The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-10

are ueHDeThtely, calcuiatlnkly anu
cold-bloodedly utilizing the plight
OF the war victims 10 advertise
themselves and TO create new social
affiliations War relief along with
preparedness have become social
fads in the United States. and now
they are game al which the so
,ially ambitious are playing I'M
sCrupulously. Those who have
rlimpsed the inner workings OF the
hing know that there is often an
utter disregard for the real cause
~ The sufferers: the dying, the tor
tured. The manned are but pawns In
social game,
Only Paul--or perhaps Billy Sun
d., can rightly characterize the
spirit that will. In the very darkest
hour Of the worlds Gethsemane.
seek % promote its own small and
sc'Ash ends
Surely II Is intended that The
needs of the suffering. in this uneX-
ampled hour OF distress should open
the hearts OF the world One mans
adversely is the other mans oppor-
tunity 10 give proof Of his religion.
In the school OF war the lesson OF
woe is made clear: II is a call 10
brotherhood. Up To date, the people
Of the United States have given
something like an average OF 30
cents apiece TO all the war sufferers,
the martyred Armenians. the hungry
Belgians. the dying Poles and Serb
ians and Syrisns. The countries AZ
war have given far more lavishly
outside OF their own borders. What
an immemorial horror II would be
II Nc should learn only lessons OF
greed and none OF giving in this
time OF tragedy The theme OF the
day IL one 10 he studied with heart
searching
When the Brotherhood Was in Need
All the letters written by Paul al
about the lime OF this lesson show
poor Christians at Jerusalem. They
were in need OF the material things
OF life This lofty mystic made their
flight his care. he was not too in
r"rested in preaching spiritualities
20 take up a collection. For he al
ways brought the toftiest motives 10
bear upon the loWliest matters: thus,
in the present case he reminded his
Corinthian friends that the Lord
Jesus. though rich, for our sakes be
came poor. He talks of gifts 10 the
poor and the "unspeakable Gift" or
God In the same passage.
These Corinthian Christians, be II
remembered, were newly out OF
heathendom The Jerusalem saints
were long way off-farther away,
relatively. than Armenia is from
America Still. Paul exulted that
they had both learned how 10 give
and how to be interested in the
whole brotherhood. Christian soil
darity was precious thing 10 them.
The Mediterranean could not divide
IT, \ brother in need was still n
brother Of the Blood. even though
he dwelt in Jerusalem The story is
one that brings home the strength
OF the Christian tie wherever n
brother lacks there exists real
claim upon the brotherhood every
where. Just al this moment. there
is suffering among the Christians
OF Lebanon. in the Holy land. which
almost parallels that Of the Christian
Armenian wonder how many
Sunday schools will send gifts 10
the American committee for Armen-
ian and Syrian relief. No. % Fifth.
ave. New York city
DoIlar-a-Year Christians
Christians uho think that a dollar
a year is a substantial gift 10 relig-
ion Those who have had part in
an every member canvass know how
meager are the ideas OF some church
members about their financial re-
sponsibility to the cause OF Christ
Their pocketbooks have never be
Of Christian giving Is an unknown
experience for their penurious souls.
That they should at least do as well
as the old Jews. give a tenth TO the
Lord, is TO them a preposterous idea
As children, they were taught TO put
n penny in the plate at church. and
they have kept their giving on
penny basis ever since Some wise
parents never let their children give
pennies. for they do not want them
10 associate the grace OF giving with
the smallest Of coins.
As a general proposition. the con
greRation Of small gifts Is also the
congregation OF small spirits. given
10 church quarrels and arid OF spir
imality The first revival needed In
such church is revival Of the
grace OF giving he every-member
canvass has done more for some
congregations than an evangelist
could do
We got as We give "He that SOW.
eth sparingly shall reap also spar.
ingly." THE liberal soul shall he
made fat'-and the selfish soul shall
be made lean. The law runs in life
as in Scripture God never lets him.
self get into debt TO man. The Law.
ish life Is enlarged. Sacrifcial SIR