The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-14

the old pride and indulgencess and
selfish ambetions. 1t takes all there
is of a man to be Christian.
Why did not Christ say take up
the sword? Multitudes vii WELD the
sword that will not bear the cross.
You take the sword the cross to full
| fill your duties. The sword is eXter.
nal the cross must be OF the inner
life. Here is the Fundamental diff
erence between MohammeGanlsm and
Christianity; one was promoted by
ccmpulslon, the other by kindness;
the one is victory Of conquest, lha
other Of character.
There are many fields for service
in every department OF life. We can
improve the material and physical
conditions. Last winter in Chicago
10000 children attended the public
schools from day to day with scarcely
enough food to keep them from starv.
ing.
Then there is the work of promo
ing the intellectual welfare in our
schools aud cottages. Great credit
is due the schools teachers who puts
uer soul into her work and comes out
at the close of the year pale and care
worn. Let us hope the time will com
when our niggNrdly policy for CON
,ensation will be abandoned and tn
salary Of teachers will be continuat
trough the entire year. ...
Still mere important is the train
1g Of the children in the home. W
ave schools for training nj artists
stencgmphers, scientists and NUS
clans. Why not fer the fittms .
motherhood? II a mother dies, tn
state will provide place for the cIIlI
dren in an orphan ASYLUM. Why no
do more to keep the mother from dy
ing and restore her TO health?
And what shall We say of the great
work Of bringing together the hon"
less children and the abolishng OF
child labor in the mines and factories?
oh, that We might hear, as Mrs Brown
ing has said. "The cry Of the children
May we do something for them, like
the brave senator from Indiana who
has been striving for several sessions
10 get bill through congress to free
the 100000 children in the mines anu
factories of America.
Theu there is the great. BLACK
scOurge, the social evil, the organ
lied white slave tralllCe, with & leader
called Dig Chief that hIs its agi -
scattered over every section OF our
country 1t is bringing thousands III
to slavery beside which the bondage
OF the negroes was glorious freedom
In like manner the battle is OIL all
over our land against the liquor traiIl2
Between It and the church there can
ne nc compromise. 1t is a battle TO
he death, one or The other must So
Town.
But more important still is the work
, Q! moral and spiritual regeneration
i We need whole gospel for whole
I world. What would it mean II The
membership OF cur home churches
could be imJuCd with 4 passion Tor
! souls such rs has inspired the neaFt'
! # missionaries to so to foreign fields
The great Crusade is on. Godtrcy'
lIcuIl!ou, Richard Occur de Leon aud
| Raymond Of Toulouse, hnre passed
lway.NNo longer does the band OF the
,astled Rhine ard the storied D1na52
,rho with the hymns and shouts OF
he Crusaders. But to us God has
;lven q far greater mission. 'Not 10
escue The empty tomb OF q dead
'hrist, bnt under tho leadership oil
he living, reiguing Son CT God, the
prince Imperial of heaven, to go forth
pon mission of salvation and sac
ifice 10 needy world"