Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

things worthy Of children Of God
Christians nutter about trying TO nix
time by gossip and light reading and
theatergoing and bridge parties and
huge Sunday newspapers and a thous.
and other things. all % which may
have their occasional place--Iesus
went TO the wedding feast and sought
pleasant recreation In the home Of
Laxarus-which We are not nov say.
Ing are evil. but which belong In their
nature TO the world. and are worthy
Of worship and devotion only from
dead people. worldiings. those in whom
the spirit has not been highly born.
Even In churches one despairs some
times "a he sees church. people putting
divine energies into toilsome fairs and
bazars that ought to be going into
the work Of the kingdom And some
time churches will md that ministers
who have prophetic power ard the
gift OF preaching and befriending peo-
pie should be left to do the greater
thing. while people who have only the
lesser faculty Of administrative work
will relieve him OF it's burdensome de-
tails. leaving him free 70 do his living
task.
Coming of the ideal Time.
The ideal time will come when
every soul II free TO do that which II
can do best: the living soul free to do
the living thing that antiphonaiiy ans
wers. But whether that time come
for us or not. n II time. for our own
sakes and the worlds sake. to leave
the small things OF small people. the
dead things OF dead people. and ceas-
Ing to fritter away our capacities on
the living tasks tnat call for living
souls. and move In the sphere Of things
worthy Of our best selves. Great, liv-
ing. burning problems and causes are
calling everywhere for souls commen-
surnte TO the task. The live souls
exist. only they are down In the world
hurying the dead with the dead. IL
IA time TO come out and follow the
Master In these large things OF the
kingdom When all Christians come
the task will soon be accomplished.
The saloons can be closed In 25 years.
Many economic abuses can be ban
ished In the same time. Even now.
because more Christians are putting
their interest in things commensurate
with their powers. government OF
states and cities Is improving. The
missionary opportunity is greatest OF
all ages. for everywhere there Is the
open door with welcome 10 truth over
its portals. Wars could BE- stopped.
with the horrible burden Of armament
and unchristlan suspicious preparation
for them Is engendering. by the time
of the third Hague court. II Christians
would leave the trif'ing with the small
tasks and little pleasures that belong
to dead people So many sins would
go, so many golden days would come.
such fair blossominx OF the Kingdom
prophetic with promise would at once
be seen. II Christians would leave the
dead 10 bury their dead and TO play
with the worlds toys. and put all their
Christed. newborn lives into the ere
alton of these superb living things full
Of the promise OF immortality. great
tasks for great souls. And let Us re
member. too. that those who spend
their lives with the dead among dead
things become like them But the liv-
ing soul. engaged in dealing With liv
ing thought and living things and d.
vine empire. Il gaining eternal life
from the cot tact with eternal things
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