Evening journal., 1910-11-11
EPWORTH LEAGUE
DEVOTIONAL SERVICE.
Topic for November IS, Church Exten-
tiOn: "The Fathers House and the
Fathers Business Luke
?: 4I-51; Psalm 96: s.

Gladstone said. MY only hope for
the world is In bringing the human
mind into contact with divine revela-
tion.' Few persons seek to know God
through nature. by studying mankind
in his highest and holiest moments or
even by learning His will revealed in
the Scriptures They may be led by
curiosity, by the habit formed in child
hood, by the attraction Of music, by
the social side of the question to at
tend church and If the one who is
paid to reveal the word of God feels
the Importance OF his mission. puts
self in the back ground, and like his
Master, is intent on being on His
Fathers business, "the human mind"
is indeed brought Into contact with
divine revelation"
No one questions the Necessity OF
the church for the good Of a COM
munity. Some say It is a failure in
SO far as its members do not exhibit
the Christ-life; being saved, they are
satisfied and neglect the commission
TO evangelize the world. especially the
world near at hand. Wherever we see
a church a feeling Of respect is enter
tanned; We recognize that a band OF
people have been sufficiently loyal IA
stand shoulder to shoulder. to work
10 sacrifice that this structure may
be erected. Not merely for their bene-
fit-they are looking forward for the
welfare OF their children. their neigh
! bors children. for the betterment OF
mankind at large There may be ex-
ceptions; we have heard of one
church which had enough members :"
perhaps God thought so, too when he
looked at the qualityl They were
much like the young woman who
had enough friends"-they needed
'the divine revelation" to show them
what manner of persons they were
and how they We're starving spiritu-
ally and unconscious of their lack,
but the church at large stands with
outstretched hands to welcome all
who will come into the fold Of the
Good Shepherd"
Because wolves are I'm the midst.
disguised yet discernible TO those who
have their eyes open. should not keep
other sheep from entering in at the
door OF the fold: there is only one en-
trance, not that the church saves man,
but Christ, the Good Shepherd, is the
head Of the church and He says. "He
that entereth not by the door into the
sheepfold but climbeth up some other
way, the same is thief and a ROB
ber."
He calls each one by name and He
has power to lead the sheep into
safety and to stop the mouths of the
wolves even as the angel protected
Daniel
Il is not ours to make the sepa "a
ton; that will take place at the
Judgment bar Of God; until then we
must endure the society OF the wolves
even as Jesus ate with Judas and per-
formed for him the same service
which he rendered TO His loyal fol-
lowers.
So, while We may not go to the far
west TO build new churches we can
help by our prayers, by a few dollars
to make the payers effectual, and by
our sympathy, those who are pushing
forward the bushes OF the King.
Give me a faithful heart,
Likeness 10 thee.
That each departing day
Henceforth may see
Some work of love begun.
Some deed of lSindnes done.
Some wanderer sought and won.
Something for thee"
Ella C. Craig.