The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-23

other chance. but a hard-hearted So
cial order which helped 70 put them
there. often says them nay"
| Second, the kingdom OF God win
grow by substitution. Listen again:
''The kingdom OF God IL not food and
| drink: but righteousness and peace
and Joy IN the Holy Spirit For he
| that In these things serves Christ. is
well-pieasing to God and approved oy
men" (Romans 14-17.)
Alongside OF vanishing evil there
must grow up practical righteousness.
This kind Of righteousness refers to
the Christians life. not In relation to
! God. but TO fellow-naan. II means
just dealing. applied Christianity. OF;
the good Samaritan sort The distin-
gushing mark Of the religion OF Je-
sus is it's consideration for others.
This is not only the Lords bust
ness but he has made It the churches
business. 'It Is not In word but in
power" We need Q constructive gos-
pei.
II win involve restitution Of rights
to the downtrodden. and not sort
OF salve to conscience In the way OF
associated charities" This, Of course,
can come only by a change OF ideals.
which comes through tha Spirit or
God.
The methods OF this warfare are
not those OF crusades, nor OF British
suffragettes. but through the moral
dynamic OF public sentiment which Is
mightier, able to cast down the prin-
cipalities OF evil.
This sort OF righteousness will
stand the scrutiny OF critics whe can
easily detect the counterfeit right
eousness. the professional from the
genuine. the church kind from the
Christ kind" as "Pollyanna" puts It.
1t is amazing how perfunctory our
efforts to save men at distance
when our brothers and sisters are dy
ing at our doors and slipping into
hell Am I not my brothers keep
er?'' Can I shirk all responsibility for
these lost lives?
The Woman's Suffrage.
VIII the woman's suffrage mean the
increasing of the kingdom OF practi-
cal Righteousness? Is that what these
women mean--"thy kingdom Gomez"
Win their hands be against the bar
room and brothel, and extended to
help the child and the outcast? If so,
they have come to tho Kingdom for
such a time as this, and God speed
them.
This sort OF righteousness and this
peace in the matter except through
war. To dwell at ease IN Zion means
death not peace. We can make no
armistice with evil, and no treaty
with the devil. There is no discharge
In this war. IT is either fight or turn
traitor and join the Iscariots and Ben
edict Arnolds.
But the fruit OF the Spirit is love, |
Joy, peace. temperance, long life. hap
piness. health. Thus it will turn out
that the meek shall inherit the
EARTH
Third, the kingdom OF God must |
grow by addition.
Adding on your part all diligence, |
in your faith supply virtue, and in
virtue. knowledge; and In knowledge, !
self control: and in self-controi pa
thence, and in patience, goodness; and /
in goodness, brotherly affection: and
in brotherly affection, love. For if
these things are yours, and abound. |
they cause that We shall not be Idle |
nor unfr' t<,l." e Pet 1:5)
How long will it take us to learn |
that faith by itself is putrefied. The |
repugance is deep and abiding in the I
world against religion as a profess !
sion, but as a calling and life it is as !!
fresh as the dew OF morning! The
happy is because they are stagnant |
pools when they are meant to be |
flowing riversi We are just learn
ing to do social work along the lines
of Christ, that, is, by putting self into |
it. Our mission work has often been /
too much upon stills. We have in
suited the poor by handing out the
gospel with a long handled spoon! We
need now to cast the net on the right |
side Of the boat. and our churches
will be full and our empty lives win be
full CT fruit.
christ's Great Picture.
Christ drew the picture Of the true
way to do missionary work in the 25th
chapter of Matthew: Il was sick and
We visited me. I was in prison and
We came unto me-" etc No amount
Of preaching can possibly cover neg
lect OF the personal touch, the SYM
pathetic interest. "for Christ's sake!"
With this love in the heart no black
man nor foreigner will be too repul-
stve for our ministration. but In each
one we will welcome an opportunity
to do a favor for Christ, even as Sir
Launfal learned 10 see Him In the
foul leper. To be happy you need to
learn Of Christ and not from a cold
society. Cultivate usefulness and the
sympa HES. Get under the burdens
OF the people with vote and influence
Many Ways to Begin.
There are some small ways you
might begin: For instance there are
many mothers who cannot attend ,
church services for years. on account
OF the baby Why not form volun-
teer nurse brigade. and take the baby
an hour and let these tired mothers
attend worshi pat time when they
SO much need Il? It is practical and
needs only a few who will do !. We
have room for a nursery and few
beds can be had easily. and the
mothers could bring their own carts
Or. why not let our officers visit