The farmer and mechanic., 1915-05-04


gives life to the indlX idual class and
whose disfavor would WORK - imme-
date death on the contrary the
slightest evidence Of a spirit of die
tatorship on his part would aspuS.
him from leadership within year
He holds his position as president -
the World wide Union. like every
other Earaca officer. from top to bot
tom. whether in = class or an 3s<o-
citation, because elected by the uu-
hindered vote Of the men. He nigh;
lose his position any year II tn. men
SO chose. He has kept il because ~
has been true 10 his trust and has
laboTed without c"a~IEg these M f.y
years without = cent Of salary has
surrendered his oTD business 10 give
his whole time 10 this. has expended
nearly all the resources he had aecuu-
ulated. and has worn his fe bile health
70 the point Of prostra ion. all in thr
unSelflsh effort to help save men. and
these loyal men have appreciated and
admired his conseerated humble.
Soul-winniLg service for God and have
rejoiced To honor him with the Pres
ldency. And they are rot willing
now. God helping them, 10 have ms
| falthfulnesS forgotten or that after
| all these years OF sweet. urselfish ser
| vice his motives shall be unjuSjlv i'm
pusned, and his gray hairs brought
down with sorrow TO the grave God
| LII bi1 ti4sil tIltS SUbulN-
| Have done with this talk about
| Syracuse. The Baraca movement
| does not consist in or depend upon the
so-called headquarters at Syracuse
| The Baraca movement consists Of the
activities of the more than a million
men, now at work for another mil
lion men. all standing 10y their Bible
and their own Bible Schools and their
| own churches Shall this aggregate.
~ y-ty.3 700 E limo
the conquest of the world for Christ
suffer cenSure and attack because for
sooth some individual class or officer
has said or done something deserving
of reproof? Shall the many suffer for
the faults of the few? Shall we
estrange from our schools the men We
have won by so hard an effort? These
million men know that they have been
and are loyal to their churches, that
their efforts have been only to do
good and that they do not deserve the
censure elected by a few. Shall you
ask them without cause on their
part to traitorously change their
name when the name has only meant
blessing in derivation and using?
Why should Baraca class change
it's name? 1t is a good name. 1t has
been name that God has blessed
with His approval. 1t has been used
by the greatest religious movement
y
: tory. 1t has done no harm. Why
! abandon it? Loyalty is a fundamental
characteristic in every virtuous heart.
Can you cruelty good name without
l cause and at the same time inculcate
the spirit of loyalty? Do not ask a
=, class to change its name, but rather
ask it to cause the correction of any
fault that may exist. Why surrender
$ the organization for good works we
! have? Rather ask the men to reform
anything needing reformation. They
are men and will do it. 1t is not hard
: to lead them into good 1t may be
: hard to drive them to disloyalty.
: Of course, whenever there is a
! church that finally desires it's Baraca
I class to change it's name, the class
+ should do it. But before i does. both
! the class and the church should be
q sure that they have really tried the
: real Baraca plan. 1t will be an cas-.
e thing for the cause of Christ to lose
:. the gain of twent-five years by careles:
v handling of this situation. 1t is {
: matter for the individual church ant
It it's individual class. No one man ol
a set OF men can determine it.
f Baraca has appealed to men. L
V has been a blessing to them by it:
!. bigness The measure of a man is tn,
s reach of his sympathies, AS you en-
It large his heart you bless his life. Thi
is the reflex blessing Of foreign mis-
S sions. Baraca has asked young mel
e to covet the world for Christ. 1t ha
st admonished them to ask large thing
1t of God and to undertake great thin z
is for Him. This appeal is for thei
g betterment. To belong to such an or
l. ganization whose ultimate aim is t
lc have all the young men Of this cart
) in the Sunday School is an inspira
lie ton that it cannot be to belong I
l. Miss Smiths Cor Miss jones' Sun
Sc day School Class
Baraca has appealed to the braver,
= of men 1t has asked them to Wea
>, the badge, and it has made it know
of all men as the badge of members o
!, a Sunday School class. 1t has ask e.
them to courageously show their col
:, ors and carry the badge of their Sun
= day School allegiance into matters O
~ everybody life. Time was when il wa