The Washington times., 1913-05-10

plains how we may overcome the
world, and In the succeeding verse the
| accounts for the seeming success of
worldlings. The secret of unworidliness
Is given In Col. So, and we are told how
! TO use the world properly in Cor. 5.3I.
and Dow to live In the world In Titus
| z:E THAT We grieve the Heavenly
rather II We love. the world alone Is
Droasht out In Jas. A. and Matthew IN
1e:as proronnds the great question con-
eernfng woridliness. The great chapter
IN Romans (tweifth). called the Chris
tian Endecyor Chapter, enjofns US not
20 , pe ,conrormed to the things Of this
world This wonderful Injunction 10
ri3nteousness should be read In evvry
evening.
IHOUGHTLETS ON THE TOPIC.
When we find we have lost our cus-
tomary zeal for the thinGs Of the
cnurcn and the Christian Endeavor So
icy. .nd We may well look into our lives
ana society have not been usurped by
some worldly ambitions or actiyitiea :,
II sucn De the case, the way to ret
,s PACK 70 love God and not the world d
prayeT ds1sy sne reading Of His word ana
- Ian Enceavor pledge. We mieht add
70 tnis ready willingness s.to 40 vbaf-
ever he would like to have US do. -
or s, sar.1 y answer to the prayer. the ways
we hear great deal these dsys .hor,
ss- sssrvlce- Service for Christ and the
Try ii. an "orionness-
Don't let anybody fancy TO-
ment that the topic teacbeo ~.
CnnStian must wear a yardsttcL
aG oe soody-goody all the time ~
,opic u means simply that Christian, cere
CHri.t Chr noso oso 70 put the world nrst and
always, and then These other sh,n
vii be added Above All cshAs
0nsistans IN, have q right to be p,esss,s
anu sunshiny. and they are inyariahiv
iowerx ,ney m are the right kind Of fol-
a race was about to be run sc.&u
eo al ABOUT the course were a lot -
olo wneeibarrows left there bv wo-S
nen ~ the day before. The attendsns.
barrnw. usek sss removed all the wheel
runners could easily see fhe ohs,sa,o
Sno get around II. and feeling fhsr ~
oarrow would be so HANDY after ~
AVA 'nat II would be a pity to cart n
race was begun. and one Of the IN
mrs, who was in the lead fsiJsng y
e.cape the obstacle, stumbled over ,to
hheeioarrow r,h and fell, causing fboee
and "a ame arter him likewise to ran.
I. E1 ene race was ended almost beforc
y was begun, and no one receivers ~
prl1e: The race track NAV - 80 -
SSa.u SSu 70 our lives. and the old whesI-
barrow may be named love OF por,srs
greed for gain desire for soc,:,
presuge' love Of pleasure" etc. We
femoxe tsn them from life's course WIN
.ne exception of only one or two which
we Just can't" eliminate. IL seems
tr1m aT our lives. The race is starteS
All, All goes Wen for a while. and then
while We are running the raca--sn.;
serving Him loyalty, suddenly tbsra
~. .ooms up ahead or US on the conrss
IN .ne oid wheeibarrow. let US say. -jove
OF pleasure and before we can a.
Gape II 1t has tripped us up and onr
He HIS race Is spoiled. our service Of
atim IS at an end and We are too
ashamed and discouraged to get N
and start again Let us. tberefos.p
o,s eI9ndie out OF our life courses these
old stumbling blocks without DELAY
ana ieave the track clear and free
from obstacles. that We may run Itfe.s
race. and, reaching the heayenIy goal
near tne Masters We'll done, zooi
a. ana faithful servant: enter. thou into
the JOY Of thy Lord '