Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-02

the air or learned the ways Of Christ.
Tho man who has no opinion OF himself at
all can never be hurt IL others do not ac-
knowledge him. Hence be meek He who
Is without expectation cannot fret il Moth
ing comes to him. The lowly and the meek
man are really above all other men, above
other things. They dominate the world be-
cause they do not care for 1t. There
are people who go about the world looking
for sights. and they are necessarily mfsera-
ciay the one =.
ness, in spite Of its innocent name Is one
Of the gravest sources of restlessness in
the world. Loneliness. when 1T becomes
chronic, Is a morbid condition Of the in
ward disposition. 1t is self-love inflamed to
the acute point; conceit, with hair trig-
ger"
How many Of us know such people in our
own church and community who have that
disease Of loneliness? They hive to be
considered always and handled with gloves,
else we lose their influence and their CO.
operation. And a poor influence and CO.
operation it is after all. For instance. the
man who Is mad because he was not made
president, and sits in the back seat and
sulks like baby for weeks and will not
on his committee! You had. perhaps. to go
to him and try to smooth things over. and
you had also to argue with some of the
other members who wanted you to let him
best he could. You had to be peacemaker,
and 1t was hard work. There are always
two or three peacemakers in every church
bless them-else we should not hold to-
smoothing these people down all the time
the ones who have talents and might help
SO much II their time was not 80 fully &C.
cupied with themselves. They lack the
love for the cause, the love for mankind,
perhaps the love for Jesus. Drummond In
another essay speaks of this. He says:
''The Withholding Of love Is the negation
Of the spirit of Christ, the proof that we
Rno I'm hot fNr Eo n
vain. It means that He suggested nothing
in all our thoughts, that He inspired moth
ing in all our lives, and that we were not
once near enough to Him to be seized
with the spell Of His compassion for the
world. 1t means that
II lived for myself. thought for myself,
For myself and none beside
Just as II Jesus had never lived,
As If He had never died."
It Is the Son of Man before whom the
nations Of the world shall be gathered. It
be charged. And the spectacle itself, the
mere sight of 1t, will silently Judge each
one. - No other witness need be sum-
moned. No other charge than lovelessness
And while we are thinking Of these many
disturbing elements in our church It would
be well for US to look into our own hearts
and see If there is anything disturbing
organ, or to be asked to take some promi-
nent position in the church work? And do
we avoid the neighborhood of the man who
is doing it now better-or worse-than we
might have done It? Are we forever think
ing about the sights and neglects of our
respected selves? Do we withhold the
sweetness of a smile when a certain woman
passes US because forsooth she does not in
clude us in~her social calling list; or have
we but frigid good morning for the church
people who do not patroRize our newly
established business? Oh. it Is all wrong
the way we live and cast out love from
our hearts And the Christian Endeavor
Society should be just the very most low
ing place Of all where Christ's children are
met together to work for Him. Why,
friends. we are working for Him, not for
honor for ourselves! And now, on this
great anniversary of this most delightful
of all thoughts-this Christian Endeavor
Society of ours-let us resolve as society,
just as if we were the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Philippi church and had re-
ceived this letter of warning straight from
Paul. that we will put away self entirely
from our midst and let Christ meekly and
sweetly live in US!
From the E1positor's Bible. on Philippians. Robert
Rainy D. D.
"Self-seeking and self-exaltation are
forms in which sin works most easily, and
out Of these come rivalry and discord by
the very nature Of the case. Eager grasp
ing at our own objects leads to disregard
Of the rights and interests of others; and
thence come wars. Even those who have
cordially embraced Christianity, and who
have Loyalty given effect to it in some or
its outstanding applications, are wonder
fully prone to stop short. They do not
perceive, or they do not care to realize, the
bearing OF the same principles, which they
have already embraced, upon whole regions
of human life and human character; they
do not seriously lay to heart the duties
Christianity imposes or the faults 1t re-
Dukes in those departments. This tendency
is aided by the facility we have in dis
guising from ourselves the true character
of n nGif nd yyha 4
not quite plainly affront Christian rules.
Self-assertion and bad temper, for example
can put on the character of honest firmness
and hearty zeal. More particularly when
religious principles have led us into certain
lines of action we are apt to take for
granted that all is right we do in those
lines. Religious zeal leads man to take
trouble and incur responsibility in church
work. Under this notion. then, he readily
persuades himself that all his church work
is conscientious and disinterested; yet 1t
may be largely and deeply tainted with the
impulses of the fleshly mind"
Applied Truth.
Caroline sat at the open library window
writing a letter. Her cheeks were red and
her eyes were bright, and there was a firm
set to her pretty lips that showed she
meant every word her glib little pen was
inditing. Out on the lawn few steps away
group of young people were talking. Bits
OF their talk foated in to her:
Where's Gardiner" asked young man
of Carolines sister, "Oh. Caroline is in
the house writing her resignation to the
Christian Endea+or Society. and 1 tell you
it'll be freezing. Il m sorry for Ethel Morse
when she gets It. Caroline knows how to
be sarcastic" you don't mean it," ex-
claimed the sweet voice of Caroline's dear
est friend Rose. ''Oh, Caroline wouldn't re-
sign, no matter how deeply she was hurt
She has the good of the cause too much at
heart for that. She Is so much interested
in this new plan they have, 1 know she
thinks more of that than of tiny hurt feel
ings!' Carolines flying pen paused. IT
guess you'll find out Caroline cares more
for her own dignity than for any cause
whatever, no matter whose it is" said one
of the young men. But, George 1t is
Christ's cause, and for the honor of the
name of Jesus!"
Caroline quickly tore up her letter and
put it il the waste basket. Then bowling
her head upon her hands first for a min
ute. she went out on the lawn. Say, good
peoples" she said, what about next Sun
days meeting? How many have YOU in