Milford chronicle., 1904-01-08

0lenCe representing mAnl flAtts ol tHe
Union. Pastor Talmage sounds a vigor-
GUS call for increased gospel activities
in many fields during the new year
and especially among those that lie
nearest at hand. The text Is Matt Xxx.
z. eco Sc also into the vineyard
A prospective theme! 1t is especially
appropriate for the first sermon Of a
new year This is not a time to sound
a requiem over the dead 1t is a time
when the gospel coiors should be I'M
furled defahtly to the breeze and when
an aggressive campaign should be-
planned for invading the strongholds Of
evil surrounded By Satanic intrench-
ments. Forward, marchw should be
tie command an along the lines. not
mark timei' not "Haltr' not "Fall
backg' not deailment for sentinel duty.
we should have for the gospel ranks a
grand charge and not tattoo. There
should be no willingness to sleep upon
our arms in peace.
a negative policy win never capture
this old world for Christ It is wen at
times to preach the command, "Thou
shalt not" There came into my posses
sion the other day a beautifully sug-
gestiye booklet written by Bishop John
ii. Vincent. It's title was Better No"
But the Christians library to be com
plete needs companion volume called
"Better Do" The Christian is called to
a life Of positive, active service. On
the first Sunday Of new year. when
plans are being made for the next
twelve months. / would remind you Of
that call / would direct your attention
to glorious opportunities for Christian
usefulness within your reach. and !
assure you that in availing yourselves
Of them you win not only benefit oth-
ers, bur viii receive blessing in your
own soul 1t is ever true that they
who water others shall themselves be
watered7
work In the Sunday schools.
There is work. unlimited work, tre-
mendous. oyerpowering and vital work,
to 10 among the Sunday schools Of
America. This gospel work is the more
important because it must be done
quickly or it win never be done at all
The verdant fields Of childhood do not
stay verdant long. Our own children
seem to spring up under our very eye.
It is but a short time since they were
babies. Now they are boys and girls.
Soon they win be grown men and wo-
men. We so back TO visit the scenes
of our childhood which we left only a
few years ago. and we find that the
companions Of our youth are now
grown UP and married and have babies
OF their own When Lord Lawrence,
viceroy Of India. was about to leave
for Calcutta be burst into tears as he
bid goodby to his youngest child. Turn
ing aside from his family, he said to
his wife, Il viii never see my baby
Berthe again. when / meet him once
more be VIII have ceased to lie g ba-
BY" Thus IL you would work for
Christ among the children you must
hasten in your work. Children do not
long remain children. the fawn soon
grows forest Of bristiing antlers. The
swaddling clothes Of the cradle are
soon exchanged for the long, slowing
toga Of developed man.
Sunday school work offers an unlim-
tied field for gospel EFFORT Many, many
are the children among whom the ear.
nest disciple can labor. President
Roosevelt may be right in uttering a
vehement protest against the tendency
Of the upper classes to shirk parental
responsibilities. but among the middle
ana the lower classes children seem to
be everywhere. There are broods Of
them. swarms Of them, fiooks Of them,
great hosts Of them. The multitudes Of
pattering feet fairly an the earth with
music when these infantile throngs
every morning start on their daily
tramp to the public schools. In order
10 house them for educational purposes
millions upon millions Of dollars must
Ut cNtAL iliAnDttaIt @H" @"-ft'-ttr" 'r+-~-
pie need be afraid Of building upon
another mans foundation when he goes
10 work for Christ among the little
children There is not d consecrated
sunday school superintendent in al
the world who is not at his wits end to
find the right kind Of teachers who will
gather the boys and the girls into the
students classes for his Sunday school.
seek the Young.
"But." the church member says,
chow mi. / to get a Sunday school
eiassq How am I TO work among the
ehildrens When I enter an ordinary
sunday school ind al the classes pro
vided with teachers Shall Try to
steal away the scholars from some 9th
er teacher9r OH no, my friend. No
good IS ever accomplished for Christ by
the What you should do IS TO go out
6na get your own Sunday school class.
There are scores and perhaps hundreds
Of little children living near you who
mas ne7ef have heard tls nnmc of ".
.4asn| ItI frH~tI go HEtHt IU Af1.