The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-05

one of putting the church into tit con-
dition on her material side, and in her
spiritual strength. to meet the crisis
that is now upon the world.
Daring to Do the Deed.
Terse Comments on the Uniform Pray
er Meeting Topic or the Young Peo-
pies Societies christian Endeavor,
etc.-for November z: Tasks That
Are Waiting for the Church of
Christ. ''-Luke 4:14-21.
The simplest and most direct way of
profoundly serving our time and our
race is to live consistently for those
things which are true and beautiful
and ideal and divlne.s The lofty life
lifts. >a,.
Doe We next thynge." We are to
begin our service by taking up the
duty next at hand. Only on this line
of duty can we progress into wider
service. Nehemiah's splendid company
of Christian EndeavorerS built every
man over against his own house. So
should we.
We may serve Christ by serving the
church. 1t is possible for us to run
too far afield in search of special work
to do for the Master, when there are
ing us. There is something radically
wrong with the Christian Endeavor
principles of the young person who is
active and prominent in outside work
but noneffective in the affairs of his
own church.
Peter wanted to tarry on the mount
of TRANSPORTATION. He felt that he
would be Supremely bleSt if he could
remain there in the presence of the
to be so; the wise Master led the dis
ciples down to the plain, where the
sick and sordid and needy multitude
waited.
The Church as the organized, Wis
ible kingdom of Christ on earth has
great work to do. She has to fulfill
the purpose of mighty army, sweep
against organized foes. There are
tasks to be done for Christ for which
only a mighty and united church is
equal. The church, as a church has
theless. the greatest work of God
among men is to be performed, not
through the fundamentally of his
church as a whole, but through the
faithfulness of single souls that
the kingdom is to come. The one
Indispensable human factor in the di-
vine plan is the individual Christian,
witnessing and working.
We should serve men because we
love Christ.
John puts to practical test our re-
hgon- If you have, he says in sub
stance, and your brother has not, and
needs, and you do not share-why,
how dwelIeth the love of God in
stingy man? Impossible! All the loud
and elaborate professions of a man
cannot prove that the love of God is
in him. He is only a sounding brass,
if his practical deeds of charity do
not equal his declarations.
Of common welfare, and let all hearts pour
Their offering of service, till the best
That each can bring is shared by all the
rest.
Washington GLADDEN..
The test of q religion is what it
can do for the average man.-C. Sill
vester Horne.
Self sacrifice is the royal law of the
new life. Because Christ laid down
his life for u.s. I'VE ought to lay down
a high, hard teaching. but it is the
Lords. We can never enter into the
of Jesus until we have
learned how to surrender self, and
how to deny self for the sake of men
who may not be worthy, and for the
sake of the Master, who IS surely
worthy. The call of our Lord today,
cipleS who will literally lay down their
lives for Him, through tedious and
toilsome years. He needs servants
whom He can send anywhere; upon |
whom He can lay large responsibilities
as well as humble, obscure duties.