The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-01-16

la regiment marching into battle with
its minister leading the charge, then
its days are numbered and the Lord
Will sooner or later cast out that
church as an Improbable servant"
A converted anarchist testified as
follows i'm a prayer meeting: Once
my creed was this. Down with every
thing that is up, but it has changed
and now / say, Up with everything
that is down." This is the working
creed of the militant church Of Christ,
up with everything that Is down
The true business of the church is not
to formulate beautiful theories and
creeds, but to perform Christlike
deeds; not to merely pity men, but TO
lift them to a plane of life which will
make them independent of pity; not to
merely tell folk to live better, but to
lead them to a living Savior; not to
get people to merely unite with the
church, but to become spiritual mem
bers of the Kingdom of God; not mere
ly to preach religion to help mortals
to prepare to die, but something to
help them to live righteously, happily
and usefully here and now
And each member of the militant
church must feel an individual respon-
sibility in fulfilling the exalted mission
of the church. This is a work which
cannot be relegated to others, a SER
vice which cannot be accomplished by
proxy. Mrs. Julia Ward Howe once
made an earnest appeal to an eminent
statesman in behalf of a man who was
suffering a great injustice He re-
piled: Il am so much taken up with
plans for the benefit of the race that
have no time for individuals Mrs.
Howe's terse comment was: when
last heard from, our Maker had not
reached this altitude" This is a point
ed illustration of a great truth. This
world must be saved by the individual
Christian seeking the individual man
and leading him to Christ. This was
Christ's method, and after the passing
of nineteen centuries no better method
has ever been discovered. Christs de-
mand is that his follower shall conse-
crate his thought his talent, h S af-
lection and a reasonable portion of
his time to the fulfilling of the great
commission. This is your supreme
work o disciple of Christ. This is
Gods master plan for your life This
is the summons of his church. This is
the greatest need of twentieth cen
fury Christianity.
The sanity DR.. Daniel Steele sends
the following stirring challenge to the
church: Cease living on the heroism
of the fathers, quit glorying in num-
bers, sacrificing to statistics, and
burning insence to the general min
utes. Down upon your knees, and seek
and find for yourself the secret of the
power of the fathers-a clean heart
and the endowment of power from on
high. Then arise and unfurl the ban.
ner of salvation full and free. Then
in double-quick time, charge upon the
hosts of sin and conquer the world for
! Christ" This aggressive message
from the pen of this great leader in
the church contains battlecry which
should be raised by ever soldier in the
militant army of God.
Raise on high the banner of Chris
/ tian conquest. Marshal every soldier
to its support Clothe every warrior
with all the armor of God. Let every
heart and arm be nerved with divine
strength for the conflict Let every
ear be attentive to the divine COM
mand. Hank our Master speaks! The
command rings out loud and clear:
Go we into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature" Obey,
20 militant church of the living God!
March to the conquest! March to the
victory!
onward, then, We people!
Join our happy throng,
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song
Glory, laud, and honor
Unto Christ the King,
This through countless ages
Men and angels sing"