Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-31
EPWORTH LEAGUE DISCUSSION.

! profess to be Christians-and when our
souls measur up to thai standard un-
der the tests established by Christ, we
may be sure of ourselves. Try your
ownselves, whether We be in the faith;
prove your ourselves" Paul wrote to
the Corinthians.
determination is an excellent
thing Too many do not know them
selves. Some have not taken the time
to turn their eyes inward and find out
whether they are really as good as
they think they are. or as good as
others think they are. Others have not
the moral courage to put themselves to
the test. They do not dare to look the
devil in the face and call him a liar.
They fool themselves with the idea
that they will be saved If so-and-so is,
because everybody think he is a good
Christian, but he is no better than
they.
BE sure you're right. then go ahead.'
was Gen. Grants motto. and it applies
with equal force in all phases of life.
1t is worse than useless to go ahead if
you are not right. and the only way
to be sure you're right as a Christian.
is TO analyze your character. The social
service secretary of a large corpora
| ton has placed in the hands of each
Iemploye OF the corporation a chart con-
tanning the following: Don't fool your
self, Try a self-analysis. Before l can
be honest with anybody else, I must be
honest with myself. Who am 1? What
am /? Am I where l am because of what
| am? Being honest with myself, l
propose to ask myself the following
questions, and taking my time to do it.
answer them honestly, What is my
name? What is my age? Where do
live? What is my occupation? Am ]
making a success of it? Am l ahead or.
or behind. the majority of those with
whom l started life? How much do
know? How did l acquire this knowl-
edge? Am / using what I know in
connection with what do? Am ] still
learning? What is my character and
reputation? What do men think of me?
What do L think of myself? Am l Just
and kind in my Judgment of others?
What of my habits? Am ! cleanly?
Punctual? Courteous? Do L drink? Am
/ profane? Do l use dope? Where do ]
spend my time: And how? Have 1 any
way? Have / a life plan? Am I work
ing at it? What am l worth In dollars
and cents? How did | acquire it? Dc
/ ave something of my income, sys-
tematically? What of my home life
Am / a good son, brother. husband
father? Who am | socially? Why am ]
what / am morally? Why am I where ]
am financially? What Of my religious
life? AT j God-fearing, clean. help
full? Do l realize that I am a part OF
Gods great world plan? Am I working
to make the world wiser, better, hap
pier?"
This searching character analysis il
to be answered carefully. and at the
end of six months or a year the answers
are to be gone over to see what prog
ress has been made. 1t would be q
great thing If every protesting Chris
tian would analyze his character ac-
cording to this chart or a similar one
adapted to his peculiar circumstances
What a transformation would take
place. of PROCESSING" Christians into
real Christians.
Be your own soul-doctor, analyze
your character as a Christian. Be
honest with YOURSELF. When you see
you're right. then go ahead" "Know
myself" ITO thine own self be true,
and IT must follow as the night the
day, h canst not her be false. to
n man."