TTTE OMATTA DAILY ll e,1 , SATURDAY , AUG-VST 22 , 18 ( J.
BEGIN WORK EARU
( Continued from First rage. )
Din , nnd there was a eignlfirance that flo
nhould so early In his holy word teach tha
thrro must bo a difference between th
children of light and the children of dark
CAUSE OK UNHAPPY TAMIL1RS.
Tn the blblo were found passages relatlni
to the separation of man , the separation o
the family and the separation of tlio nation
If > oung Christians wanted to bo uaci
for the rescue of thoie In tlio quicksand
of sin they should come up from out of th
valleys of Bin , be n separate people , am
then Indeed they would bo winners o
souls for Christ. In Uxodns , xlvl , It spol > i
of a separate family If one today shouli
nay that ho or she did not like to be dlf
Icrcnt from the world they were weal
Christians They , perhaps , would sa ;
they dldn t like to bo peculiar they dldn'
Hko to ho eccentric , they didn't like to b >
queer. Christianity does not compel any
body to bo eccentric It compelled in
one to bo queer Hilt God's people wen
to bo a peculiar people
She urged the young Christians to holi
"lightly the things of this world , to hold ti
them with light fingers , believing that the ;
nil belonged to God , subject to his call a
any moment , It was a shame for Christian :
not to turn In their full and lojal supper
to the nld of the church. H was their re
luctnncc to turn In their money to tin
church that made U possible for the ungodl :
to help support Christian Institutions. I
wits a shame , It was a disgrace for Chris
tlans to accept the money of saloons , o
gambling dens anil of the brothel for th
building of their churches , and yet , shi
'leclaredt this was what was done In cltic :
in the United States not 15,000 miles awa ;
from Ornnlm
Mrs. Peako then took up the new testa
mciit and discussed the matter of separa
tlon as it vas treated upon by the apostles
In Paul's letter to the Corinthians then
was a direct piohlbltlan against mlnglltii
with the unrighteous It was not merel :
nn advice , it was not only a rpcommenda
tlon It was as positive a prohibition at
were the ten commandments. She eon
demncd the marriage of Christian youu ?
men with worldly women , and the more
common marriages between Chrlstlar
Women nnd ungodly men She said tha
In such cases ninety-nine times out o
every 100 tlio lesults were unhappy famllle :
and homes of darkness. She condemnei
Christian men who would not do anythlnj
Rrong themselves but who were perfectlj
willing to share the profits with their un
righteous partners In conclusion sin
dealt powerful blows at the theater , tin
ball room ami the dances within the qule
of one's own homo At the conclusion 01
her remarks she was henrtilv applauded
After Mrs Peake's address yesterday morn
Ing the big meeting in the Crelghtor
theater adjourned only to divide Itself lnt <
a number of smaller meetings These wer <
held at various points ahout the city , th <
conference on committee work being heli
! n the theater. About 200 delegates at'
tended tills instructive service , which was
conducted by Rev. U. V. McGlll of AllC'
gheny , Pa. What committees should ani
what they should not do was brought
out by a series of questions and discussion !
leader and by responses and discussion :
on the part of the delegates. The practlca
work , , rather than the theoretical work o
committees , received sole attention Amonj
the committees whose duties were outllnct
were/ those of membership , prajcr meeting
socials , temperance work and the executive
tithe and Good Samaritan committees.
un.Ncu or .MJMOII wo menus
the tlvttt Way < o Interest tin
Clillitrrii.
The conference of Junior Workers filled
the lecture room of Kount/o Memorial
church. Her. W. I. Wishart of Alle
gheny , Pa , was In charge "Mr. Wishart U
i Junior secretary and Is fully posted on UK
work of the Juniors. He Kept the meet
ing moving all the time and made the BCS-
'slon most' Interesting. The meeting opened
with singing. In which atl participated , ami
devotional servlca. J P. Tracy of Chicago
cage , n member of th" gcnoial committee ,
tipoko for a few moments on " "Variety in
Jlctl'nds" In junior work. He huolrc ven
rapidly and threw out a number of helpful
hints of the most efllele'nt manner of car
rying on the work.
Mrs. T. H. McMlchacl of Clevleand , 0 ,
was the next speaker and she diew from
her personal experiences In telling of tin
best woy of getting the children to work on
committees Her suggestions In this line
covered a w Ido range and were presented In
an Interesting manner.
Rev , J. A. Ciosby of Aurora , 111 , spokn
on the best methods of Keeping up the at
tendance , and Rev. W \ \ Lawrence of
IJollevue , Pa , discussed the theme , "Teach
Ing the lllhle to Juniors "
Mrs Emma Nlchol of Monmouth , 111. ,
BpoKe several moments on the subject
"Tlio Junior Leader's Preparation , " giving
the result of hei own experience In this
work and alaT giving the audience the bene
fit of her experience In conducting her
classes.
Thebo addresses were followed by a general -
oral discussion on subjects of Interest to
all present , relating to practleal work In
the Sabbath nehool. _
AM > voi.uvrnniih ,
ClirlcitlniiN Should ) ! < " \\lllliin lo Cn
Inlu ( InYliicj nrd.
The meeting of mlsitunarlcs and volun
tecrs in one of the rooms in the YOUIIJ
lien's Christian Association building sur
passed all expectations In point of slzo and
. the room bet apart foi the meeting vvas
fllli > il t& overflowing. The meeting was under
tan direction of Ilov. J , O. Hunt of TopeKa ,
and v\as opened with song nnd prayer. Mr
Hunt announced thnt the mi cling was held
for the purpose of cvchatiKimIevvs as to
1'ow ' the work of thn chinch could beat bo
extended In the jiilF.sloiuuy field He said
uo chuieh h.iil a right to the name unions
It carried out the command of the1 Lord and
cairicil on the missionary work No Chris
tian , he' paid , had tbo right to be called
Mich unless lie was willing to go Into the
vlui'jnrd and waik for the Lord. The
church was still a lon way fiom compiling
with the Lord's ' cnmmnnd to spuad the
Kosjiel and ho asked all puscnt to nuke.
tiuggcstluus as to what can be done to
brjng thu church up to the full measure ot
tht ) Lord's command ,
.V gencial conversation was then In order
end numberless suggestions vvc ro nuido as
to how this might bo done. All partici
pated In ( his pait of tha ineotlns and It
v.ag very
fur the S
a few minutes uftur the delegates
at Cichjhtun theater had begun to dUpeiso
for the dlftvirirt confiicr.cc rooms the
Young Men's Christian Association audi
torium was invaded by those Interested In
choirs. Chor ! lingers nnd choli leailcrj were
present to thu number of 200. Hey , T , 0.
JtcKelwy nf Nc-iv York Pity announcttl a
song us thp Initial number on thn pio-
nrnin. Iev. ! llabert II , Wilson led thu slug-
lui ; , ' .vllh Mlsi Inn Itobliuou of Chicago At
thn jilanp. After the tending of the ninety-
elxth psalm and n short address by Leader
MclColvoy Ihosa In the audience ofTe-red
migrations ami questions In response to the
points brought out by the leader , A most
helpful talk vvas given by Pi of , Wiley ,
leader of Iho rirst United Presbyterian
ch'irch of Monmouth , III. , In whlih he
vigeil iholi leaders to Insist on greater reverence -
eronce mnong thi-lr singers , both In rendi
tion of fiicrrd xonga and In deportment. He
nald that no Ringer rould render praise to
God when his or her mind was on the niusl-
Will rs.illie thu greaUMt amount of good In tha
suortcntttuioaiulal tha least ejpcme by taking
Sarsaparilia
Tl.e > On * Trno lllood I'urlfler All lUiiRgtsts. ) t.
