Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-26
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR HOUR
Conducted by1Grae9 Livingston HIN.
For March "a, 1904.

For March h, 1904.
Topic: Jesus Work for his Own Country; What
Can Do for Mine. Matthew. iv:23-25; xxiii:a7.
Matthew. Nv :23--Andl Jesus went about all
Galilee. teaching In their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel Of the Kingdom. and
healing all manner OF sickness and all man
ner Of disease among. the people.
M.-And His fame went throughout ell
Syria; and they brought unto Him all sick
people that were taken with divers diseases
and torments, and those which were pos
sessed with devils. and those which were
lunatic, and those that had the palsy, and
He healed them. oe =
25.-And there followed Him great multi
tudes Of people from Galilee, and from De-
capolis, and from jerusalem and from Ju-
dea, and from beyond Jordan.
Matthew. xxii:37.--O Jerusalem, Jerusa-
lem. thou that killest the prophets, and
stonest them which are sent unto thee. how
often would have gathered thy children
together. even as hen gathereth her chick
ems under her wings, and We would not!
Jesus ministry for his country was min
tstry of healing. The effectiveness of His
teaching and preaching grew out of the fact
that He also healed.
Many of us think we can teach and
preach. We could give points to the man
ayers OF our country. we could go into the
lower parts OF the city and tell the people
what they ought to do, but If we carry not
with US the power of healing, the power
that can bind up an aching heart, bring
hope to the despairdng. wash dirty face,
bring the doctor to the bedside, make soup
for the starving, show our readiness to bear
with those possessed with the devil of Ill
temper, of what availeth our much preach
ing? Are we not just like all the rest? And
who can preach? But the gospel Of the
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Are you and I healers everywhere as we
go about OUT country, doing what we think
is good, and attending to our business? II
we are not we are not following the Master.
But" say the inefficient, who feel there
is nothing can be done by the individual for
his country beyond voting right occasion
ally-and even that doesn't count because
Of corruption-"we have no influence. We
can do nothing. Even IL we did bring heal
ing with us what would that be against the
corruption of politics?"
What ward politician ever had greater fol-
lowing than did Jesus, the poor carpenters
son.. as He went about from city to city
healing and preaching? Those who were
healed followed Him, of course. Great
multitudes," the text says, not only from
His own home but from all the country
round about. If Jesus had wished He might
have raised great army, and caused an
immediate revolution of the country, by
simply calling together those whom He had
healed.
The moved entitled "Peter Stirling" which
by some Is said to portray the life of a liv
ing statesman, illustrates the influence and
following of a man who went about healing.
Peter Stirling, in his days of poverty, played
with the little children of the tenements,
carried many sick baby in the park at
night, took much trouble to secure pure
milk for the little children of the poor, and,
little by little, began to take part in poll
ties, not for the fame or the money 1t would
bring as his personal benefit, but for the
olyof no in yt1pyr1 hc had
come interested.
Many a man shrinks from having any
thing to do with politics or attempting any,
thing for the sake of his country, because
he feels that nothing good can make any
impression, and a man must grow corrupt
If he would succeed in politics. Neverthe-
less there are d few grand men occupying
public positions today who are free from
corruption, and who Have kept so because
they really loved the country and not them
selves, and because they were there for the
good they could do the healing they could
give forth, not the benefits they might de-
rive.
We were put in this world to be the light
of the world, mot the lightning as one
keen mind has said. lightning is brilliant.
makes great display, is. quick and deadly.
Light diffuses itself imperceptib1y.
Few people think of looking at just light
and admiring it. But light Is healing. You
and 1 are put in our country to be the light
of it, and II the country be very dark one,
or II our particular corner of 1t be so dark
it seems not worth while to shine. why then
the need of our little light Is all the greater.
You and 1 may DE each'a little light at least
to guide some one past pitfall on the way.
And, back of the healing, Jesus had the
love for His country, for His fellowmen.
How He yearned over them in those ten
der plying words: 30 Jerusalem, Jerusa-
lem. how often would have gathered thy
children-and we would not!'
That Is the way we should take all DIS
couragements when we have tried to do
some work for the country and seem to
have failed. Accept 1t with pity and tears,
not go pouting off and refuse to do any
thing more because we have not succeeded
because the people we tried to help have not
wanted US, and the heoling we gave was not
received
Applied Truth.
"You ought to be very happy man. said
DR.. Weston of Crosier Seminary to police
man in Philadelphia during lull in the busy
traffic of Market street. "WhyY asked the
man, gruffiy, in surprise. Because you are
helping to answer SO many prayers. You
don't know how many of these people come
out to their days work guarded by the
prayers of their friends that they may
come home in safety, and here you stand all
day helping to answer those prayers. The
burly policeman was thoushtfui moment,
and then replied: 'They don't appreciate
it" Nevertheless, he may have done his
duty the rest of the day with more earnest
ness, feeling that he was working for the
good of others.
The same DIR. Weston tells of another
policeman who helped an old Irishwoman
off the car as carefully as If she had been
a baby, and guided her safely past all
danger to the sidewalk. remarking as he
did So. II remember me mither.''
If we can but get so deep view of our
life and work as to help us to do even the
common things that come in our way for
the help and blessing of those about us we
shall be doing for our country more than
any selfish leader of politics can do.
The papers announced the other day that
the Americans who arrived from Korea
came safely through their perils at sea be-
cause they were flying the American flag.
That is what our country does for its SUBJ
jects Do we always do as much for our
country? Do we endeavor to protect 1t
from evil, even when that protection will be
a little trouble for us, and give US nothing
in return?
How to Help the Leader.
Take pains to discover some of the cry
ing needs of the country, or some in your
own immediate neighhorhood. BY thinking
and questioning others discover a remedy
for these evils. Come to meeting prepared
to suggest some practical ways of working
for your own country.