The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-08-27

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Decorated with the most artistic skin.
and the great organ may give forth
its sweetest strains. but unless that
church stands for the salvation OF men
IL is n farce aud a fraud. Far better
would IL be were IL converted into an
aims house where the poor aud the or.
phnn might find food and shelter, or In.
10 a hospital where suffering humanity
might find relief from the maladies Of
the body.
We would have you TO note also the
differences between being "for'' Christ
and being with Christ. There are
thousands who are for him who are
not with him. Men are ''forD Christ
when they endorse the principles Of the
gospel, or who admit that the teachings
OF Christ are pure and good, but who
are ut the same time unwilling to sac.
rihee their W interest Or pleasure in
order that these principles may be
made the rule in the lives OF their fcl
low men. Christianity is strictly and
pre-. eninently n PERSONAL possession,
and demands IA personal cndeavor on the
part of it's subjects. Every man. has
his place aud his work In this hing
dom. The influence aud growth OF
the church is predicatcd upon individ.
ual effort. Before taxing his Gfnaf
leave from the world Jesus said unto
his Disciples: 90 We therefore. and
teach all nations, baptizing them, IN
the name of the Father, aud of the
Son, aud of the Holy Ghost; teaching
them to observe all things whatsoever
! have commanded you; and, 10, | am
with you Away, even unto the end OF
the world Speaking to his discip
les upon another occasion he said
"'ye have not chosen me-, but 7 have
chosen you, and ordained you, tina, We
should 20 and bring forth fruit, and
that your fruit shopldl ltehain; tina,
whatsoever We shall ask of the Father in
my name, he may give it to you" In
the face Of these positive teachings
neutrality Is impossible ON the part OF
any one who loves the Christ. Nothing
less than q comRitfs4g aegAaRd loyal
obedienrelt9 him is evidence that on"
lis t'wfth'" christ. ~T1f any man will
come afirr ne irt him deny himself ADD
take dp his cross and follow. me, daily. .
He does NOT say Atdnow me on, sun.
days. bait Sallaw an. acdhAy!S' nifa
man is with ChristiAe 1s4 with him all
the time. II. is with him in the count
ing ROOM; he is cwHhIhim in The store,
or m the. Sfneeo %. J4 iE home, or
wherever he may be. 4 man is a
Christian II. the lime, aud sverywhere,
or he is not a Christian, at all. . .
We ash in the seccRu place, In what
way is this statement true Why ~
ii thar a nan cannot assume u neu.
trial attitude towards the kingdom of
. God' We answer first, BECAUSE a men
trial man hangs a. u dead weight upon
III" charch and thus clogs Us prog ress.
: \ gentlpan aud were once driving
p across the prairie OF an eastern stata
when rain came which made the black
rich soil cling TO our buggy wheels an,
: III they grew To the size OF those of, an
. OK wagon. The strong, faithful horse was
: over loaded and our progress was. exceed.
: ingly slow. II became necessary that
= our vehicle be relieved OF this unnec
, ccssary weight. Our progress was then
? more rapid. So today many of our
y Fchur"hes are freighted with dead
weights. LITTLE word IS lone and their
influence Is greatly hampered. When
/ once u ministering TO one of these
. churches" composed of good, Kind
and hospitabie people but neutral
/, or passive in ,charractcrf"I NE. time
. came nm for q our annual missionary
Offering aud when a fertant appeal was
made for q cheerful and liberal gift
y the handsome suml6f AZ cdnts ~aks lrs.
Is rcivcdo and g5aseahawes agiyepebg a
. visitor on that occasion. The sum OF
I 10 cents was given by n congregation
, which numbered -four or Ave hundred
people. This generous Offering necesr
I, stated sermon No. 9, which terminated
a short but fruitless, pastorate, Such
4 neutrality Is criminal and objectionable.
$ There are many evils in the world, some
disguised while others are glaring. but
it is questionable IL any Of them are
> n greater hinderance TO the church than
The spirit of neutrality which some Of
, our people would falsely assume. The
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