Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-28
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ship of the day proclaims unselfish
service as its creed. The supreme OBJ
legation of nations is to serve the
world. Not selfshness but righteous
ness and truth and brotherhood are
now the avowed goals of governments.
We almost rub our eyes at this; yet
the change is clear to every reader of
the daily papers. President Wilson
has stalked the case of his admins
tration upon this platform. Great Bri-
tain declares to the world, through her
highest responsible ministers, that she
accepts as her mission the stewardship
OF civilization. Russia has been trans
formed into new mood of idealism.
The noblest Interpretation of Ger
manys mission is none other than
world service. At whatever cost
even the terrible toll of war-a nation
and an individual must live for others.
The Cross has come to its own.
State papers are echoing the teaching
of the Book of the Revelation, which
| pictures the Slain Lamb in the midst
of the throne" There can be no SOW
ereignty apart from sacrifice. The
royal road leads over Golgotha, for
/ civilization we now perceive must wear
/ the prints of the Nails.
The Long, Long Advance
| For eighteen centuries princes and
warriors have been proud to wear the
| Cross as their emblem. Only now,
however, is it being craven on the
hearts of nations. We do not yet fully
understand the change which has
come to pass The outlines of the
Cross on government policies are as
yet faint; but they are growing clear
4 er daily. The highest craftsmanship
of the hour propounds a program of
sacrifcial service. Even a nation,
may walk the way of the Cross, al
though that truth is still "foolishness'
to the short-sighted and the worldly
minded. 1t is none the less conquering g
! our generation, as surely as Calvary
is ruling the world.
Too little is made in religious liter
ature and discussion of these con-
quests of the Cross in the realm of
thought and diplomacy. Not all who
participate in them understand the
full significance of the process. 1t is
difficult to realize the long, long way
the world has come in two years
with the bayonet of war prodding us
forward. In veritable Garden of
Gethsemane civilization has been fore
ed to learn the supreme lesson of life;
which is that life flowers into beauty
and power only when it is offered up
in service and in sacrifice. This is
true of millions of men in the trenches
even more marvelously is IL true OF
great nations. We should not fairly
study this Sunday school lesson of the
Cross without realizing this sublime
truth.
Strong Meat For Young Christians
This first of three lessons from
Pauls letter to the Corinthian Church
strikes at the root of his preaching
and philosophy. Even to these new
believers freshly out of heathendom
with all its enervating selfshness, sor.
didness and sensuality, he dared pro.
claim the way of the Cross as the Law
of life. I quote the passage assigned
For the preaching of the Cross il
to them that perish foolishness; but
unto US which are saved it is the pow.
er of God. For 1t is written, 1 will
destroy the wisdom of the wise, ant
will bring to nothing the understand.
ing Of the prudent. Where is thu
wiser where is the scribe? where i.
the disputer of this world? hath no
God made foolish the wisdom of thii
world2 For after that in the wisdom
of God the world by wisdom knew no
God, 1t pleased God by the foolishnes.
of preaching to save them that be,
lieve. For the Jews require a sign
and the Greeks seek after wisdom
But we preach Christ crucified, untC
the Jews a stumbling block. and unts
the Greeks foolishness: But unto then
which are called, both Jews anc