The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-15
LAUGHTER WILL
HEAL TROUBLES
RELIGION OF JOY BEING PREACH.
ED AT GRAND FORKS
MEETINGS.

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Grand Forks, n. D., March 15.--The
nan who goes about this world look
Ing as though he had just eaten a bad
thinner when thousands of persons on
every hand are y~earning for a pleas
ant word and a CHEEKY good morning
is the man who needs christianizing
IN the belief of the team OF experts
who are conducting the Men and Re-
igion Forward movement meetings in
Grand Forks this week.
Two members of the team declared
from the pulpit in the First Presby-
terian church that the man with the
long race Is not necessarily pious no
matter Row many times he may attend
church on Sunday o no matter how
many times he may appear to shed
copious tears during the m
The man with q smile is the man
worth while, the experts contended.
Laughter, they predicted, will rule the
World-good pure laughter mingled
with the sunshine that radiates from
the 0 " of Jesus Christ in mems
hearts,
The speakers yesterday were Charles
x. Drum, DR.. !. ]. Lansing and Yutakl
Minakuchi.
Dr. Drum entered the church with a
smile, He beamed his welcome while
ne talked. He warmed mems hearts.
Inc Japanese expert, Yutaki Nina
Kuchl, possesses one Of those broad
orienta smiles-a sort of a grin eff
teet on the men in the pews. He told
OF the love Of God that passeth all un-
uerstanding. He did not relate his
story with a long face, but told It as
though he was brim full of happiness.
Inc meeting this morning was cal
culated to make men see the bright
SIDE OF Life and it did. There wasn't
Ions, -sorrowful face in the church
when the service closed. This session
was one continual round of sunshine
n the usual revival weep" did not
creep in to mar the CHEEKY settinr.
LoVsIess Religion False.
Religion without love is ridicu-
lous," declared DR.. +. j. Lansing.
Tn world is greatly lacking in
love-" he continued. "God is love n
we must have God in u hearts.
PERSONS who go to church often
n never smile have not the true
spirit OF the Master in their hearts.
they are not filled with love and the
absence of love causes friction and
ina why We have SO many church
q~uarrels.
Laughter is the only thing that will
heal these really funny little roubles
in this world. Laugh long and Ioud
and this world will laugh with Won.
This world is not really a glad
world Il hna@~o1, -z.Y-F--. -.
tempting to be glad.
we see so many pious men and
Women-that is they try TO make us
believe they are piouss by weeping ev-
cry chance they get. That is not be-
ing a christian. We can all see the
sunshine through the clouds il we
look in the right direction.
Let us live, be happy and love. .
Jesus Christ said, early in his min
istry, Rejoice and be exceedingly
glad This is one Of the greatest
teachings in the bible.
,.. Live Like Christ.
THE real social service must be in
spired by the example set by Jesus
Christ on the earth. And he said 10
rejoice and be happy. He lived as
men DO on this earth. He had his
troubles and some happiness and ne
loved. Jesus met everything that hui
man beings meet and his character
was n Of direct relationship to the
People. He was truly a spiritual man.
Every spiritual man that we find in
our churches today is a treasure.
Jesus Christ lived with men yet
ne e dissipated. He shared all
things that men share in this world
except marriage and he expressed his
good will toward that. He was relat-
ed to rich and poor alike. He loved
everybody and everything, and until
we can open our hearts to that same
we have yet to become spiritual in
the real meaning of the word.
Rejoice and Be Glad.
"Men and women who display their
temper at times are often criticised in
the pulpit and by evangelists. / be-
lteve that people are virtually more
spiritual when they are being tossed
up n down LIES rough sea h a
at any other time. Persons can be
spiritual and yet show a whole lot of
temper.
1t makes mt smile when I look at
come men that are called spiritual.
They do not look happy. They think
they are looking spiritual when they
pretend to be serious all the time.
They take themselves seriously. If