Evening journal., 1916-01-17
THE LORDSHIP OF JESUS
Sermon preached yesterday morning
at the Tabernacle by Evangelist Lyon.
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all OF these would be purified and up
lifted. If you want to know the char
acter OF husband or wife, do not
ask the pastor. but rather ask the
family physician. II you wonder why
II is that many people say they don't
believe in revivals, the family doc
tor could tell you. The skeletons IN
the closets would be cleared out OF
the homes If Jesus were coming INTO
the household.
Think Of Christ also as Lord or
education There has been an empha-
sis placed upon the moral ana SPIT
itual The only reason for the exist
ence OF our public school system is
for the training Of good citizens. me
United States Supreme Court had
said that upon no other basis has the
state a right to collect taxes Tor
their support. And yet many a teach
or has been employed merely on ac-
count OF his ability to impart facts
OF history or languages. or mathema-
tics. or science. while his moral and
spiritual qualifications have been dis
regarded | would rather have
teacher almost an ignoramus stand
before my children in "a school. who
had n strong noble. Christian char
acter than one who was as wise as
Solomon and as vicious as Satan. No
teacher has a moral right to stand be-
fore tho children in the schools with
ont faith IN Jesus Christ. any more
than he has to stand IN the pulpit
without that faith. Teaching is holy
calling. The greatest thing i'm educa-
tion rs the contagion Of character
Let Us apply the Lordship OF Jesus
also 10 society. We talk about the
caste system IN heather countries.
There IS "a similar system right here
i'm America An ungodly commun-
ism taught the doctrine of enuality,
but II was levelnG down, while the
gospel Of Christ on the other hand.
teaches a doctrine Of equality. and II
IS leveling M when the Duke OF
wellington was lJneeling a the COM
munion altar, beggar came and
knelt by his side A church officer
tanned the boggar on the shoulder
and said Come awav tho great duke
Is there" Then Wellington turned
and rebukod the officer and said. Let
him alone; at the altar Of Christ we
arc ail equal
The application OF the principle OF
Jesus as Lord will settle all veXed
problems that arise in social life. So
many come TO me and ask May ! dc
this. that or The other thing. and still
ho a Christian ?" ! reUix. 81 am moi
your monitor or Judge To determine
your conduct. merely by what TIE
minister says that Is sacredotalism
hut II YOU make Il the rule of your
life 10 do what Jesus would have yot
10. that Is Christianity" You will no
say. Il will not go any where l can
not take Jesus with me- II Jesus Il
10 go with you. He is TO be the leader
Rather should YOU say. 81 will 81
nowhere where Jesus does not lead.
Considcr Christ also as Lord in pol
itics This fact rs that the party hos
has more influence with large pro
portion. even OF professed Christia
voters. than has Jesus Christ. The
vote this ticket or the other on
merely from habit. or prejudice {
environment. or early training. III
ballot ought 10 be just as sacred
tho Christian as the ark Of the cover
ant was TO the Israelte Every tin
veriiable PRAYER. "Thy kingdom com
thy will he done on earth even as
Is being done in heaven" Yet man
men will pray this prayer in churC
and then go to the polls and vote
nentralize and destroy all the efec
OF their prayers
Vice. graft and debauchery kno
no party OF distinction. Said ia
Gould: 'ln a republican county ] a
a repuhlican-~in democratic count
7 am a democrat. but | am first, la
and all the time for the Erie railroad
Said a prominent politician IN Nc
York. who was himself a profess'
Christian: II would rather, for poll
icai success. have the support of Il
saloon than 70 the church For chur'
people will divide upon minor issue
but the saloons. on the other han
viii always vote for their own inte
est"
Surprising p member of the legisl
ture OF congress. IN explaining h
vote upon p measure. would say
am voting as do. gentlemen. becau
our party in caucus has so decided
II would not be noticed because
would be the customary course. B
upon the other hand. il q legislat
would arise and say: Gentlemen.
am going 10 vote as ! do upon III
measure because ! am a Christii
man and / believe il IS the thing IN
Jesus Chris; would have me do"
would be regarded as the hugest io