Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
Christian Endeavor Hour.


things we open the door and set a cnair
for the devil to come into our hearts and
undertake the administration of our lives
for little while.
What a glorious spiritual housekeeping
time it would be if all our churches could
get together and sweep out "all bitter
ness. and wrath, and anger, and clamor.
and evil speaking and malice" whereby
the Spirit Of God has been long grieved.
and II We might be continually kind one
to another, tender-hearted. forgiving one
another, even as God for Christ's sake
hath forgiven YOU" Then should we be-
indeed prepared for the beautiful home
life and outside Christian work of which
the remainder of the book SO wonderfully
treats.
Applied Truth. 'ni
Were going to have more cake than
we need tonight said the senior elder,S
wife as she poised her sharp knife In tho
air over the last three cakes on the long
supply table of the church kitchen. an
well, l wouldn't cut any more il waa
you,' said another woman. There 8
your chocolate. it's SO nice we must have
some OF that: and there's Mrs. Hubbard,S
cream cake. but who sent that other oneo
Isn't that Mrs. Browns? It looks al
heavy as lead. I wouldn't cut 1t at alit'
Suppose we send it back to her." suxs
gested the ministers wife She's poeE,
and can't really afford to send a cake
any way. Likely she'll be glad to get It
back. and it really is very heavy and not
tit to pass around" 81
This was unanimously agreed upon. and
after the social was over The minister
wife and the elders wife did up goodfV
portion of the chocolate cake and tf1
cream cake that was left 10 take homp.
but the heavy cake they sent back to
Mrs. Hubbard with word that they had
so much cake it wasn't necessary to cot
hers. and they thought it was pity She
shouldn't have il back again. 20
Now Mrs. Hubbard had scrlmped thu
MONDAY dinner for d week to make that
cake. and she had been proud TO send 1t.
Moreover, little Mary Hubbard had over
heard the minister's wife say that tile
cake was heavy, and had told her mother
as soon she got home. Mrs. Hubbard
was very angry, and putting on her bon
net she ran across the street to talk 1t
over with Mrs. Brown. who did not often
go to church. but who Immediately took
sides with Mrs. Hubbard. and after She
had gone home FASTENED to another neigh
Dor who was active in the church and
told her version of Mrs Hubbard's grievl
ance. 1t was decided that the minister'a
wife a snob, and the story spread to
such a degree that by another evening
the story was well over town. In due
time it came to the ears of the minister,
who naturally defended his wife. and to
the ears of his friends, who at once took
sides. and before another week the whole
church was divided over heavy noun
tain cake. This was the beginning of a
trouble that split that church, sent away
the minister and lasted years even after
another faithful minister came and did
what he could to, bind up the broken
church. 1t was no wonder that the young
people of that church drifted away and
that souls in need of spiritual guidance
turned elsewhere for the help. The church
and its members became a scorning and
4 byword for the world. Gods kingdom
cannot prosper in such a state Of things.