The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-11-07
: WAYS TO WIN.

ever is undertaken. Success may
not be according to the full measure
of hope, or according to the full
measure of possibility. The stu
dent may never know all he might
have learned, nor all he expected to
learn, but he is a winner if he con.
tinually sees and seizes upon new
truths in his particular line OF
study. The merchant may not be-
come millionaire, but he wins it,
in the midst of many who fail or
merely hold their own, he succeeds
in charging his business and add
ing to his gains. The Christian
may never reach that sanctihcation
or attain that measure of influence
for which he longs, but he wins 1t
he has growth in knowledge and
power for good. The same is true
OF the Christian Endeavor Society.
To win is to attain in larger or
lesser degree that for which we
strive; and if we are to find the
characteristics of a winning Chris
tian Endeavor Society, we must
definitely ascertain the ends to
be sought in its organization and
activity.
DR.. Alexander Mckenzie said in
one of his sermons, "Our choice IN
life must be a cubic choice. 1t
must have three dimensions. First,
it must be very hlgh-as high as |
can reach with my life. Next, it
must be very broad-covering all
the powers of my life-mind, voice,
hands feet. And then it must be
very long-run out seventy years.
We are to make our choice the
highest, the broadcast and the long
est possible. This is to be our aim
that the life of Christ in us shall
be and do what the life of Christ
was and did IN himself. We are so
to live that our life shall repeat the
life of Jesus of Nazareth. That,
and that only must be the choice.
Christian Endeavor may win on
one or all of the following lines
First, in the illustration of the Cos
pei. l mean by this the illustrating
of the spirit, temper, regulating
and controlling power of the relig-
ion of Christ. One mission of Chris
tian Endeavor is to develop and
illustrate Christlike character in
its members. When it succeeds in
doing this, it gives one evidence OF
being winning society. And let
it be remembered that winning on
this line is possible for all societies
of Christian Endeavor, 1t is not
given to some societies to have the
opportunity for large growth in
numbers. The people may have
gone from them. In many centers
of our great cities where there was
once dense population, already
reached or to be reached, there are
now few homes. Dwelling houses
have given way to business blocks.
There may Scarce be hope of in
crease of membership, but if those
who compose the society are young
men and ladies of pure lives and
acknowledged princely purposes; ;
it they are felt to be serving and
sacrificing from the highest mo-
tives, then that society is still a
winning society. Scarce convert
may be added to its list of men,
bers. Only the stranger and the
waytaring may there find Christ to
the JOY and life of their souls, and
the most of these may form church
connection elsewhere-in uptown
or country churches, or IN churches
across the sea. If that society,
however, succeeds in developing in
its members the Christ spirit and
proving to the world that it is main
tanned for the sake of others, in
that sense it is winning society.
The same may be said of societies
in country towns. Years ago they
were strong, active and influential !;
now they may be weak as to mem
bers and material resources. This
change has occurred because the
children OF those heroic households