Evening journal., 1908-12-31
NOTES ON THE TOPIC.

,ften merely scatter the embers and
spread tho FIRE. so the efforts to stamp
out the new Christian faith at Jerusalem
only served to spread the religion into
all the region round about. And when
Barnabas was sent from Jerusalem 20
Antioch 70 help the nourishing Christian
church which had sprung up there. he
'exhorted them all that with purpose OF
heart they would cleave unto tho Lord"
When the Israclites after many battles
had completed tho conquest OF Canaan.
and Joshua. their leader. found himself .
growing old. he called all the leading |
men together and after reviewing their /
long history filled with Gods goodness /
and mercy, his final word was Choose"
Choose ye this day whom ye will serve, /
the God who has done 80 much for you
or the heather gods which you see around
you.
Choose" "with purpose Of heart"
"Cleave" These arc the words which we
want 10 think about at this New Year
season. There are those who are disposed
to make fun OF New Years good resolu-
tions but that Is foolish. II is better 20
make good resolutions. even IL We are not
successful in fully living up TO them,
than not TO resolve nobly at all. II is
better to choose. with purpose OF heart,
even If we should fail to fully "cleave" "a
our choice, than not to choose at all. but
10 go on in the same old unstrlving, shab-
by sinful way.
So let us make our good resolutions,
and let us make them at this favorable
time Let us make them definite. write
them IN black ink and sign our name 20
them. Let us read them over often that
We may keep our aims ever before US. Let
us be unselhsh IN our resolutions maxi
ing them center about God and not atSit
our own petty interests let us rSaSe
them in confidence, not in our own
strength but I'm the strength Of Jesus
Christ, with faith that says Il can do
all things through Christ which strength
eneth me-" And II they do get broken let
US take them right TO Christ, who will
mend them so that. like the piece Of weld
ed steel they will be strongest where tho
break has been.
The New Year Is here. We are stand
ing at its threshold. How glad We should
be that God has permitted us TO look upon
Il. lie has brought us TO a new harvest
field. and placed us face to face with our
tasks. In this field there are few who
really labor. although there is much 10
do. Are we going to be faithful 10 the
Lord OF the harvest and TO ourselves. or
Indifferent. indolent and incompetent
Some things are worth while, but we do
not always strive with all our might for
the doing Of them. And some things are
rfsfrr afr
uously to accomplish them. Life IS no
trihing thing; God has given It to US
that we may accomplish the highest
things with It. Let us do the worthier
things this year. and every year Let us
perform the nobler service. Let us accum-
ulate riches that are beyond reach OF
robber or corrupting taint Of selfish rust
There Is much TO be done this year. dear
/ fellow Christian Endeavorer. and some
! OF II must be done by you What is 60
ing to be the record in regard to your in
dividual share Of Gods great workg II
| may be that you will not do all that YOU
hoped or desired to, but that need not bs
/ a source OF discoura cement. A Nreat poei
once said that Il Is not what man does
that exalts him. but what what he would
do: the aim. n reached or not. makes
great the life. Oliver Goldsmith, whose
/ path Of life was by no means a smooth
/ one. remarked that our greatest glory con-
| sists. not IN never falling. but IN rising
/ every time we fall which Is an echo OF
the proverb OF Scripture. "a Just man
/ faileth seven times ana riseth up again. '
/ True it is that the best men are nodded
out Of faults, and the mon who achieve
] 81 fftf firth -
many defeats.
! asked the New Year for some motto
sweet.
Some rule Of life by which to guide my
feet:
asked and paused. He answered soft and
low.
Gods will TO know"
'win knowledge then suffice New Year d
cried.
But ere the question into silence died.
The answer came NAY, this remember
too.
Gods will TO do"
Again ] asked, 'Is there stm more tc
tellg'
I
"Yos. this one thing all other thingi
above,
Gods will to love-
Christian EndeaVor News.
As announced last week. tho Whining
ton Christian Endeavor Union viii hole
watch meeting on Thursday evening
December Slst. I'm the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church, Delaware avenue an,
West street. TO which the public is cordi
ally invited. The services begin at 90
p. m. Following is the program whicl
has been prepared:
$780, opening; our president presiding.
9io. address. What Christian Endeavo
Has Accomplished. Rev. George l.. Fergu
son.
955. singing.
1000, address What Christian Endeavor
ers can Accomplish the Coming Year. Rev
+. 3. Welsh,
iOi5. quartette.
l02o address, What a Live Societ