Evening journal., 1900-01-02

and wears of service on both land and
sea. in hovel and Judgment hall, was
able to write TO The Philippians, Il can
do all things through Christ wnich
strengtheneth me- so, my lllehua'
we must observe that the most accu-
rate test Of abiding in Christ is not
simple testimony: not the saying;
am wholly saved: not the wearing OF
sanctimonious and priestly raimenti
not trying to look good; nor this ever
lasting going TO do better. The only
genuine standard Of our relation 20
Christ is the fruit we yield. What do our
lives producer What IS the character OF
the product Of our lives? Have we that
something to dispose OF for which the
world IS hungry? Are we making inc
world better? Is our business elevatn8
10 humanity? Are we obedient as chill
dren? Do husbands really love their
own wives and nobody else? Is the
wife constantly true? Are you parents
willing for your children to follow IN
vonr steps-do as you do2 Do employ
90 take an honest interest In their en-
Movers business? Is the employer
anXiouslv solicitous OF the welfare OF
his employed? II so, then we are Dear
ing fruit. beautiful, luscious fruit upon
which the souls OF men feed. To sum
up all the above questions In one; Are
we doing by others as we would want
others 10 do by us under like condi-
tons?
when Christ said: abide in Me-
10 meant to teach His disciples that
from Him they would receive help in
their life work so that they might ac-
complish that whereunto they We're
sent. This help they would constantly
need. and hence He said. MY grace Is
sunicicnt." Yes, the minister needs to
abide in Christ, so that he may lead
Others to the Lamb OF God, who taketh
away the sins of the world. 1t takes
grace from on high to preach the Cos
pel, and to contend with the ten thou
Island intricate problems incident there
to. IL takes grace, II the minister re-
ceives a large salary, TO keep him hum
bic. and sc takes grace, II his salary
be small. to keep him from giving up
in despair. Thank God for His help
ever present. and for the help which
i comes to us as ministers through the
PRAYERS and patience OF cody people.
But He also meant to teach that by
B. lAnlulDK
i strength to live Christian lives. All
are not specially ordained ministers
i but all are specially ordained living be-
,lings, sandlit is Christs will that we gel
the most andsbest in this life" This
cannot be done by following our plan
but by following His plan. His plan FOL
the greatest good 20 ourselves is for NJ
to-abide in Him and be able 10 say as
did PAUL. Christ liveth in me-" Witt
such a relation between us and God, h'
and He alone knows how useful WI
may become Union with Christ Dis th'
, only way by which spiritual fruitful
ness can be reached, and this is on
only hope We all desire to be good ant
do right, for who among us would no
sooner help even our enemy, 10 one w
have, than to cause him pain2 Some
how ! believe there Is in every human
heart Though imperative &c be h
. some), the desire 20 do good to man
/, kind. Birds and beasts will sometime
help each other. but their assistance
, physical and hence temporary. 70
and / can help mankind In a bette
, way. We can touch their spirits wit
ours. We can polish their sin-begrime
souls until they are fit to shine in On
p crown of Him upon whose head or
many crowns. My Christian frienl
q Christ wants you to yield some spirit
y lual fruit--to help somebody 20 be bel
= ter. But / do no HARM you say. II
& who thus pleads does very little. II an,
+ good. There is no time nor place IL
\ Donothlngs. and yet that Is q lare
q family--the DOnothings. They live OF
e posite Satisfaction Park on Easy stree
& Our Master wants us to be active men
- beS OF the DosOmcthing family;
n live opposite Anxiety Park, being de-
: porately anxious for our own salvation
n and no less so for the salvation
n those about us. o, for more Christia
/, tenants to live In the homes on AT
n tivity street. Christian activity! Ho
4 much the church needs It! Who wi
v go and work today? II is said that {
n the walls Of the Delphian Temple the
% is a motto ascribed to Penander, OF
u OF the seven wise men of Greece, whis
a reads: Nothing is impossible to Il
l. dustry;" and in the Temple OF Trui
10 we read: IF ye abide in Me and n
n words abide in you, We shall ask VIII
A ye will and It shall be done unto you
q Are you hungry TO do somethin,
lei Ah'A JUN NNuIetli 10 0uIlhl ana IN IL
v name so forth to do labor in His win
N yard The fields are white with d
IA harvest; go work today.
n The year 1899 is surely dying. v
~ tarry here for awhile and as we look
a. our watches, we whisper one to a
other, dying, dying. Only $50 more pr
N sations. Is there nothing that can
ve done? The heart beats more irreg
m larly and the pulse grows weaker, al
N only 120 more heart throbs and all
M ended. We sit in silence, and implo
,e Father Time 10 save the dying year. d
ne he shakes his hoary head and say
"a Only sixty throbs more" Send for I
n chldren-the months-and the gran
~ children-'the weeks--so they may s
40 one last, long farewell to their old si
on Slowly and sadly DO six strong so
,e and six modest and heart-brolx
ne daughters enter the death chamber a
H. stand about the bed. Weeping AID
Int leans upon the strong arm OF her br
lee Their October; the once smiling NJ
TO holds the hand OF November; rose,
he Miss June, tired and sad, finds suppt
i'm In strong December; Miss July see
SIX. aid from January, the Oldest broth,