The Detroit times., 1916-04-07
in The Religious World
WHEN RELIGION CHANGES LIFE

been built for the first time. rail
road from Jerusalem 20 Damascus
As the modern military men halt IN
their journey AZ LYDIA. wonder il
they give thought at all 10 The mir
acle there wrought by Peter upon
Anoas?
II was all so simple and unspec-
;acular thar It takes only two sen
tences in the inspired record 10 tell
10.
peter said to him 'Acnoas jesus
Christ healeth thee Arise, and
make thy own bed And straight
way he arose And all that dWelt
az LYDIA and Sharon saw him, and
they turned TO the Lord
Who dares to-attempt 10 portray
all that this meant 10 the man who
lad been bed.ridden for eight years
Or who can describe what salvation
means 10 human soul2 Ten thou
sand hymns have attempted IT, a'i
lnadequately II viii need the "new
song about the throne TO express
fully the JOY OF the redeemed This
miracle. cor 'sign' also did it's work
in winning Tho neiehbors 20 The way
Sending for the Preacher
a clergyman was qailins upon
sotJe friends and apologizcd for hi
delay in arriving by explaining TRAIT
a. had been called acrosa the city
no hospital death bed "Why do
people always send fer the minister
when. h. 'roupi, p" one present asked
To have made full answer to the
question would have been TO vindi
cate the Christian ministry and its
function IN the world 20 nv friend
merely said "Nhen death comes
people naturally. want 2 minister tp
comfort them II g. instructive.
So Z, was that when bereavement
overlook the Christian community NJ
lana. they did Tho most natural
thing in The world they sen for
Peter who was only 10 miles dis
ani Al LYDIA Apparently they
I'D not expect 70 have their dear
ere restored they merely wanted
o lean on the comfort Of the pros
oace OF The friend ~ Christ. In
cutie The same spirit the first &C
tior ~ a family today VIXEN death
enters is circle is 20 telegraph for
the near relatives Severance OF
tics makes those which survive seem
the moro precious The tender MOOD
of The monrners craved the ccmrau
ioushir ~ those whom they loved
or cource. Peter made haste Go
answer rre call That is obvious
and 10 be expected II rs no more
vorihy y remark than the naare-
ip which ministers today go forth
bS day and 5y night cheerfuly dis
arranging their own plans ir order
10 comforr The sick and the sorrow
ing Very little is said about 'he
ministry % the clergy 10 the suffer
ing vet 10 countless recipients %
means more than The preached word
often whom tho man Of God IS sought
only for easement OF grief ne sas
brought life Itself
A Successful Woman
or Mar, Lyon schools and %
Frances willard homes aud Of So
IAN Anthony clubs here are d
humber. In tribute 10 the greatness
of these women n never did hear
OF anything named after Cleopatra
or tho QpscH1.s Of Sheba. unless il
vas cosmeucD Doubtless Of all
hc women who have lived none raf
bad her lmo c)mmemorated often
er than that uinisterlng salr a.
Jan porcas Thousands N 0orcas
societies have been fcrr,ed ir hobor
md imitation OF her
Lot rs read an var We krou
ABOUT porcas using The s'or, as told
~ The New Testament ~ Nodern
speech
among the disciple AZ Jana was
woman allied Tabitra or as 90
name may be- translated porca.
tier life was wholly dcvutec 10 ~,
sooG and charitable auC0s uhcr
no Ne. 1nsianfly dong aut -
% happened Just AZ tha; tuac sE,
WAS taSen IN ard died Nfter wash
ing her body they laid r out in
room upstairs lud however being
near lana The disciples Who had
heard that Peter was At Tud. sent
,wo men g. him with nm urgent r.
quest that ne would come acro.s IT,
iLom without delay So Peter rose
nd won't witt them Or hts arrival
they took him upstairs and the
widow Women all came and stood by
his SIDE veenrc and huwisp him
Tho uaderclo'hre AID clcalss ana
garments # ril kinds which porcas
ie cd - make while she was san
wiz item. Peter. however. putting
every one on of the room. knelt
down aud prpvcd and then turning
90 the body, he said
'TBbitha riso
'norcgs at once opened her eyes
and. seeing Peter. sal mp
Here was q woman who found sue.
coss, in the largest meaning OF that
word. In Way open TO the humblest
woman OF earth Her sort OF sue
cess, whi't e. The best SORT. had
been achieved bv The ministry In
cnhmon ways throughout the ordi
nary days social service is only
the mpdarn nutua for ft. fainpa call.