Evening journal., 1916-01-14

ments and criticisms. can he perform
most effectively the work that God
has for him 10 DO. When YOU know
that YOU are born again, that you have
come from God and that you have
a building not made with hands eter-
nal in the heavens, you begin to look
at life from an entirely different
viewpoint Here is your charge or
ordination. that is much more signiii-
cant and important and real than the
LAYING on of the hands Of a deacon
or elder or bishop. You have your
credentials and commission not from
any earthly potentate. but from Jesus
Christ Himself.
Let us note the result Of this con-
seriousness. There is created first OF
all in the heart spiritual humility
He took a towel. In small college,
the president suggested to the junior
class that they wait on the tables at
the senior banquet, but they indig-
nantly refused. They said they were
Just as good as the seniors, and
would do nothing OF the kind The
president did not urge the point, but
he called together the members of the
faculty and explained the situation.
He suggested to the teache that the
faculty do this work which the jun
iors refused to do. There was not a
dissenting voice II taught those
students the greatest lesson of the
year
Another essential qualification for
Christian service is love. Every life
must have some controlling passion
and motive The predominant princi-
pie in the worldly life is self. He is
) urged on to activity for the sake of
his own pleasure, or position, or
wealth. or honor. n the self-motive
is TO be eliminated, some other power
equally as strong or stronger must
be substituted Nothing can accom-
plish this hut love. Can you not sec
Jesus, as He girds Himself with a
towel and washes the disciples feet
Peters pride is touched Il is some
times harder to have things done for
you than 10 do them yourself.
At last Jesus comes to Judas He
is hoping that by this act of menial
service the traitors heart will be
touched. Il is the last card our Lord
could play. He had tried every other
means possible to turn Judas from
the path of ruin. Nothing had
availed.
believe, as He stopped down tC
wash the feet OF Iscariot. He looked
up into his face as much as to say
will not this bring you to repent
ance?" II is inconceivable how Judas
could have remained ademant. II
would seem surely then he would
have broken down in tears and askeI
Christ's forgiveness and pledged hil
loyalty. The love OF Jesus makes
the sin Of Judas stand out that mucl
more black and damning. Those foi
whom you do the most often appreci
ate the least. Unless your heart Il
sustained by the approval that come
from fellowship with Christ, your ef
. forts will end in discouragement anC
bitter failure.
The third element in Christian min
istry Is helpfulness. Jesus absolute
ly reversed every idea and concep
tion Of greatness of His day. TIL
greatest man had always been tn
= one who could get others to do tn
! most for him. But Jesus declare
p. that the greatest one was he that di
. the most for others; that greatnes
G was not in getting. but in giving. T
r work was always considered the pal
OF the low-born and the slaves. Bl
Il Jesus taught that to be idle is TO /
z. in disgrace, that the crown OF sa
It vation is in service. This lesson
3. eminenuy needed in the model
j. church. We attend what we call
n religious service, when it is really r.
S ligious worship.
II You do not pay a workman Z,
= work at meals. il is work betwee
8 meals. You attend religious NEE
g ings where you gain spiritual he
l. and nourishment That is the)small,
l. half Of your religious life. The mo-