Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-09-30

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speaketh uprightly; he that despise-
eth the gain of expressions, that
shaketh his hands from holding
brides, that stoppeth his ears from
hearing of blood, and shutteth his
eyes from seeing evil; he shall dwell
on high" lisa. 33:15.
Every man and woman has some
one to whom they look as their ideal,
whose life they take as their pattern.
No one lives above his ideal. / be-
lieve every person ought to get his
picture taken in his best attire and
most impressive pose and hang it up
where he can see it every day and
then live up to that picture. OF all
people who ought to have high ideals
and live life above reproach, surely
THE one who makes a profession of
Christianity comes first. Every
Christian is an advertisement of the
Church. What reason have the un-
saved to expect that religion will do
more for them than ii has done for
you. III there was reason for Jesus
to say to Peter, when thou are con-
verified strengthen thyNbrethren" sure
ly in this era of social service in the
Church 1t Is highly essential that ones
religious profession bear marks of
brotherly helpfulness. Every Christ
ian is sermon in shoes. Is it any
wonder that the truth preached twice
a week from the pulpit has SO little
effect when one-third of the, member
ship OF the church by their daily lives
are preaching an open denial of the
cleansing power of the blood of
Jesus?
A Christian is like a pain of win
dow glass. If imperfect he attracts
attention to himself and obscures the
vision. II perfect, others see Jesus
through his life When I look care
fully at Gods standard of Christian
as given in the words of the text, it
leads me to say, Christians are like
pianos, grand, square, and upright
and not worth a picayune unless they
are in tune. In this text we are CIV
en- six qualities of Christian.
Ibis WALK
"He that walketh righteously."
When man becomes Christian,
this new life affects every part of him.
1t operates upon his actions, thought
and wishes, and determines his
course in both his private and pub
lie life. One of the first evidences
of true belief in God is that he
walks righteously. Where formerly
1t required six feet of side walk to
accommodate his number mines and
then he frequently came in collision
with the lamp post, he now walks in
straight and narrow way that leads
to glory. The man that does not
walk straight, three hundred and
sixty-five days in the year, will new
er get to heaven. Some of you old
hypocrits can't drink the stuff You
have in your ice box and make your
self believe you are a Christian. Two
drinks of that stuff would make a
jack rabbit spit in a bull dogs eye.
You drink 1t and spit in Gods face.
A righteous walk is determined by
the path one chooses, the progress
one makes and the motive that de-
termines the course. | Sam. 27:10.
If the path in which you are walk
ing leads to the opera house instead
of the sanctuary to the Sunday ball
game instead of the Sunday school;
| if it takes you to the brothel instead
of the Bible; ii it leads to family dis
cord instead of family devotion, you
are not walking righteously and are
not measuring up to Gods standard
of Christian.
Ones walk is revelation of his
character. A son walks like his
father because he learns to keep step
with him. Look, papa" said little
boy who was following his father
after fresh fall of snow, II am step
ping right in your tracks" Fathers,
l want to know what kind of man
your son will become if he follows
in your footsteps? Do you keep the
pathway open between your home
and the house of God or have you
allowed il to grow shut with hazel
brush. If you are not walking right
ly you are no Christian. Some took
stand for the Lord forty years ago
and are still standing, II you don't
move you are no Christian. The text
does not say "He that standeth
righteously." 1t does not say "He
that stitch righteously." nor does II
say. "He that lieth righteously." but
"He that Walketh righteously.
There is much said in the Bible
about our walk Enoch walked with
God and their journey ended in
Heaven. Jesus walked with the two
disciples on their way to Emmaus
and their sorrow was turned into
Joy. We are exhorted to walk not
in the counsel of the ungodly nor to
go in the way OF Cain but to follow
in the path of the just which is as
a shining light that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day. There
are seven walks mentioned in PauPs
letter to the Ephesian Church. They
were to walk "a Not according to
the course of the world (2) To walk
in good works. CD Worthy of the
vacation wherewith they were call
ed. (4) Not as Gentiles in vanity
of mind. CD AS followers of God,
to walk in love co AS children
of light. And CD To walk circum-
specify. II your walk is wrong, you
are wrong, and the only way to set
it right is to meet Jesus at the cross.
II-HIs TALK
He that speaketh uprightly." No
description of mans character can
be perfect which does not include his
speech. A man who lies, or who talks
obscenely or profanely is a bad man.
A man whose words are arrogant and
boastful. cruel and slanderous, unre-
liable and deceptive. unchaste and
| impure. is no child OF God. The grace
of God very speedily sweetens a
mans tongue, and IL his religion does
not operate upon his speach surely
il is not the religion of the bure and
| holy God. by words shalt thou be
| justified. and by thy words shalt be
condemned" If the tongue be SET
on fire of hell the heart is not on fire
with grace from heaven. The doctor
says. PUT out your tongue" and he