The Detroit times., 1916-08-10

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are persons who. AZ the present time
are deliberately. cslculatingly an,
cold-bloodedly utilizing the p.igh'
~ the war victims 20 advertise
themselves and 70 create new sOCia
! Affiliations War relief along Wiz
PREPAREDNESS have become suCla
: HIs .u 'ae United States and row
/ .n.t up. game az which the $50.
..v am ro1s are playing un
/ .....u rusIy Those who have
. nl ,hc inner workings % nc
r.. row hat there Is often I'D
-s- disregard FOR the real cause
II .Fr sufferers the dying. The 'cr
.a-rl. .Ne maimed are but paNns ~
-aea, game.
Only Pa.,-or perhaps Billy Sg0
tay-car rightly Characterize the
pint rtlr VIII. in 'he very darkes'
hour os me worlds Gethsemane
eek 20 promote It's OWE small and
selfish ends
Surely Il g. intended that The
leeds ~ ne suffering IN this uneN
ampled hour % distress should open
ne hearts OF the world One mans
adversely is he other mans opqor.
unity 20 give PROOF % hts religion
In the school ~ war ne lessen a.
woe IS mace clear u is a call 90
brotherhood. IT 20 date. he people
o, The United States have given
something Ike 81 average OF 80
cents apiece q all the war sufferers
he mar,yred A-manians. the hungry
Relg!sns the dying Poles and Serb
.ans ard Syr'sns The countries 81
war have given Far more lavishly
outside ot their own borders. What
an immemorial horror II would BE-
Il We should learn only lessons o.
greed aud none % giving In this
time q tragedy The theme 81 'hv
day Is one 20 % studied with heart
searching
When the srotherheod Was IN Need
All re letters written by Paul a
about the time Of this lesson show
his concern for the welfare % The
POOR Christians AZ Jerusalem. They
were IN ueed OF the material things
~ fe This lofty mystic made their
= glt his care: ne vas not TOO IL.
r.rese i IN preaching spiritGaa-!ts
200 take gp z collection. For be al.
ways brought the ,ot.iest motives 20
bear lroa the lowliest matters thus
in me presen, case he reminded his
Cor,r-h'aG friends Thar the Lord
Jesus. though r!ch, for our sakes 5e-
came poor lie talks Of gifts 10 the
poor AID the indispensable Gift OF
God II the same passage
These Corir,hiaa Christians, Be &
remembered, were newly ogt az
heathendom The Jerusalem saints
were long way oT--farther away
relatively. than Armenia Is from
America. Stil, Paul exulted thar
they had both learned how 10 Civ
and how 10 b. interested 10 the
whole brotherhood. Christian so.i
darity was a precious thing 70 them
The Mediterranean could not divide
II. \ brother in need xas sill, a
brother ~ tho Blood even fhoGzh
10 dwell, in Jerusalem The story is
ore d4, bring home The strer 9Th
u -ha Christian tie. wherever a
-o,hrr lacks mere exists a real
claim urcu The brotherhood every.
where Just a. This moment, there
ls a suffering among TIE Christians
Of Lebanon, in the Holy lard which
almost parallels TIA. % The Christian
Armeuians wonder how many
Sunday schools VIII send gifts 20
he American committee Tor Arme1-
ian ard Syrian relief. No. 20 Fifta-
ave. New York city,
pollsr-aYesr Christians
Christians who think that a dollar
year is a substantial gift 70 relig
ion Those who have had part In
an erery-- ember canvass know Row
r1eager are fhe ideas % some church
r-cm5er4 about their financial re-
sroasibl.,v 20 the cause OF Christ
Thor rocketbocks have never De-
come converted IRE hilariousns-s
~ Christian giving is 40 unkrovr
experience f9- tbei- renGrioIs sous
That 'hay =hogld a. least 10 as well
as the old Jews. give q tenth 20 'te
Lord il TO them q pr4posterOus idea
A children. they were taught 20 DE'
p penny in The plate ~ church. and
they have kept 'hai- giving or %
penny basis ever s.nCe Some v.se
parents never ~ their children CIV
pennies. for they 10 rot want thorn
. To associate he grace ~ giving Hi'h
+ he smallest - coins
A. a general proposition, the con
creation % small gifts il also 'rs
( congregation - small spirits given
~ church q1arreis and arid Of so'-.
aa'Hy The FIRST revival needed p
4gct a church is reyiva, ~ 'f.
zrare % giving Re every -morcbs-
canvass has done more FOR some
. congreg cations than an evangelist
could DO
We get "a re give. he mat SOW
Ell sparfngly hall reap also spar.
/ inEly" The liberal soul shall
made 'a''-arG Tho seiesh soul s-.H
be made lean The lap runs lr
AZ IN Scripture God never letg f.n
self gef into debt % man TIE Irr-