Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-06-01

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Golden Text: "Come over into Mace
donia, and help us."-Acts 16: 8.
L. The Call of the West.
Paul was a tireless traveller. He
ever heard the call of the cities and
lands beyond. Busy strengthening
the churches in Asia Minor, he hears
the call into Macedonia. Later he is
saying to himself, 4 must see Rome"
And still farther west lies Spain and
other "regions beyond" "The Call of
the West" to Paul, was the challenge
to meet new opportunities for ser
vice. He might have said, "Let these
people look after themselves, am
busy enough here" But he did net
evade his responsibility.
The West is calling men today.
There are those who think it is des
tined to control our entire country.
They believe it is now shaping our
policies in government, business, ed
ucation and religious effort. They
think that the old supremacy of The
East is gone, never to return. Ger
tainly the middle West is prime
factor in our national life. Its great
cities Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, and
score of lesser ones have immense
power.
Think of the religious problem of
the West Much of our life there is
still in the gristle. Fortunes are in
the making. A mighty army of
young people is forever marching in
to the business and social life there.
How shall their home ideals be pre-
served? How shall they be kept loyal
to God and active in the service of
the church? How shall they be made
to realize the values in institutions
like the church and the public school?
Are we not needing still the preachers
of righteousness, of christian living
and service, of responsibility to God?
IL. "The Man of Macedonia"
The "man of Macedonia" is calling
US today. Who is he and what does
he say? How do you answer him?
How does your church seek to help
him? What is at stake in making
reply?
The "man of Macedonia" today is
the immigrant. He is seeking to
learn our customs and secure the ben
efits of our life. The man of Ma
cedona" is the black man. There are
100000 of them today. They are
seeking for their chance in the great
republic. Then ther is the Indian, the
remnant of those brave fighters who
tried to keep the white man out of
their domains. The Indian is not de-
creasing in numbers today and he de-
serves the best from our hands. There
is also an army of dependent, disabled,
defective, degenerate people who lift
their cry to the churches and to the
nation today. There is the cry of the
toiler who demands a larger share in
the products of labor and capital.
There is the cry of the educated man
who seeks to lead the multitude.
There is the cry of the competent and
of the wealthy. The "man of Mace
donia" has many representatives to-
day. How shall we answer him?
What shall we do for him?
III. The Business Woman.
he first convert in Macedonia was
woman named Lydia, seller of
purple. There are more women in
some form of business life today than
ever before. The number is increas-
ing. The war in Europe has thrown
more work upon women than they
have been accustomed to do before.
They are engaged in occupations
which previously were thought open
to men only. Probably not all of
them will leave these occupations
when the war is over. There will be
new era in the work of women.
The business woman today has
proved that she has strength of char
acter to meet the peculiar temptations
which comes her., She needs, how
ever, as before, the shelter and en-
couragement of the home and the
power of a christian life to keep her
true. We shall only weaken our ma
tional life if womanhood loses its
purity and purpose in the turmoil of
this life today. Are you making it
any easier for the business women
you know? Are you helping them to
meet the temptations that come to
them? Are you trying to make easier
the work of the young woman who
has come from the country side 10 the
town or city work? Are you bringing
her the message of the Master and the
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