Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-13


Providence that has given the greater may
well be trusted for the less If you are in the
line Of your duty.
Behold the fowls of the air; they sow
not, neither do they reap. nor gather into
barns, yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are We not much better than they?
And why take We thought for raiment? Con-
slider the lilies Of the field how they grow;
they toll not. neither do they spin, and yet
l say unto you that even Solomon In all
his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
which today is. and tomorrow is cast into
the oven, shall he not much more clothe
you. We of little faith?'
Therefore when duty summons, when all
mankind call upon you for manly and no
BILE action take no thought saying. What
shall we eat? or what shall we drink? or
wherein shall we be clothed? If one
heed this call. Your heavenly Father
knoweth that We have need of all these
things" Seek first the establishment of his
kingdom-thc reign of righteousness and
love, and all these things will surely come
with it.
This. take it, is the real meaning of our
text Duty to our business, consequences
Gods and we may rest assured that no
consequences can come to US in the line or
duty so serious as those which certainly
follow all cowardy Sinking or neglect.
The practical recognition of this fact is
by no means uncommon. Indeed all honor
able men nod themselves, in some things,
to the standard demanded by the text.
Most men recognize the duty of loyalty to
debate the question of treasure for any ma
terial consideration When the nation Is
in peril, and defenders are needed hosts OF
citizens are ready to respond to its call, and
to put treasure and even life at its dis
posal. No thought of the morrow is al
lowed to come between them and their duty
to the flag or the principles for which it
stands or is supposed TO stand.
So in every walk of life men have con-
ceptions of honor and duty which they
never think of putting in the scale against
anything which the world offer. Jesus
only demands that apply this principle
of action In all our relations; that we be
as loyal to it in what we deem small things
are in what We call great things.
think 1t Is true to say that the great ma
jority of the people in the church and out
of the church recognize the fact that the
ethics of Jesus have no dominant influence
today in our Industrial or business rela-
lions. They know that they themselves are
influenced by material considerations to
live and act on a plane far below the level
Of their ethical ideal. They are asking
themselves, when they think of the matter
al all, the same questions that troubled the
men of GaIilee-What shall we eat, or
drink or wear, if we stand squarely for our
higher IDEAL. and break with the methods
that dominate today? The answer then
is the answer now. 1t is the only answer
that contains any possible solution of our
problems. Do not put bread and butter
considerations over against your concep
tons of duty. Act on the Inc of your
highest convictions. The eternal principles
of the Kingdom afford the only solid foun-
dation for any human society. Our social
structure must be built on justice if we
would build securely. Most of our unrest,
misery, poverty, vice and crime spring from
the wrongs and injust!ces which our sell
tishness and cowardice breed and maintain
These are the root sins of the world in
Guiding the church. There is no place for
them in that kingdom of God, that reign of
Righteousness and love, it is our business to
live in and work for. This world is as good
place for that kingdom as any other.
1t Is the place where Jesus sought to
build it, so far 1t was place at all. He
always spoke of 1t as a coming or present
kingdom. 1t was near at hand. In the
deepest and most important sense it was
promise of it in our nature, and in the con-
slant working of that Power not ourselves
that makes for Righteousness. He felt
that 1t was coming in great power and
glory in the lifetime of some who stood in
His presence-tcfore the generation then
living should pass away 1t did come In
one of the granGest uplftings of the COM
mon people, and the most mary elous spread
of the spirit of brotherhood this old earth
has ever witnessed. 1t has been coming
ever since. and is destined to come until
the grandest visions of prophets and seers
have been more than realized There is
no better work for men and women In the
church or out of the church, than that OF
helping to bring it in.
NO considerations OF bread and butter
or of wealth and ease should hold Won
from part in this service of your kind
Telephone in Vatican.
Pope Plus Is said to be a great teIenbone
user. The Vatican is now as elabora telv
wired as any great financial institution or
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