' Pills f * > lotak , e * > to p r t .
cat torhntcnlltles. Therefore olngers nhouli
memorize their selections before appearing
In public.
Several songs were rendered by the audl
cnco after an explanatory talk by ono ot the
leaders showing their Intention and har
monic beauties , The meeting adjournet
about 12 30 , having been prolific of mud
good to those present ,
Work for Suiidny School ' \VorUcr * .
Immediately after the close of the morn
ing session of the convention the Sunday
school officers and teachers repaired to the
auditorium ot Kountze Memorial church ,
which was soon filled This meeting , led
by Uev. H. 0 Marshall of Hoch Island. III. ,
vvas In the nature of an exchange of Ideas
upon the qualifications nnd duties which
should belong to the Ideal Sunday school
officer and teacher.
Tlio conference was opened by the singIng -
Ing of tuo nones , the audience being led by
Hov J A Henvvlck The enthusiastic
mtnncr with which nil the song numbers
v\cro participated In vvas still more marked
when the absence of any musical Instrument
vvas noted M A. Qoff , a Chicago lawyer ,
made nn earnest prayer , asking for dlv IHO
blessing upon the leader and delegates
Hcv Marshall then opened the conference
proper wltL a short address , In which ho
outlined what the officers of the Sunday
srhool should consist of and the distinct
part each one should take In Its Weekly
sessions nnd also the qualities of mind and
heart which should distinguish the teachers
This vvas followed by a most Interesting
Interchange of Ideas among those present.
The meeting was interspersed with frc-
qutnt songs and adjourned at 12.05 , the
general Impression being that an hour was
much too short.
riiocKKtmcs or THI : AKTnu.t
Uloiiuont .Aildrt-H r lcllM-ri-il liy
\oli-d Si 'iil < T.x.
The sprinkle of rain that fell during the
noon hour lowered the enthusiasm of the
delegates no more than It did the tempera
ture The devotional exercises of the morn-
Inij , the splendid address of Sirs. 1'eiko and
the various conferences that followed evi
dently had no fatiguing effect on the
Christian workers , for It looked as though
they were all In their places when the after
noon's services were begun at 2 30 o'clock.
The tipper gallery was not so well filled as
nt previous meetings , but the sultry
weather w.is abundant excuse for the
absence of the Interested spectators who
have followed the delegates and their
proceedings so carefully.
The opening devotional service vvas in
charge of nev. W. U. Leeper of Madison ,
Ind. "He Lcadeth Me , " was the first of
the metrically arranged psalms that was
sung The loader said there were two
good results of a song service , namely : By
singing sacred songs we honor God , and
the singing leads us to closer relations w Ith
Him. "God's Covenant , " "Como and Wor
ship" and "Tho Perfect Way" were next
sung. Hov W. A. McKlrrahan of Osl > a-
loosa , In. , led the convention In prayer.
Chairman McMillan of the general com
mittee announced that the sunrise meeting
this morning would bo held In Jefferson
Square at 0 30 o'clock , to bo addressed bj
II. II. Dell , nnd to last exactly thirty min
utes. The workers In the Junior union
will meet In Creighton hall this morning at
8 15 o'clock. At yesterday's meeting the
juniors were so much encouraged by the
results that they deemed another meeting
essential to the good of the order.
An organ recital wns announced for 5:15 :
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Holy Trinity
cathedral. Chairman McMillan said In
reply to the frequent question as to where
the best reports of the convention could
now be procured that subscriptions for The
Bee would bo received lu the lobby of the
theater. IIo praised The Bee's reports ot
the meetings and declared that that paper
was giving the convention magnificent press
service
Then followed the three addresses of the
afternoon , which are printed In full below.
Iy ) the close of the meeting the size of the
audience had diminished considerably. The
heat of the afternoon had caused many to
withdraw , especially from the balcony and
the- gallery , where the heat was most In
tense. After Hev. Kdgar McDIll had lu-
vlted the convention to the reception of The
Bee , "To Thy Namq Sing Praise" was sung
and the meeting adjourned.
Ai , nrroiLT i > tsovi , AVJXMAO
Shniilil Ili > the 1'iliidiml lluxliicMs of
i\rr > ClirlHtlnii.
After the opening exercises ot the after
noon session Hev. U. A. Torrey of the Board
of Trustees of the Bible Institute for Home
and Foreign Missions of the Chicago Evan
gellzatlon society delivered an address , his
subject bolng "Personal Kftort in Soul Win
ning " He spoke aa follows :
I have been asked to speak to you on the
subject of "Personal Kffort in Soul Win
ning. " Let me say first of nil thnt If I
understand my blblp nrljiht , soul winning
should bo the principil business of every
Christ ! in during bin Ufa upon this earth
Some of you may challenge that Htatement
and ask for proof , and I pladly give It.
Soul winning should be the uuslness of
every Christian because It Is the work
Christ has appointed us to do Matt , xxvill ,
11 ; Mark vl 15 This Is Christ's commis
sion to all Ills disciples. Not to the apostles
tles only. Theio is reason for believing
that this commission vvai given when He
appeared to about MO at once. If given
to the twelve when nlone with Him they
were told to teach others ; "to observe all
things whatsoever" lie had comminded
tl-em , nnd this was ono of the "all things "
The apostolic ehureh evidently understood
tl-at the commission was to the whole
ehnreh and not mcioly to the ofllelals Acts
vill , 4 The Idea of the chureh HO prevalent
today , thnt soul winning Is the business of
a few odlci ils In the church , Is utterly for
eign lo the New Ti > stnm < nt Idea of the
church. Tlicro every believer Is n soul
winner The mnln business In life of every
trim Christian Is soul winning. I do not
mein , of course , that eveiy ono Is to plvo
us his so-cul ir calling nnd become n pro
fessional preacher , but In our business and
through our business , vvhntnver it may be ,
wo Hhould seek to win souls. Christ has
put Us hero nnd left us hero to win souls ,
and'that Is what wo should do according to
"tho full measure of our ability nnd op-
poitunlly until calltd homo"
Became It wns the business of llfo iwlth
Jesus Christ and by making It the business
of our lives we are following Him Luke
xl10 To win souls , "to seek and save
the lost " Jesus cnmo to this earth. For
this purposH He forsook heaven nnd Its
Klorv and Its Jov , forsook Ills plae'a at God's
rleht hand and cnmo down to fellowship
with publicans nnd sinners , to bo poor and
outrnHt , to bo bom In n cow stable and to
hnvo not vvheio to lay His head For this
| iurpo o He endured misunderstanding , re
jection , reproioh , shame and splttlnfr. For
this putposo Ho laboied nnd prayed nnd
si'ffored , For this purpose Ho died a felon
on thfi frnllowH. Binely no ono has a right
lo call himself a follower of Christ who Is
not .i soul winner , mho Is not going out to
peek and save the lost. It pivs to follow
Christ. These who follow Him hero In
service nnd suffering shall follow Him hero-
attcr Into glory anil power John xll,25
ONE OF Tim PIlOMISnS.
