Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-09

erty that was SO constructed that the
inmates had no such thing as a home
and no such possibility as privacy or
cleanliness9
'What would Jesus do about the
great army Of unemployed and desper-
ate who tramp the streets and curse
the church or are Indifferent to it, lost
in the bitter struggle for the bread that
tastes bitter when it is earned, on &C.
count Of the desperate conflict to get it,
Would Jesus care nothing for them2
Would he go his way in comparative
ease and comfort2 Would he say it was
none of his businessf Would he excuse
himself from all responsibility to remove
the causes Of such a conditionP
"What would Jesus do in the center
of civilization that hurries so fast
after money that the very girls en-
ployed in great business houses are not
paid enough to keep soul and body to-
gether without fearful temptations, SO
great that scores of them fall and are
swept over the great, boiling abyss;
where the demands of trade sacrifice
hundreds Of lads in business that ig-
nores all Christian duties toward them
in the way Of education and moral
training and personal affection? Would
Jesus if he were here today. as a part
of our age and commercial industry,
feel nothing, do nothing, say nothing,
in the face of these facts. which every
business man knows3
"What would Jesus dof Is not that
what the disciple ought to do? Is he
not commanded to follow in his steps?
How much is the Christianity of the
age suffering for him2 Is it denying it.
self at the cost of ease, comfort. luxury,
elegance of living? What does the age
need more than personal sacrificed Does
the church do its duty in following
Jesus when it gives a little money to
establish missions or relieve extreme
cases of want? Is it any sacrifice for a
man who is worth $40. 900. 900 simply
to give $4,000 for some benevolent
work. Is he not giving something that
costs him practically nothing, so far as
any personal pain or suffering goes? Is
1t true that the Christian disciples to-
day in most of our churches are living
soft, easy, selfish lives. very far from
any any sacllnce tnat can Dc called sacrlhce2
Wnat Wouia Jesus dof
~ ~ Is inc personal element that
Christian discipleship needs to empha-
size. "The gift without the giver is
bare. The Christianity that attempts
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