Evening journal., 1909-10-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR

HELPING OUR PASTOR.
Let me to-day do something that shall |
take
A little sadness from the worlds
vast store
And may 1 be so favored as to make f,
OF joys too scanty sum little
more.
Let me not hurt, by any selfish deed
Or thoughtless word, the heart Of foe
or friend,
Nor would 1 pass, unseeing, worthy
need.
or sin by silence where I should
defend.
However meager is my worldly
wealth
Let me give something that shall
aid my kind,
A word of courage or a thought of
health,
Dropped as pass for troubled hearts
TO find.
Selected.
Pastors. as a rule are about as hard
worked class of men as we can find.
Their life is no sinecure and If any
hodv needs help and deserves it, sure
ly it is they. They need our prayers
and our works. they need our support
and our friendship.
Prayer is one of the greatest aids
that we can extend to Gods Ministers.
God win never suffer our prayer to go
unanswered, although we may not see
any immediate result This gives
moral support, to our pastor. the kind
of support that really counts. This
is such an easy way Of helping that
we all should take advantage Of It.
And thero is probably no way that
reaches further and helps more than
our simple sincere prayers to Him
who is ever watchful.
There are several Endeavor Societies
in this city that have committees just
as an aid to the pastor. They act as
secretaries send out calendars to
members OF church who are frequent
~ absent, and make themselves use
fui in many ways, especially II it
comes voluntarily. This committee
often attends to decorating the church
and keeping the pulpit supplied with
flowers.
BY taking an active interest in our
Endeavor Society we are giving our
ministers valuable aid. We are build
ing up a part of the church. a train
ing school for the church and are pre-
pairing our friends and ourselves for
the later work in the larger body. BY
bringing new members to our prayer
meetings they are often influenced to
eventually become members of the
Body of Christ. BY doing anything
/ at all for Christ we are helping our
/ pastor. and by aiding our pastor we
are helping Christ and His cause.
Very frequently we hear unkind and
unjust remarks about our minister
and when we do It is our duty 20 stor
such talk. not stand silently by and
excuse ourselves on the ground that
we have not said anything against him
ourselves We can defend his faiI
name and be q supporter of him even
among his own flock. often he is
misunderstood and unjustly criticized
among those who should love him
most. and it is in times like this that
our loyalty is tested. If we are not
true steel we bend with the majority
but II the temper is true we stand by
the right against hosts. If a man
comes at our request to our church
surely It is no more than common
courtesy to see that that man is wei
treated while he Is among us. Almost
any employer will do this for his low
est employe. yet the Church of God
Is often found lacking here.
Our pocketbooks are one of oui
many supports. BY liberal support
Of our church It makes things a lit
tie. easier for our pastor as 1t relieves
him Of the necessity to go begging. II
must be very humilating for preach.
er to have to stand in his pulpit before
a well-dressed crowd and have to liter
ally beg for money. Though some
times we cannot do much, if we all d,
little, and as much as we can, We
need never fear the result.
Last but not least. by leading Z
Christian life ourselves we becom'
useful to our minister. This makes
pastor think his labor has not besl
all in vain. and gives new imnetus t
him. This shows our colors to tn
world Mt large. "A thing we should al
do unhesitatingly. If we live a simple
clean lie. leave a pleasant path be
hind us. and lead a Christian life W
will be an inspiration not only 20 on
pastor but to all with whom we com
In contact.
o Thou who loved us so much an
still loveth, make us a help and al
inspiration to our brethren. Give II
the power to lift the load from on
brothers back and by thy strengtl
, erotla us to carry our share Of il