Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-04

..Kneei down and talk with your heavenly
Father and tell Him all about yourself, ma
get acquainted with Him as friend WIN
Him talk with you.'' said Henry Drum
mond.
Il viii strive to do whatever He would
like to have me do we have promised, and
then some day we go and buy five yoke OF
oxen. and 1t seems imperative that we
should look out we are not cheated. Our
own interests demand It. We have ps1e
some money into q concern and we must
needs get 1t out, IL 1T becomes necessary TO
run the machinery on Sunday, why the
excuse is that we cannot anord to lose all
that money, and another time we will try
to do better, but this time 1t is necessary.
and II pray thee have me excused. There
many OF these excuses Strict hon
esty, strict loyalty to our Master, true love
to our neighbor-there are so many OF these
things involved In our wonderful all-em-
bracing pledge. our response to Christs In
vitation and SO often We are tempted to
make excuses!
That Il have married a wife, and there
fore / cannot come" is used often today
How many young people become lost to the
Christian Endeavor Society or to the regu-
lar weekly and Sunday meetings OF the
church because they are married! To keep
a pledge like ours, perfectly we should
look out that we do not marry people
whose interests in Christ's kingdom Will
not be equal to ours That Is point that
some young people overlook in making
friendships that may last lifetime. And
when a new home is set up, that is no
time to make excuse and stay away from
the feasts that Jesus spreads for His own.
You do not do that with your social duties.
In fact the ajority of young people ac-
cept more invitations then than ever before
in their lives. The things that Christ has
offered. and we have accepted by our prom
ises are then first duties-yes, and precious
ones. but they are privileges to the true
hearted, not, duties, and we Should look
long and searchingly Into our hearts before
,vy,if 10
we offer our heavenly Father rudeness and
insult in our f1fnlsy excuses.
Applied Truth.
The following story is told In the Chris
tan Ambassador:
I'D give thousand pounds to feel as
1 did in $780, said a man thirty years old
as he listened to an account of revival
scenes occurring in his native village.
Only small matter kept me from becom-
ing a Christian then. What stood in your
way?' asked his sister. I was just start
ing In business and / fatally thought /
would attend to business first ard put off
salvation to future time. / have never
seen a day when 1 was so near being.
Christian and / don't suppose l ever shall
What binders you now? asked his sister.
Your business is established and prosper
Gus and you acknowledge the Importance OF
attending to the salvation of your soul;
surely you can never expect better time
than this i know 1t; but the trouble is
now / don't feel as If I cared so much for
it Give yourself no rest until YOU are
once more convinced of sin and anxious to
be reconciled to God. Take time for thought,
for the Bible for prayer Time! That Is
Just what / haven't at command, inter-
rupted the brother. Business Is very hur-
rying just now; I've stayed from the office
too long already. Good bye
Twenty years later the sister died, and
the man. Of fifty standing beside her new
made grave, was still impenitent. A neigh
Dor was telling him of her happy death.
she had was the agitated answer. If you
would die the death of Christian you
must live Christians life, replied the
friend When will you ever have better
time? I don't know replied the rich
man. never was so busy in my life.
seem to have no time for anything. have
tied my own hands and am powerless to
help myself But I'm not SO Indifferent
tan. But It's time for the train, I see,
and 1 must hasten back to the city,
Twenty years more and an old man he
lay upon hiss death bed. Many revival
of religion had awakened an interest in his
breast, but left him unsaved. Now he
must give up the world, though that was
his all Seventy years had made him rich
In gold but he was poor, being without
God and without hope. A faithful minister
tried even then to lead his despairing soul
to Him who did not reject the dying thief.
in his dark heart, his only and last excla-
nation being: oh, If l could, IL could!
I'd give :f1e0,0O0 to die Christian!
How to Help the Leader.
Tell the story of the minister who
dreamed that 1t was the Judgment day and
his people had to bring excuses for alb
sence from prayer meeting during the past
week. One brought some business letters
that must be written, another small dane
ing party, another some company, another
a new dress that must be finished In time
for a certain social function, another the
lack of a new bonnet, another fascnat-
ing new book and another, a weary body,
made SO by overwork, that herself and
her family might appear as well dressed as
richer people
Parallel passages: Romans 100; Ephe-
slams, 6:10, 13; Isaiah, A 90 Corinthians.
2:1i; Psalms, 1851; Isaiah, 1922; Deuter-
onomy, 500; Revelation, 800.
Hints to the leader: The Endeavor
Hymnal, r. 80. Al, So 81. 1877.
Ask for excuses spoken of In the Bible.
Call for a discussion of what excuses will
stand before God. Ask some one to speak
especially on the Bible. and excuses for
not belonging to Christ Ask that these
remarks occupy bat one minute each.
Jesus. Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art In glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And, Jesus / have promised