Because It Is the work In which wo shall
enjoy tlio unspeakable privilege of Christ's
personal presence , There Is one of the
most precious promises of Christ that Is
constantly quoted without refereneo to the
connection in which It Is found : "fx > , I am
with you always , even unto the end of the
vvoiId , " No 'wonder men love to quote
this most precious of Christ's promises for
the llfo that now Is , It Is n wonder that
men pny BO llttlo attention to the very
cle.irly stated condition ot the promise.
What Is It ?
"Go > e therefore nnd make dlsclnles of
all nations and lo. I am with you , " oto.
Fellowship with Christ In poul winning ,
In going Into nil the world as far as God
may open thu way to us , U the condition
of this blopbdl peisonnl fellowship. It Is
wl.en we no Ills way that Ho goes oura.
It la when me go foilh with Him thnt Ho
goes foilb with us. Have you nny right
o clilm tlilj promise ? Are you golire forth
iiriuchlnir tbo uospel , telling the story , mak-
ng disciples , vvlnnlnzr souls , savins the lost ?
If not bfKln today. If for no other reason ,
that von may enjoy His personal compan
ionship hero ns well aa bo prepared for
eternal compnnlonshlp with Him hereafter.
Heoaino It la the \vork for ivhlch the clft
of the Hnlv Sptilt Is bestowed nnd In which
wo rnjoy the fuliiMH of the Spirit's power.
There U much lonplng- and much pmjlnj ; in
our day for the baptism with the Holy
Splilt. There la good reason why there
lihnntrl bo , for It Is nod's supreme rift for
this ( llnpen-.atlon. Hut the Klft of the Holy
Ghost is bestoucit for a special purpose and
enjo > eit In a special work Acts I , 8 That
wo may b < witnesses , that wa may have
liowor In soul winning the gift Is bestowed
Not nurely for our own personal hlossln ?
ami enjoyment. If then wo would know
tbla great blenjln we must be aoul win
ners.
IVcjiiiKO It Is the work thnt produces the
most beneficent results -James v. , 20. It
SIIVPH souls from death. There nro two
thine * hero to nolko. First , the value of
hat which Is ga\t > d a * oul That Is worth
more than nny material thing more Uian
ill material thlnyft-Muik vill. . 26. The
soul nf the poorest nnd moat itfnoraut child ,
the coul of the vilest sinner U ot moxo i
worth In God's sight and In the sight o
those who see ns God dopi thnn all thi
gold nnd all the precious stones In this rltj
or In nil cities. The grrnt diamond at tin
World's fair , around which such great nni
Knplng crowds gathered dny nfter day , tin
Koh-i-noor , In Windsor pnlnce , the grea
dlnmond decently discovered , thnt U llkel ;
to become the property of Hmperor AVI1
helm nt n cost of several millions , nil together
gethor do not equal In value the soul of i
single child , or a Tingle drunkard , or i
slngta harlot. To save n life mere fleeting
phjslcnl life Is something , but to save r
oul , a soul for which Christ died , what i'
snvinp millions to Jhnt ? I wish I coult
make you feel the vnltio of a soul , n slngli
soul. How > ou would rise up from till1
congregation this afternoon nnd go out on
masse to save souls.
DHATH OF A SOUU
The second thing to notice Is the nwful <
ness of that from which the soul Is saved
"Prom death " Death Is ono of the d irkesl
words In our language , but the fulness ol
Its Import depends upon that which l
said to die The death of n blade of grnss
thnt is not much ; the denth of n tree tha
Is more , the death of an animal thnt I
more , the denth of n numnn body , that I
more , but the death of a oul , who vvll
measure the aw fulness of that ? Not tin.
rnero cessation ot existence , but the deg
rndatlon of existence , eternal shame tun
InfamS' nnd UKOIIJ Suppose ono had hl <
choice between snatching n. llttlo chlh
from the llnmcs that wore sweeping arounO
it nnd about to devour It and mnkliiR i
largo sum ot money , which ought ho tr
choose , which would every true Chrlstlnn
every true man , cheese ? But what vvouh
oven that be compared to "PatIng "u sou
from denth ? "
In Bpenklng of the beneficent results vvc
might add thnt to which the noul Is saved
To happiness , to holiness to clnrv , to
fellowship with nnd HKCUC S to God 11
one could pick n rough stone out of the
mud and by some utiangc art of the
lapidary tinnsform H Into a largo am
lustrous diamond It would be a work vvel
worth his time nnd loll. Hut , uh , wha
would that bo compaied to picking a sou
out of the mud ot sin und worldllncss nm
by the soul winner's art transforming li
Into the nature and likeness of the cterna
nnd all holy God"
Because It Is the work that brings the
largtat and most enduring reward John
Iv , 30. Nothing else one can devote his
life to BO pleases God nnd brings such
magnificent wages from Him "They thai
bo wise shnll shine as the brightness 01
the firmament nnd they thnt turn mrtny to
righteousness as the stais forever nnd
over" Daniel xll , 3. Men wish to shine
hero on earth. I ivould rather shlno up
tbero In eternal splendor.
What Is earthly glory ? The brightest star
In any galaxy of earthly glory soon fades.
The brightest star In the llnanclal firma
ment a year or two ago the brightest star
In the political llrmament In the last presi
dential campiign became durlimHlmt year
so shrouded In clouds of domestic allllctlon
mid polltlenl reverses that even his bitter
est political foes united In expressions of
personal pity and during that year the
star went out forever. The brightest stars
In the social llrmament of a few jcars
ngo , where are they ? Forgotten The fair
cheek has become the food of worms , tbe
bright ejes that fascinated hosts of ad
mirers by their spell have rotted out of
their sockets , the beautiful head Is now a
grinning skull nnd the matchless form nn
ungainly skfleton. Hnrthly glory Is not
worth the seeking. But It pajs to shlno up
there , "as the stars for ever and ever. "
There is but one -\vay \ to compass It. To
win souls.
Is It not clear that soul winning should
be the business of life with each one of us5
But personal effort is the most effective
method of soul -winning. It has many ad
vantages over every other method
In tha first place It reaches all classes
There are largo classes ot men that no
other method of work can reach , e. p. ,
street car men , policemen , sleeping cur
men , firemen. Some cannot attend ehurch ,
others will not. Personal work can reach
tlrtm all. It hits the mark.
Now , when we try to be most direct In
our preachlnpr , we miss the man wo arc
aiming nt. Ho thinks we mean the in-in
th it sits behind him But In personal work
there Is no mistaking whom you mean.
There is no dodsing the arrow that Is shot.
It meets the different needs of the one with
whom yon are dealing. You find out just
where the mnn Is nnd applv the appropriate
remedies. One dllllculty after another can
bo met , ono excuse nfter another swept
away , one error after another corrected
Indeed , even when n man Is aroused , con
victed and oven brought to a decision by n
sermon , he Is very seldom In n satisfactory
condition until some ono has taken him In
hand In personal dealing. It produces very
large results A minister of the gotpel
who reports twenty beemlngly hopeful eon-
versions and accessions to his church upon
confession of faith ns the result of his
year's labor Is thought to have done more
than an average work. But surely a soul
of a week won to Christ by faithfulness or
nersonnl effort would not bo a remarkable
record nnd that would be llfty-tvvo a year.
