The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-12-28


ligion OF Christ Tor the outside to labor
over GOO pages OF profound work. We are
turned back again to the easier argument
in Christs behalf--tbc visible effect He
has on life around. IL was possible to
study. Jesus in His own character. The
crowd came that day to see Him and to
see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the
dead. Indeed. Lazarus, changed into new
life, was so strong an argument that his
enemies would have killed him to silence
him.
And it is still the commoncst method TO
explain away or To deny the effects of .Je.
sts in the world. Ii He has laid hold on
people, we must find out how climate aud
ancestry and customs have been the real
upiifting agencies. IL lie makes cherac'
ter attractive and winsome, we talE about
disposition and training. That Is, we want
Lazarus explained away unless mean
to acknowledge the power OF Christ. The
changed he is the argument whlch tne
world finds most iorceful. The world rs
interested, not TN IN Christ theory; ouv IN
HIS success. Ibat argument can be mace
in large way. Ills influence can be
traced through the long stretch OF years
Our own race and nation could be maze
an Illustration. Or the minds oil men could
be pointed to peoples only yesterday IN
saVaagery ana now hited INTO wen negun
elvillzatlon. read recently the ne OF
- ~ -
South Seas Just after he became ac'
quainted with the people one OF hls wlie,s
friends, as mark OF respect ana aneetlon,
brought her piece ol human iiesh, niceiy
cooked. as a dainty ior her own tao!e.
they were often invited to cannioal ieasts
On a new island, only tour years ago.
Chalmers was killed and his body eaten;
And the gospel OF Christ; with the arts OF
clviiization,, has taken hold upon such peo,
pie and make them fraternal and safe and
helptul. Ihere Is no CHRISTIAN Island IN
the South seas where VoYagef IS hot
sale; there Is no non-Chrlstian island "here
he is sale.
1t is a life of hope, 1t has not yet re-
ceived its best things. The best times are
not past nor present, however glad they
may be, Ihere are better Things TO come
out OF the Fathers love as we so on IN the
Father world. Ana TINS hope works INTO
the sight oil men IN the torn OF cheer, oil
brightness, OF encouragement some one
asked the other DAY What thoughC OF
laughing Nnristlans. III was Il new phrase
to me. we, do not think mueh OF SHY
Christians, 1 suppose, OF shallow Chrls'
tians, whose JOY compares with real Joy, as
elggle compares with laugh. But what
can one think OF CHRISTIAN me whose
nope never comes out INTO the cneer anu
brightness OF Joyous me-! L heard
chlid say a niue piece once III whieh was
eAPlalneu 'hdt one uaH III he"ren, 'Vu oe'
came weary oil the dinging OF the harps
and the, singing OF the angels. SO lie ST.
fenced them all and sang q STRAIN oil music
HIMSELF and ere vt had dled away lie
caught 1t, threw about lt beautiful piu.
mage and cast 1t INTO the ar, and SO the
songbirds came to- earth. Ihey are Gods
music sent INTO lie. ANA are we other
who so well as we may eaten the gao
STRAIN OF JOY and make our hves gadoen,,
ing influence IN the world! ANA II instead
we droop and pine, and VIII not pear taS
sorrows as though they were charged WITH
glad meaning, from our father, ana VIII
not cast radiance OF Joy INTO other lives'
where Is the changed NE!
The Kings of the Holy Roman Empire
were crowned with triple crown, in one
OF which was nail OF the true cross, And
in the triple crowning which marks the
changed life, one bears the nail OF the
cross. For supremely the changed lie Is
the life. of love. and love means sacrifice,
love means service, love means helpful
ness. No man can see another's love save
as it shows itself in the service of helpful
ness it renders. When men seek the su.
preme example OF love they look upon a
figure which gloriied the cross, which had