El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-28

teIed a telegram, and made a lie about
Inc alteration At the same time,
IoOllsh King, thinking to augment his
power, played into the hands of the
man who altered the telegram, and
lnese Two caused the -Prussian
war and 1t is still being fought For
Set spirituality, and somehow there is
a power that comes down and we pay
for it: The laws of life are inexor-
aoIe. Ihere is no such thing as an
acton that has not its results. Deep
down, behind all, there is a moving
sIIeam ordered by mighty power,
force; call this God. Father, what you
like, there is this great force and per-
haps we shall learn it in these days of
darkness.
The Value of Sacrifice.
l think we shall learn the value OF
SacflIlce' too. 1 keep hearing from
Illends across the water. They write
that SO men have gone from this
churcn' 49 from that Bible class, 20
being recruited from the churches.
Inc same thing applies on the contra
ally side. There is this great sacri-
nee OF Ire Tor what is believed to be a
value of sacrifice. We are too easy
in our ideals of life. We dislike the
difficult days. We have objected to
the burden bearing. We have thought
that the days should be days of sun
shine We are asking from the state
this, that and the other benefit.
think we shall learn as the dark days
go on that life is not taking, but Civ
ing, not being served but serving.
If we believe that Jesus Christ is
distinct from the rest of mankind, If
We believe that He is the son of God,
born, guided, through life and dying
miraculously-if we believe that, we
must, if we are logical, believe that
his words are true and that his teach
iEgs are infallible. If Jesus is the son
and teacher and anointed guide. then
his words are true, and you can't get
zaWay from it. He says, IF thine
enemy strike thee on one cheek, turn
to him the other also" II we are
orthodox, how are we going to get
away from it? How are we going to
get out Of it, Every church in Eng
land is sending its men to fight and
every church in England is teaching
its men, IF thine enemy smite thee
on one cheek, turn to him the other"
How are we going to get out OF II
They are hunting with the hounds and
running with the hare. There is no
way out of it except this: Either say
that Jesus was not right, and we are
not going to follow him-or say that
it is impossible to follow him. That
il. say that God has set an example
that is impossible to follow
Churches HIVE Hard Problem.
Now, friends, the churches have got
we have got to do lot OF 1t. Goa
help US to do it, 1t is a task that
needs a great deal of the spirit. He
that is in the night, and hath no light,
le- him rely upon his God" But, after
all when we have done this hard
thinking, that is, if we viii do this
thinking, we shall find all these dark
days very bright and helpful
/ am a firm believer in difficulty.
am a great believer in hard tasks
and am thankful after it is over that
I have had hard tasks to do I am al
ways thankful for them, and so are
you. Great eternal spirit Help US
in these days of darkness and night.
ard through our struggling Let US bear
in mind the words of the anthem we
have heard this morning: Rest comes
at length, though life be long and
dreary, the day must dawn Cor else
everything else is vain) All journeys
end in welcome to the weary, and
heaven, the hearts true home, will
come at last. God help us in our
Journey toward that hearts true
hCme'