Evening journal., 1906-08-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TOPIC

The Christian Endeavor Topic. BY
Rev Benjamin a. Bryan.
Topic for sunday, August o; Duty,
Privilege and Excuses Luke, IA: i5-24
Consecration meeting, with special
though, Of our pledge.
Laily Readings.
saturday August 4: Paying ones vows.
4 s. li6: 1913.
Sunday. August s: Duty. privilege and
excuses. Luke, IA: l5-2i.
Luty.
Nels-n. while standing on the rear OF
lis vossc. amid the hie of severe combat
ms vessel. amid the fire of severe combat,
received his mortal wound. but, ON being
aitciward assured that the day was IN
ia or OF tae mas of his country, he an
sx,rtd.
'Thank Cod have done my duty The
one who is faithful unto death is he 90
whom is held out the crown of glory. BE
thou ia athiul uu.o DEATH and I will give
thee crown of iifer Rev. .: TO-
In Christian ethics the order in which
ones duty IS taught u.s. is, duy toward
self. toward mankind, toward God. The
Bible rather teaches us duty toward God.
toward mankind. toward self IN ethics
duty Of solf-ccnservation. Of self-cu.turS
OF se,f-conduct. And under these, duty
OF preservation. of seli-care. OF sef-
support In other words. as some have
SAID. "self-rreservaticn Is the first law
OF the universe" In the Bible ones du y
is to love God with an our mind, soul ana
strength. and our neighbor as ourselves
God comes FIRST and self last But IN
either case our duties are none the less
cblisatory as a consequence Of the order,
and there are always present duties. And
Bcecher said; "He who is false TO present
duey breaks a thread In the loom and
viii find the flaw when he may have for
gotten its cause"
Duty Toward God.
We should see our duties and be faith
fol to them. During the dark days OF
1850. the candles were lighted in many
homes in Connecticut. and the domest C
fowls went to their roost The people
concluded that the day Of judgmen. had
come. The Legislature being in session,
In Hartford, the House Of Representatives
adjourned. and the same was proposed N
tho Council Colonel Davenport ob ected
saying THE day Of judgmcn. is either
approaching. or It is not. If Il is not there
is no cause for adjourning; II n Is.
choose to be found doing my duty. / wish
therefore that candles may be brought
A Mr. Bradford Is quoted by Spencer as
having said he could not leave duty
until he had found communion with
Christ in the duty till he had brought
his heart in a duty frame. he would not
leave confession until he had found his
heart touched. broken. and humb.od on
account of sin; nor could he leave petit
rion until he had found his heart taken
with the beauties Of the things desired.
and carried out after them. nor could he
leave thanksgiving until he had found his
spirit enlarged and his soul quickened in
the rctun of praise-just like that Of ST.
Bernard, who found God in every duty,
and communion with him in every prayer.
This was true, sincere. complete Christian
duty II such an attitude is always nam
tainod toward God, we may please Him,
and such seems as our duty to Him.
Our duty 10 ourselves and to mankind is
involved in our duty 70 God. IF we do our
duty to God We do our duty to mankind
and vice versa, and shall receive honor
I'd glory for H. And we are ever exalted