Evening journal., 1908-01-29
SOME BIBLE HINTS.

Read Col 3: f6-The Christian life |
will seek ways Of expression. The pray |
er meeting offers a needed chance 20 |
confess ones belief, and at the same
time to strengthen others.
Read Col. 8: 17-It Is a great bless
ing that II is possible to make our
pledge of Christian service cover every
corner of our whole lives. There is no
word or act that may not be tested by
asking what Christ would like to have
us saw or do.
Read Col. 4: 1--WE cannot be faith
ful to duty and grow in grace without
constantly asking for Gods strength
and guidance. The pledge habit Of
daily PRAYER helps toward the ideal of
prayer without ceasing.
A Motto.
What we are Is Gods gifts TO us;
what we make ourselves is our gift to
God.-President William ]. Tucker.
Topics For Short Talks.
What Christian Endeavor has done
for the young.
What Christian Endeavor has done
Tor the church.
What Christian Endeavor has done
for the world.
To-day we celebrate the twenty
seventh anniversary Of the birth Of
Christian Endeavor. How Il has grown
during the past twenty-seven years,
1t has done a wonderful work for the
world. To-day there are 6s.772 so-
cieties I'm the world. where twenty
seven years ago there was only one.
OF this number there are 44,55S socie-
ties in the United States.
Christian Endeavor is active in all
lines OF work. It's members work
among the prisoners in ieil. among the
sailors on the ships, the soldiers IN the
forts, and everywhere where there Is
a chance 10 save a soul for Christ.
It's members carry flowers and cheer
20 the sick. visit the different hos
pitals and conducts summer schools
for instruction in Christian Endeavor
work Christian Endeavor Is coming
more and more to be not only the
training school Of the young people for
church work. but the training school
Of trainers.
Christian Endeavor helps train young
people IN all parts OF the world for
Christian service. II arouses mission
ary work by keeping the young people
in touch with their brothers and sisters
In foreign lands II is a great help
70 the pastors in their church work,
True Christian Endeavor is the widest
thing on earth IL thinks OF nothing
outside It's scope II II can do for Christ
Being loyal 20 Christ Is the true beni
OF every ChrdaaaH Endehvorer. II We
do as He bids us we cannot help bu
be true endeavorers. If we endeavol
TO do Gods will certain things viii fol
low that will make uu better Chris
tians. We will be kind, humble, meel
and loving; we win have a peacetl
heart; we will be faithful in our dahl
. duty and will seek TO do It in such
way as to please Christ; and last, bu
not least. we viii be prayerful.
Paul. that great Christian Endeavor
Z er. may be trusted 10 write the plat
form for Christian Endeavor. Her
Il is--"Risen with Christ; risen from
self-seeking into self-confidence; risel
5 from self-love into humility; risen from
q sloth into activity; risen from fear int
0 confidence: risen from small thing
p into large things; risen from our wors
. selves into our best selves-that is int
Christ.
= And as a consequence. our affection
are set on things above. Our inter
= ests are with the church. Our zea
: is for the kingdom.
Brotherhood Is the next plank Of tn
+, Christian Endeavor platform whic
y Paul LAYS down. Kindness. mutua
: forbearance, pulling together. The
the Bible comes next. "The word Q
- Christ" must dwell in us richly in o.
!. wisdom" before the deeds Of Chris
can flow from us blessedly in all help
fulness.
= Christian Endeavor has been a bless
ing to the young. II has made religio
popular among them; Il has taugh
J.. them the romance Of Christianity;
a has introduced them to the Beatitudes
( Il binds it's members 70 private prayei
Z and trains them in the public praye
y It urges the practice of the presenc
y Of God" in the Quiet Hour.
n A Christian Endeavor Society is
;, singing society. a society Of JOY an
A enthusiasm. II is a praying societ,
d and also a missionary society, eve
= seeking them that are without" eve
" "redeeming the time," buying up II
Ie opportunities"
3 These are the ideals. but we may IA
: far behind them With each Christia
It Endeavor Day let us come little neal
4 er them. Let us press toward n
mark for the prize OF our high calliu
in Jesus Christ.
Loyalty TO Christ means carryiu
forward in our century the work Il
began IN His: not only worshipping q
our knees. but working with Him q
our feet. Loyalty to our society NEAR
carrying forward its work among Il
young people: doing that which
given us 20 do; working hard on n
}, different committees and bringing
new members.
A prominent church member said
Z his pastor recently, u want 10 be
le Christian. but l do not want 10 be II
\ kind Saint Paul was" Christian FL
v deavor turns out Christians who
= want to be the kind ST. Paul was.
= The two great words are life al
10 death" Their real order, howeve
In Is the reverse Il am dead Wit
as Christ" says Paul. nevertheless
"a live" We die to all that is bad ar
< low and feetlnS, in order that we m1
10 live to what is worthy and high az
IS abiding.
N THE old man" is Paurs way
az LOST AND FOUND