The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-19
REV. c. T. ZACHARY
At ST. ANDREWS
The Use of Religion in Our
Daily Life
IDEALS OF CHRIST
Question Which Confronts Us To-
day Is, How to Combine the
Religious With the
Secular
IDEALS OF CHRIST

ing the pastor, the Rev. Willis Clark,
during his VACATION. preached very
strong sermon from the text st. Mat
thew Xxx, 2s: THE Son of Man came
not to be minstered unto, but to min
ister' Mr., Zachary said in part
Christ came to earth with the def
nite purpose that he might teach us
that we are all brothers, and as such
we are to serve one another in our daily
life, God is our Father, so we are to
serve Him In our work. The keynote
of Christs life is service for our sins
Christ laid the foundation of the
church with Il men--the apostles-but
there were 5000 converts at the time,
and those 5000 men and women were
as much a part of the church. were as
much Int he spirit of God as the
Il apostles - Idea l wish to con-
yey is that you don't have to be a
clergyman or even member of any
church to be In the service Of the Lord.
ANY man, woman or youth In any line
OF endeavor can render service unto
the Lord by performing his or her daily
| task in a joyful and unselflsh spirit,
- ANaN'tiS ail hpA Is 1T ilAe dS dn eA-
ample to the weaker by continually
reaching forward to lead out of the
rut unfortunates who cannot see the
light.
THAT is the spirit Jesus Christ came
to minister, that Is the spirit Jesus
Christ commended unto His disciples
that Is the spirit every clergyman COM
mends to his flock. But the clergy can
not do it all. You are an Intelligent
people. You are Il Christian people and
therefore you should do you share, not
by steadily attending church every
Sunday and being prompt in your con-
tribution, though that is very COM
mendable, but by mlnisterlng unto 9TH
ers during your work, in your social
life every day the same as you come
to minister unto the Lord on the Sab
bath day.
The question which confronts us is
how to combine the religious and the
secular If we give our whole time
to work IL crowds out all else so that
we become slaves to work, slaves to
capitalistio influences TO the detriment
of our religious sentiments. And ii
we give our whole time to religious
matters we are apt TO become unprofit-
able to the field of labor. Therefore. we
should strike a balance and look upon
our secular work as Cod given, look
upon our daily tasks as having a spir-
itual significance.
THE religious point of view does not
detract from but gives insight into
h.
on through his work without a thought
beyond the dusty road loses the true
dignity of work. Christ Views the world
of work not only from above but from
within. His supreme aim is the making
of men who viii In turn advance the
kingdom Of God.
Jesus Christ in the fulfillment of
His ideal, In the face of every obstacle
proclaimed, the kingdom of God is at
hand and sat by the waysde and saw
the farmers In the fields and compared
the Immediate reaping of His own har-
vest with the slow trend of the sea :
sons for He believed In people who did
not believe In themselves. He forgave
and saw only the good. 1t was His
faith in the human heart which JUS
tilted his faith and hope II He could
but get a few me nto believe in Him
and His ideal the world would be
saved.
THE present day world of business
Is reeking in evil; 1t represents a grea
gaming table and to many is the ex-
ceeding high mountain on which the
devil offers the kingdom of the world
to all who Will follow his methods
Yet withal IL half dozen public spir-
tied citizens of wealth should suddenly
decide to cooperate in service to clean
up the disreputable and dissolute con-
ditions which surround us Birmingham
would undoubtedly be the better for
the experience.
''rhe spirit of cooperation in our
daily life for good is what Jesus Christ
wishes more than anything to foster
Think of 1t. Am ! In my place moved
by the spirit of service? Am | min
istering or heing ministered unto? Am
producing or fattenng Off the mis-
fortunes of the weak Or am | like a
soldier In the ranks to do my duty.
whether or not knowing the outcome
of the battle?',
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take the backward track of his life and
make it right to the very best of his abii-
ity, a man worthy to be loved and hon
ored by all true and noble souls.
Multiplying Mans Value
1T is on the matter Of the multiplying
CT rams value through his conversion
to Christ that want to ring the changes
at this time. My message is that nothing
increases any mans value SO much as a
genuine conversion to Christ, and this IS
true in every sense,
Here today are % such characters,
brethren, few Of whom I will mention.
Brother VIII, drunk and destitute,
came to the home some months ago. In
able to provide for his wife and children.
he was in despair. At one of the Psgah
services he gave his heart to God. and
promised to leave liquor alone. What Is
the result? Brother VIII has u good posi-
ton now, and has saved enough money to
rent a house and make new start with
his family about him.
Sister Carrie, crazed by her desire for
morphine, was arrested on the public
streets.
Sent to Pisgah home by a kind-hearted
Judge. she made for four days an awful
fight to escape from the clutches Of this
terrible habit.
Sister Carrie sits with as today nicely
dressed and in her right mind. safe In the
knowledge that Christ who died for her
sins is now her Saviour
LAS soon as she has fully recovered her
strength, Sister Carrie knows % more
morphine fiends to whom she will carry
the wonderful news that they too can b.
saved.
Sister Vivian. who voluntarily left a