The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-26

many different parts. No MAJ can
say I am the church The
figure used teaches this. Each part IL |
together and ministers 70 the
welfare. The interests are mu- |
Iual; no harm can come 70 one, except 20 |
all. Seine people, 1t Ii observed, at times
feel aggrieved at supposed injury they
think hiss been inflicted upon them d |
some one member of the church. Their
feelings are deeply hurt and they attack |
the whole church. These teelings ofsen
come through unlntentional error. Nero
are Often taken for falsehood-
mistakes possibly of judgment. There
are tunes when We are lmpetuou6s when
we should be thoughtful; when we are
at the very time when We
should have the courage OF the lion. Ii
A does B an injury, or seem 70 do him
an injury, B says i viii strike the
church Can the hand afford to say i
am not of the body because the foot
does not do as the hand? II all were an
eye for seeing, where would Do the ear
for hearing?
Just 80 in the church of Christ. Moth
ing is strong except 1t be eounden 20
gether. One member OF the church may
have to give to il his money; another
his time, one may be teacher In the
Sunday school, one steward TO minis
ter to the many necessary wants OF the
church. If any man of the church neg
lects to do what ne may, apathy follows
and the maE himself suffers. This is
the law. This u the way IL was IN
the days os Paul, SO Is 1t
true to-day, in the western continent Is
In the eastern, In Emporia Is it was &C
Corlnth. We have the same Christ. It
is still the same unbelief, the same sins
that to-day wreck lives aEd hopes, cause
sadness and distress as In the days of
old.
:How then,' says one, shall work :?
What shall do? What can do?
don't know what To such q person l
would give two rules of life.
Make constant and regular use, pub
licly, privately, socially, Of the means OF
grace you may have. There Is Work 70
be done. There was thought that this
church ought to be built. By union OF
many varied hands it was built. You can
come here to worship, you have place
to hear the gospel preached, it is sane
tuary in which rise many prayers. You
may come here and listen to the remarks
of the preacher and say TO yourself he
means me- You may feel SO and yet
the speaker may not have thought OF
you individually ct the time, because the
spirit of God was behind the arrow
which shot the minister's remarks el
YOU. You may come here burdened
with sorrow, and go sway lIght-hearted
feel like singing for JOY, like the
| bird. The pavements you tread return.
ing home may seem like pavements Of
gold.
q scholar; If you cannot discuss, you car
listen. Ii you should get five dollars ev
cry time you came TO meeting would
some of you not come ofteneE? Ye'
you come to hear about the great prob
lens of destiny, and compared to them
what would be the paltry five dollars
In responding to what you may deem
duty, the value of your example alone
NAV be Inestimable. The mere fact o
YOUR going to and from church day aftel
day, possibly passing the house Of SONS
unconverted one, must certainly have al
effect upon that person. He cannot lool
upon such devotion without wondering
at 1t and finally saying to him
self surely this faith IS worthy
| OF an attention have not given it, YoJ
are an example in this way to the uncon
| verted, and an encouragement 70 TIT
| workers.
A strange consequences has frequently
come over me as have stood before Yoi
here on some dark and stormy night
| during q spell of dismal weather tina
might have kept you at home. Sunda.
after Sunday I have seen you here. Yol
have thought that Christ was to b
served; there was q duty to perform
and as have looked into your faces Oh
these occasions I have felt like goinl
down and placing my hands on you
heads and saying: GOD bless you, m,
friends
If there is an anxiety to serve th
Master, there is a way. If you have
neiehbor who has been deYoted to yol
in health and Illness, kind and thought
full, and that friend is taken sick, is
hard for you to wait on her, to sit "
with her and endeavoF to alleYiete he
sufferings and help her to recover? HoV
easy it Is Love must find expression.
So 1t Is when we are interested in th
church. You will find modes of express
ing that interest. A kind and wealth
lady once went to the home of q poo
and ignorant family which she hear
was in distress. The surroundings i
that humble home were the most unin
vIting; fifth and ignorance abounded
The lady, by pleasant words and gooC
actions, helped those people up out
the depths Of their low condition, an
gradually they improved. In the eli
Gle was q 12-year-old boy who was
type of the family's condition. tn
lady invited him TO Sunday school, fri
interesting others who aided In acquainI
ing the boy with those first principles {
the education he 90 sorelY lacked intro
ducing him to the qualities of soap an
water, of which he had before SCENE
profoundly unaware, and slowly bu
surely making q boy and
man OF him. When tim
came that the lady was to remov
from the town that boy was most anxiou
TO give his benefactor something as
testimonial OF his gratefulness. Yet b
was puzzled. He was poor. He hnall
set OF to the wooded hills ana theT
plucked many punches of wintergreeI
: with its numerous bright, red berries
and took them to testify his gratitude
his first friend. Do you not think %
angels were glad when they recorde
that beautiful, though simple expreI
sion?
So our actions may be small, our 'ta
ents may not SIT resplendent' upon n
we may not speak with eloquence, ma
not sing with the melody that other
! may produce; we may not be able
help with money always. but We ma
assist with the hand, with gentle voic'
speaking words Of comfort, and do az
tons, though small, yet powerful i
good results.
These are the two important rules {
action We should observe: To make us
of what means OF grace we may havl
and to possess an earnest, loving dispo
sition to use what power We have for u
good.
If we would do the best We can "
must exercise what means of grace "
have. The blood circulAtes better in th
body, If the body is exercised. So Is th
soul elevated If its best inner feeling
. are expressed. Good qualities are quici
ened, made reliable and kept In read
, ness for good works by that exercise {
practice which alike steadies the nerve
of the body.
Whatever of pain, OF trials, Of bu
deRs there are, there will come ala
Joys and pleasures. The future is our
To our church this year is at least 9 YET
; of opportunity. Let the least anon
you say, 4 will do what can, II C
be nothing else will be 3 regular. d
voted attendant, g constant listener
The listeners and learners of this Yes
are the apostles in the years to CON
that Christ viii send out to do his WoFl
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