The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-08-12
PLEA BY
REV. l.. j. CHRISTLER.
(From the Advertiser-Jou Au-
Ia11.

(From the Advertiser-Journal, Au-
burn, N. Y.
Rev. Leonard j. Christler of
Havre, Montana, formerly assistant
pastor of St. Peters Episcopal
church, delivered an interesting ser
mon on "The Child of the Church
and the Child of the State" at the
l l O'Clock service at StJohn's Epis-
copal church yesterday morning.
On account of Mr.. Christler's pop
ularity, the church was filled with
many people of other denomina-
tions. Rev. Guy P. Burleson, rector
OF the church, officiated at Com
munion services.
Mr.. Christler, known in the west
as Bishop of all outdoors" is now
engaged in doing missionary work
in Montana, being located in what
is known as the Milk River valley
His work covers several hundred
miles in area. He has been engaged
in missionary work in North Dakota
Reference to his service was made
by Mr.. Christler.
Nine years ago Mr.. Christler end
ed his services in Auburn and set
out for the West. He had a num-
Der OF different offers but chose the
mission field, as he felt that he
should give part of his life to mis-
sion service, as the need for minis
ters in that branch of the service
was great. His departure OCCASION
ed regret, as Mr.. Christler was con-
sidered one of the most popular
clergymen who ever resided in that
city.
Tenth Year as Missionary.
Within few weeks Mr.. Christler
will begin his tenth year as mis-
sionary. At first the bishop of Mon
tana assigned him to the northern
part of the state in the Milk River
Valley, with headquarters at Havre.
He then had charge Of six mission
stations with several hundred miles
between them. His field has grown
since then, as the population of the
state increased and travelling facili-
ties grew better. Mr.. Christler's
field is now one of the largest in
the country, extending from the
Canadian border to the Missouri
river and from the Dakota line to
the Rocky mountains. In covering
his territory Mr.. Christler has met
with many thrilling and varied ex-
periences. He has suffered hard
ships and has rescued mems lives.
Mr.. Christler described an enor-
nous engine generating power to
turn hundreds of wheels and drive
hundreds of machines, to heat and
light and furnish motive power for
hundreds to exc out living. He
spoke of the different parts to the
engine and said that in order for
the machine to run smoothly it was
necessary for every part to be per-
feet.
GAS the cylinder, the fly wheel
ism of the engine, so also it is with
Christler said. "The cylinder, the
human mind, the fly wheel the hui
man soul, and the shaft the body,
Joined fifty together cut and carved
from the mountain of truth by
Gods eternal law of right adjust
ment maketh \ the man or the
woman capable of doing mighty
work in the vast unreasonable field
of duty and service around us. The
perfection of the parts produces the
perfection of the whole. If we
choose we can shirk our RESPONSE
bility, but then we can never reach
perfection, and we cannot expect to
touch our careers with the finger of
right human progress.
Places Value on Worship.
ITO be child of the church is
to place value upon worship, sacra-
ments and the Bible, through which
God unseals his lips and speaks to
our immoral souls. If it were pos
sible to keep the child of the church
and the child of the state one, then
we would have more of the grand
qualities of both, qualities of love,
enlarged life, intensified ambitions
which would tend to relieve the
hungering, thirsting humanity and
promote a Christian civilization.
In these SOLDERING days to be a
child of the state is to lay stress on
the sacredness of American Citizen
ship, but as long as we keep pray
ing for peace with eyes upturned to
the skies while our hands are be-
hind us making the cannon, shap-
ing the artillery and guns that make
warfare possible, destroy human
life. decastate homes and bring sor-
row and suffering and poverty; we
shall find our inconsistencies hind
erlng our progress in working out
the functions Of our government,
the principles of pure democracy
and all things for which America
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