The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-03-03
CHURCH FOLK ARE TIL
AND DOING.
Sunday School Lesson and Young Peoples

mind. his whole day being tinged with
ner SO the Christian is
dominated. in deed and motive. by the |
expectation Of his Lord.
This looking-Christward attitude
deeply affects life. 1t makes one q
better person to live with. Sun |
~shlnyness. courage, h~elpfulness. pa
tlence-al qualities Of grace go along
with watchfulness. For. very clearly,
If one is ready for Christ. he is ready
FOR anything. The life lived in his
rear has no longer ears. Just as a
revival or religion ~elevates the whole
social, n commercial and civic life
OF a community, sc this expectation Of
the Lord touches inspiringly every
phase OF character.
The Makers of Social III.
Biting and tenacious are the words
OF the gentle Teacher when he ar
ra1gns the men who abuse their post
OF responsibility, and who forget their
obligations to the higher Authority
above them. They cease to watch,
and. to quote the lesson text, they
begin to beat the men servants and
the maid %ervantS and to eat and
drink, and to be drunken; the lord Of
that servant shall come in a day when
he ~expecteth not, and in an hour
when he knoweth not, and shall cut
him asunder. and appoint his portion
Win the u"n1a1tnful.'
To all perpetrators Of social i'll, to
all men who nnderpay their work
men, to all women who leave their
~dreSsmaker's and grocer's bills I'M
paid, to all owners of foul tenements
and resorts Of evil, to all makers Of
dishonest and hurtful goods. this
stern message runs as a solemn
warning from God. The fear Of God
is to be the final correction Of all ills
4 fhof nfH1of na~ VYAo~
men do business as Gods understew-
ards. whether they dig coal out Of the
earth or build hugh sky-scrapers, they
will work as those who watch for the
coming of the Lore.
A certain Pastor Russell and his fol.
lowers have predicted that our times
are to end in October of this present
year. Ten Millerites looked for the
return of the Lord a generation ago
Some devou persons are sure tina
the signs Of Christ's coming are al
being fulfilled now What say tn
Scriptures? The surest. safest wore
on the subject is to be fOund in Thu
lesson: BE We also ready, for in al
hour that We think not the Son O
man cometh." We may not know
certainly when the Lord is to return
, but we are not left uniformed con
corning our duty. which is to watch
), The Temperance Phase.
:. This Is designated as a Temperance
, lesson. The implication is that tn
watchful life will be on guard agains
r the evils of strong drink. both per
e sonal and social.
: Of course, one cannot stand guar,
Z as Christ's trusted servant, withou
r outstanding all that he opposes. T
be his friend is to be the foe of al
his enemies. AS a newspaper edito
e remarked to me a few hours age
r "Evidently, from the growth Of tenn
perance sentiment in h West, tina
+? part Of the country is decidedly relic
= iOus." He took it for granted tina
g anti-liquor activity springs primaril
from a pro-Christian spirit. Tn
surest sign Of the impending over
!, throw of the liquor traffic on n
Il continent is the u Interest G
the whole church in the subjec
Christ-animated men and women ar
daily finding new ways OF warm
Il against this enemy of society.
Filling and firing all means an
methods is the Christ-passion. Tn.
$ intense spirit is the really fOrmidabl
foe OF intemperance. Methods ma
is be matched by methods. schemes D
IS schemes. The saloon has no adeQua1
power with which to meet the deel
e. new purpose of the aroused Christian
,e who consider themselves the Wig
lantes of Christ: whose motive is 10!
TO atty to him and to all the men an
women for whom he died. They da1
,e do for patriotism and religion all tn.
a h adherentS Of this business will c
Of for gain.
is "A BASES run IfSOoTT]1eiAA
re - -
n rrcrse Comments on the Cn11Of.
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Your
PEOPLES Societies-Christfan Ia
h. deayOr. Etc. for March S-"Ho
to Prevent Poverty" Ps. 7S:l-1
ID nv William r. Ellis.)