The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-05-24

ana dam his treacherou5 batteries
without winking
Tall men. sun-crOwned. who live
above the fog.
In public duty and in private think
ing"
This - the KIND of men we need
IN every department of life, CONNER
cial, political, social and religious,
men who will stand for principles,
men who will serve and not seek to
be served. men who will use their in
fluence for the uplift OF humanity
and the glory of God. The love of
pleasure, the desire for power, the
greed for gold have all conspired to
crush humanity and cause it to for
get that there is a God who sits in
judgment upon the acts of men. The
recent sea disaster is an illustration
of the utter disregard for human life
in the mad race for wealth. The
present industrial conditions that
prevail all over the world is another
illusti alton of the way men with
power and with money regard hui
man life. Hundreds of thousands of
men, women and children who work
in factories. in mineh and on rail-
roads are no more than serfs and
slaves. And thousands of them are
killed each year because people and
adequate preparations have not been
made to safeguard their lives. And
this condition of things prevail be-
cause the world is placing a higher
value on money getting, than it does
ON mems lives and on their souls.
One of our great statesmen has said
"You shall not press down the crown
of thorns upon the brow of labor,
You must not cruelty the great COM
mon people upon the cross of gold.'
The church must teach the world
the brotherhood of man in Jesus
Christ, that men must be Just and
merciful toward each other.
God measures the value of life,
when he says "What shall man be
profited, if he shall gain the whole
world and forfeit his lief" Again
God measures the value of a soul
when he gave his own son to die the
crhel death on Calvary's tree, that
man might he saved. II one life is
worth a whole world with all its
treasure and one soul worth the
blood OF the son of God, how impor-
tant that Christ's church teach men
the value of human life and the hui
man soul. According TO the meas
ure We do this, we are the light of
the world.
>. In the second place the church
is to inspire men with faith in Jesus
Christ. Christ is the great head of
the church, her captain and leader.
All of the glory and honor for the
success of,the church must be siv-
en- unto Him. The evidence of God )
hand is everywhere around us in
and vet men do not recog-
ni2e il: Gods providences are all
around us in this world. and men en-
lov his good without gratitude. Gods
saving grace through his own dear
son is extended to men and they Ie-
iect ii and trample ON the blood Of
Christ as though it were IA little
thing. The world needs great
Saviour because its sin is great. aad
i has a great Saviour in Jesus
Christ. The church must magnify
and glorify his name. Like John the
Baptist IT must cry out Behold the |
amb of God that taketh away The
,in Of the world" Jesus came to seek
md to. save that which was loss, /
The whole world was lost in dark
ness and sin, The light of the World ,
IN Jesus. Like sunshine at noon
iav his glory shone in. The LIGHT of
he world Is Jesus"
Some day when life's journey IS
ended and life's work is done we will
meet our Lord and Saviour face TO
face. Then we will east our crowns
at his feet and sing the redemption
song, and give unto Him all the nou-
)r, the praise and the glory. Lei us
now eXhdlt our Christ, let us now
show the world We believe in him. lie.
rs bring all of life's love, services
and eifts. all of it, trophies and Law
hem at the feet of Jesus and point
lhe world unto him and say "Behold
he lamb Cf God This il our Saw
our our Chiist, and our king. Il
ne shall do this we will bring the |
world to believe in him.
3. In the third place the church |
must be the LIGHT of the world in
hat II must give it vision of a lite |
beyond the grave. The scripture
says that "where there is no vision
he people perish We need vision
'or this life. and we need to see by
he eve of faith the city not made
with hands. which hath fOunduninr.
whose builder and maker is God.
Some men have no higher concep-
ion of life than the beasts that eat
'ut OF the trough and wallow in the