Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-01

to wipe out plague than to fee from
it. Paul was not the sort of citizen
who would fee to a pleasant suburb
and let the city go to the devil. In
stead, he would stay and help clean
the city. In this spirit he undertook
to enlighten the misled Corinthian
Christians, and to contend with their
usurping leaders.
One HerO's Record
While he offers it with difidence
and apologies, having all of q strong
mans dislike for boasting, Paul never
theless submits his wn character and
achievements as Exhibit a" in the
great controversy. Really the whole
case rested on the character of the
apostle,
That is why it is such an awesome
thing to be a preacher or a Christian
leader. What if Dwight L Moody had
been a CRATER and the world had found
it out. What if Robert f. Speer should
be dicovered to be an idle, self-seeking
lover of money and notoriety? Imagine
John R. Mott putting his own comfort
and reputation and bank account above
the Christianization of the world! The
consequences would be calculations for
all Christendom.
Whoever dares to accept a place of
assumes a responsibility of living up
to the ideals of Jesus that is nothing
less than tremendous. A noble Atlanta
layman said to me not long since, in
discussing the retirement of two lay
men from places of Christian leader
ship into private employ. l tell you
this sort of thing is having a terrible
effect upon our laymen. We have
followed these men for years. and now
they seem to nullify everything they
have ever taught by turning aside from
the big work and looking out for them
selves. AS in crusading days. the
knight who takes the cross on his arm
must surrender private aims and quests.
For the Christian is himself a virdica-
ton of his message and ministry.
In this great Corinthian controversy,
Paul could submit his life as evidence.
Hi case, freely paraphrased. TO show
His case, freely paraphrased, to show
and activities, was like this
II have been as bold as the best,
L am anybody's equal as a He
brew and Israelite.
II have been myself minister Of
Christ
BY labors more abundant,
BY stripe without number,
BY frequent impris
BY danger of death many times,
ITO particularize, here is 4 part of
my record:
Five times the Jews beat me with
thirty-nine stripes;
Three times 1 have been beaten with
Roman rods:
Once / was stoned;
Thrice I was shipwrecked. being afloat
twentyfour hours in the open sea.
I'm my travels I have undergone:
Perils of waters,
Perils of robbers,
Perils- from my countrymen,
Perils from the heather,
Perils in the city,
Perils in the desert,
Perils in the sea,
Perils among false brethren,
In WEAKNESS often,
In travail often,
In watchings often,
In hunger often.
In fastfngs often,
In cold often,
In poor clothing often,
Besides all the foregoing adversi-
ties. there is that which cometh upon
me daily. anxiety for all the church"
Really, that closed the case. A mere
recital of the incontrovertible facts
showed that Paul was everything for
christ and the brethren, and nothing
for himself. He had travelled the fTinty
road to Cavalry. He had been crucihed
with Christ. The brand-marks of the
Lord Jesus were on his feet. which
mad travelled for him; on his hands,
which had ministered for him: on his
brow, which had thought for him. and
on his heart. which had been broken
over the needs OF the world. The man
was full proof of the message. The
final argument for Christianity in every
case is the Christ-like Christian.