Now suppose you have two members doing
that sort of work , suppose you have r v ,
suppose the whole church Is at it , it
ought to be , what then. '
WORK THAT PInASCS GOD
Personal effort Is not the work th it brings
the greatest notoriety on eartli or wins the
greatest applause from men , but It is the
work that pleases God , wins the most houls
foi the Master'b kingdom and will bring
the most abundant and glorious rewards for
eternity.
We can all do personal work. Wo cannot
all preach , we eannot all even tench Sun
day school classes , but we can all do per
sonal work. The mother with her large
family of children can do It ; do It with
them , with the grocery man , the butcher ,
the tramp who asks a meal , all who come
in. The sick can do It. The servant can
do It. Tlio woman who goes out nursing ,
the railroad men The conditions of effec
tive personal work are such as all can meet.
A poor dying girl in New York City re
cently saved from the slums pleaded with
her old comrades ns they came to her
dying bed to take the Savior she had found
and over 100 were reported to have been
saved before thnt redeemed ono closed her
eyes upon this world to open them In the
presence of the King
What nrp the conditions of success in
personal effort In soul saving ?
First Thnt we put away sin out ot our
own lives-2 Timothy II , 21. "If a man
therefore purge himself from these he shall
bo a vessel unto honor , sanctified , and meet
for the Master's use , and prep ired unto
every good woik " God uses humble vessels ,
but Ho demands that they shall bo clean
vessels.
Second A surrendered life. The I ord'
Jesus used flvo loaves and two small fishes
to feed 0000 people- , but It wns only when
they were committed entirely ami unre-
servr-dly to Him. And so It in only when
our lives nro put unreservedly Into His
hands and wo say to Him , "Lord , hero I
run. Do with wo what Thou wilt , use me ns
Thou wilt , Bend mo as Thou wilt , " that
Ho uses us largely In His work.
Third A workinp knowledge of the word
of God The word of God Is the sword of
the Spirit. It Is the instinmont that God
hns appointed for tlio conviction of the
sinner , for the Impartatlon of llfo to those
dead In trespasses and In nln , for the sweep.
Ing away ot nil the obstneles that statid
between the sinner nnd Christ. If wo are
to bo used of God in personal effort In soul
winning wo must know our bibles. God
has used mnny a man nnd woman who
knew llttlo besldo their bibles He lias
never used any man for any real deep nnd
abiding work who did not know his bible.
Fourth A llfo of prayer. "The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man avntleth
much , " and there Is no place where It avails
more thnn In soul winning. Prayer often
nvnlls where every effort falls. Prajer
iv III bring -nlsdom nnd power to the worker ,
ind the convicting , converting nnd regcnor.
nting Spirit of God to the ono dealt with.
Nights spent In waiting before God In
niuyer will be followed by dnjs of power
In deaUnu with men
, , rlfth , , .nPd 1-Jnt The baptism with the
Holy Spirito shall receive power after
that the Holy Ghost Is come upon you. "
said Christ to His disciples as Ho was
ibout to leave them. Ho was not speaking
nf a general and Indefinite work of the
Holy Spirit , but of that work of which Ho
hud Just spoken when Ho sild ; "Yo shall
lie baptized with the Holy Ghost not mnny
Jaya hence. " Both the word of God nnd
Iho experiences of thousands who huvo
claimed what the word ot God promises
rirovo that the baptism with the Holy Spirit
Is for every one of God's children toduv
who claim It In God's appointed way. It
lias been my privilege to know ninny -who
liavo passed out of llvey of powerlcssness
jnd barrenness Into lives of power nnd
rrultftilnohs by believing what the word of
pod tenches about the baptism with the
Holy Spirit , and seeking it for themselves
In the way that God so clearly icvoala In
Ills word ,
Shnll wo rpaolvo today that soul winning
lo with each of us thu business llfo ; that
iv o will prosecute this business in the most
? ffectlvQ way. I. e. . by personal effort , nnd
that by putting sin out of our lives , un
incondltlonal surrender of ourselves to God
l > y diligent study of the word , by n life of
[ rower nnd by seeking and obtaining the
j.iptlam with the Holy Ghost , we will have
l > ewer for this glorious work.
lUIJIl UP M1S > S > 10N.UIV ! U'OH 1C I.I.M1IA
I'lueu AVJirre- Civilization U Hlile-
liiiiliul lij- Clinton ! .
Rev , Q. W , Morrison , who has been a
nUslonary In India for eight jears nnd
\ho Is now In America on a furlough , In
ipcaklng of "The Present Need In India , "
laid :
Young people of the United Presbyterian
ihureh of the twentieth century , I bring
rou greeting from u hoary-headed land a
and that lias btten culled "the desired of
ill nations. " I am to try to tell you somo-
IhtiiB of its present needs more especially
it the needs of our own your own work
lere. I am to try I cannot accomplish
ior I waa warned that I would bo shot on
; ho spot If I mil over fifteen mlnutts.
Ono grout need In that India should have
Hscoverers those who can follow In the
lootateps of Columbus. Vor you know that
ho was In * 6\Vh of n short cut to Tndl
when ho dl * dve'red America. 1 would Ilk
to nnd her * todny joung men- and womci
who are refill to fix their minds with i
firm faith dll'Mtfe fact that there Is such ;
Innd ns InrtlM i
Our Krcat' MAster's command K "I.lf
up your PW * rtnd look On the fields. "
say "commrthfl This Is not n bit of ad
vice , thnt > Vto tnny follow or not ns In
cllnntlon may lend It Is the command o
the Mnster.1Vhose wo nre nnd When
we serve , " nnd.- must be obejed or w
are Rttllty of disloyalty. And India Is i
part of thnt litld In which every one of joi
should be Jiit ns much Interested ns I nm
" 1.1ft up your fijes and look" For If joi
do not look joiuwlll not see ; If vou do no
see you will nut feel ! If you do not fee
you will not. do And deeds are what tin
Master nhvnyfl wants , nny , rather , de
mnnds In hi * great harvest Held
"Look" nnd you will se that llrst of nl
India's present nnd pressing need today li
the gospel
Coming ns I do from what Js called " ;
free silver oountrj" I have been Inter
viewed bj "mnny men of ninny minds" 01
the currency question Some think tha
India needs a gold basis to ensure pros
perlty , nnd 1 ngree with them , thougl
hitherto I have refused to prepare nnj
articles for publication on the currencj
question India must buy of Him "win
vvnlks In the midst of the seven Koldei
candlesticks , " "gold tried In the lire" be
fore she cnn hope for her hluhest pros
perlty The twenty-four carat line prln
clplo of the golden rule must be Introduces
ns the foundation principle of soelety befon
India can attain to the high pi ice nmonf
the nations that should by right be hers
India needs today , and India must have , thi
truth as U Is In Jisus.
On this I Insist , vvhllu making no effort tt
minimize or detract from the grand nm
noble truths which representatives of thi
religions of India presented before ndmlrlnt
nudlenees at the Parliament of Urllglons It
' 83 Many who heard those eloquent ad
vocntcs speak were doubtless lea to con
elude that the people wnom they reprcsen
do not need the gospel IJut Paul In the
first chapter of his lettei to the Komam
has n. word which I think .applies rlgh
here He says : "The wrath of God l
revenled from heaven against all ungodll
ness nnd unrlchteousness of men who hoh
the truth. " That seems a strange state
rnent. But thnt Is not quite all. Ho adds
a llttlo clause which greatly modifies the
meaning. "Who hold the tiuth In un
righteousness " And then ho adds. In the
remainder of that chapter , such a list o
crimes of those who hold the tiuth In un
righteousness ns to leave no wonder in our
minds that the. wrath of God should be
revealed against them A list , by the way
which , thank Gbd , needs a commentary In
Christian Americi In India nil these
abominations arc a living nnd all too proml
nent reality
INDIA'S HAP.LY HISTORY.
