The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-09

-.::..-.-,,: -@,-.c : ...c::Hy! Noulu ne take reuu-
als from saloon and other disrcputablc
property or even from tenement prop
/ erty that w&s so constructed that tho
| inmates had no such thing rs n home
/ and no such possibility rs privacy or
clcanliuess2
What would Jesus &c about the
| great army Of unemployed and dcspor-
J 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 ac-
count of the desperate conflict to get it?
Would Jesus care nothing for thcm2
Would he go his way in comparative
ease and comfort? Would he say it was
none Of his business2 Would he excuse
himself from all responsibility to remove
the causes Of such IL condition2
"What would Jesus do in the center
of civilization that hurries so fast
after money that the very girls EN-
ployed in great business houscs are not
paid enough to keep soul and body to-
gethcr 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-
norcs all Christian duties toward them
in the way of education and moral
training and personal affectionf Would
Jesus if he were here today. as part
Of our age and commercial industry
feel nothing, do nothing say nothing.
in the face Of these facts. which every
business man knows2
What would Jesus do? Is not that
what the disciple ought to do2 Is he
not commanded to follow in his STEPS?
How much is the Christianity of the
ago 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 sacrifice2 Does
tho church do its duty in following
Jesus when it gives little money to
| establish missions or relieve extreme
cases of want? Is it any sacrifice for a
man who is worth SO, 600. 900 simply
to give $4,000 for some benevolent
work2 Is he not giving something that
coGts him practically nothing. so far as
any personal pain or suffering gocs7 Is
it true that the Christian disciples to-
day in most of our churches are living
soft, easy selfish lives. very far from
any sacrifice that can be called sacrificeY
What would Jesus dor
1T Is the personal element that
Christian discipleship needs to cmpha.
size The gift without the givcr is
Lare. The Christianity that attempts
10 suffer by proxy is not the Christian.
ity Of Christ Each individual Chris.
tian. business man. citizen. needs TO
follow in his steps along tho path of
personal sacrifice for him. There is not
. different path today from that of
The call Of this dying century and of
tho new one soon to be is called for n
new disciplcship. u new fellowship Of
Jesus. more like the early. simple. apos.
tolic Christianity when the disciples
left all and literally followed the Mas.
ter Nothing but ~ disciplcship of this
kind can face the destructive selfshncss
of the age with any hope Of overcoming
it. There is Il great quantity of nom.
inal Christianity today. There is need
OF more of the real kind. We need q
revival Of the Christianity of Christ
} We have. unconsciously. lazily. selfish
ly. formally. grown into discipleshiI
that Jesus himself would ret acknowl
edge. He would say to many of III
WHEN we cry. Lord. Lord. 4 neve,
knew you. Are we ready to take NJ
the cross2 Is it possible for this church
to sing with exact truth:
Jesus. my cross have taken,
All TO leave and follow theef