Milford chronicle., 1903-05-22

Day him. but when us his cAlidren we
relieve the destitute or lift the burden
( from the weary shoulders we are act
ing as his almoners and are doing his
work. We should care for others in
Christ's name because God has so long
cared for us
Champion of Human Rights.
A big bill for church privileges find
charged against us all in the divine
ledger Why all? Because the church
of Jesus Christ is not, as some people
suppose small building dedicated
for a few weddings and funerals and
place i'm which are 10 be gathered
few Sunday school scholars. 1t is not,
as a great preacher once described it,
merely an Ecclesiastical Flying Dutch
man." with a dead miRister in the pull
pit and dead hearers in the pew and 4
dead deacon passing the collection
plate. The church of Jesus Christ is
great gospelizLug, vitalizing, intellec-
tualizing and liberty producing institU
ton. 1t is the mightiest protecting
power we have today back of the pres
ident of the United States. 1t teaches
man to live right as we'll as to die
right.
The church of God is the greatest
champion of human lights of the pres
ent day. Some years ago l sat in Coop
er institute at a great mass meeting.
Robert G.. IngersOll was one of the
speakers During his address he hurl-
ed ut the audience this stinging SEN
tence: "The reason Gespise the church
of God is because it blocks every wheel
of progress" Afterward the chairman
of the meeting arose and said: Il ad-
mire Robert G. IngersOll I believe
him to be one of the greatest orators
who have ever lived. But l defy Mr.
IngersOll to show where the Christian
church has blocked the wheels of prog
ress. Every great onward movement
in American history has had its ablest
champions and often its leaders and
orlginatOrs in the men who week by
week preach from Christian pulpits."
That chairman was right. The thun-
derous applause of the audience ap-
proved it.
The church Of God is the great intel !
lectualizing force in America. DR..
Charles L. Thompson once declared |
that 1.-The Presbyterian church was not |
the church Of great cathedrals, but Of |
small colleges" Wherever the gospel /.
ministers 20 there you will find the |
college planters. The schOolhOuse al |
ways stands under the shadow of the |
church steeple. Where there is no /.
church invariably there is an absence /
of the schoolhouse.
The church is the greatest purifier Of 1
the community. 1t is the great pre-
venter Of crime. l knew Of keen. /
shrewd business man who lived in a .
small Ohio city. Every year he sent a /
large donation to all the different |
churches. mot" said he, because l I
am 4 protesting Christian, but because /
/ believe the church does more to emp I
ty our jails and pOorhouses and crimi- .
nal resorts than any other power on /
earth" The church of the Lord Jesus
Christ is the great cornerstone of Il
pure home We do not have to argue
here for one moment to try to prove
this statement. 1t is an axiom, a self
evident fact. Now, my brother, If
the church of God makes your clerks
more honest and keeps the messengers
Of crime from of the streets, where
they might destroy your sons and
daughters; il it is the foundation stone
Of strong national government as
we'll as that Of the home; If it is the
great enemy Of ignorance and the lead
er in all movements that look to the
purifying and spiritual elevation Of the
human race. do you not believe that
you should cast your influence into its
work? Do you not owe it an inestima-
BILE debt? Should you not try to broad
en- its teachings and through it try to
the gospel redemption
which will save men this side Of the
grave as well as upon the other side?
Spiritual Education.
A big debt for a gospel education
find charged against US all in the d.
vine ledger. The struggles of poor
boys for a college education offer some
Of the most pathetic Of illustrations.
Harry is farmers boy. He lives in
the country and wants to go to school.
but how can he? Try as hard as the
family may. they can just make ends
meet and no more. But get an educa-
ton he will He works on the farm
during the summer and teaches school
during the winter After awhile. by
night study. he fits himself for an
academy. His little savings he boards
like miser. He enters the university.
Then perhaps he comes up to gradua-
ton with a hacking cough or ruined
eyesight and with his physical health
wrecked. All, that is pathetic! That
Is a sacrifice that is being made in ev-
cry part Of the land.