Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-10-06
ECHOES or THE REVIVAL

lit is the church that is to be re
/ vived. And the revival is never
prayed down on an unwilling and
worldly church. The real test q
the Christianity of a community, Of
communion, comes when we face ou1
Lord and hear Him say, 60 make
disciples of all nations The way
We go is the test!
The Pharisees, whom Christ cursed
will, Of course, draw their cloak on
self righteousness about them and in
conspicuous places pray, 20 God
we thank Thee that we are not as
common folks We are the people
10 Lord But Christ's answer to
them is the same today as Of Old:
"Woe unto you Scribes, Pharlsees,
hypocrites!. because you shut the
kingdom Of heaven against men; fol
We enter not yourselves, neither suf-
| fer We them that are entering in to
enter" .Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for We com
pass land and sea to make one
proselyte; and when he is become SO,
I've make him tWofold more son
of hell than yourselves"
'Woe unto you scribes and Phari-
sees, hypocrites! for We cleanse the
outside of the cup and of thee plat
ter, but within they are full of ex-
tortion and excess. .
Then those who are shekel getters,
who think more of a shekel than
Of God and his plan concerning this
world, will not so much as lift the
hand from the task to look up and
give thanks unto God, much less
will they interest themselves in the
salvation of others.
Then there is &sEphraim, have
You seen him? "Ephraim is a
cake not turned He is burned to a
crisp on one side, and raw on the
other. He is a half-baked specimen
in everything that. pertains to the
kingdom of God 'sEphraim is joined
to his idols; let him alone" says
the almighty. In the prophecy Of
Hosea you may learn who this
Ephraim is. He lives in Ladysmith.
1t is not expected that the powers
of evil should come to the work of
the Lord God. They are busy serv-
ing the old serpent who first deceived
men. They are fulfilling Gods
prophecy concerning them "and as
they refused to have God in their
knowledge, God gave them up unto
"a reprobate mind, to do those
things that are not fitting, being
filled with all unrighteousness, wick
edness, covetousness, righteousness
full of envy, murder, strife, deceit,
malignity, whispers, backbiters, hate
full to God.
But the people of God, those that
are really Christian; who pray for
the salvation of all men; these will
be with us as we go forth into the
mount to pray, they will watch with
us in the garden of Gethsemane, they
will walk with us as we lead the
sick souls up Calvary hill to the
foot of the cross, they will rejoice
With us and the angels in heaven
When sinners turn to God!
occasionally we hear in these
days the question asked: rs Christ
ianity worth while?o We ask. was
1t ever worth while? If so has. Gods
arm become shortened that he can
not. save? Is not the Gospel still the
power OF God to save them that be-
lieve? There is not problem that
touches the life of Ladysn1ith that
may not be solved by the Christ
ian religion. The problems of CAPT
tai and labor, of marriage and di-
vorce, of graft and greed, Of morality
and social fitness. have to do with
nedrtS OF men. Unregenerate hearts
VIII never solve them, but hearts in
which dwell the principles of Christ
ian love, humility, and service are
solving them. That type of Christ
lanlty which seeks only .1oaves
and fishes" social plums. and politi-
cal ACKNOWLEDGMENT, which seeks the
chief seats in the synagogues, and
loves to play to the. Grand Stand is
not worth while. But that type
which loves the unlovely, binds up
the broken hearted, ministers to the
sick, and is about the Fathers bust
ness is still worth while.
That type of Christianity that
concerns itself about the salvation
OF men from sin, more than it does
about some social propaganda, and
that teaches men to love and fear
God rather than to admire each
other all the while, will serve the
purpose of God in Ladysmith as it did
Jerusalem, COrinth, and Ephesus.