The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-25

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BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
Everybody's first business Is to live
his own life. That takes precedence
OF everything else. 1t must be his
own life and 1t must be . iife-not
reflection or a shadow II is obii-
| gatory upon him, also. to make his life
| true, and TO make It as large as pos
sibie. The poverty or our time con-
sists, not in the temporal needs OF the
poor, but In the poverty of real life on
the part of both rich and poor. will
liam e. Russell well said. There Is
one thing better than making . hv-
ing: that is making a life" Al man
may heap up things until his poor
starving life Is smothered beneath
them It's life we need; and large
life como by large sympathy and large
service; which links this basic thought
to the present Christian. Endeavor
topic.
Every man is responsible for the
uttermost reach Of his powers.
wherever God puts US he puts a
duty down alongside of us. And now
that he has made us nigh neighbors
of all the world he has laid upon US an
obligation TO minister to the whole OF
mankind.
Home" and foreign" are perni-
cious words that will one day be
eliminated from the missionary vocab-
uiary. II Is not just to God to divide
his world fields up into sections that
provoke partisanship. Moreover, 1t Is
beyond the power OF man to make the
division fairly. Who can tell where
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BY what token shall we determine
which is which? Shall we say that
the sway of the flag determines lit
Then all the mission work in the Brit
ish Empire, whether in Africa, India
or China. Is home mission work. Shall
color of skin determine itf Then let
us hand over all the negroes and Chi
nese in the land 10 the foreign mis-
sion boards. The whole division In
absurd: in this twentieth century. with
It's compact Observation-Disclosures
there is only one mission field. Holy
Writ defines II: "The field Is the
world
God calls by many voices. but most
commonly by capacity. 1t is the man
who has strength who should bear
burdens. Ability to preach is a call to
preach. Power TO give is an appeal
to give The simple fact that today
the Christian Church Is 80 tremen-
dously able is providentiai sum-
mons 20 world service.
All the reasons that brought Christ
| into the world apply to oonstrain
Christians 20 labor for the world.
In ali the religions OF the world
there Is ony one manger. The little
enid has no place in other faiths.
| Christianity alone glorifies and exaits
childhood. There Is no god besides
| our God who is a loving Shepherd,
with tender care for the lambs.
He who cannot understand that
derstand Christ at all.
| Christianity alone satisfies. No
other religion does. Peace on earth Is
Impossible to any except the Chris
tian. Every other religious system
| leaves longings unmet. desires unsat-
| isfied. and therefore In vain OUT
reaching after coveted mystery. men
who have not heard Of Christ, erect
affairs ito the unknown God" There
is nothing more pathetic In the heath
en- world than the vague and deep
yearnirig after something which II
does not possess. That need can be
satisfied only In Christ.
The world rises as It follows
Christ's beckoning.
The principles of peace Will prevail
among the nations only as the Gospel
of Christ Is given sway. To promote
peace. preach Christ.
All the worthy features Of other re.
iigions may be found in Christianity.
with Incompatible additions. 1t Is the
sum Of all good because the Eternal
Goodness is the author. Christianity Is
all-inclusively excellent because 1t 10
in itself the body Of the living Christ
| The lifting up OF Christ lifts up the
world. The elevation OF humanity de-
ponds upon the exaltation OF the cross.
We are not practicing the Gospel at
homo unless we are preaching 1t
abroad.
Gods kingdom will surely come.
though we may miss the blessing OF
helping to bring It.
NEWS AND NOTES.
The veteran president of Minnesota
University, DR.. Cyrus Northrop, has
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