
is good when It serves the purpose
for which 1t was made; It Is evil when
distorted from Its purpose, How hard
to keep the conscience unsported in
an evil environment! Evil defiled
deaa-this is the scriptural descrip-
ton OF the conscience Of the unre-
generate. Conscience may lead us
wrong. Nine million souls suffered
death during the inqulsition An
evil conscience may be likened to Il
compass that liz useless because of a
nail driven too near Il on the ship.
But don't throw conscience over
board because 1t Is wrong. Bring it
to Christ that the disorder may be
corrected The Bible Is the standard
Of heaven-yhen brought In line with
this standard. II Is a good guide and
the best possession of life; for con-
science Is character and character IS
the only coin that will pass current
in the world to come. Forget not TO
put conscience first, We need not
cheaper living, but a better brand OF
conscience. II is tho most delicate
and costly instrument in the world.
when enlightened and is gotten only
through years Of discipline. II Ia
worth while to live II we may have
conscience void Of offense towards
those hove las. and those about us.
The chief defect Of modern education
Is its failure to guide and eniighten
conscience. The great need Of the
holr is an educated conscience. Such
had the Apostle Paul. John Knox.
Wesley. and sup-emely Jesus Christ.
Every Christian should strive to be a
personaliged conscience. / cannot
make better wish for each OF my
hearers than that when summoned
into the presence of the great Judge
OF the universe, you may have the
testimony Of good conscience"