The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-05-21

or fayoritism. to whom any position
in the kingdom Of God shall be Civ
en- Otter principles hold there. Those
only can have high place who have
become fitted for 1t, for 1T shall be
given 70 them for whom it is pre-.
pared. The verb nearly expresses the
idea OF ordained. But it adds to this
the thought of a place adapted to him.
The verse may read-it Is not mine 10
give except to those for whom it Is
prepared. There is no chance for the
incompetent or unfaithful to have dig
mites and power. The greatest and
best things done for Gods kingdom
have not been done by those whom
men would have selected beforehand
but those IN some way selected by the
Father himself. because he knew they
could be best trained, and fitted fo1
the work. and who would be willing to
undergo the training the self-denial,
and the toll. which we're essential
Note that Jesus does not deny the
request OF the brothers, but points
out the only way in which it can be
obtained The spirit they showed
would hinder rather than help, and
the spirit must be changed before It
would be possible for them to receive
what they asked.
A. When the ten heard it, they
began TO be much displeased"
Moved with Indignation And the
two brothers had given them abun-
dant occasion for IT, Only the indig.
nation Of the ten showed that they
had the same spirit as the two which
Jesus condemned They we're guilty
Of the very common act Of showing In
our complaints OF others the very
faults in ourselves which we condemn
in them. The selfish think others are
selfish; the fretful think others are in
| bad TEMPER.
III. The True Idea Of Greatness.
VS.. 42-45. A. Jesus called them to
him." AS soon as the disciples began,
to express their indignation. All
needed the lesson as much as the two
brothers. Which are accounted to
rule" Seem to rule, have the pace,
the honor the form, so different from
the ideal ruling Over the Gentiles
exercise lordship." l. e., this is the
plan in the worldly kingdoms. in dis
tinction from his spiritual kingdom.
And their great ones" Considered
great in proportion to the numbers
under them, and the extent to which
they can exercise authority" Tyran-
,,foaI orI arIffrort. ,..,..,o- 49, Frv.
the good of the governed, but for the
advantage Of the rulers themselves, as
the French king said. voicing the old
idea of kingship. l am the state"
AZ. But SO shall it not be among
you" The whole principle of Christ's
kingdom is the exact opposite OF the
usual worldly plan. Nearly all the
| evils that have come to the church
have come through a disregard Of
this commando desire to be honored
and to rule rather than to serve and
help This is almost equally true Of
civil governments. To have all the
rays of joy center in us as a focus
that is fire, the heart of sin; to be the
center from which rays emanate to
all-that is the sun, the heart Of
heaven
A. "Whosoever of you will be the
chiefest. shall be servant" (bond-
slave) "of all" Bearing the heaviest
burdens, doing the hardest work.
without thought of reward.
He is the greatest who does the
greatest service to his fellow-men. In
all he does he is seeking not to exalt
himself. not to receive honor, not to
be thought greatest, but to do the
most good, to be the most helpful, to
confer the largest benefits. This is
true of the church as a whole. as well
as of each individual in it. It has
power and true success. only so far as
it seeks TO help all people, and does
not seek authority or honor for itself.
The church that arrogates authority,
that seeks only its own culture, that
labors to attract the rich and the hon
ored that it may be financially strong,
is on the highway to its own destruc-
ton That church will have the most
success which does the most to con
vert anu tltNdlt the people.
The Heart Of the Lesson.
The Example cf Christ.-V. As.
\ Jesus now cites his own example, th
example of him who is the greatest
that ever lived on earth. ~The Son
Of man, the representative Of the hu-
man race, the Messiah King. came"
from heaven. mot to be ministered
unto, not to gain honor or glory. or
to have the world devote itself to his
interests. "but to minister. to help,
to teach. TO cure of disease, to save
from sin. His whole life was given
to the service Of others. He asks Of
us only what be did himself Give
his life a ransom A ransom is a
price OF deliverance. He looked upon
men as captives, and he by his life
paid the price for their salvation.
This was the highest possible exam
pie OF serving others. He served them
even to dying for them For many.
for the many. the whole human race.
The whole life Of Christ-his original
glory, his coming to earth. his birth.
his childhood. his mission Of teach
ing his marvellous works, his death on
the cross-all this sets before - a
perfect example Of greatness by serv-
ing others. The central figure Of the
world. the greatest man. the king Of
kings. achieved his leadship by serv-
ing men more widely. more self-sacri-
ncingls. than any other being In the
universe