The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1911-02-04
FIRST THINGS FIRST"
Preached a, the Center Street MethO
dist Church, January 30, 1911 At II
q. m

dist Church, January 20, 1911 At II
q. m.
Matthew, 6:33. "SecL We first the
Kingdom OF God and III. righteousness
aud all these things shall be- added un
Ia YOU
Misconceptions ~ the truth have dom"
much more to hurt and hinder the right.
than has opposition aud pcrsccui ION.
keforms'ions aud rcvivnls have often
appeared the cruel-st persecution and
the biticrrs' opposition. The Truth
crushed 20 earth will rise again 70; but
Truth mixed with plju.iblr error and
dangerous halftru'hs, soon died ~ con.
tamina,ioR.
II there was one word in the mouth
of Jesus, of'enrt than another. /, was
The Kingdom OF Heaven. or 9TH.
Kingdom Of God. - And through the
ages since ~ IN the ages before his
coming aud during his stay IN earth.
many have entirely misundcrs,oo ood the
signii'canc" oi the divine and heavenly
kingdom. Religious higo,. and fana.
ties have boldly proclaimed that THEIR
church organization, THEIR iormulat.
ed creed or written dogma, THEIR
theory and practice were Identical with
ID. Kingdom Of God. II the king.
dom Of God - i no, larger than any one
human conception; wider than any on"
human vision; deeper than all human
reasoning; then IL j. not larg" enough,
wii" enough ~ deep enough 80 rcgcn.
"fat" and transform world gone
wrong.
over aud over again, by prrcrpt and
parable, did the Master Teacher strive
- show men that the Kingdom ot
God VA. hidden IN the powers and 100,
sihilitirs Of their willis ard affections /:
that Il was not scheme 20 be- wrought
ou' by careful computation aud cal,r
lation; but that u was spiritual
birth, growth and development afcc,
inR ~" fundamentals ~ character. He
compared the Kingdom 70 IN. minute,
but vital mustard seed, to the insight.
iicant hut dynamic ycast, 10 the hidden
treasure, worth all else, 20 the opportun.
i'ics for wealth and power; and to all
unseen, hidden and powerful forces.
that move from within and have Ia do
with the invisible mo'ivr.p power Of life.
Now the Master declares thn, this
diyin" domain Of the heavenly King.
may b. found by carncs, search, and
tim" and again b. declares that /, can
b" found aud entered into HERE, now.
in 'h" lives ~ men aud la the life at
human socie,y Too often We strive 10
erect the kingdom OF God liz. We would
erect u building Or plan govcrnmcn,
policy. am not 90 make the King
dom Of God. am 20 seek "a enter into
u, that /, may frnake me.
II you look on, the words that need
emphasis, you will note that the Teach
er Of Teachers ndmonishes W 10 seek
the kingdom FIRST. We sometimes
think that the call of the divine life l.
matter or convenience, but It is the
imperative aud urgent demand of all
that We know ~ the Highest Ia our
lives and conceptions. Feeling the need.
realizing the worth, W. are 10 make II
the prime and primary business of our
lives. This does not mean that. like
the h"tmit'uonks Of old, am to de-.
ser, the daily walks Of life and live Ia
pious and selfish seclusion from the
world II does not mean that into the
complex currents Of my life ! am TO
carry the diliRent and unwearying
search for the "Kingdom Of God. " To
me Il means that into the business and
professional life Of our day We need to
take the ideals and convictions Of the
heavenly domain. The greatest thing
! can possibly do for the betterment
and regeneration Of the race is To
LIVE GODLY MYSELF Church loy.
atty is good, but II easily degenorates
into sectarian narTowness. Religious
zeal is worthy, but pious persecution
and wild.hre fanaticism sometimes hides
under that name. but there can never
he any discount on, nor argument
against a 0Od.hlled, Christ taught, Splr.
titled life and character. tn Iced Of
the day and race is not direct and I'm.
mediate political reform Of social revo-
luton. The power, the life, the ere Of
the Kingdom Of 0odi its ideals and
standards prevailing In individuals, per.
neAting society, dominating commerce