The Republican journal., 1895-11-21

before certificate is issued which admits
the public teaching. And then the quail
ty of the work in the school-r room is care
fully considered. We have been anxious
about the capacity and training of those
who were to teach our children reading,
writing and spelling; but we have had
little care as to who taught them the
knowledge which brings eternal life. We
have said to our children, virtually, it is
Of the highest Importance that you learn
to figure out profit and loss for this world,
but Of small consequence whether you are
able to compute eternal profit and loss or
not Oh it is high time we walked up to
do the best possible work for Jesus
Christ. Quality, Quality! Did you ever
realize the power Of it? / sat in fremont
Temple during the Christian Worker
Convention and listened with tear-tilled
eyes to that old man, over whose brow
we'll nigh eighty summers had shed their
light. He stood by the organ with form
bent and sightless eyes exciting but small
expectation. But as the prelude of the
organ was finished he Strengthened up,
and lifting his hands toward heaven he
poured out his soul in song with notes as
clear as crystal. There were singers and
speakers, many and good, in the conven-
ton, but every lover of music was lifted
nearer heaven by the singing of the Blind
Singers than by any other human influ-
ence in the meetings. 1t was the quality
that told. Voices naturally harmonious
had been trained to do their best work
for Him who died for them. Endeavor
workers covet earnestly the best gifts for
the use Of Him who gave the best of
heaven for our redemption.
But Q stands also for Quantity
Quantity. A great many Christians
seem to be thinking of how little they can
do and retain a respectable hold of church
and Christian life. Christian work seems
to have no attraction to them.
The first horse that | ever owned was
superanuated. All l got out of the ami
NAL | worked out. If ] got in a hurry
reins, and applied the lash; but the horse
day. | had rather walk than ride behind
such a beast. The last horse which 1
ever owned, and own yet, was one of the
freest horses ever rode after. All had
to do was to take the lines and away she
would 60, mile after mile, as freely and
as naturally us the bird flies. ] never
called on that animal to do anything but
what she was ready. | have harnessed
her up and driven her out in the cold
storm, in drenching rain, in the driving
snow, by day and in the night, and she
never refused to go. | have driven her
up the steepest hills and she never re-
fused to pull. | have driven her over the
muddy roads Of the west, when the mud
chung in great masses to the wheels, and
she pushed on and on till there wasn't
dry hair on her body. Once in that mud
dy country a minister took her and not
knowing any better he let her take her
own gait, without holding her in, and she
nearly ruined herself in her willingness to
work. score of Christians as good as
that horse would revolutionize any COM
munlty on the face of the earth.
How often we have to urge, and coax,
and almost lash people into service. But
a chance to work for God is a chance to
lay up treasure in heaven. And wien
God comes to distribute the rewards of
service you will want quantity then. |
am persuaded that if we could catch a
glimpse of these things in their right
light, it would not be wholly question,
How much does Christ demand of me.
but how much will Christ let me do.
When love is supreme in our hearts, we
are studying how much and not how little
we can do.
q stands for quicksands Quicksands,
GU know the character of quicksands.
They engulf you, swallow you up. There
are great many things that engulf the
Christian worker if he does not heed
Pleasure will take all our spare time, and
leave no time for the study of Gods word.
No time for special service for Christ if
we are not careful. Cares will engulf US
il we do not watch and pray. | have
found great many buried Christians. |
baptized man once that thought would
grow to be the stay and support of the
church. He was skilful teacher in the
Sunday school, and winning in his man
ners. | have watched his career He
has had great success in his profession,
but he is buried engulfed. The world
has many allurements. There are quick
sands beside every Christian S path but
n me in it. In the path Of duty you
walk on solid rock. Never neglect
known duty, s'and having done all, you
will stand against the wiles of the adver-
sary.' A buried Christian will never
bring soul to know the resurrection
power of Jesus Christ. Look out for the
quicksands.
Mind your Q's Quality, Quantity,
Quicksands.
Mind your P's and Q's. Push, Perse-
verance, Power: Quality, Quantity, and
Quicksands avoided, and you will soon
walk in the panoply of God; equal to all
that God demands of you
''What are you doing, my lad?" said a
passer by to a boy in the flower garden.
~ am helping God,'' said the lad.
''Helping God. How is that "Be-
cause God could not make the flowers
beautiful if did not keep these horrid
weeds down" Helping God. Have you
caught the thought? Helping God in the
garden of the Christian Endeavor where
souls blossom into beauty under the sun
light of Cod presence and the dew of his
grace. Helping God. God made the sun, the
moon, and all the starry hosts Of heaven,
and he needed no one to help him. He
made a garden Of Eden, more beautiful
than the dream pictures men have painted
of it; and in the midst of it he put man,
made in his own image, and he needed no
one to help him. He sent forth his only
Begotton Son, a sacrifice that has been the
wonder of all heaven, and there was no
one that could help him. The Son must
tread the winepress alone. But God is
making bare his arm for a stupendous