The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-21
SELF|SHNESS To
CHURCH IS FELT
Devotion to Christ Measured by
Sacrifices and Service

ieopio who can buy chewing gum
tobacco, tickets for the thcat,r. candy.
JcWclrN, and automobiles could if they
loved treir Master as much as they
care Tor thcmsclN as, give "A great deal
more than they do for missions. cduca-
tlonal and other lines of Christian
work. said Rev. G. J.. Adams at the
Calumet NJ. T., church yesterday i'm his
sermon dcducel from the theme "Sift-
Ing the False Disciples from the True" "
The t"Nt was John 6-GG' From that
time, man OF his disciples went back
ana walked no more with him.
Continuing, Roy. Adams said.
Great popular movements have
their drawbacks. They begin well and
for time ii seems as II nothing could
stay their progress. But when the
FIRST burst of enthusiasm is over and
the real work and sacrifice begin then
can We judge more accurately their
real strength or weakness. Those who
| give themselves TO such movements
| for the sake ol principle will stay by.
/
l'ause OF popularity or TO gain personal
advantage will soon abandon them
land the ordinary tests of life sft men
most effectively separating the true
from the false And all this finds an
Illustration i'm the incident in the lifa
and work of Jesus from which uui
text is chosen.
We note the things that draw men
| TO :csus Christ. Some are drawn to-
ward him because of the crowd. 1t T.
not II matter of conviction but a desire
to he ON the side of the ma iority. That
| was true of many who Joined in the
procession when Jesus made his royal
entry unto Jerusalem and shouted:
| 'liosanna: Blessed is he that Comctn
in the name of the Lord Later some
Of these same people joined the crowd
| that rovilcd the Master as nc huug
| upon the cross.
| When the Roman emperor. Constdr-
| tine. accepted the lOrdship Of Jesus
Christ ana joined the church he pop
uarizcd Christianity ana thousands Of
| half converted hcathcns struNc TO he
! admitted as members of the church. II
was the beginning of that SOWING
which produced the harvest of the
dark ages.
More than one church in the city of
| Washington has been lifted into prom
J incncc, relieved of debt and given a
| new lease of life because the president
decided TO make that his place OF wor-
ship
| some are drawn toward Jesus Christ
for the sake of personal gain. The
crowds that sought Jesus as recorded
in our context hoped that he would
furnish them "A breakfast as he had
fed them the night before. multiply
| ing few loavcs and fishes. Captured
| by the enthusiasm of the hour they
I wanted to make him king, a bread anu
! butter king. one who could end their
! labors and hardships and usher in the
golden day of luxury, supplying them
with all sorts of good things TO eat aud
drink They had no hunger for tn"
bread of life We seek me said Jesus
not because yc saw the miracles but
because Nc did cat of the loavcs ana
were filled
some people talk about rice Chris
tians' in the mission fields and 1t may
/ bc confessed that there are such in
: those far away lands. But they are
not all in China and India. | fear there
are some in Michigan and perhaps a
/ few in Calumet What shall we say ar
! those people who ask themselves:
/ What church shall join" and find an
answer i'm the probable luaNcS ana
fishes that they see coming Their way
trade, gocicty, office?
Some are drawn toward Jcsu"
/ Christ because of what he is. They be-
| licve him to bc the Son Of God. the
! Savior of men, the Master of lie. ana
! they have given themselves 10 Him
without reserve. The twelve entered
upon the service of their Master out
of principle, not because ii was popu'
lar on promised large returns to them.
They became disciples bcfor, his day
of popularity. some of them even be-
fore his days Of miracle WORKING
Many today are devoting themselves
I to the service Of Jesus Christ without
hope of wealth or position or sotidl
standing and these can always be de-
pended on to do their best In all the
work of the church.
! Men sometimes take oliensC AT thS
message of the modern prophet ot the
! ord and threaten To leave the churCn.
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