Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-09


to kill the soul: but rather be afraid OF
him who is able to destroy both soul and
body In the pit. Do. not two sparrows sell
for a Aalfpenny7 And yet not one OF them
er's consent. While az for you. the very
hairs Of your head are all counted DO not
therefore be afraid. you are of more value
than many sparrows.
Every one Indeed who viii acknowledge
me before his feIiowmen, I, on my part.
will acknowledge before my heavenly
Father; but IL any one disowns me before
his fellowmen, too will disown him be-
fore my heavenly Father.
The Lesson.
]. Munro Gibson says:
The lessons on Christian work with
which this passage ebounds are so numer-
Gus that 1t would be vain to attempt to I'M
fold them. 1t is not merely record of
facts; Ii is embodiment of great princi-
pies which are to govern the disciples of
Christ in their service TO the end of the
world. If only the church as e whole were
to think and prey as Christ taught His
disciples to think and pray before this
great event. and then If the laborers whom
God has sent, or would, in answer to the
pray ers of the. Church, Immediately send.
trto His harvest were TO act-not neces-
serily according to the letter, but in every
part according to the spirit of these in
misunderstanding their own faculties with
all the wisdom of the serpent. and trusting
to Divine grace and power with all the sim
plicity of the dove-tt would not be long
before all the scattered sheep would be
gathered into the fold. all the ripe sheaves
garnered for the Lord of the harvest"
Christ's relation to US to-day is the same
as Ii was to His disciples. Behold l send
you" means as much for you and me as
1t did to Matthew and Mark and Luke and
John and Peter. or 1t should. How is II
Their that we dare shrink back from any
-. lad to do fYy
put off upon some one else a bit of an err
rand for the King that comes in our way!
What right have we to complain that we
arc not put in high places in the church
and to feel that we cannot do anything at
all for the Master because we have not
been chosen for Sunday school superintend-
ent. or president of some society? what
right have We to say 20, can [. when the
task is one involving danger, or persecution
or scorn2 Is the disciple above his Master
or the servant above his Lord? Is 1t not
what we might expect to suHer such
things? Yet to-day there are SO many
Christians who sail into the fold on a
ripping tide of pleasant enthusiasm, strewn
with bright blossoms. and no more expect to
do any hard work for Christ, or bear any
hardships for the sake of the Kingdom. or
even put themselves out little TO neip
along the cause, than they did when tney
were a part of the sunny careless word
They feel it is enough that they nave iele
their name and presence TO the ChuIch
able 1t is question whether such know
what 1t means to be disciple
Certainly, the soul who acknowledges
what the Savior has done for him. and ex-
poets to be accounted in the last great day
as belonging to Christ, saved through tue
death of the cross, has no right TO go from
day to day among his fellow men SAYING
nothing to show that his me IS o Ii en- :
from theirs. He is disioyai 10 MS Ming u
he does. A..
Some fearful Christians of us need TO
read this chapter often and learn not 10
relv upon our own strength In trying 10
work for the Master deliberately planned
speeches will often go further astray tnai
the tender heartfelt, stumbling words that
come from heart full of love to Jesus, IL
we try to lead others to Christ. III snah
he given you what We shall say"
We are nowhere given to understand that
the disciples life is a life OF ease anu
pleasantness. Crosses are our lot. we are
10 expect them and prepare to meet them
as the sea captain prepares his vessel 10
breast the waves and face the storms OF tne
ocean 1t is what we are mere LOT
And IL we endure to the end. there IS tne
crown If we shape our life-work upon
the Christ pattern we shall fnd mucn tiFd'
we must change In ourselves in all prob
ability.
Applied Truth.
IT Is said that a Hindoo or rank was
trnubled about his soul. He had heard OF
Christians and longed to talk with them
,,bout their Christ. So. we'll supplied with
introductions to leading people, he went 10
England-a Christian land. He was lnVlted
to large dinner party, and In the course
of conversation he turned to his heishoor
ON the left and said: Can you tell me
something about Christ. the founder OF your
relIgion?" Hush" replied the new &C
quaintance, I'VE do not speak of such Things
at dinner parties Afterward he was In
yited 10 a ball, and while dancing with
fashionable young woman he asked her
who the founder of her religion, Jesus
Christ, was, and again he was told that
the ball room was no place IN Wnlch 10
speak of such subjects. Strange, thought
tie Hindoo, ARE these Christians In Eng
land? They will not speak of their rellglon
nor inform me about Christ, Its founder.
An Afghan robber by the name of Dila-
war Khan became Christian. He had taken
service in an English regiment at Peshawur.
At the outbreak of the mutfny ne was or
dered to Delhi. He was thrown thus
among Mohammedans-he had been a
Moha rnmedan before his conversion. he de-
termined to make known to all just where
he stood. So. he asked for loaf OF bread
and ate 1t with a European in the presence
of them ALL this being the only means ne
had at hand of showing his separation
from Mohammedanism When he was bap-
tized he received the name OF "Dilawar
Messiah" which means Bold Tor CHRIST.
Among the different games and races at
Athens there was one in which the partici-
pants carried burning torch In their
hands If they arrived at the end without
its having been extinguished the prize was
won He that endureth to the end shall
be saved.
The story is told of a vindictive Italian
who captured his enemy and required him
to renounee all his hope in Chmrist or suf-
fer instant death. The timid Christian re-
nounced Christ and his enemy stabbed him
TO the heart, exclaiming: Il have sweet
revenge, for l have killed soul and body
both"
How to Help the Leader.
Tell the story of the three boys, whose
Christian mother. Bassa, had taught them
to love Christ and whose pagan father.
thinking they could soon be made to sac
rifice to idols, reported them and accused
them as Christians to the project of Edes-
sa. The eldest~was hung up by the wrists
and ankles and his body raked and torn
with sharp irons. but he would not give
up Christ The executioners gashed his
body till he became insensible. and they
threw him mangled ami dead upon the
sand Agapius a little boy of great
beauty was next tortured. He cried:
.sKinp Christ I will not DENY Theei Dear