Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-24
SLACKERS. NATIONAL
AND SPIRITUAL. ARE
IN THE SAME CLASS
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to take part of the victory which they
had done nothing to secure II rs
common enough. There are still the
slackers who when Others achieve a
success come ont and board the band
wagon We know such in he Church
We are facing the possibility of
slackers being made in this hour. The
war is on every mind; it is the COM
manding fact 0yershadowing every
thing else. Duty with reference TO it
seems the only thing worth talking
about For instance, enlistment the
Red Cross. Liberty bonds. food con
servation 1t is wen 10 insert a eau
ton. We must remember that the
war, terrible and commanding and alb
sorbing as it is and will continue TO
be. in the long run is only q part OF
the nations life. Ordinary duties
must rot be serapped as unimportant.
The Church needs 10 mark this we'll.
Religion will be needed during the
war and after it, quite as much as be
fore. aud the Institutions demanded
by religion must be kept MP with men
4 and money for the sake Of the ma
( t'onal life The Church is moi a lux
ury to be given UP for participation
in more commanding matter. We
must respond maeniiicantly 10 the ap
meals of the Red Cross, food regula
tjon and other war tasks, but we must
not relinQuish the ordinary duties OF
IMPORTANCE. Lost men need to be
saved. children taught in our Sunday
schools, spiritual ideas promulgated
and people spiritualized The mis-
siOnaries on the far-tung lines OF mod
ern missions must he supported W.
cannot treat the Church as a mlno
matter for religion undcrsirds tn
whole of the national life.
The real call of the hour is not 10
tetrenchmen in church duties for NOR
active participation in war duties
The call of the hour is for new sacil
fee and a larger devotion. The cal
il to meet heroically The new dulle
of the war and at the same time mah
taiu the old important duties.
Presbyterian Church.
Yesterday at the Prcsbyterlal
church was the best since vacation
Good sized congregations both morn
ing and evening. and such hearty co
oneration in the singing particular!
in the evening made it a most pleas
ant service.
In the morning the pastor, KEY
J. f. VonckX, preached his frst ser
mon on the Lords Prayer settlnI
forth the great truth of the Father
land of God He said:
THE Fatherand of God makes tn
, brotherhood Of man, makes the Whol
!, world akin. We should sustain the re
! lation to God that tho chield does t
/, the father. because mans insuiliciel
h cy can only be supplied out OF God
\ abundance,
O "'rhe child should go to his Fath'
Z in the spirit of humility and submit
6 sion for this is the spirit that take
precedence of everything else, withot
g it there can be no acceptable fellow
J. ship with God 1t is absolutely essel
j tial TO acceptance with God. On
t prays in vain without 1t.
"The Fathcrhood of God breathe
of love for the child, and in retur
there must be love in the heart of tn
child for the Father If there is to b
that intimacy of fellowship that is r.
, ferred to under the peace of God /
the heart. A love that desires III
presence cf the Father, is interested
the things of His kingdom that e.
. presses filial devotion
Trust begcts a confidence in Go
= that assures Us that when we pra,
God will hear; for If We being ey
know how to give good gifts unto OF
- children. how much more will IN
heaven Father give (evenD the lIol
Spirit to them that ask Him.
Z In the evening the pastor spoke c
Walking With God using Enoc
as an illustration; showing that
walk with God is to center into an
maintain a right relation to the Fat