The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-19
THURSDAY. DEC. IS. 1907.
THE CRaIsTlAN svMMER RESORr.

THE CHRISTIAN SUMNER RESORT.
The purpose Of the Kingdom God is
tie salvation Of man. This man is a
trinity spirit, mind and body. The in
s-i-ution, call it Church, If you please,
that reaches and holds man must satisfy
his three-fold nature. The erection and
maintenance of tens of thousands Of
beautiful churches tell US that the
Church is not unmindful of the saliva
ton Of the spirit-man.
The many colleges and other educa-
ti)nal institutions emphasize the fact
that the Church not only seeks to save
the spirit-man but that she is determin-
to culture the intellectual-man for
the most efficient service. The gracious
m nistry of her sons and daughters in
h spitals and other institutions of like
Character speaks most emphatically of
her devotion to the work Of repair when
tn body is worn and broken in the
battles Of life.
L Ibis ministry Le ChristIy even more
sDis that whose aim is to furnish OPP
por,uniJies for the recreation that will
prevent the necessity of sending our
b cias {, Ja. repair shop. Under tie
Inspiration of this Idea men like Moody
q Aoryhd.ld, Vincent ut Cha0taugua,
h We founded the Christian summer re-
So, where God is the dominant note
wae.h-r m The earr. from the pulpit.
Ss1 lecture from the platform or in the
recreation hour. Too long have the
m IN and women u the Church been
compelled to so to the summer resort
where God is q broken chord. Vacation
food is just as important as spiritual
and mental food. More and more Will the
CHURCH recognize the splendid coopera-
ton Of the christian summer resort,
more and more viii she urge that the
place of vacation shall be the place
where God is the dominant note, more
and more will she cooperate in the work
Of the christian summer resort, helping
them to obtain results such as have been
thus far only seen in visions by those
whom the Lord has led to the top of the
Mount of Vision. Already the Church is
realizing that as her benefactions to the
splrlt-man agencies are to receive their
dividend in the good work done, already
she is learning the wisdom of asking for
her educational benefactions a dividend,
not IN the lawful money of this world,
but in the large number of young men
and women coming from her schools,
trained for the highest service. Even
SO the day is at hand when the church
will most literally cooperate in the
establishment and maintenance of a
chain of great christian summer resorts
IN our land that will enrich spiritually.
intellectually and physically the lives of
her sons and daughters who tarrv dur
ing the vacation period, within their
gates. If men make large gifts to the
church because of the good it is doing.
if men literally endow the college be-
cause OF the good it does, so men will
give literally to the christian summer
resort because of the good it is doing.
Obligation to give to the first two is
equal obligation to cooperate with and to
give to the Christian resort. Why not?
We are fortunate in having within our
county one of America S great Christian
Summer Resorts Mountain Lake Park.
10 enumerate her many gifts to the peo-
pie Of Garrett county would be an i'm
possibility. Besides those of the home
county who have been born again within
her gates, or who have been led to new
heights of intellectual vision, or have
had their bodies made stronger for
carrying the burdens of service. her
ministry of inspiration has gone to many
lands from this mountain top beautiful.
All hail Mountain Lake Parkl Her
past has been one of great blessing
Her future destined to be even greater
IN sending out into the fields of service
men and women more strongly equip
ped spiritually, mentally and physically
because of their having tarried awhile
on this mount of privilege. The people
should and do rejoice in the opportunity
to cooperate with the management of
this solendid Christian resort in its
three-fold work of culturing the spirit
man, sharpening the intellectual man
AMI training the physical-man.