The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-07-08

" a. a rule. relate to
minor IN alters.
such as the mode OF baptism or the
method OF church government. and not
to the vital question OF salvation
While they may differ some as to
forms OF worship and methods Of gov.
eminent, Il Is foolish for one to allow
his attention TO be diverted to these
side issues. and lose sight OF the main
question Besides. Il is an indication
OF mental lariness when one is not
willing to search the Scriptures and
form an opinion OF his own. God has
given Us the Bible which reveals his
will. and a mind capable Of under.
standing II John 20:3D. Gods will
concerning the way Of salvation Is re
vealed so clearly that even q child can
understand H. What excuse have We
then for deferring our dutyl
We have no right TO hold this mat.
ter OF repentance 10 suspense simply
because there are some things In the
Bible which we do not understand
There always will be things In the
Bible which we do not understand. and
II We wait until all things are under
stood by us We shall never be saved
IL we will obey that part OF Gods word
We do understand. we will soon get
light on some Of the obscure things.
] once met q man on the train who
claimed 10 be q skeptic. lie said there
were so many different religions that
he did not know what to believe -One
claims that We ought to worship Budd-
ha and another Confucius. Some say
that Mormonism 10 the true religion.
and ! suppose you would say that
Jesus Christ was the only Saviour. In
the midst Of all these conflicting opin-
ions. how 10 one to know what to be-
lieveI''
! said to him. M friend. did you
ever embrace any one Of those relig-
ions1"
mo. sir
You remember the fable about the
horse which stood between two stacks
Of hay. He was about to take q bite
from one when there came q smell
Of clover from the other 90 inviting
that he hesitated: then he caught .
Whit from the other which led him to
turn again. and finally he starved to
death between the two stacks. be-
cause he could not decide which to
eat from.
Now m, friend. are you not making
the same mistake which the horse
made? Here you stand In the midst
OF all these religions starving your
soul because you do not know which
one to -hoose. Had you not better en-
brace some one Of them. and do II
Quicklyi II you think that Buddhism
IL the most promising become q Budd-
hist II you think Mormonism 10 from
God. become . Mormon. II you ind
salvation from sin In these religions
continue in them. but n not. then &C
cept Christ a. your Saviour. and ! am
sure you will nnd salvation In him
He 10 the truth: seek no further But
By all means embrace some religion.
and DO II quickly for you are starving
your soul for the lack OF some one
TO worship and obey"
Il believe there 10 some truth In
what you say said the man. but
this 10 my station and I must leave
you. I am glad We have had this con-
versation and hope we shall meet
again"
Apparently the man was convinced
Of his mistake. and WAS becoming In.
terested. but he was leaving the car
and what could ! dot I thought Of
the little package Of leaflets which
usually carry. and selecting . couple
] rushed out on the platform and gave
them TO him. One was the Christian
life card. and the other was 4 leaflet
written by DR.. J. w. Chickering OF
Washington. D. c. Before he died the
author had the names OF over seven
teen hundred people who had written
him or told him personally that they
attributed their conversions to this
tract
Daniel Webster states his position
very clearly In q letter written to q
friend: Il believe that God exists In
three persons: this I learn from rev.
citation alone. Nor Ia Il any objection
to this belief that cannot comprehend
how one can be three. or three one.
hold II my duty TO believe. not what
can comprehend or account for. but
what my maker teaches me. ! be-
liCve religion to be a matter not of
demonstration. but OF faith. God re-
Quires us to give credit TO the truths
which he reveals. not because we can
prove them. but because he reveals
them"
Attach myself 10 the good ana thou