The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-01-02

there was something in Him that was
urging Him with resistless might to-
ward the Cross. for no sinner Was
ever urged toward his doom with half
the irresistibility with which Christ
was urged toward Calvary. What
was that something in HimY what
was that principle that was ever urR-
ing Him toward the Gross? Why.
must have that something, that prin
ciple in me. so that I shall be urged
toward my Cross. or the birth of
Christ will never do me any eternal
good.
81 am impressed with the fact
that to find Christ, that is. to incor
pirate into our lives the principles of
His Life. ia no easy task, but Que that
requires great earnestness of endea-
vor.
The wise men we're dead in earnest
in their search for the Christ.
They made long. arduous journey.
Feel the bloodred tone of earnest
ness in their eager inquiry: "Where
is He that is born King of the Jews
for we have seen His star in the East.
and are come to worship Him?" The
foes arrayed against the soul. and
with which we have to do battle. the
world. the flesh. and the Devii--fo.s
without and foes within: to conquer
all these. and set up principles in the
soul exactly the opposite of all this
is task requiring determined earnest
ness.
Acquie renee in a ductrinal belief ;:
nominal mem bership in some church ;
enrolment uuder the banner of some
modern religious philosophy; identi-
| fication with some present day o-call
ed religious movement: all that is
easy enough. go easy. in fact. that
it may be puerile; but to find Christ.
to incorporate into our lives the prin-
ciples Of His life. is no easy task.
but one that requires supreme and
'continued endeavor.
Al am impressed with the fact that
it is a manly thing to do. develop
within the principles of Christ.
The manifest man who walks upon
this fair earth is the man whose man
hood is patterned after the manhood
of the Man Christ Jesus. "YounR
men, if you have been deferred from
religion by its apparent feebleness
and narrowness. learn that it is a
manly thing to be a Christian
81 am impressed with the fact that
the revelation of Jesus is made to
those who are engaged in every day
duties. not to idle dreamers.
The revelation of the birth OF Jesus
was made to the Shepherds who we're
watching their t1ocks by night. and
the wise men who we're busily study
ing the heavens. The revelation came
to them as they were busy about life's
duties. And so it is that God reveals
Himself. Not to the idle dreamer
does the word of revelation come.
but to the man busy with the duties
of life.
God saw man ploughing and call
ed him to be prophet Gideon was
threshing wheat when God called him.
| Matthew was collecting taxes W Q n
God called him. Others we're mend
ing nets when Christ called them to
De fishers of men. God will reveal
Himself to you as you are busy per
forming your daily tasks.
The common round. the trivial task,
Will furnish all we need to ask:
A light to guide, road
To bring us daily nearer God.
Daily laborer. you are draining
out your life for your loved ones.
II you are doing it in the right spirit
you are exemplifyinR thu great prin
ciple of the Gross. -RivinR self for
others. Christian worker. toll on.
fighting sin. 1t Is the way the mas
ter went; it must be right: and the
servant must tread it still Mother.
when your children. whom you have
trained in the principles of our holy
religion, go out to fight Gods battles.
God will not forget the part yon play
ed in it. You have a sphere OF in
fnence that angels might envy. May