These wise men from the east would tel
jou , and truthfully , that India has u very
ancient civilization. Most of you have
heard of Julius Caesar To many his name
may bring painful recollections. Three hun
dred > ears before he started out to sub
jugate a savage Island in the North sea
called Great Britain , Alexander the Grcit
went on an exploring expedition to the
southeast. He penetrated Indlx ns Jarns
the Jhclum river and found the'ic a clvlllz i.
tlon the equal of any then known. That Is
to say , when our ancestors in Great Britain
and the north of Kuropo generally were
naked savages , roaming through the woods
and grubbing under the oaks for acorns
for food , the people of India were enjo > lng
a high degree of civilization. And the edu
cated people of India today are proud ol
the antiquity of their civilization. And
there Is no doubt but that It Is ancient.
But there are many thlnps which we do
not choose on account of their antiquity.
There is butter , for Instance Go Into a
grocery. Is It any recommendation to you
for the proprietor to say that his wares are
old ? Nay , nither , to.it fact of itself
Is sullielent to condemn. And in the same
way if a civilization lacks that which wll
keep It sweet and clean and pure It becomes
through Increased age only so much moro
an abomination and a stench. ( Laughter ]
One IndltiU civilization Is old Oh , yes !
Wo admit that. 'It Is also a selfish civiliza
tion. A mail dofcr may run loose there for
days , or till ho Ules of his disease , before
any one will RO' ' to the trouble of killing
him. A lartftj village was gieatly troubled
by a snake of thte python order It carried
off all the chickens , ducks and kids goats'
kids , not 'the' ' .American article. The
villagers doclilea that something must be
done , so the'y caught the sn ike , tied It tea
a long pole ; ' carried it on their shoulders
two or thr & miles down the road and
turned It lopsfc , by the next village They
had more rlgarcl for the feellnKS of th it
snake than for the feelings of their nelsh-
bois. In mjl exp Tience I have seen a poor
man with u'ibrokcn leg l > lng by the iw ay-
side , while fhl neighbors refused to tend a
hand to carry him to a place of shelter , un
til they worn perstfadtfd to do so by argu
ments more forcible than ministerial
Two India's clvlll/ntlon Is alho an ap-
presslvu elvlllzation. The Idea Is to rise
by .stepping on some one clbo's head. Two
men employed to carry out manure In
biskets did nothing all day bociuse they
could not agree who hhould be the boss ot
the Job The pqople may bo divided Into
two classes , oppressors and oppressed , and
almost every one belongs to both classes
ho Is oppressed by those stronger than
he and In his turn oppresses those who are
weaker.
Three India's civilization Is n cruel
civilization This Is true , although the
native has been called "the gentle Hindoo "
This title is doubtless duo to the fact of his
great regard for life any life , the life ! of a
liog or a louse being to many of them ( is
aacred as the llfo of a man And yet with
their regard for llfo they are cruel. It Is
rather an unusual thing to see nn ox under
the yoke without a Balled , often n bleeding ,
neck. Suppose n wife does not cook hei
husband's dinner Just right. Ho may not bo
satisfied with beatingher. . If he takes a
redliot Iron and marks her on the bnck oren
on the soles of her feet , ho does that which
will no doubt "make talk" In the neighbor
hood , but yet , in tlio eyes of his nelghobrs ,
ho has not gone beyond the rights of a
husband
Four India's civilization Is hldehound by
custom In times of famine pcoplo h.ava
been known to refuse life-giving wheat be
cause their ancestors had nevei eaten any
thing. but rice. They lay down nnd slowly
stnrvo to death because It had never been
the custom , in their community , to cat
wheat.
Five The selfishness , oppression nnd
cruelty of India's civilization have
crjHtalllzed Into the vast sjstem called
caste Wo see that word used and applied
to things In America Such a 'uso IH mis
use. Thank God , wo have no such thing as
caste In America , accoidlng to the coircct
meaning of that term. 1 cannot begin to
tell you what It Is. Just an Illustration or
two Children in a school would not cat
candy which their missionary teacher had
touehed , e'vcn though by accident. Ono of
their professional holy men , or fakirs-ta
Jlrty , disreputable looking object , who
would bo arrested before ho had gone n
block , were lie to appear on jour streets-
naked , dirty with matted , taimled hair , ot
ivhlch It might bo truthfully slid : "There's
millions In it , " one of these mon might
JrlnU nnd would drink from a lllthy. slug-
? ant pool by the wnjsldo , but would not
taste of vvnter from a cup which the linger
tip of an Amerlcnn citizen had touched no ,
not to save his life.
NHED OF TUB GOSPEL.
Oh , that I had a silver tongue that I
might make you feel the desperate need for
the gospel there Is in India , And all who
consider her condition write over against
India , "Crisis " They need the gospel , and
they need it desperately , nnd they need It
now. How shall they got It ?
India needs rnonoy to cnrry the gospel
to her shores. Our church stands well
imoncr the churches ns regards her con
tributions for mission work. The average
Christian of the United States gives one-
tenth of a cent a day to curry the gospel to
the heathen. , . The average United Presby
terian gives'1 orte-llfth of a eent. Surely
[ ho angels will pralfao us for that when vvu
: omo to stand before tl.o great white throne !
Will theyiTomparlns ourselves with our-
sclveH we arp not wise , said un apostle. I
ivlsh to shavv ypu n diagram on which Is
epresented the contributions of our church ,
Hero we harto'i-l presented Iho j early avei-
ige per menlWr for all purposes , J13 n Hero
the average iforjpistors" xnhutes and con-
? renatlonal jjexpfltibeH , 19.73 per member.
( Vnd hero then , < , eTaKe for the great work of
carrying the' gospel to those that are afar
Dlt , 77 centsun * member. Looking at these
Tacts can vVe think ourselves as having
lone well , w-hlll' the greater portion of the
ivorld nay. uof-jvur own special fluids yet
ics In durltvi/jK / Ai
Another phflftht nnd pressing need In
India today Is'men and women to carry the
rospel , God'JhHS heard the cry and bus sent
'orth laborors/iand yet there remalneth
fcry mucliddwl to be possessed. Just one
ir two il1usjiY > M ° H3 Tiiko tlio district of
Haw alplndl.- . , recently occupied by our
: hurch. About 'one-fourteenth the slzo of
he Btuto of Nebraska , but containing 900 , .
KM people only 100.000 or 200xw ( less than
.his whole great state Equnl In area to
iomo tight counties In the southwest of
I'ennsylvanla. centering around Plttshurj ; ,
iut containing u population one-third
rreater. In those eight counties In Pe-nn-
lylvanla our church hns IH ministers
Make no mention of the ministers of other
ihurches , and all the sre-tu bout of other
Christian vvoikers our church has there 1G4
nlnlstcrs , while In that district In India of
; orrespondIiiB size wo are supporting how
nany ; One ordulntnl missionary nnd his
vlfu ! And how many women missionaries ?
