Evening journal., 1908-02-05
CHRISTIAN
ENDEAVOR NEWS
Topic for February ., 1908.

most heavily on the strangers heart
in his loneliness? The more he sees
Of the cordial fellowship OF others, the
more he feels shut out in the cold.
No courtesy or charity can meet his
need like some act that makes him
feel himself treated as really mem
ber OF the circle where he happens
to be.
Read Matt. 25. 36-The blessing Is
not for those only that had given
healing by a working touch.
IL is for those that visited the sick,
who had sympathy In their hearts,
and expressed II by their acts.
Read Matt 25; SS.--With those that
truly minister 70 others the service
becomes so natural a habit that they
do IL almost unconsclously. IL be-
comes such a matter OF course that
they are surprised to be reminded OF II.
Read Matt. 25. 45--It rouses indig-
nation to read that our Lord had no
better cradle than a manger, that a
Him hospitality. But how do we treat
Samaritan village would not show
strangers In whom Christ bids us to
recognize Himself?
A Motto.
''I expect TO pass through this world
but once. Any good thing. therefore
that / can do. OF any kindness I can
show, 70 any fellow human being
let me DO Il now. Let me not
defer or neg ect Il, for shall not pass
this way again"
Topics for Short Talks.
Why Is hospitality decreasing2
How really to help the sick
The stronger I'm the church
Hospital work for Christian En-
deavorers.
Thoughts On the Topic.
We have this week for our topic
two subjects that are very much me-
elected by Christians. Every Chris.
tlan Endeavor Society ought 70 mal1,
, a large place for them What better
work can YOU do for the Master thar
minister TO His children when they
[. are sick; than welcome strangers {,
His house2
Have you ever noticed how much oI
, Christs life was spent IN doing kind
things-in merely doing kind things
: Run Il over IN your mind with that ir
y view. and you viii find that He spen
a great proportion OF His time slmpl,
IN making people happy. In doinl
good turns to people.
We all know how Christ made thi
blind 10 see. the lame 20 walk; how
Z He cleansed the lepers and raised thl
son Of the widow OF Main. how III
A called His twelve disciples togethe
!. and gave them power TO go out an,
Q heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, rails
y the dead, and cast out devils.
Z Much OF the gospel OF Christ 4
taken up with His deeds Of kndnes
20 the sick and lonely Much OF Hi
time was taken up in this way. How
}; much Of our time do we give to help
r ing the sick and lonely? Maybe
4 kind word or a hearty greeting give
Z to a stranger will be one more sou
n for Christ Who knows but tn
i drunken man lying in the gutter TO
] day will next week be leading soul
to Christ?
y We often long TO have been bac
q in the himes When Chrlst was her,
But Christ Is here He has alway
T. been here. Every call Of human nee
le is His call And II IS 30 In nearl
y every call The voice Of the child
ie the city streets. the voice OF IN
e stranger and the sick: all these an
u only tones Of the voice OF Christ
y How many OF us have ever visite
n large city hospital on dspensar
It day? outside we see baby carriage
e and wheel chairs. Inside we se
g benches crowded with men, wome
~ and children, many OF them little SUI
+. fering bodies Around this large rool
e are smaller rooms. where doctors ar
J, prescribing for the patients
It is a busy scene. and no Christia
4 can look upon II without JOY that th
a spirit Of Christ had created the instl
e tuition. Before Christ came there wa
d no place for the sick and afflicted I
= go IN time OF trouble. but to-da
y there Is no land where the name {
Ie Christ is known and reverenced bt
y that we find hospitals for the sicl
e places for the poor and insane an
= homes for the friendless and the OF
I. phans. Il is wonderful what the pee
"a pie can do when the spirit Of Chris
's enters therein.
The late Mr.. Armour was once re
:. monstrated with for helping a certal
II young man who seemed NOT wort
a the aid given him. "Oh, we'll" re
q piled Mr.. Armour, goniaily, Il don
:. suppose we have struck pay dirt
!. him yet; but there Is a streak OF gol
4 somewhere, or he could not do eve
r these two or three decent things thi
/ he has done. You know Il takes a
d awful sight or moral power for SON
u Of us TO be even decent" Jesus ha
o the power Of finding the streak
e gold" In others. He found "pay dirt
3 in the woman OF samarla and deve
n oped the streak Of gold" so that 81
= became a soul winning convert.
p Do not shrink from the stranger
L rags sitting in the corner pew, b,
y y cause he may be full Of pay dirt
: Go tell him how glad you are TO s.,
" him at the meeting, ask him 70 con
g again and make him feel al hom
= for we all know that clothes DO NJ
n make the man.
It Maybe you will be able 10 develc
D. a streak OF gold" in him so that !
J. will be able TO find pay dirt" IN OIL
IL ers We should cross no mans pat
"a without hailing him, and If he need
d give him supplies. for services rel
dered for Christ never stop.
Many OF us who have read n
Ladies' Home Journal in the last fe
= months remember the story Of the W,
man that visited the different churchi
= and how she was received. In son
very ooldly; in some others. made
J. feel right at home
ir guess many OF us have had q
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