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persist in doing good. The apostle
names several lines of we'll doing. Co
operation in church work, doing good
to all men, doing good specially to
those of the household of faith" for
the world loves its own and the Cody
man is often at a disadvantage in the
worlds trade. People are apt to faint
in well doing because of the militant
character of the Christian life, the iso-
lation Of the worker who often carries
on his struggle alone and the adverse
criticism so often received. The sign
said to have been placed over an or
gan in a western church don't shoot
the Organist, he's doing the best he
can is worthy of consideration.
Again there are many truly discourag-
ing things in the work of the church.
The contest is unequal as regards
numbers. The righteous and just
cause is often defeated by the over
Whelming numbers of Indifferent or
evil disposed persons. This is seen in
all the great cities of American today.
National reforms in temperance and
social lines manifestly in the inter-
feated, local efforts TO improve the
we'll being of men often seem ahortive
and thus the work finds much 10 dis
courage him.
Men should not faint in we'll doing
manifestly because it is we'll doing, be-
cause we'll doors are few, and the world
cannot afford TO lose the blessings that
come from we'll doing. Again the sue
Il
couraging 1t blesses the individual,
it benefits the race. The harvest time
is sure to come He that goeth forth
and reepeth bearing precious seed
shall doubtless come again with re-
joicing bearing his sheaves with him"
THE SOCIALISM OF JESUS.
Luke 6:35.
AS a social refOrmer Jesus was dis
appointment to men of his day. They
questioned his methods and persecut-
ed him for them. Even his forerunner
grew impatient at the slow progress
he made and sent to him asking art
thou he that should come or do we
look for .another?" Jesus was not i'm
patient, he acted deliberately and with
perfect faith He would succeed.
i j
derie human life and relations and
founded his kingdom upon them and
not upon eXternals as human socialists
do. They apply lotions externally, Jesus
strikes at the root of the disease. They
would help Lazarus by applying the
torch to the possessions of Dives.
Jesus would touch the heart of Dives
and make him the friend of Lazarus.
Christ introduced into the world that
magnonimous spirit that loves sympa-
thizes and befriends."
Jesus did not plan the abolition of
labor He gave man an example for
as a carpenter and teacher he tOlled
necessarily thus dignified labor. Pur-
pose. endeavor and labor are the music
and the joy Of life. He did not con-
ceive a state in which there should be
no poverty. "The poor we have always
with YOU" If wealth were equally
distributed today it would be unequally
| held tomorrow Moses understood this
when he said the poor shall never
| cease out of the land, therefore l com
| mand we'll saying thou shalt open thy
| hand wide unto the brother to thy poor
! and to the needy in the land Jesus
! saws. do good, lend, hoping for moth
/ ing again.
Jesus did not promise happiness.
Happiness depends on possessions,
moods and sentiments and cannot be
depended upon. 1t cannot be found
if directly sought but is found as an
accompaniment of other pursuits.
Jesus did teach that every man mas
the right of life and share OF tenn
moral commodities to maintain tne
same. the right of liberty of conscience
and person and the rights Of human
brotherhood wherein are found love
sympathy. fellowship and justice. Tbs
socialists of today cry give us justice
that's all we want" but Jesus knew
that the world could not be run OF
iustice only. No one ever demanded
: Justice for all more emphatically thar
| He. vet He knew there was always
: margin left for the fOrgiving and mag
, unanimous spirit. The world finds thi
! true in all human relations, home, so
cial and business. The love Jesus i'm
? plants in the hearts of men is Cd JUS
= tice. (2) Magnaminity, CD BeneVo
, Ience. and (4) Sacrifice, the croWnln!
excellencies Of life and the panacea
, for humanity's ills. Viewing III
Astounding injustice, oppression and in
difference of today we cry with tn
+ poet:
( Alas for the rarity
Of Christian charity
: Under the sun.
n Yet noting the great progress Of tn
: past and specially of the last centur
o we are encouraged and are led to be
f Iieve that the socialism of Jesus wi
vet be the socialism of humanity.