Evening journal., 1916-01-17

What do you suppose they found
,h,t had become loosened by the winC
waved hack and forth and making 81
Of the session. II shows how far as
vet. we have come to crowning Christ
rs King Of our political life
Let us also consider the application
of this principle to the commercial
life; Jesus as Lord in business
sneak now Of business in the sense
of the means of making a livelihood.
There is no god competing quite so
successfully with Jesus Christ TOT
mastery as the money god. The bat
tie of the Christian life today Is very
largely the battle Of the pocketbook'
David Harum spoke wisely when he
said. THE heart of the average man
Is very close 10 his breeches pocket.
While other things are root OF some
kinds of evil, the scriptures wei say
that money is a root OF all xmas OF
evil What is It that Is keeping great
vices dominant in the world today!
II is primarily avarice, as wei as ap-
petite. What would 1t mean If busi-
ness we're Christianized and a man
would engage in merchandise OF
manufacturing with the same motive
that he would If he were going mo
{ the ministry or missionary Worh
Whenever you interfere with a man
scheme for money making then Wa'oh
out for his opposition
II Iesus Christ were TO be made
10 the senior partner in the business ol
everv professed Christian man, how
a. added tn that
business. and how many things taken
i, away You have no right to engage
A In an occupation upon which you can
[, not ask Gods blessing, in every de-
i. nartment of that business. Are the
q things that you are selling In your
. store or manufacturing in your plant
a benefit and p blessing, or are they
- a blieht and q curse TO your FELLOW
N man. One OF the neglected phases ol
! evangelism today is the application Of
n the principles Of Jesus Christ to BUS
\ mess affairs
h I said to travelling salesman ono
a day: what is your husinessY?'
.s meant what line OF goods are you
selling9" He replied. "My business
a. Is serving Christ. but ] am selling
y boots and shoes TO pay expenses. Did
4, moi that man have the right idea OF
- life? You may be engaged in this
u occupation or the other in order to
:, make living. but the deal business
az of every human soul ought to he 70
ID serve the Lord
r. was in the Office Of a lawyer one
10 day and in the visit ! said to him
4, "Are vou n Christian" He said: Il
am church member" | said: 81 did
II not ask YOU whether you we're Q
p. church member or not ! asked you II
Won were Christian" WELL he
a. said. "my father was minister.
is am not asking you about your father
IT I am asking about you" We'll he
90 said "Mr Lyon, YOU ought to have
- been a lawyer rather than minis.
il ter" 81 am not talking about me.
M am talking about YOU We'll. h'
,r said. ct do not know whether l an
n Christian or not. Sometimes ! thinl
is am and sometimes I think | an
m not" Are you q married man. "Oh
at YES" he said "Why do YOU not repn
7, that YOU don't know whether you ar,
,,c married or not? Sometimes you thinl
YOU are and sometimes you think yo'
= are not.
"Well." he said, 81 believe in Christ.
"What is 81 to believe IN Christ!
asked. well my father taught m
10 believe that He died for our sin
and arose again for our Justification.
"If He arose again / added, the
are we worshiping dead christ
a living Christi Il suppose. INln
IN Christ" he replied. We'll. II we ar
worshining a living Christ lie ougn
~ to bear some relationship 10 ou
lives "Yes. that is reasonable, h
lott ~ hin NH nEKHl
VI 81 don't know" he answered. n
saws we ought TO make Him our Lor
and Master. I really envy YOU nus
ness men the opportunity you haN
nj every day of exemplifying and appl,
inc the principles OF Jesus Christ
nract,cal life" THAT is all right
theory" he said. nervously. but yo
, do not cxnect a man to do II do you
=, "Nvhv not?" I asked. "Well. the III
i0i OF Jesus was a very beautiful III
l., amid the rural conditions OF Galile
4e hut YOU would not EXPECT a man
.,th conduct his business upon those prii
~ cinles IN these days" 'Whv not
Az Az "Becase he could not afford it. If
~ ~ tried to be that kind Of a lawyer,
"a would have TO cut my practice rigl
- in two. and YOU know man has
oae' "a live" "That is not essential"
.en' answered. "but he does have 10 di
eeu' and he has to face the judgment"
ma ,, admitted that he had no peace or j
an in his Christian life. The reason "
ana plain: for he had never really beg
sys- the Christian life. He had never {
'hha tered the kingdom Of Christ.
Certainly in the church. at lea
lot Christ ought to be Acknowledged
per- Lord hut often even here He is
ano MED. When we consider the 0uesti,
aeh' able means and methods that are
ten used in the name OF religion
DOT obtain money to carry on the chul
gs. work doing II under the basis q
Dles, the end iustifes the means. we
own- that Jesus is not, in truth. always
Be cepted even here as Master. Likev
Get when a preacher speaks plainly
Fig strikes sin. there are many, that s.
thcr his resignation and try 70 drive
from the pulpit. They often try