The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-04-20

fortieth year of his reign, Si7 b. G. (Bee-
chep 500 B, G. OIasungs)
PLACE-Jerusalem and the Temple.
KINGS Iazael Is king OF Syria; Js-
hoahaz has succeeded Jehu In Israel; in
Assyria Shalmapezer H. has died and
shamash-rnmman has come TO the throne
Joash did that which was right in
the sight Of the Lord while Jehoiada
the high priest was alive. but after
the death Of that good man Joash al.
lowed the people to become idolaters
again. Even during Jehoida's life.
moreover, the worship at the high
places was allowed to 90 on. These
local sanctuaries were held to be CON
ducive to true religion The Temple
Twas his boyhood home, his safe ref
uge for seven years from the murder
Gus cruelty OF Athaliah In the Tenn
pie lived his best friends. There he
had been crowned. No wonder he
came to love those courts. and to sor-
row over their dilapidated condition.
Joash called together the priests
and the Leyites, and bade tkem draw
from the regular funds for the TEN
| pie restoration This money OF the
| dedicated things, the money conse-
! Grated to religious uses by the people,
was obtained from three sources\
Money Of every one that passeth the'
account; that is. the polltax Of half.
\ shekcl paid by every male Hebrew
/ above the age OF 20 whenever a cen.
sus was taken. Money that every
man is set at; "All the assessments.
| Money that cometh into any mans
heart to bring The free-will offerings
Of the people for this purpose, which
might be large.
The church workers, even when
they take thought for the church.
have little heart in their work. The
| facetious Sydney Smith had two
| yokes of oxen on his little farm in
Yorkshire to which he gave the
names OF Tug and Lug Haul and
Crawl These would be appropriate
names for large class Of church
members who put no heart into their
Christian work. II is mere tug and
toll and task to them
There is a lack of cooperation A
minister called upon a member who
had been neglecting the weeknlght
service. and went straight up to tho
fireplace in the sitting room, and
with the tongs removed a live coal
from of the fire and placed It on tho
hearth, then watched It while 1t turn
ed from the red glow of heat 10 a
black mass The member in question
carefully observed the proceeding,
and then said, You need not say
single word. sir; I'll be there on
Wednesday night" No church fire
can burn brightly II the Goals are pull
ed apart
Though many other reasons might
be given for the failure when church
work falls behind, It Is all summed up
In one cause, the absence Of Christ.
Getting Christ into the people will
solve the problem Of getting people
into the church" and getting them to
work when they are there Said
Napoleon, in exile in ST. Helena MY
armies have forgotten me even while
living, even as the Carthaginian army
forgot Hannibal. Such is our power.
A single battle lost crushes us, and
adversely scatters our friends The
progress Of the faith and the govern.
ment Of the church are a perpetual
miracle. Nations pass away, thrones
crumble, but the church remains"
That is because Christ remains. the
living. glorious cause Of all the
church's triumphs
with the frankness and openness
with which all church matters should
be treated. Joash sent for Jehoida
and the subordinate priests and ask.
ed them, with some Indignation.
"Why repair ye not the breaches OF
the house,"
A very simple plan was adopted,
appealing directly to the religious
zeal of the people A wooden chest
was taken, and slit was made In tho
lid for the money to pass through.
This was set beside the altar. How
did Joash's plan succeed? Admirably;
II brought IN much money People
Ike TO give directly to a cause TO
know just how their money is spent.
They are far more likely to respond
to special than to general appeals.
The kings secretary and the high
priest went together TO the chest,
counted the money, and put Il up in
bags. II was then given to the over
seers Of the work, and they paid il out
to the carpenters, builders, masons and
the men that furnished the timber,
hewn stone, and iron and brass Moth
ing was spent on mere ornaments
everything was devoted TO the solid
repair of the fabric. In all church
work progress Is made only by FIX
ing upon a goal and allowing nothing
to turn one aside till the goal is
reached
"he crown of Joash's life was what
he did for the house OF God Such
work will be the crown of any life
that undertakes It, There is room
in Gods house for all kinds of work.
ers and all degrees OF skill Even
the youngest scholar in the Sunday
school can make a helpful contribu-
tion to the Temple service.
Work for the church should be pro.
gressive we should become more ef.
fcient church workers every year.
To this end 1t is necessary that we
begin young just as singers and
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