\'ot onel God help tbe men and women nf
lint district , for the United Pr-esbyUTlun
hurch uinnot or will not No , let me tuku
hat baek. Hero In the presence of the
Jnlted Presbyterl in church of the
wentiuth century I have the faith to be-
leva that she can and that bho will awake
o her privilege , nnd ailsci to her op-
icrtunlty. In the name of God , do not
llsappolnt my hope , do not disappoint the
lone of the weary workers far away In
nilla. Above all do not prove by your
\ant of faith to "go forward" disloyal to
> ur llnster , "Whos > o wo are and Whom wr
if rvo "
There U present and pressing need In
India today for your prayers Perhnps
ought to hn\e put this first , for If you glv
us your prnyers , nil these other wants wll
bo bounteously supplied. But I have pu
It last thnt I might emphnslze It , nnd thn
vou might Veep this need In jour hour ! "
whatever else you may forget ot whnt
snj * to \ ou today. Let j our prnj'crs be li
faith God has blessed the work out ther
nnd that In answer to jour prayers. Oil
what strength It ga\o to our weary heart
last fall when TVC got the word of the Co
lumhUR Institute when we learned that li
answer to the prnj'era and In honor o
the faith of the jounR pcoplo the Lord o
the harvest wns thrusting out laborers Inti
the needy Held We nske < l jou to unlti
with ns In prayer for revival , nnd roviva
has come You mny have every confldenci
to ask what j-oti will for that work In In
dla God Is manifestly In It. Sntnn hiv
raised up munv enemies , nnd often thi
prospect scema dark. But the Lord lendetl
over , even when his presence Is a plllai
of cloud Prny , and the Lord of the hnives
will eml forth laborers It mm' bo semi
of those who are hero tod.iv Pra > am
at the sime time ptovo the Lord with the
first fruits of nil jour Ineiense and eo 1
he will not pour jotl out a blessing Prnv
nnd set In motion thnt "nil power In honvci
and inrth , " vvhleh hns been given to Hln
In whose nnino nnd for whose honor wi
pray
Here Is nn Ideal for the Vnlted Presbv-
tcrlans of the twentieth iciilurj hero to'
day "V P" Wo have by our meeting
heie , I believe , ( aught some peoplq thai
those mailc letters stand for Honiethlnp
besides Union Pacific. Let us show tht
vvcrld thnt these letters may stand foi
something more yet.
United Prcsbvterlans , with dally united
prnjers for "Thy Kingdom Come. " nnd
giving united pennies dally , would worli
wonders In India nnd nsypt
Hut that's not high enough nn Idenl for
the twentieth ccnturj- . That can bo re il-
Ized jet before the hoarv-headed nine
teenth centurj- runs Its course It can be ,
and It will bo If cveiy ono here will but
resolve that It shall bo done It can be
done Wo can do nil things through Christ ,
which streiiRtheneth us It ran be done.
Brother * nnd sisters , lot us do It. Do It ,
thnt souls mnv be saved , nnd go up re
deemed to God out of Hgypt nnd India
Do It , that we may glorify Him , "Whose
wo nre , and Whom w e serve. " ( Applause. )
HO.MIC MISSIONS AM )
llxcu. < ixloii of the Vital INHIICH of ( lie
la ) > .
In discussing the subject , "Homo Missions
and Chrlstlnn Citizenship , " Hev. Charles H.
Strong , D. D , of Sterling , Kan. , said :
We seem to be In political chaos Who
knows just where wo aie at ? What a
day may bring forth none but God cnn tell.
"O , who mill show us any peed ,
Kvclnlms the restless multitude "
To this doleful , despairing cry the Chris
tian responds : "Tho Lord relgnoth , let
the earth rejoice , " and lifts his heart to
God nnd prays :
"But lift on. us , O God of grice ,
The cheering- brightness of Thy face. "
And then In faith's happy anticipation ho
sings :
"In Thj- salvation wo will Joj %
In our God's name we will
DlRplnj- our banners , and the Lord
Thy prajers all fulfill"
Our hope Is In God , but this hope can bo
realized only by Christian citizenship actIng -
Ing through the ordin iry channels educa
tion , fa hfulness In life and at the ballot
box ana In tlio public admlnlstiatlon of
affair 3
Our theme today Is "Homo Missions and
Citizenship. " By home missions we mean
the entire work of the church In the homo
land.
The church Is composed of citizens Man
la a religious animal ; religion Is the essen
tial fact of his being. The church has to
do primarily with the development and
training of this element In man's nature
Church membership does not lift us out of
civil life ; union with Chi 1st is the first step
to set us light in all our secular rela
tions ; It Is one of the essential obligations
of the church to train her membership
for civic duties Paul sent Onessimus. the
converted runaway slave , back to Phile
mon , his former master , equipped for truly
faithful and profitable service The church
must do this for her members in their re
lationship to the state
It Is evlilentlj" the Divine plan for the
church to do this. Christ said to the dis
ciples , "Ye are the salt ot thu earth. " And
as a general law , ho said , "Render unto
Caesar the things that arc Caesar's , nnd
unto God the things that aie God's " Paul
made no slip of mind or pen when he
wrote , "Only let your conversation ( citizen
ship ) be ns becometh the gospel of Christ "
The church must train her members to
Bive Caesar his due. Wo owe to the state
a positive practical Christian citizenship
which will stand "loj'nl to Christ in the cau
cus , the primary , the crcat convention , at
the ballot box and In civil office. We have
not been paying our annual Installments of
this debt very falthfullj- . The state Is
just now needing- what wo owe her , nnd
needing It badly. We must not repudiate
If we do not pay , and pay promptly , the
state Is in peril of moral bankruptcy.
JROSPKRITl' OF GOVERNMENT.
The prosperity and perpetuity of such a
government as ours depends , upon the vir
tue and intelligence of her citizens The
church is the conservator of both the vir
tue and Intelligence which hns having and
perpetuating power. If the ehurch does not
furnish the citizenship , endowed with this
sa-v Ing virtue and Intelligence , to purify and
keep sweet and clean the ever t > eethinR
and sometimes lllthj' pool of politics , vvheio
can the healing como from ? The test of
every religion's philosophy or system of
education is the man that it forms. Hoi\
is the church meeting this test of today ?
It may be said , "Wo are furnishing- the
best citizenship In the country. " That Is
true. But It must be admitted also that
we are not producing the best citizenship
we are easily capable of producing Wo
have been so busy /jetting / the saint re.idy
to die we have not given him suitable train-
ins for his duties in this life. But it
seems we are entering upon a new era of
church llfo and work. The young people's
movement Is the Christ life in the church
seeking to make Itself a present practical
blessing- all departme-nts of society.
The peneral convention of the Christian
Endeavor socletj' some jears ago adopted
this as Its motto : "The World for Christ
and Christian Citizenship for the State. "
This is a good motto. But perhaps wo
can make it yet more definite in Its mean-
liiB if wo adopt Paul's formula : "Only
let j-our citizenship be as becometh the
gospel of Christ. "
Gospel citizenship for the state. This
defines the sphere of a Christian ns a citi
zen. There is no Christian citizenship
which is not strictly In nccordancowith
the principles of the gospel. Lot our
younR people take for their motto , "Gospel
Citizenship for the State. "
Lot us DO thoughtful and clear at this
point.
What kind of citizenship Is this ? Let
us make the Inquiry honestly and earnestly
and seek a definite answer.
