Evening journal., 1909-12-22
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
NEWS

In such scant borders TO be spanned?
O yesl his fatherland must be
AS the blue heaven wide and free.
Where'er a human heart doth wear
joys myrtle wreath or sorrows
gives,
Where'er a human spirit strives
After a life moro true and fair.
There IS the true mans birthplace
grand,
His is a worldwide fatherlandl
Where'er "a single slave doth pine,
Where'er one man may help another,
Thank God for such a brthright,
brother
That spot of earth is thine and ninei
There is the true mans birth place
grand
His is worldwide fatherland.
Selected.
c. E. Lesson, written by E. c. Trum-
bower, Jr.
The Church Of God is primarily an
evangelical institution, and as mem-
bers of this church II is our duty
to promote this class Of work as in
dustriously as VIC can. Had IL not
been for tho missions Of tho early
Apostles such as Paul and his con-
temporaries it Is altogether likely that
we, here in America would not have
the Gospel OF Christ today. Perhaps
by our mission work we are making
possible the American of the future
Christ gave the command GO" TO
His disciples and TO all who followed
Him. This command extends TO our
present day. we must go to do work
for our Master and not wait for the
opportunity to come to us. There is
always plenty Of work for us to do
of the missionary kind. even in our
own family.
one thing that we can all do for
missions is pray. Missionaries who
come here and tell sof their work
tell us that there is nothing that helps
so much as the prayers Of those at
/ home. We are too liable 20 forget
others in our prayers and say like the
old man. God bless me and my son
John, my wife and my son Johns wife,
us four and no more, Amen" We must
not be selfish in our prayers. and
we must not think that it does not
make any difference whether we pray
or not. We must remember those who
are laboring I'm the vineyard in other
lands.
God has placed the responsibility of
the evangelization of the world in the
hands of the Church. and it. remains
with us who are a very strong part
Of the Church to do our share. Chris
tian Endeavorers take even a more
binding pledge than most church MEM
] aTIn de-
pected of them. The very name signi-
nes that we are Christian workers
and there is no branch OF work that
needs our support like missions We
may help in our local missions we
may lend strong financial support &c
other home and foreign missions and
we may learn something Of the worl
ourselves.
It is a matter Of fact that no churcl
becomes live and earnest until strong
interest is taken in missions. l hav
in mind "a Church in this city whicl
had a rather weak Home missionar.
society and no foreign society at an
A new pastor came TO the church, ani
after a short time his wife wanted Il
organize a foreign missionary society
The ladies' of the church opposed
because they said il was hard enough
work to keep the Home Society o,
its feet without undertaking additiona
work However. tho foreign societl
was started and at once both thi
home and foreign societies took new
life and AN the work in the churC,
began to liven up. Today that churci
is a very active missionary church an,
much stronger institution than for
merly. This is not a matter Of senu
ment. but statistics.
The church I'm the past had its owl
battles TO fight and its own way q
conquer. but we should not rest OF
our laurels but ever push forward &
higher glory. The watchword of tn
times is go Forward and we mus
not be lax i'm our duty.
one Of the branches Of missions q
which we should pay special attention
is that of the immigrants 10 this land
They are coming I'm by the thousands
and they are the Americans Of TO
morrow. Frequently they have littl
or no religious belief when they com
here, and only sec the evil of lif,
God will hold us responsible for thes
souls that arc being thrown at on
feet. and we must be ready TO anawe
Him.
This world seems TO bo a good wa
from conversion-thus il appears
MS. and yet the heather nations an
but "a grainheld waiting for tine sickl
The Jews thought the Samaritans W