Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-05-18

Pericles had stood before him, ant
where he said, "Ye men of Athens
in all things | perceive that you are
very religious" and where he also
reasoned with great wisdom concern
ing the things Of God and the human
soul. The last scene was laid in
Rome near Nero's block, where the
speaker could hear the noble old mis-
sionary say, 81 have fought a good
fight, l have finished the course,
have kept the faith; henceforth there
is laid up for me the crown OF
Righteousness, which the Lord, the
righteous judge, will give me in that
day."
Paul had been educated in the
Greek language and philosophy in the
University of Tarsus. He had learned
the Hebrew language in his home,
and there also he learned the Old
Testament Scriptures. He was
arained in law at the feet of the
greatest law Interpreter of Israel,
Gamaliel. Paul was Hebrew of the
Hebrews, Pharisee of the Pharisees,
Roman citizen learned in Roman
ways and customs, but he lacked one
thing. That one thing was the touch
of Jesus Christ which he received on
the road to Damascus. Young men
and women of the graduating class,
with all thy getting do not fail to
get that which is the crown of all,
Christ and Christian character.
At the meeting for men only in the
afternoon Evangelist Mathis had a
heart to heart talk with men on two
habits that curse the lives of men,
booze and tobacco. Among many
other things the evangelist said:
Certain men in the community make
it easier to do right; others make It
hard to do right and easy to do
wrong" 1T is the first glass that
makes the drunkard and not the last.
Don't take the first and you never
will the last" Nobody wants a
boozer any more; big business and
society are beginning to kick them
out"
There is one scripture in the Bible
that justifies a man to continue to
chew tobacco Let him that is filthy
by filthy still" Tobacco hinders in
sight" Burbank will not hire men
who use tobacco. They are not equal
to the fine work that he does. No
man can be at his best who uses to-
bacco. 1t is a dirty habit"
In the evening 900 people crowded
the Chautauqua building to hear
what was perhaps the greatest mes
sage of the campaign. The sermon
was on the greatest of questions,
"What then shall do with Jesus
who is called Christi" Four things
favored Pilates defending Jesus:
Q) The right and truth were in his
favor. '1f there is any right and
truth it is on Gods side" (2) Per-
sonality was in Pilates favor. For
there stood before him the greatest
personality of all the ages. "If Jesus
were standing face to face with you
tonight could you turn him down."
CD Reason and judgment were in
Pilates favor. every mans reason
and judgment tell him that he ought
to be a Christian. But if he goes
back on these he has nothing else left
in him to which to appeal" (4) His
wife was in his favor. Almost every
mans wife is in favor of him being
q Christian. THE man who hardenS |
his heart against the appeal of his
praying, pleading wife has
turned against Gods finest appeal to
MS heart and life"
But in the fact of truth, right, per-
sonality, reason, judgment, and his
wife PLATE turned him down. "You
say, He was a fool Men are turn
ing Christ down today" Others re-
iect Christ because they have made
friends with men like Herod, the |
who had taken his brother
Philips wife. "Herod lost his head
over a fool dancing girl. Many a
man has lost his head over fool
lancing girl" Many of our presi-
lents, great statesmen, scientists and
greatest of philosophers were in favor
If Jesus Christ. The greatest leaders
If the Renaissance and Reformation
we're in favor of Jesus Christ. Three
million men are meeting in the
Jnted States every Sunday to study
he life and words of Jesus Christ.
DON'T you think you ought to take a
tand by the side of Jesus Christ?
ARTHUR r. BLACKSTONE.
Charles Tygart of Cobleskill, N.
=, is visiting his cousins, B. M. and
ra Shoudy. He takes great delight
n the new Lithia Park and thinks