Arizona republican., 1917-09-24
|NORK AND PRAYER |S
 PRICE IF SUCCESS,
 SAYS DR. BUCHANAN

The auditorium at the high school was crowdedyesterday morning when the Rev. Dr. w. $. Buchanan, pastor of the First Christian church. spoke on "The Price of Success" His ser mon in part is as follows:
 No man, having put his hand to the blow. and looking back, is lit for tie Kingdom of God."-Luke, 9:62.
 Then said Jesus unto His disciples: If any man would come after me let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me."-Matt., 1924.
 ''I am to speak this morning about the pIice paid for true success. Frank lin said: To be thrown upon or's own resources is to be cas- into the very lap of fortune Another has said: Heaven never helps the man Tno will net act Munger says. There is no :oad to success but through a clear, strOrR purpose
 We all desire success, but many Of US are no! willing tp pay the prics ID secure Il. We would all love to have a congregation Jf fifteen hundred "I t;g" thousand. We would love Q have :: i5ip,e school H.'h twenty five .un- dred enrolled, but hCW many of Us are willing to pay the lo.re in ord er to bring this about?
 "We admire tn dreamer, but deplore the mar who dreams apG wheC he wakes refuses to toll. The artist who never uses the brush from ten to twenty hours daily will never be able to place an Arizona sunset upon the canvass.
 "Not very long to do the work itself said a great artist when asked thc time required to paint a cottage scene with an old woman tryinS to thread a needle near the open door, but it took me twenty years to get that pose of the figure, and to cor rectly represent that sunlight coming il. at the door
 "'You charge me five thousand dol lars for a bust that cost you only ten days labor said a merchant to a sculptor. You forget said the artist, that I have been thirty years learning to make that bust in ten days Be loved, the true success that has come to the men of the world came because they threw their whole heart into the task before them.
 '"The reason New York City laid more than s50,000 at the feet of Billy Sunday for eight weeks meeting was that MT. Sunday has worked for the last twenty years, night and day. with out any thought of himself for lost men and women.
 "'Work or starve' is natures motto, and it is written on the stars and the sod alike. Starve mentally starve spiritually, starve physically.
 What is the secret of your sue cess, MT Conwell?' asked a visitor at the great Conwell church in Philadel- phia. Prayer and work replied the great preacher.
 Cicero Romes greatest orator and statesman said: All artisans are en- gagged in a disgraceful occupation. Aristotle, a stranger to Christian phil osophy, said: The best regulated cities will not permit a mechanic to be a citizen, for it is impossible for one who leads the life of a mechanic or hired servant to practice a life of virtue. Some were born to be slaves
 But fortunately there came One mghtier than Rome, Cicero or Aris- totle whose magnificent life and ex- ample forever lifted the ban from labor and redeemed it from disgrace He gives significance to labor and dignity to the most menial service. Christ did not say, Come unto me- all ye pleasure hunters, ye indolent and ye lazy but Come all ye that labor and are heavy laden
 Tt Is redeemed manhood God is after, not money nor fame And what price He has paid for this redeemed manhood! How Jesus His only be- gotten Son, labored and suffered and died, all to lift man out of his sins!
 Members of Gods church in Phoe- nix, think ye that we will be able to do the will of our Heavenly Father with folded hands and slippered feet
 Would you see the lost of Phoenix saved, the Word of God have it's way with men in our city, then you must pay the price. You must deny all and take up your cross and follow Jesus You must get this word of God in your mind-you must get yourself into the closet to pray.
 Would you see hundreds vending their way to our Bible school Sunday mornings? Then you must pay the price and go up and down the streets of Phoenix giving the invitation, and