The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-06-03

have ears 70 hear Thus she becomes
/ Gods mouthpieee. or ambassador. IN
f finding, calling, inS,ructing and help
/ ing all who accept the Divine Invita-
/ ton, and enter into covenant relation.
/ ship with God through Christ as New
! Creatures.
/ II Is Ia view Of this important work
/ that the Apostle suggests that those
/ OF the Church who can DO 50 should
consider II privilege to forego mar
rlage, that they might live celIbate
/ lives. as Jesus did. and as st Paul
himself is supposed 10 have done
not that celibacy OF itself need 90 b.
considered as necessity Tor the per
fectlng OF the Divine character. but
that IFS practise will give increased
opportunity for serving the King of
kings Many Jealous Christians feel.
as st Paul felt that the time IL short
and their opportunities few for rem
1ering service unto the Lord and ils
Cause Hence II marriage would in
terfere In any measure with this their
highest privilege, they would gladly
forego measure OF earthly happiness
and privilege, TO be more efficient
servants OF the Lord.
This same thought is expressed by
Jesus, saying Some have made them
selves eunuchs for the Kingdom OF
Heavens sake" Matthew 1912, that
il, have denied themselves their priv
ileges and rights as human beings, In
order TO render the better service to the
Lord. But such matter Is a sacrifice.
privilege. and not command, not
an obligation. Whoever chooses may
sacrifice, and should not be criticized
rifce should not be criticized on that
account. To his own master each ser
want stands or falls.
Business Ideals.
We must remember Chat the Bibls
has no communication whatever for
those who are not Christians. The
Christian business man may to some
extent be copied by his neighbors. But
his own responsibility is the matter In
which he IL interested most A bust
ness mans ideal Is the Golden Rule.
do unto others as you would that
they should do unto you" applies 10
his buying. his selling, to his dealing
with his clerks and with his custom
ers. 1t includes his advertising, and
the ideals which he sets before his
clerks.
We believe that more and more the
Golden Rule is coming to be appre
ciated by the public, and that those
who follow 1t viii more and more re-
ceive a blessing We do not mean
that It will make them richer than their
neighbors who may follow the other
rule sometimes quoted-Do your neigh
Dor as you believe he would do you;
but do him first, before he can do you.
But whether following the Golden
Rule shall bring little success or much
success, the business man who has
given his heart TO the Lord and be
Golden Rule. He can do no less.
though he Is privileged to do as much
more as he chooses in the way Of be-
nevolences.
A business mans ideals should have
some bearing upon his manner OF do
ing business. as well as upon the char
meter of the stock he offers for sale,
The Christian business mans store
should be known as a place where
trash and injurious things would not
be found.
Social and Neighborly Ideals.
The true Christian is to remember
hat nothing less than the Golden Rule
nay be followed by him under any cir
He must see to 1t that
lis children, his chickens, his dogs,
,tc., do not disturb his ncighbors ia
heir proper rights. The same Golden
iule requires of him that he shall do
neighbours part for any one In dis
ress, even as he would have neigh
,or do for him IL he were In trouble.
Do good and lend, hoping for nothing
gain" Is TO be exemplihed In the
christian, with the understanding that
e is not to do lending that would i'm
air his own credit, nor seriously in
erfere with his own obligations 10
lis family. Moreover, proper lending
would be merely In cases OF necessity
lie Is not to be nelghborly because he
opes the neighbor will return the
but because from the
Word Of God he has received high
ieals Of proper neighbor, and be
ause he wishes TO live mp 70 the Di-
Inc requirement, doing good unto all
zen as he has opportunity, and espe-
lally unto the Household OF Faith.
The Christian may not have time 10
vaste in some Of the social amenities
ommon to our day. He is repre-
entative and ambassador OF the King
I kings and Lord OF lords. His time,
Is influence. his talents, are not his
wn. They are to be used according
, his judgment Of the Lords will. He
INV not fhorefOrQ apem To be as aOciH4