The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-12

has upon them TO feed the people and
promote it's vigorous and continuous
growth But what Of the others. the
men who fear 10 be outSpoken and
vigorous teachers OF the Truth, md 10
impress the Truth inSiStently from
their pupilts and everywhere upon the
men and women VINO come wltniu
their sphere of influence? An earnest
inquiry into the conditions which pre-
vail and which have moved those re-
sponsible. to organize a great mission
of awakenment amongst the English
speaking people at the present time
has naturally directed the eyes OF the
inquirers in the first place 10 the
Christian ministry as at present eXer-
ciScd Indeed, the entering by the
bishops and leaders OF religious
thought into this mission Of awaken
ment is direct evidence that in their
view the results Of the Gospel AT pres.
ent are not what they should be, and
that ii is fair TO conclude that there
are defects in the inStrumentalily emil
ployed. The ministry OF Gods Word
is a great appointed means for the
perfecting Of the sanity or Christ-like
character in man. Is there then any
flaw in this ministry which may &C
count for the low standard of personal
religion Of which We have spoken?
The laity and especially the men Of
the laity have increasingly of late
been discouraged by the perfunctory,
conventional, inanimate. and sleepy
attitude Of certain clergy and minis
terS who seem TO have lost their in
terest and deadened their apprehen-
sion in regard to The spiritual nature
OF men and women. y vigorour pro-
y AF 81 ~ Init hlr
ministers may be one such manifesto
ton. and lack of animation and
reality in the conduct and character
Of the services and the utteranceS
from the pulpit in many directions
may be another. 1t is perfectly GER
tain that every man and woman who
Is alive to his spiritual nature will
gratefully join hands with the bishops
and religious teachers who are organ
iZing the great mission about 10 be
carried out in the metropolis and we
hope throughout the British empire.
1t would be OF supreme Importance il
this mission could be extended to
every community in the United States
Of America where the need is felt for
men upon whose heart the Truth is
making every day, by means Of prayer
and meditation deeper imprint.
Ilpl SOINSllQSN Win lOi SC anu
truth that unless the vessel be pure
whatever you put in will turn sour"
that is why We have thought it we'll
to consider when life Is and is not
failure. The pure in heart are fully
alive to their spiritual nature whether
they be bishops, clergymen, ministers,
religious leaders, teachers, or laymen.
They have come to recognize the
trusteeship Of the life which has been
conferred upon them. Each and all
have long ceased merely 10 exist and
have come to live with ever increas-
ing vitality owing TO the subordina-
ton of their physical to their spiritual
nature. When a man or woman has
reached this stage OF development and
entered heart and soul upon the work
Of trustee for his own life, wisdom
takes the helm and his future prog
ress. especially where he has the up
lifting influence and the. constant CO.
operation Of wise and awakened
minister Of Christ, should be inspired
and blessed The vessel will then be-
pure and whatever you put into ii will
never turn sour.