Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-03-04
10 MCDILL'S SERMON.
CHRIST LOVE.

CHkISI LOVE.
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS man appeared at
Salvation Army headquarters in Kansas City a
few weeks since, and stated that he was phys
iciau with wife and three children, and with
out bite of food and no practice. He offered
to pawn his case of surgical instruments for
aid. Upon investigation, it was found that the
geutleman's story was true, and aid was prompt.
ly furnished, and the pledge TO pay was taken
upou honor Christ love.
Why did the doctor ask aid of the Salvation
Army? The Salvation Army is made up of
very poor people, and there are, in Kansas City
aud all other cities, Christian organizations
people thousand fold more all. to aid the
poor and unfortunate than the Army. Devil
Indifference.
Nheu the physician applied to the Army, he
was sure of two things, both of which he stood
in great need, viz: bread aud sympathy. The
Army has unbouuded sympaty, and yet, none
too much; aud where there is will, there is
way. The bread was Forthcoming, and the
hunger for the love aud friendship of his fellow
beings was not given by measure or granted on
pledge.
In the same paper, read that man i'll an
Ohio town was arraigned before the police
judge on a charge of vagrancy and stealing a
loaf OF bread. The man arra,gned stated thar
he was sick and starving and could get no work
because he was stranger and unable to engage
in hard labor. The judge declared that it was
not crime to steal meals victuas under the
circumstances, so he sent the sick vagabond to
the city hospital. Christ love.
In England hundred and fifty years ago,
ported. Devil hate.
When the cold came on in Kansas City, and
the snow covered the earth, there was much
suffering among the poor. Then did the coal
barous, the rich merchants and preachers with
white neckties rush to the rescue? Not a bit
OF it, The coal barous advanced the price OF
coal; the mdrchants boosted the price OF over
coats; -four and meat stifened in price, and tie
man with the white uecktie drew closer to the
parlor stove in his comfortable residence, and
studied hard and long on fine essay that con-
tanned not one single practical truth and bore
no more message to weak and fallen man than
the idle mummery of Brahman priest. IF
that is not hate, what is it?
II was the Salvation Army that rushed to the
rescue and put forth every human effort to keep
people from starving and freezing. Christ love.
Ouce, read story. 1t was of a man who
studied theology in theological seminary He
was run through the old mould of doctrines
and isms that came down through the misty
and musty ages Of ignorance and prejudice.
The student was not ht-there was too much
of him. God had made man of him after
the pattern Of Jesus. He was adjudged guilty
of heresy and literally least out OF the syna-
gogue." Well, God had place for the her.
etic. God most always has use for men who
have convictions and the courage of their con-
victions. The hereto begun work in the part
of city where darkness, crime and poverty
reipned supreme. A deuser darkness prevailed
there than in ''darkest Africa" The rum
6end was king, and demanded and sent more
people to hell in year than a canniba chief
tain in lifetime. 1t was big city aud a sea-
po,t. There were fine church buildings run
sing away up into the thousands in COST