El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-20
button of the goods of life"
Providing for Preachers.


The old echoes in the new today
special interest in providing living
wage and pensions for preachers seems
like a paraphraSe of the repeated state
ments in this particular history, con-
corning the portion of the Levities-
They, the priestiy tribe, were not CIV
en- an allotment like the others, out
were to be the special care Of all, Tor
their ministry was to the whole people
The narratives reiteratiOn of this point
is really impressive.
There is place, an indispensable
place. for the minister in society. We
need him more than we need any mer-
chant For his business is to keep
alive that element of life which lifts
human society above the brute ere
alton. Any one who has studied the
history of the west is aware that
among all the pioneers no shaping
hand has left deeper impress than
that of the preacher. The problem OF
securing an adequate supply of the
right kind Of ministers, and of main
tanning them on a proper scale to the
end of their days, belongs to the realm
of good citizenship, as well as Of re-
HgiOn.
The Old Hero's Plea.
While the distribution of the land
was under way, old Caleb, with the
privilege OF long friendship. asked a
special favor of his cOmrade Joshua
We may say he was exercising pull"
But Why2 Did he want tat slice of
q .
Was he asking to be let in on the
ground flOOr2 Not Caleb. He craved
as a SPECIAL boon, Give me giants and
hill country to conquer"
We lift up our heads as we look at
the old hero. Our blood courses faster
and our nerves Jingle Here is this
brave scout of As years ago still true
20 type he was courageous then; he
IS Just as courageous now The fire
or youth is IN his eve; there is no dead
line" except for deadened hearts.
The race is slandered by those who
say that everybody is looking for an
easy job, soft snap" Far from it.
Inere Is that IN the common heart
which responds to the call to hardship.
What war among freemen ever failed
of volunteers The hardest mission
fields find il easiest TO get recruits.
One reason that church work does not
prosper more is that it has been estab-
nshed too much upon a basis of indulg-
ing and cOddhng Christians. If mem
bers were given harder tasks the re-
Spouse would be better. Phillips Brooks
knew the heart of man when he sound
ded the trumpet call. DO not pray for
easy lives pray to be stronger men
Do not pray for tasks equal to your
powers; pray for powers equal TO your
tasks
Early Case Of ssRecaIv
An early instance of recall is in
this lesson story. Look back As years,
to kadesh-Barnea- Do you see the
Israelites voting down Caleb and
Joshua and their repOrt2 They dis
credited these men utterly. in fact
tried to mob them. Now, where are
those vOters2 And where the winning
ticket Of 10 spies2 All. the decision has
been recalled, the judgment reversed.
and Joshua and Caleb, comrades in
conquest are indicated before the ma
ton. As has been true countless times
since, the minority was right and the
majority was wrong
That is the fashion of history. The
martyr fires of yesterday are the bea-
con lights of today. The real victOrs,
all down the centuries. have been those
VINO dared stand fast by truth and con-
science The Promised Isand-alI prOm-
ised lands-may surely be won let US
stand by that faith in God and man,
and never desert the eternal program
for the moments advantage. It seems
far cry from Israel in Egypt, horde
of slaves, to Israel triumphing in
Canaan, but that is only typical of
Gods program for human life