The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-13
law OF SERVICE"
FOR HIS THEME
WHATEVER is WORTH DOING At
AL IS WORTH DOING
WELL.
CHRIST, THE GREAT CONQUEROR
Rev 4. {. Clement Pr~ssnes An sio-
quent Sermon at First
Methodist Church.

T. Clement at the First METHODIST
church on Sunday The pastor elo'
ouently urged the value of dong wen
whatever one found to do He TOOK
Cor his text Matthew 2O:26 and p and
said in part:
"On their way up to Jerusalem LOT
rhe last time, Jesus was telling ms
disciples of his death and resurrec-
tiop and permanent dominion, Wnen an
,,nbolv ambition crept into the com
nanv for the highest seats in his king
dom showing clearly that thelr ap-
nrehension had not yet gone beyond
tbat of an earthly kingdom. The 1eal-
ousy of the other ten against those
Two who had joined their mother IN
this request led Jesus to denver tuiS
great lesson on the law of service, OF
rather the greatness of service; IN
the language of the text, whatsoever
will be great among you,-let him De
your servant.
Though we unequivocally condemn
the unholy ambition of the mlsguideu
disciples for great positions, YET
holy aspiration born of desire 70
occupy positions Of trust to De usep
RI the glory of God. accompanied by
a Willingness to suffer indlgnltles loi
tba sake of the advancement OF
Christ's work, is not to be eondenheu'
In fact, the very contrary Is True
That man who climbs step by step IN
IN positions of service until ne 10 re-
counted TO be great, is the glory OF
our manhood and worthy the praise
of our Christian civilization. For the
doctrines of Christian labor hold that
whatsoever is worth doing at all Is
] worth doing we'll. for we are lhstrue'
ia 70 do with our might what our
hands find to do
aAnd the teaching of this text shows
/ the same fundamental in the Master
mind, He says, Whosoever wiz DC
4 great, or. ais the Revised Version puts
II whatsoever would be great; or, as
the Twentieth Century New Testar
mem paraphrases it, Whosoever oe
s;res 10 be great; let him be your
earvant.' So that instead of condemn
ing their desire for greatness ne
clears away the rubbish of ambitious
worldly desires and sets up their mo-
bler holier aspirations by telling
them how they are to attain thefeIo'-
namely by service. Service is the
means and greatness is the end; serV-
ice is the cause and greatness Is the
result.
..This same thought Christ carries
forward by citing the service OF ms
! own life as fundamental to MS KING
, dom. That service found expression
. in his ministry of teaching, OF helping
the suffering, and of death itself. he
came not to be served, but to serve
And it was upon this very service that
he has risen into greatness uh'
eoualed among men. Today he STANDS
: without a peer among men and the
} most unioue character of nlslory
During his earthly pilgrimage his tol
t lowers were few and his flock became
scattered like sheep without shep
herd. when 1t developed that MS KING
dom was not to be gained by mar
shalled hosts and glittering SWORDS
! Rut three centuries later showed
! marked change in the aspect OF tne
: world And in this twentieth centur!
g M Macedonian Alexander, VINO con
nnered the world and wept Decaus'
there were no more worlds for MIN u
conouer can excel him in strength
M little Corporal of French dasi
0 and ambitious greatness can equal I'M
movements Of the King of Kings Wh'
lives in the hearts of cath teemih'
4 millions. There is not nation put ina
he is steadily moving upon Its suJec'
= with conquering tread; there is not
!. throne on earth but is today tnrea'
ened by the touch Of the hand OF al
n conquering love. Earth's schoiarsnl
hangs eagerly upon his every %oro
|. tHeathenoom's cropping in the darkness
I. Is but the cry for his light to lea
g them out. And even those VINO d
D not hold with his teachings are a
!, tracted by the service he rendered
n and Il is here he gains hearing, an
r. It Is here he will win In the en-
re wherein does his greatness lie? Pr
= eminently in the fundamental iact
a his service to humanity
d THE law of service underlies u
:! llaw OF promotion Faithful service
- the high way to promotion with u'
ID. and man. The unjust judge was COZ
Mt =, -, th. Mnctpr for his n0en