Who but Christ can glvo a satisfactory
answer to this question ? Let us pray to
Him. "Lord , teach us gospel citizenship. "
IIo spent thirty-three j'e-ars as a citizen of
n civil government. The record of Ills llfo
nnd teaching Is an open book before us.
His citizenship wus gospel cltUenshlp. Let
us sit ut His feet und learn ot Him Wo
will just let the reeord speak of His
private citizenship.
Luke II. , 40 "And the child grew. " His
phj'sica ! development was all thnt could
bo desired. Ho took care of His body. It
vns the temple of God , It was an Im
portant Instrument by which Ho was to
[ ilcss His fellow man. We owe to the state
the best bodies wo can develop. The Christ-
like citizen will not defile his body by
sensual excesses of any Kind. "And waxed
strong In spirit. " His intellectual and
moiai nnturo kept step with His physical
His Intellectual grasp and moral Insight
kvero masterful.
We need nn Intelligent gospel citizenship
which cannot be deluded by the sophistries
of the demagogue , and which can dis
tinguish elearfy between the Issues raised
by the mi 10 partisan und the fundamental
Issues of the times
What nro the real vital Issues todny ?
The gold standard ? Free coinage of silver ?
MrKlnley tariff ?
How about the kingship of Christ ? In It
not tlmo for us to begin to think about
carrying the nik of thu Lord's strength up
lo Washington ?
When David became king over nil Israel
lie thought n national recognition of God
waa of first Importance.
SOME QUESTIONS ASKED.
How about tha civil observance of the
llvlno law of the Sabbath or thn protec
tion of the home against consecutive poly
gamy and polj'andiy as provided for by our
llvorco laws ? How would It do to make thn
ieUironuinent of King Alcohol a political
bSUoV How would it do to substitute
[ slab Ivlll. , G , for nil the platforms now
iieforo the people ? "To loose the bonds of
wickedness , to undo the heavy burdens and
r
Ayer's
Sarsaparilfia
The Remedy with
a Record.
50 Years of Cures
to let the oppressed Rn ttfn. tint ! thnt jf
brcnK every joke. ' wo nrp In prent nctd
of n cospel eltlrenshlp strong enough In
spirit to put eospel principles of govern
ment Into our political platforms find to
conduct n gospel poltlcnl campaign and give
Us a cospel ndmlnlstrntlon In n nation ,
which the supreme court , n few jcnrs ago ,
declared to be "ft Christian nntlon "
How many church members In nny of the
Blent conventions really asked for the
recognition of nnv definite posi l principle
In any platform ? our church member
citizenship has become n u dumb dos
which cannot Imrk In caucus , prlmnrv or
convention , nnd but rarely In public oilier
"Pilled with wisdom" "The fear of God
Is the beginning of wisdom " Kverv thought
nnd act of Ills lite was regulated by the
fear of Oed No one Is acllni ; tbe part of
n gospel citizen who Is not netunted bj tbc
fear of Oed In the performance of hi * civil
duties , whether In an olllclnl or undllUlal
cnpncitj * The moral law does have a Plato
In political life.
"And th ( > Kraco of Oed was upon him"
Oed WHS plea ed with lilm his favor wits
upon him If > ou do not give Oed reason
to bo pleased with jou , jou nrnj bo nur < >
your cllironshln Is not such as becomotli
the Kowpol of Christ.
This ono veise presents the four great
pll'nis pllnclples of gospel citizenship. HIM
ix verj' poisonnl math r
Luke 11 , 42 At this onily ago Jesus became -
came "a ion of the law , " a member of the
church bv His O\MI voluntnrv act Jit
Ood'B thought man ntedttt leit.iln Insti
tutions for his proper development nnd
welfare lie provided those , the fiunllj ,
the ehureh , the state No one can be n
Kospcl citizen who does not recognise all
thiee of these Institutions nnd the divine
laws which govern them , and use them
for the purpose for which they were do-
slgmd In the divine wisdom The three
uro Interacting as to all human relations
and duties Among- them all the church Is
pro-eminent as to her million The divine
Instruction through thu church U designed
to rcRUlato the ontlro sweep of our con
duct and destiny both for this llfo and the
llfo to como It Is the school of citizen
ship for both worlds It must nlvvnjs bo
born In mind th.it her mission Is prlm.irlly
educative , not administrative , s.uo In hoi
own well defined pphert , It nowhere con
flicts with thu divine rights of family or
state. A gospel citizen recognizes her
divine authority und mission and no
honors It
Luke II. , 40 This voiso reveals the com
prehensiveness and keenness of Christ's
understanding. The theme In these Rihln-
leal schools was God's law touching the
affairs of men. The rubbls wore familiar
with traditions ; Jesus wns familiar with
God's mind upon the questions discussed
How did Ho become familiar with God's
mind ? Ho. had becMi a student of the
scriptures.
\\c huvp the bible and It Is the business
of the church to make her members
familiar with the word of Oed If this
voting people's movement develops any
valuable power It must bo through In-
-ieased knowledge of God's word and skill
In rliihtly handling It "Studv to show
thyself approved unto God , a wotkinin that
nt'cdoth not to be ashamed , rightly hand
ling the word of truth1
Our church colleges should not permit n
student to carry away a diploma from
their halls which docs not repre cnt some
veiy thorough blblo knowledge A Christian
education ought to mean a Chiist-llko edu
cation. He was vety famlllHr with the
scriptures The blblo Is the best text book ,
both for citizen and statesmen , that the
world knows
CHRIST AND THE SABBATH.
Luke II , 49 This verse reveals the
supreme purpose In Christ's llfo In all Ilia
relations The gospel citizen will make
this the -very center of his civil life. Civil
government Is a considerable part of our
Heavenly leather's business Christ Is King
of Klnss This exalts the Itli i of civil
government and cltlrenshlp But It needs
exaltation. New Yotk City recently built
an arch In honor of Washington , Out of
all hLs writings this ono sentence was
selected for the Inscription' "Lot us raise
a standard to which the wlso and honest
miy resort. The event Is In God's hands "
Who will raise this standard If the members
of the church do not ?
Luke II , 61 : Ho was subject to Joseph
and His mother. The prospel citizen honors
pircntal authority. We have no riRht to
expect lo > alty in the state If the seeds of
anarchy are sown and developed In the
home.
Mark vl , 3 : He was n man of toll. Ho
doubtless , as the eldest born , became the
chief support In the home after the death
of Joseph.
John xit , 26-27 , shows us that the care
of Ills mother was upon Him up to the hour
of the crucIIKlon Ho then tendeily trana-
mlts hei care to John , the beloved This
is an Important element In gospel citizen
ship. Industry , self-support and something
over for the lielp of others.
I.-uke Iv. 1G This verse clearly leveals
Christ's use of the Sabbath day. Ho was
ut church every Sabbath. He was an active
member not simply an associate member.
Prom His public life wo learn that Ho often
spent pirt of the Sabbath In doing works
of personal benevolence. S.abbath desecra
tion on the pirt of chuich members Is ono
of the Rreat perils of our times. Go pel
eitlreiibhlp iwlll keep the Sabbath as Christ
kept It. Its dchcci atlon Is dragging the
symbol of God's authoilty In the mire It
Is treason and anarchy In the Divine gov
ernment. It will certainly bring God's
judgments upon us.
