The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-13

| Sabbath dinner and talked in Ian
guage that filed child's soul with
awe, but not with love.
Christian-the word is hallowed by
memories of good men and women
who seemed too high and holy for
aught but reverence. They had lived
beyond the little hopes and fears of
daily life. They had become "a thing
apart" and looked with awestruck
longing eyes behind the VEIL"
At the word, memories of long, hot
summer days when words fraught
with meaning, too deep for childish
souls longed to be away into the cool,
green woods, where birds and flowers
proclaimed the goodness of God in
language more ineligible to childish
ears.
Even to older minds the word con-
jures up picture of Sunday-and
church-and holy things-set in a GER
tain frame.
Is it then true that christianity and
life as we live it are not one with
each other? a
May a man be a christian only in
the rare atmosphere created by the
church?
What is christianity? Is It merely
an emotion? Or is it an atmosphere
all pervading-all enveloping? An
atmosphere o4 life-giving qualities
with power to revivify this sad old
world and make glad the souls that
dwell upon IL!
Surely to be Christ like means to
live every day as Christ would have
lived.
To live in brotherhood in business
life, as well as in religious life to live
in charity of thought and feeling;-
to live honestly with a just sense of
our obligations; is not this true
christianity?
1t is only that a man must not
lie, nor steal, nor deal with his neigh
Dor unjustly. 1t is more than that.
He must live in an atmosphere of
Christ-like thought and feeling or he
betrays his Master.
1t is not matter of words. One
need not preach, if ones daily life is
an act of devotion to the highest
ideals.
If in our daily lives we apply the
text God is love-" and do unto others
as we would that they should do
unto us, the world will grow brighter
and better because we have lived.
Surely christianity is not for the
few alone. 1t is not alone for one
day in the week.
sometimes think that our custom
of having devotional services on but
the one day in the seven is detrimental
to christian living. We grow accus-
toned to the thought of awaiting that
day and of saving ourselves for 1t.
Each day has its apportioned duties
and one day we worship God.
Do you think that God meant that
when He blessed the seventh day and
sanctif1ed it and rested?
Surely it was meant that on one
day we should bring the harvest of
deeds done in His name and pour
them at His feet
The citizen has need of christian
living and christian teaching, or he
will be without honor of value in
home or business life.
Let us not forget that in this divine
of the great melting pot
where citizens are made of crude ma
Christ like love and belief or our ex-
pertinent results in failure.
Christian teaching is not for that
man alone who has already learned
the lesson. 1t is the citizen in the
child, the ignorant, the
lntaught-that need our best efforts.
Are our churches meeting this need
Do our creeds embrace the creedless?
When we are laboring to make good
citizens do we not forget that what
ever makes men good christians
makes them good citizens?" Then
open wide the portals to Gods house.
Make the way so plain-so sweet
so alIuring that no man is so lost that
ne may not find a path through the
mind so childish is may not
grasp the truth--no heart so hard that