Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-10
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more abundantly. But am tirml.
convinced that as matters now ar
the church membership through pulpi
and pew must give itself more thar
I in tha later ages Of the world it hat
done for the sake Of winning men. Tn,
form Of self denial must take def
mite, physical, genuinely sacrificing
shape. The church must get back Il
the apostolic times in some particu
lars and an adaptation Of community OF
goods aud a sharing Of certain aspects
of civilization must mark the church
membership Of the coming twentieth
century. An object lesson in self de
NAL large enough for men to see, a
self denial that actually gives up lux
uries. money and even pleasures-this
is the only kind that Will make nSsch
impression on the people. l believe If
Christ was on earth he would again
call for this expression of loyalty to
him. He would again say, so like
wise whosoever he be of You that for
saketh not all that he hath, he cannot
be my disciple
IAN this is what call on the mem
bers of this church to do. Do | say
that you ought to abandon your own
houses and live somewhere else? No.
/ can decide only for myself In mat
ter Of that kind But this much | do
say: Give ourselves in some genuine
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wretehedness. IL is not so much your
money as your own soul that the sick
ness of the world needs. This plan has
occurred to me: Why could not every
family in this church become a savior
to some other family, interest itself in
the other, know the extent of its wants
as far as possible, go to it in person, let
the Christian home come into actual
touch with the un-Christian-in short,
become a natural savior 10 one family?
There are dozens Of families in this
church that could do that Ii would
take money IL would take time. II
would mean real self denial. 1t would
call for all your Christian grace and
courage, but what does all this
church membership and church life
mean If not just such sacrifice? We
cannot give anything 10 this age of
more value than our own selves.
The world Of sin and want and de-
spair and disbelief is not hungering
for money or mission schools or char
ity balls or state institutions for the
relief of distress. but for live pulsing,
loving Christian men and women who
reach out live, warm hands, who are
willing to 20 and give themselves, who
viii abandon If necessary, if Christ
calls for it, the Injuries they have
these many years enjoyed in order
that the bewildered, disheartened, dis
contented. unhappy, sinful creatures OF
earth may actually learn of the love OF
God through the love Of man. And
that is the only way the world ever
has learned Of the love of God HUI
mainly brought that love to the heart
OF the race, and il will continue so to
do until this earth's tragedy is all play
ed and the last light put out. Mem
bers Of Calvary church. | call on you
in Christ's name this day TO do some
thing for your Master that viii really
show the world that you are what you
say you are when you claim TO be a
disciple Of that one who, although he
was rich, yet for our sakes became
poor, giving up all heavens glory in
exchange for all earth's misery. the
end Of which was a cruel and bloody
crucifixion. Are we Christ's disciples
unless we are willing to follow him in
this particular? We are not our own.
We are bought with a price"
When that Sunday service closed.
Calvary church was stirred to its
depths. There were more excited peo-
pie talking together all over the church
than Philip had ever seen before. He
greeted several strangers as usual and
was talking with one Of them. when
one Of the trustees came up and said
the board would like 10 meet him, IL
convenient for him, as soon as he was
al liberty.
Philip accordingly waited in one of
the Sunday school classrooms with the
trustees. who had met Immediately aft
er the sermon and decided to have an
instant conference with the pastor.