Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29

| tory of Christianity is a thrilling recital
| of the labDrs and sef-sacrifice of unnum-
| bered hosts who have travelled to distant
| Chimes, suffered privations unutterable,
crossed the arid deserts, climbed the noun
tail! sleeps and languished in foul prisons.
| counting not their lives dear unto them
| selves. that they might save and suceor
| the souls of their fellowmen. Christian
faith points the way to every deed of
mercy and urges its disciples to every
| work of noble charity.
Christianity was the originator and con-
| tlnues the foster-mother of the hospital, the
orphanage, homes for the aged and inflrm,
houses of rescue for the fallen. The patriot
may hint that something ought to be done,
the philosopher may propose scheme of
help for the distressed. but the Christian
man is the one who usually puts into exc
cution. the work of relief spite of danger.
expense or inconvenience. When Texaris
wanted to show Anacharis the glories OF
Greece. did he take him through the coun-
try sightseeing? Not at all, He showed
| him Scion, one of the seven wise men, the
law giver, and said, In seeing Scion thou
seest Greece
So, when would show the triumphs OF
| Christianity we need not travel over the
land to behold the magnihcence of churchly
| architecture or the skill of human design.
We need but to show John B. Cough,
! Jerry McCauley, Samuel H. Hadley, or
| any one of multitude of others who have
| been lifted from degradation and sin into
the joy and power and goodness of new
/ life. The church Is ever the poor mans
refuge; the Bible the sorrowing mans hope.
| Christianity requires the maintenance of
good works The truth is to be constant
~ affirmed in order that believers may be
careful to maintain good works" There
! should be a continuity of well-doing. Sen
| timent is spasmodic 1t weeps today and
sccrns tomorrow. Humanitarianism is fit
| ful and uncertain. 1t does often respond to
the loud and urgent call, but it as often
| overlooks the quiet and patient sufferer,
| who is too modest to let his dire wants be
! known After the example of his Master
and Lord, the Christian ever strives to be
| doing good One of the early fathers,
/ named Clement, wrote to the Corinthians
| in the following strain: who has not adj
mired your Christian temper and modera-
ton? Who has not proclaimed your habit
| uaI and noble hospitality?
Coleman, an able writer on Christian an
! tiouities, tells us: Some built at their
! own expense houses of entertainment for
! strangers. OF one it is said that he was
| but a guest in his own house, for his house
was filed with strangers and the poor; of
another that he was the entertainer of all
the saints OF a third that he was the serv-
, ant of strangers; of many more that they
were given to hospitality" Such is the
| spirit of Christianity in daily practice Good
works do not save a man. He is saved by
faith, and yet 1t is eternally true that vital
| faith justifies itself In good works
| II thou wilt be a hero and Will strive
To help thy fellow and exalt myself
| Thy feet at last shall stand jasper floors,
Thy heart al last shall scan a thousand hearts,
| Each single heart with myriad raptures filed,
| While thou shalt sit with princes and with kings
Rich in the jewel of ransomed soul!