Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-09
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HOUR
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill.
For Sunday. July 10, 1904

Topic: '.Some Modern Idols and How TO Overthrow
Them Luke IL 1921: Philippians 8 1919.
Luke Kills: And he said unto them.
Take heed and beware of covetOusness; for
mans life consistent not in the abund-
ance of things which he possesseth.
Is And he spake a parable unto them.
saying, The ground of certain rich man
brought forth plentfully.
II. And he thought within himself. say
ing. What shall l do. because I have no
room wherewith to bestow my fruits?
IS. And he said. This will do; will pull
down my barns and build greater: and
there will / bestow all my fruits and my
goods.
10. And l will say to my soul. Soul. thou
hast much goods laid up for many years;
take thine ease. eat. drink and be merry
20. But God said unto him, Thou fool
this night thy soul shall be required of
thee: then whose shall those things be
which thou hast provided?
y. So Is he that layeth up treasure for
himself. and is not rich toward God.
Philippians Hill: Brethren be followers
together OF me. and mark them which
walk. so ye have for an ensample
~. For many walk. of whom l have told
you often. and now tell you even weeping,
that they are the enemies of the cross Of
Christ.
IL.
is their belly. and whose glory is in their
shame. who mind earthly things
The wonder is that the hideousness Of
Idols does not make idolatry impossible
Look at the pictures of heather idols Their
faces are distorted. fearful. ugly beyond
compare, or else bear stupid horrid grin
and yet men and women bow before them
humilia;e themselves. bruise and cut their
own flesh. sacrifice their little ones bring
costly presents. for the sake of the frightful
images.
And the modern idols are no less hideous
in name and appearance than the ancient
ones. nor than the idols OF the uncivilfzed
heather. Take covetousness for instance
From its very name you shrink 1t has a
frghtful sound. We all would hasten to
disclaim any allegiance to such an Idol We
despise and speak Ill of the man who Is
covetou4 And yet who has not bowed in
his heart. sometimes. at least. before this
very dol?
We long for the things of this life The
god OF cOvetouSneSs promises to bring them
to us. We bow down just little and offer
him a slight sacrifice of some tiny, almost
imperceptible principle Of life which we
have lai down for our souls following. The
idol graspS that and demands more, We
give a little more, and ! little more till
some Jay we start to find how we have
changed from the old ways that father
taught. and the precepts mother followed
Conscience troubles-but there is that long
ing. The god Of covetousness has us in his
power. We want a little larger house. and
for that we must have a larger salary. and
for that we must sacrifice some more of our
strict WAYS of living. What IL the firm does
demand that we shall work on Sunday? We
excuse ourselves behind some other Sabbath
breaker and throw in the sacrifice With
the larger salary comes the larger ease,
but close behind stalks the demand for
more expenditure. Larger barns, that fool
had to build, to hold his goods for many
] years. SO he had not got his ease yet More