Arizona republican., 1901-02-04
THE PREACHER SAITH
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR.

At the Baptist church last evening
 the sermon of Rev. Dr. Halsey was on Christian Endeavor. Although the young peoples soc.ety of the Baptist church Is called the Baptist Young Peoples Union. its charter members were Christian Endeavorers. at least three of its members have attended
 Christian Endeavor international con-
 venttons. Baptist state organizations
 admit to membership endeayor so.
 ciesies on the same basis as Baptist
 unions. and a large number of the en.
 deavor organizations. both ir America
 and In Europe. are Baptist societies.
 The preachers text was, Fifty
 Thousand Which Could Keep Rank.
 and They Were Not of Double Heart"
 The two cardinal principles of Chris
 tan Endcavor are the pledge and the
 consecratlon meeting. The Roman sol
 dier shrank not from taking his testa-
 mentum. When I look about and see
 the despicable. milk-and- lives of
 a host of those who call themselves
 Christian soldiers. l often wish that
 some soul-stirring noise would cause
 men to awake to righteousness that they sin not, and would lead them to
 register a solemn and heartfelt oath to
 be true to Christ and the church. God
 bless the brave young soldiers who
 have enlisted under the banner of the cross. and are rendy to fight the battles of the Lord.
 VIII you enlist with them: lf Ro, put on the uniform, begin the drill. study the tactics be brave. be true.
 But remember that enlistment means something: that he who Is false to his oath is false to God and false to his own soul. Not of double heart" Men hate hypocrite. a time-server a coward. and will forgive almost any thing rather than treachery. We say of the Pilgrims, "rhey. the true heart cd. came" rThat one word makes their bravery sublime. The man who is true Is tolerant. We may well doubt the truthfulness of the man who thinks that all other men are liars. or the honesty of the politician who holds that his opponents are hypoerites and that eveny man has his price. Chris tian Endeavor gives to youth first, or ganizatiOn: secon.i. faith. Those two thlngS made the soldiers of Mahomet | and of Napoleon almost invincibie. The | endeavor society is q school of good l citizenship.
 The sermons of Christ and his apos- ties were plain and practical. They | taught doing. as we'll as doctrines, and | that doctrine was dross unless 1t was by doing. Men then, as now, were more anxious to argue | n hnySt a thtNxy fbSav tp Io fyot Much of the Masters preaching was summed up in the on~ phrase. Blessed are they that do.' Now Christian En- deavorers. as far as the carrying out the principles of their organization, are not drearers. but doers. They would mirimize doctrinal differences and mag1ify Christian sympathy and The religion of Christ is to do something for somebody. This Is having the spirit of the Master. You do not need to join any society to be a Christian Endeavorer. By faith the frst martyr. was c Chris lian Endeavorer ages before F. E. Clark was born.
 There Is plenty of work to be done. lhere are the youth to be encouraged: here are the aged to bs cheered. God ,nly knows how Weary and lonely 'orne of them are; there are rnourners Q be comforted: there are souls sink ng down, and there are critical. in- liferent Christians who seem to care Or none of these things. Be bright. glorious hearted Christians. cheering he world by your gladness. Forget ing the things behind. press toward he prize of yoW high calling. looking O the great Captain of your salvation. Istening to. His commands. doing His will.