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temptat ton, but resist it. and it will flee
from u.s.
WHY SHOULD THE CHURCH EVAN
GELIZE THE WORLD.
The Epworth League lesson for Feb.
16 is found in Matthew xviii, 1920; Ro-
mans, L., 14-16; x, 12-15 These texts
give the reasons why the church should
evangelize the world. But there is one
reason above all. It was the command
OF Jesus: Go, disciple all nations, bap-
tizing, teaching" This is reason enough.
Jesus came to seek and save the lost
lie gave His life ransom for many
TO be spoken of to them in the proper
nme. When person hears of the
Christ, turns from sin and trusts Him
for salvation, he finds himself living a
changed life, with new laws and new i'm
pulses. Whatever the old life may have
peen IN self Indulgence and without spe-
claI regard Tor the good of others. he
feels an earnest desire to have others
share the new light and happines. His
lmpules are more to give than to get.
me dlrect1on given by Jesus seems most
natural and no more burdensome than
any merely moral law. He has no inten-
ton to steal, and feels no inclination to
swear, has no temptation to kill. So
Tar as he is concerned the law is not
expressed in negatives, thou shalt
not" but be finds In his soul positive
thou shalt and his response to it is
7 will The law says, Love your
when the word comes for him to go
and tell that neighbor how great
things Christ has done for him and
will do for the neighbor also, he needs
no driving, no coaxing. He is ready
and eager to go and do. He wants to
help and not ipjure. No need of the
thou shalt not with him. He will
not do the evil.
'eWhy evangelize the world?" Because
the world needs to be evangelical. That
is the purpose of Christ's coming. That
Is the present meaning of the on
going of the earth and the upward push
of civilization. Gods kingdom is com
ing. The great thing the important
thing. is not the question whether Boer
or Briton prevail in South Africa.
Philippines and Cuba. whether Russia or
Japan be adviser of China but the great
issue is whether Gods rulership be rec
ognized and actualiZed in the affairs of
mec History. politics, manufactures,
commerce. all the endless and compH-
Gated affairs of men have no significance
and no permanent worth apart from tn s
one all-embracing fact that the kingdom
or God is assuming the power in this
world. 1t is coming not in the sense of
some future, far-of event, but it is now
present and conquering. 1t is ever in the
For our own sakes we must evangelize
the world. We can never maintain and
much less can we develop spiritual life
II we neglect this plainly commanded
service. To withhold the gospel or fail
to carry it to the unevangelized dooms
us TO failure in spiritual life. We can
preak every command of the DecaIogue
ana at the same time claim to be holy
With as much reason as we can disobev
TINS one and cali ourselves Christians
Less important, but Strikingly suggest
We is the relation of missions to our
commercial and indutrial progress Trade
may or may not follow the flag but trade
does and must follow the Bible Chris
tlanize a naked savage, and he immedi-
fOl 1cIrcr Ia,
every appliance of highest civilization.
That means business for Christian facto-
ries and wages for workmen Human
industry has no other so efficient helper
NOTABLE DAYS OF THE WEEK.
Feb. 16 is the first Sunday in Lent This
is observed as period of fasting and
solemnity in the Episcopal and Catholic
churches for the forty days preceding
isst Feb l6 is the anniversary of the
Eifs. He was shoemaker in early
IN l7I7, of John Pickering, the chief
tcdnder of American comparative phil
0logy; also the birth in 1927 of Rose Terry
Cock, the American author and poetess
Feb. IS is the anniversary of the birth
IN II9o of George Peabody the eminent
London banker and philanthropist. born
at Peabody, Mass. ;~also of Gen. William
Iecumseh sherman, on a Friday, in 1920
Feb. 19 is the anniversary of the birth
IN 1879 of William w. Story, American
author, artist and sculptor. He was the
sculptor of the Greek Slave.
Feb. 20 is the anniversary of the birth
IN 1854 of Francois Marie Voltaire, the
French deist writer; IF Joseph Jefferson
the American actor, in 1929. S,''
Feb. 81 is the anniversary of the BIRTH
In 1852 of Gen. Nathaniel Rochester, for
wnom the city of Rochester, N. Y, was
FEB. 2 is legal holiday in all the
states except Mississippi. being the ami
Nersary Of the birth of Washington. This
IS Also the anniversary of the birth. in
1879; of James Russell Lowell, poet and
author. - ''itu