I have not ovcistrained any of thco pas
sages They give us a very cl".ir and com
plete statement of Christ's llfn as a private
citizen They set forth with the ut
most clearness and In a concrete form all
the principles of gospel citizenship in un
official relations. And these samu princi
ples must abide In all official positions
The records of His conduct and teaching
as a public man are very full. 1 can only
Slve the merest outline of a very few
points
Mathew Iv. , 8-11. He could not be bribed
The purch isable man Is one of the perils
of our country. The political piogeny of
our tlmo is the product of inter-m irrlagn
of the sons of God witli the daugliteis of
men. The license and revenue sjstem
touching the rum traffic Is ono of the giant
offsprings of that ungodly wedlock Secret-
Ism is anothci : trusts and corporations
svhlch grind the faces of the poor tuu others.
Compromise with sin for a llulo earthly do
minion seems to be the fad of the day.
Novell wrote true words when ho penned
the lines :
They enslave their children's chlhlicn
"Who make a compromise with sin "
Gospel citizenship , private or public ,
makes no compromise iwlth sin and cannot
bo bribed.
John 11 , 13-10. Ho was a refoimer. He
bernn at the church. The rhureh la t ;
heart of the nation , nnd If our nation dl
It will bo of heart failure Judgment mu
becln at the. house of Oed
Mithew Nxlll. , 1-3,1 Ho condemned n
scathing terms the wicked oppression r ,
the rulers He did not p.iss about l !
public Ufa with olosed ejes or closed lips
Mnthow xxlll , 87 He lovrd his countt.
nnd yearned to see Its true prosperity mil
perpetuity Wo ought to cultivate rhrl-
tlan patrlollsm Christian pitrotlm ! I
something very different from wlmt usiijtll :
pa os purront under that name , I.ov
of country Is ono of the natural emotion. ,
of the soul 15Ut fovv who do Hot feet It to
seine extent. It Is Itulied n very base mnn
who has no love for his own country ,
Iturns wtoto
" 1 mind It well , nt early date ,
when I w is beirdloss , ) oun < r and blato
And first could thresh the birn.
IVn then a wish ( I mind Its power ) , ,
A wish that to my latest hour .
Shall strongly heave mv bieast' I ]
That 1 for poor old Scotland's sake , 'i
Some useful plan or book could make ,
Or sing a song nt least "
oi'n.v Tin : oospnri SAND nox.
This Is common patilotlsm OhrS-tlanlty
regenerates patriotism. It Is as different
from the common as the regenerated heart
Is dlfTonnt from the unrogonernto. It
ought to bo mnde to glow more Intensely.
Can wo not think a thought at leastt or
speak a word at least , or vote a Note nt
IP ist for our country in the name and
to the honor and glory of Christ ?
1 have- given j ou n glimpse , at leist , of
the Idexl gospel citizenship as embodied In
the llfo nnd teichlng of the Lord Jesus
HlnT-elf It remains for us to make this
Ideal real In our lives It Is not t'tojvl in.
'Iho purification of politics Is not "an
liUleoccnt dieam" Hut if wo over npply
these gospel principles lo the bodv politic ,
wo must not put too much dependence on
the oil can , but open the gospel sand box ,
and lot Its gilt pour out on the policy-
soaped political U irk , so that trains from
the chinches and voung peoplo's .societies
can got to the political convention In tlmo
to open headquarters for Christ , and let
Ills imnmr floit to the brcozp. Gospel
citizenship will bo found under that bimnor
first and till the tlmo , no matter what ban
ner wo must forsalte. AVIth the. gospel
citizen secular relations nnd duties nro just
as religions as ecclesiastical relations and
duties And ho has but ono religion for
both relations.
Gall Hamilton.once wrote : "Tho eve be
fore election hhould bo a vigil , the. oleotlon
Itself a sacrament. Perhaps she had In
mind the root meaning of the word vote.
"A prajer , u vow , " our modern dlctlon-
ailes give this meaning but It Is marked
obsolete What a striking testimony the
dictionary bears to the degr.nlatlon of po
litical llfo when the very woid which repre
sents the supreme not of a sovereign 01117011
must bo degraded from Its high meaning.
To vole , In the heirt and puiposo of tho.
Christian citizen , should bo the third po-l
tltlon of the Lord's pra > er : "Thy kingdom I
como , " devoutly offered I
The ChrlHt standard of mor ils In civil 1
govenimont Is more Impartant than the gold
Htandaid In out rnonoj curiency. The free I
coinage of these gto.at gospel principles J
Into ever > -day clttronshlp la vastly morel
Important thin the free coinage or silver.I
The honest pajment of our Christian duty I
to the state would endow her with greater ]
riches than the collection of all Iho. taxes ,
or the most wisely-conceived tariff system.i
Wo nro really not suffeilng today for the
want of money , but bee uiso of the abusn
and misuse of money and of power , nnd for
the want of a true gospel citizenship. I
Lot our Young People's Christian union ]
sen to It that they "Itcmler to Kiiesar thi
things that are Caesar's nnd to Qed
things that are God'H. "
What n great and glad day It < vv 111 bcj
when wo In Ing up the ark of the Lord to
Washington , our capital city , after thd
Dlvlno older. How joyfully wo will stuff :
"Lot us seek his courts and worship
At Ills footstool with dollght ;
Rise , O Lord , Thy rest to enter ,
Corno and bring Thy ark of might.
Let Thy priests bo clothed with jUHtlco
Let Thy saints rejoicing m < ko ,
See the face of Thy anointed ,
For Thy sorvantDavid's _ hake. "
"O , blest the pco'plo who are found
In such a state as this ;
Yea. greatly blest those people nrc.
Whoso God Jehovah is. "
KM'IIUSIASTIC OVnit MISS1OIVS.
Open Their I'ooki'UxmkN
Alfl the Caiixe.
"Pray je , therefore , the Lord of the harl
vest that Ho will send forth laborers Intf
His harvest , " was the motto of last even !
Ing's meeting of the Christian union , am ]
the , cijtlro service was given over to thi
consideration of the missionary work ol
tha church. From the opening of the del
\otlonal exoiclscs , which preceded the adf
dresses of the evening , to the last of thn
closing services , the extension of Chrlst'il
kingdom among the heathen vvas the onu
thought , the central Idea to which tha | I1
prajers , the psalms , the addresses , the entire -
tire meeting , in fact , bore a close rela
tion. The devotional exorcises were con- ,
Jucted by Miss Cora Dickey , She Is soon
to sail for Egypt herself , and her whole
lic.art is centered In the foreign missionary
service. She will bo sent out to the field
ly her own chuich , the Eighth United
Presbyterian chuich of Plttsburg. She will
; ail from this country In September , and"
vill bo absent eight jears. It Is a slngulaa
: olncidenco that It was exactly a year ngrt
at > t evening that Miss DIckey decided til
'nter this service. It wns at the mlaslonarjl
icrvlce of the Columbus convention. Undci ]
ho dlrcetion of so able and enthusiastic
eader the devotional exercises could no )
jut bo the success that they wero.
To say that the attendance was largo
i trite expression regarding the meeting
his magnificent Institute. The gathering
vas second only in slzo to that of the pro
rlous meeting. The lower floor containoj
uore than It has at any other meeting. Nq
inly were all the seats occupied , but
: orrldor was well lllled with these wli
: teed throughout the services , and the
ihostrn circle vvas invaded by a half h
Ired delegates. The heat of the evening
vas most unbearable in the upper reglonj
( Continued on Third Pago. )
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