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Sabbath Lessons.
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saved we must send preachers. mission
aries, to them. How can we as Chris
tIans neglect or refuse to perform the
great duty of sending missiona rics to all
men as far as We are able?' Men cannot
hear without preachers, and preachers
cannot preach unless they are sent Ne
cessity is therefore laid upon the church
to send them, and We should cheerfully
do our part
How shall they hear without
preacher?"
One of the clearest duties Of the Chris
tan life is to tell to others the glad It'd.
1ngs OF salvation. No surer test of ones
spiritual condition can be had than the
willingness or dislike to speak to others
OF Jesus and His personal presence When
we are living near to IIiIn and in deep,
loving sympathy for the salvation of the
unsaved, the Impulse to task others to
seek Him is almost Irresistible. and ditfi-
sdence disappears in the artlcr of seek
ing to bring others to close acquaintance
with the Redeener.
1t is not enough that We who profess
to be Christians, are consciously owned
and kept of God. We have service to
perform for the Master. If He does dwell
in our hearts by faith and rule our lives
by love- we must go out into the world
and tell the message of peace to others
We must be bearers of the news Our
feet must be shod with the sandals of
peace. We may not send others. merely;
we must go ourselves and preach Christ.
VIII you do it-now?
PREACHING AND HEARING.
The Epworth League lesson for Nov. II
is found in Romans, X 1917. Preaching
is not only a necessity to hearing, but is
also delightful and joyous. Paul suggests
this fact by quoting the ancient proph-
cts words, which declare the joy which
should mark the approach of the messen-
gers of peace and good tidings, How
beautiful are the feet of them that preach
the gospel of peace and bring glad It'd
irgs of good thihgs!' How joyous the
day when the sound of the gospel shall
be universally proclaimed! We should
consider it privilege and pleasure to
have part in the ushering in of such
a glad day.
Preaching as a necessity to hearing is
not to be abandoned because all who hear
do not believe. This has always been the
case. It was so in Isaiah's day, for the
prophet asked: Who hath believed our
report?" 1t was so in Christ's day. for
Christ came to His own, but His own
received Him not" We are not to be
disappointed, therefore, if all who hear
do not believe, or argue missionary con-
traction from want of success Failure
on the part of some to believe is rather
an argument in favor of missionary ex-
pansion. The more who hear the more
will believe and be saved.
Preaching as a necessity to hearing is
Gods plan of extending the gospel.
Faith cometh by hearing and hearing
by the word (command) of Cod God
commands US to preach that men may
commission to His disciples. 1t is still
Gods commission to the church Hear
ing by preaching and preaching by SEMI
ing is Gods plan for making - possible
for all men to believe in Him, and call
upon Him that they may be saved. I'd
shirk the responsibility of sending the
preachers is, therefore, to go directly
contrary to the will of God, which no
one can afford to do.
Some may never have known what this
deep desire to reach and persuade 9TH
ers means. If the religious life has never
been very deep, perhaps no thought has
been given this phase of it, You may not
be able to go preach in other lands, but
you can seek out those young people Il
the congregation and community who are
still uncommitted to Christ and use all
wise exertion to aid them in beginning
the Christian life. Will you do it-wheu?
NOTABLE DAYS OF THE WEEK.
Nov. II is the 24th Sunday after Trinity
in the church memoranda for 1901 IN
the Roman Catholic calendar this day
is honored for st. Hugh, Frenchman,
but famous in England as the bishop
of Lincoln, and builder of the cathedral
of Lincoln. This day was also formerly
celebrated in England as the anniversary
of the ascension of Queen Elizabeth 70
the throne in 1858.
Nov Is is the anniversary of the birth
In 1910 of Asa Gray, an eminent Amer
lean botanist and author; also in 1924 of
Gen. Franz Siegel. German-American sol.
der.
Nov. 10 is the anniversary of the birth
in 1905 of Ferdinand de Lesseps, the
French diplomat and engineer, known
as the protector of the SueZ and Panama
canals; also in 1881 of James A. Garfield,
twentieth president.
Nov 10 is the day of St Elizabeth of
Hungary. Many stories are current con-
corning her work as a Christian worker.
she Is the patroness Of an order of nuns
known by her name.
Nov. 20 is honored in the Roman church
for st. Edward, martyr king of the
East Angles. His shrine Is memorable as
the place where the barOnS banded to-
gether to obtain Magma Charta from
King john
Nov. q is the anniversary of the found
ing, in 1900 of the Order of the Sisters
of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic sister
hood, with schools in many of the large
cities.
Nov. % is st. Ceci1iaS day, and form
erly popular anniversary in England.
| Dryden, Pope and other poets wrote
odes in her honor. AS the patroness Of
music she Is usually represented In pic
lures with musical instrument of some
kind She was a native of Italy, and
was put to death for her activity as a
Christian.
Nov. % IS the anniversary of the birth
on Friday in 1904 Of Franklin Pierce,
fourteenth president.
Nov. % is honored for ST. Clement, pa
tron Of blacksmiths, the third bishop or
pope Of Rome who is believed to be the
Clement spoken of by Paul in Philippians
~, 3, as his fellow laborer. He was
the author Of an epistle to the Corinthi-
ans, which in the early ages was read
in the churches.
Nov. % is also the day of st. Felicitas,
patroness of male heirs. She and her
seven sons We're put to death for being
Christians. Each son was tortured IN
her presence. and encouraged by her not
to recant. In art she is represented as
a yelled widow.