The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1907-07-13
THE GENIUS OF LEAGUE POWER
lLEAGUE MEANING.)

first pair to apprehend the Divine VIII
or from a disposition towards self
regulation in them; closed the door tC
! active covenant relations until Abra-
ham came. With him a league began
which was maintained with fidelity
and through its fidelity a footing foI
the earth's work in Gods approval was
established.
Necessity for covenant or league was
born with the world.
Nature, yet in hand Of her maker
proceeds along great lines of original
destiny. The seasons come in turn
with rains and heat and maturing pow
ers; the sun swings with original pow
er and accuracy around his appointed
orbit; the heavens retain their posi-
tions in planet and star, now as ever
the Heavens declare the glory of
God"
Human nature is the changeling.
Losing relation. falling from original
orbit of purpose under God; distance
and depth of fall and departure from
Paradise may be measured in the ira
vail and tragedy pi1ing their wreck
age upon the plains of the centuries.
Losing the League Principle cut the
lines which held and were to hold the
earth as Province. in peace and per-
fectness.
All subsequent progress with men
has depended upon resumption of
covenant or league with God. No
consciousness is more clear of view to
men than this, that they are to over
come the world. in league with the Son
of God and His manner and method of
working. Early in time, the Templars
banded together, and the flower of the
worlds civilization began to sacrifice
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Cross and Sepuicflre of Christ from
enemies and desecrators. First, few
then many, burning with the strong
fires of purpose which the few devel-
oped, until all over the world associa-
tions of people are at work for the
principles of the Gospel of Christ.
Effort has had it's resting or idling
spells, but always the great work has
been kept alive. Now. at the highest
ress is greatest, and covenant with
God is treasured at highest values
among the people OF the earth.
With intelligence has come con-
sciousness that it Is of talent quality,
and five talent" at that. With it and
the authority lying in it, work goes
on, men realizing success to lie in the
fact that it is God who wills and does
according to His good pleasure.
Human effort discouraged in it's at
temps from Eden and on, has begun
again, under the banners of Heaven,
with the old prophetic words for bat
tle-cry, Not by might, nor power, but
by my Spirit"
(INsPIRATION OF THE MAJORITY
SPIRIT)
Into the work Of the league at pres
ent has come the confidence of
strength. Many leagues in the worlds
commerce are based upon the fear of
majorities. Self-defense against tyr
annies of various forces bands and pre-
serves them round about. Eternal
vigilance is the price they pay for
their success: intelligence is devel-
eped through watchfulness and the
lisa: Of arms.
4 Christian league has the confidence
of the majority spirit. IF God be for
us. who can be against us?" Who can
expect to win in a contest where God
Is on one side? The spirit of the
to David and to Malachi, is
SO strong and cheerful in the league
consciousness-"Our God will deliver
us!"
Into the men of the New Testament,
with the spirit of Christ came the
confidence expressed by Paul: Il
can do all things through Christ which
me-" "All things" is spa
cious of meaning and range. Under
no other Leader has so mighty war;
cry sounded it's call. nor reached so
far; nor meant so much in accom-
plishment. This very day a commits
sion Of young Christians are repeating
in Japan what Paul and Barnabas did
at Antioch. The Worlds Student Vol
unteer Association in its recent meet
ing in the once hermit kingdom, was
greeted by Buddhist and Shinto priests,
in convention at the same time in diff
ferent cities of Japan. These greet
ings breathed profound respect for the
way of Christ in the world. Credit
was given to Him as Founder of the
supreme civilization regnant A Prime
greeted the volunteers with
the enthusiastic statement that Chris
tian power in young life was stirring
to the overturning of old things,
which were vanishing away. Nine
groups of young men are now on an
evangelizing tour of the Empire.
In this is seen the majority spirit,
with God on the side of those who
league with Him for the spread of His
Truth. There is no display of conf
dence to equal that of the League.
Even commerce becomes invincible in
it's purposes, with the principles of
Christ underlying its plans.
(EVIL ESTIMATED-NOT UNDERES-
TIMATED IN THIS THOUGHT)
The results of sin are perfectly Wis
ible everywhere. What failures and
follies appear are easily traced to their
source in sin. We do not fail to seri-
ously note all this. Scripture speaks
generally and specially of "Principali-
ties and Powers of this World" We
war with these, and we feel the weight
Of their onset.
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ton intelligence which can estimate
the gravity of this fact. The world
smiles and deprecates the energy of
and description which ex-
poses evil and its fruits.
But grace yet more abounds-so the
League has found and proven. Chris
tian Intelligence has discovered the
implement and tool for service. The
League has run up to its masthead
the flag of faith in the service of and
with Christ. 1t estimates sin from
what was and is. Also. it estimates
Christ in what He was, and is.
The League has learned the great |
lesson OF Heaven well, that God uses
the weak things OF earth to confound
the mighty-so called.
Missionary fields are opening wide, |
and men are found to enter them. |
Young life, consecrated to the work of
is blazing with enthusiasm
under conscious leadership from Christ. |
Sin is not feared-for devils are cast
nut with all the power and thorough
ness OF the early days of Jesus here.
Do we look for causes to explain
the rise and sweep of religious in-
lluence throughout the world? When |
We do so, we find the world in increas-
Ing numbers, has learned the meaning
and the value and the power Of a Cow
enant League. Its Spirit is the Spir-