Evening journal., 1916-02-19
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NANhiHtANAs AfAA AfAf1 - 49, -
the midst Of the opportunities and
possibilities OF our modern life, SUI
rounded on all hands By suffering and
need. no one can plead a lack Of ave-
nues for the exercise OF his powers.
The need now is not so much position
for preparation. as it is preparation
for position. II great fields for human
activity have been disclosed along
commercial and professional lines, It
is none the less true In the realm OF
the moral and spiritual. 1t is better
to live today with the manifold pos
slbilities for service than TO have sat |
IN that upper room at Pentecost In /
vention has girded the earth with
bands and tracks Of iron and steel
so that the entire world Is almost a
neighborhood Calcutta and Peking
are nearer New York today than Phil
adelphia was century ago. The rise
or fall Of any land or people must
have its corresponding influence upon
every other. No man liveth unto
himself nor dleth unto himself
In the time when the large proper
tion OF our people lived in sparsely
settled rural districts. the influence
OF the one upon the other was COM
paratively small. But now, as men
are crowded into great cities with
all the interdependence of CONNER
cial, industrial and social life. the
possibilities for retrogression and In
jury. and likewise for usefulness and
beneficence are vastly multiplied.
But some are trying TO excuse them
selves from responsibilities by saying
Il make no. profession OF religion" ="
But this does not decrease one whit
our accountability. No one Of us is
to be judged by his profession. but by
I his opportunities. unto him that
knoweth to do good, and doeth II not,
It is sin" Some seem to think that
as long as they make no claim Of be-
ing a Christian they can do as they
please. But becoming a Christian does
; not increase our load. it simply helps
- us to bear the burdens we already
have.
And others. too. make excuses by
saying that their talents are not spir-
itual in their nature. Yet God does
not call us to account for the kind
Of our ability. it is for the quantity of
i our ability. Unto whom much is
+. gwen will much be required" There
n Is no faculty that cannot render valu-
. able service. Religion is not a peculiar
kind OF work. but il is a peculiar way
1 OF doing all kinds of work. Supposing
y for example. young man plans in
n his earlier career to become foreign
missionary, but as he studies more
carefully into his character and capa-
lbilities. he finds that the bent of his
I talents Is toward a commercial, rath-
q er than a clerical life. He goes into
p banking. and succeeds in earning q
v large salary Now, Judged from the
,s standard OF God. not OF man, has this
a one any more right to use fifty thou
,e sand dollars a year simply for his
ir own ease and enjoyment than II h'
e. ere missionary on six hundred
dollars a year2 In other words. ha
his change of profession in any sens
ALTERED his accountability TO God? Tn
h minister In the pulpit has no more re
sponsibillty for the salvation OF tn
I" ungodly than the man of equal abilit
NJ In the pew.
~ There is no kind OF talent that Go
cannot use to advantage. ! sometime
envy the business man his opportur
ity TO 20 forth and earn money 70
~ Christian work Ten such men IN tn
- East supported for several years
Christian worker in American col
leges. Through the efforts and infiu
ence OF his work hundreds OF colleg
% men were won to Christ. Who ca
say that the reward does not just a
o' truly belong to the business man VIII
NC toiled to keep the worker in the iel
as TO him who had the talent for pul
n, lie speaking. and saw more directl
- the results OF his endeavors? But
general acceptance on the part o
m Christian people of this great truu
'e' that God will hold each one respons
- BILE for his talent no matter what I
'n kind. would revolutionize moder
=, Christianity. We see then that a
O." alike are under this great law. Thel
.. are no exceptions. IL cannot
-. eyaded or avoided.
~ Is there. then. any freedom fro
~ the burden. any method of lighenir
the load? Please God. there is; 70
~, II not. the weight would be unendu
~. able First. we tighten this burdS
~ by imbibing a love for service. "
remember the operation OF this pri
ciple in the experience Of Jacob. "At
~ Jacob served seven years for Rach
ae and they seemed unto him but fe
zen days for the love he had for her. Lo'
er- smOoths the rough places and max
's' the hard tasks easy. II music
ul- scholar must sit at the instrume
'ts' practicing for hours simply for n
cessity, il is a slavery. But when
mes catches the spirit OF the music q
use burden rolls away. Our greatest
lm- ventor was asked how he achiev
such great successes. He replied, II
an cause never watch the clock
al liberal education is love for lear
ing for it's own sake What man ey
irn' kisses his wife. or children, simT
ser' from sense of duty2 He would
/. deed be a pitiable husband and faith
e.S' A little girl was carrying ba
ia along the street: and the load seem
d. ar much beyond her strength. Some q