The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-10

| To bear him hence shall come down
And God shall give him gold for his
hire,
Not coin-but a crown.
.-Anson 1G. Chester.
Efficiency is a Characteristic of the
people of this western continent. The
whole world regards them as the men
and women who know how to bring
Things to pass. Among ourselves we
apply tho touchstone of efficiency to
every man or organization. With
"reminiscences, the world brings the
same test to bear upon the church
Is ii. efficient? Can it do its proper
work? Has it broad and symmetrical
liability? Is it as skilled in its business
affairs as it is feryent in its worship?
Are IT'S charities as well administered
as its prayermeetings In order to
help the church come UP to these re-
quirements, Christian Endeayor
should produce we'll drilled body OF
versatile Christian workers. Aecotrse
in Christian Endeavor committees
should equip a young person for. any
office in the. church.
Out of the training school of Chris
tan Endeavor have come a host of
skilled and progressive servants of ev-
cry department of the modern church.
He is the truest Endeavorer who
consciously tolls for Christ and the
Church., that the church may speed
lily become all and more than he has
helped to make his society. The So.
ciety is an expedient, in Gods provi-
dence; as soon as it becomes an end
in itself, it has forgotten its mission
w. F. McCauley.
The difference between "a successful
and nnSn0pnSSf1i1 -. ~
difference between system and hap
hazard. Unemployed. "Jeshurun ,waxed.
fat and kicked," and there are many
Christian people like Jeshurun they
need not more strength, but a har-.
ness! Efforts should be systematized
until the margins of time are employ
ed. System makes work easy; lack
of system makes it hard. One who is.
sporadic in his efforts grows weary,
and accumulated tasks discourage him.
w. F. McCauley.
Many persons could be useful in
humble ways. but never realize that
they are to do simple things God,
needs multitude of Grand boys and
errand-girls. A pastor is unable to
compass all his work He needs as
many eyes as Argus, as many hands as
Briareus, and as many feet as a cent?
pede. The next time the Endeavor8
sings:
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for three"
let him take his feet to the pastors
house, and say, Pastor, have you any
work for two such feet as these ?" and
he will tell of journeys to take, of
neighborhoods to traverse, of errands
to run. The two feet may be just as
useful as the pastors head, if they
carry out what the head plans. When
one sings:
Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of thy love-"
let him take his hands to the pastor
and say, Pastor, is there anything
you want these two hands to do?'' He
will tell of invitations to write, of
lists to copy, of leaflets to distribute.
The two hands may be useful as the
pastors head, if they execute what the
cand; the members should be the null
tiplier. Would God like you to act in
this capacity? Then, there is your
duty, and likewise your opportunity.
The pounds and talents that are hid
den away are often such as have been
named. and would increase if used
w. F. McCauley.
Christian Endeavor believes in sys-
tematic. definite, regular committee
work. Why? Because the main pur- J
pose of the society is to train young |
christians for the church, and there |
Is no way to learn how to do things
doing them. The advantages |
Of our Christian Endeavor committee |
work, so varied, SO extensive, so prac- |
teal, SO helpful, are sufficiently mani /
fest and our officers will not need |
to dilate upon them They need only |
10 remember that all of it is an OUT
growth of Christian Ehdeavor, dexel-s
oped as the society developeds and I'M
known before to. the young people of /
The world.--Amos r. Wells
What is proper committee work for
R young person of eighteen may be |
puerile employment for him when he
becomes thirty. The Christian En-
1eavor monogram has been interpret
I'd to signify Constantly Eniarging"
The training in the young peoples
society is, after all, fundamentally a
raining for larger service. Christian
Endeayor is commended best by its
sraduates-by the kind of work done
n and for the church and the world,
by the Christians who have passed
through the preparatory school into
he university of mature life.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.