Say right out which side you are for. If this were the case, there would
be a large number of absentees from public worship next Sabbath; whole
pews would be empty because there is not one of the usual tenants who
loves God, and yet they dare not say openly, I am for the Devil. On the
other hand, if some were to say what is in their hearts, they would have
to leave the dinner-tables where filthy jokes are bandied about, there
being no women present. And in some workshops and mills, men and women
would have to speak out at the cost of ridicule and scorn. Yes, speak
out, when they hear that which is opposed to truth and purity made the
subject of daily conversation.
"STAND UP, STAND UP FOR JESUS!"
we often sing in our meetings, and yet some who sing these words are
craven in the presence of the foe. We should do well to take the advice
of the same song when it says,
"LET COURAGE RISE WITH DANGER,"
We should think that man unfit for a soldier's life who was not ready to
unfurl his country's flag, and let it be known for whom he is fighting.
What is the position of those who read this paper? Do you, in your
heart, believe that Jesus has the right to reign? Then shew it! Lose no
time to put on Christ! Let all men see that you believe in the
righteousness of our cause. Do not hide the love you have for Jesus. Let
not your chance of being honourably wounded pass by. In heaven, should
you reach it, there will be no opportunity of suffering for Him who loved
you to the death.