Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-05
Christian Endeavor Hour
Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill-Lutz
For Sunhnr May G 1Nn6

Conducted by Grace Livingston Hill-Lutz.
For Sunday May g. 1906.
Topic: Among the Wheat or the Tares: Where
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From the Twentieth Century New Testament
Another story which Jesus told them was
this:
The kingdom of heaven may be compar-
ed to a man who sowed good seed in his
field. But while everybody was asleep his
enemy came and sowed tares among the
wheat, and then went away. So when the
blades of corn shot up and came into ear
the tares made their appearance too. on
this the owners servants came to him and
said: Was not 1t good seed that you sowed
in your field? Where then do the tares in 1t
come from?
" 1t must be the work of an enemy was
his reply.
Would you Ike us. then they asked.
TO go and gather them together? No said
he, for fear while you are doing SO you
should root up the wheat as well. Let both
grow side by side TIL harvest time; then
Will tell the reapers TO gather together the
tares first and tie them in bundles ready
for burning: but to bring all the wheat into
my barn. "
II am not going to that church any more.
l fee can get a better blessing by staytug
critics over there" said good woman once
when asked why she had been absent from
church for some time"
why. my dear said her friend what
do you mean?'
"Hypocrites! Yes. they are hypocrites
that's just what they are. Mrs. Brown
has a piano on her third floor and
has had the floor waxed and invites the
boys and girls there to dance in the even
ings She's pretty one to teach Bible
class. l wouldn't let my daughter go into
her class for anything. Mrs. Green went
down to the city twice last week to see
Bernhard l think anybody that processes
ell she does and then does that Is nothing
short OF a hypocrite. Mrs. Black leads in
missionary meetings and Is on the top notch
when there Is a festival or fair but she
can't speak TO any members of her own
church except those who live In the best
houses and wear fine clothes like her own
You needn't tell me that is religion"
Sometimes our hearts do get little bitter
over the thought of many In the church
who are apparently living an inconsistent
life and yet who are respected and bowed
down to by most of the church people We
feel that we would like to have them welded
out and destroyed at once. We grow almost
impatient at the Lord that He allows them
to remain as a blot upon His fair church
Yet, sometimes. some change Of fortune or
some little unusual circumstance opens up
a new view of the same people and shows
us lovely things about them things that nut
our own poor attempts at holy living far
Nito tiie 5sdue, oIiu tEen We Sit down and
are ashamed for about five minutes We
have made mistake in one instance OF our
judging at least But We are just as likely
to rise up and misJudge the next disliked
church member that comes along Strange
we cannot learn how impossible 1t is for
mortal eyes to be sure Just from outside
view whether others are wheat or tares
Did you ever see the pictures OF tares and
wheat stalks together? Did you ever notice
how very much alike they are? In cetrain
stages OF your own Christian growth you
may have ressmbled closely a tare Would
you have liked to have been uprooted and
cast out? It Is only God who can tell which
is really wheat and which tares There il,
no use In our attempting to Judge. Christ
Himself has hidden US to let them grow,
the wheat and the tares together. lest some
good grain be destroyed. It seems as II
we are very much In need OF this admonition
OF our Father. The church and the Chris
tan Endeavor Society. and, indeed. the
whole Christian world are 30 prone to criti-