Arizona republican., 1917-10-01
IF F0R CHRIST, II GAN BE DUNE, AND
 WE WILL DO IT"

Isaiah 40:9; 70 Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings. lift up thy voice with ! strength"
 en Efficient Church
 Efficiency is the test we put to ey- erything. We bow at the shrine of efficiency. We talk about the efficient ! man. We know something about his qualities. The efficient man has sound body. He has a disciplined
 mind He has an honest mind. He can see far and wide and high, even up to God He is sane in his methods We have some good people who have fool ish notions. Their goodness sometimes floats their cratic methods and fanat- ical ideas
 The efficient man has big heart The majesty of righteousness has swung into his horizon. He is loyal to the right
 He has a strong will He is captain, of his soul There is the supremacy of his will in his life. He puts down clamorous mutiny in his soul and swings his life into harmony with God. He has continuity of will Dr. Lynn | Hough calls our attention to Mir Bar rie's Sentimental Tommy Tommy
 was the victim of his moods and his
 moods were a reflection of his environ
 ment. He was a sort of mirror of the people among whom he lived. The
 trouble with Tommy was not that he had no will. He had too many wills.
 He had no continuity of will. His will I was just the reflection of the person he happened to be with. That kind of a condition spells moral tragedy. The efficient man has continuity of will. In the most highly efficient man the will is surrendered to Christ. But in | the surrender of the will to Christ man comes to his largest possible spiritual | power" A will surrendered to the personal leadership of Christ becomes
 the study and reliable organ of the ac
 tivities of a rich and growing life Our will are ours, we know not how: | Our wills are ourl, to make them thines l Travellers in barbaric lands but | where civilization once was. find the l sculptured stones of temples used for making cattle sheds and for fencing pig stys. That is what happens when God is not recognized. Here then is | the efficient man with sound body, | trained in mind and heart and will Now let us consider the efficient
 church. Of course, an efficient church l Let us begin with the janitor. A
 clean church and good air are essential | to the best church service. A minister paused in service and said: We will now continue the worship of God by opening the windows In bar air some
 men might fall asleep and this lead to their confusion. A man who had fall en asleep in church and had partly reused up was heard to say: Quit punching me, Maria, don't you know it is your turn to get up and build the l fire?" Blessings on the janitor who lean keep the church clean and give up plenty of fresh air, and so help keep
 people awake.
 How about the ushers and door
 keepers? A kind and gracious usher is a gift of heaven. l have heard of a mother who was being congratulated Ton her sons making the football team
 at college, and when asked what posi- tion he played, she said. T don't know,
 but think he is one of the drawbacks. ,
 Of course she meant halfbacks. An usher can easily be a drawback if he
 has not the right spirit.
 Then we want efficient music. This
 means an organist, choir leader and
 choir members who do their work to
 the glory of God. Along with the mel
 ody that vibrates on the air, there must be melody in the heart to God. A loyal,
 cOnsecrated group of musicians in a , church is a great blessing. 1 thank Goc for the splendid company we have here
 You mean much to the church of God.
 The missionary societies are to be
 alert, active, energetic. enthusiastic
 The Women's Home and Foreign Mis-
 sionary societies furnish splendid
 field for every woman of the congre- ! gation for working for the Master. would like to have church where ev- } cry woman in the membership was : member of at least one of these socie l ties. Then we have our Ladies Aid
 Society that gives you chance to