The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-14
SPLENDID ADDRESS
Made To the Mems Glass Of the Chris
tian Church by Mr.. Carl Dodds,
Secretary-M Manager Of the
Maysyille Chamber Of
Commerce, Sunday
Morning.

wi. Val Douup, pUSiosoiy
of the Maysville Chamber of Com
merce made a most excellent address
to the Mems Bible Glass of the Chris
tian Church on last Sunday morning,
taking as his subject the regular Sun
day School lesson, "Josiah's Good
Reign" the text being Second Chron-
icles, 34:1-16. Golden text-"Remem-
Der now thy Greater in the days of
thy youth"
Place-Jerusalem.
Time-639-6OS B. C.
Characters-Meness the grand
father and repentant old king. Anon,
the father, initiated the fathers sins
but not his repentant spirit; came to
disgraceful and dishonorable end; two
years reign. Josiah, the son, and les
son character, came on the throne at
the age Of 8; at the age of 16 we tind
him divinely enlisted in the service
of Christ; at 20 he began crusade
against idle worship.
The initial work was begun at
home, as it should be.
All the horses, sun-chariots and like
images to the Sun God were Destroy
ed. He did not stop the crusade in
Jerusalem, but extended it beyond his
dominion. He also directed part of
his effort to the rebuilding of the
Temple while his crusading was in
progress, in order that the idol wor-
shippers might have the opportunity
to worship the true God.
He detailed the Levites through the
country to collect money for this pur-
pose. In the 18th year of his reign
the work of repairing began under
the supervision of the State Secretary
Mayor and Court Historian.
intend to vary little from the
main thought in the lesson in that it
is a direct appeal to the younger folks
to give themselves to Christ in their
youth, also it could be used as an ap-
peal to the mothers to help train the
children toward the path of youthful
conservation. am likely to be criti-
cized for this expression in that some
would say that the father should be
an equal factor in the training of the
children; this l grant, yet we must
confess that even the best of fathers
expect the child's spiritual welfare to
be nurtured by the dutiful mother.
want to reach the point in this
lesson from different angle and If
possible, sit up in you mems breasts
the desire to give to your Master your
untiring service. Untiring service to
your family, your city, your organiza-
tons for good, your state and your
country. Pretty big thing you say he
is expecting of me, yet you won't find
it such if you follow elementary prin-
ciples.
Human life is full of complexities,
yet by following the Fundamental laws
of God, we live the happy, useful and
healthful life. A like policy would
urge you to adopt.
To get the most out of the Chris
tian life it is essential that we must
turn our lives over into Christs
hands, in other words we must con-
secrate our lives, our all to active
service for Him and His Kingdom.
The same Fundamental principle
applies, whether it be the fathering
of home or the helping so to do, the
church, the civic organization, the
city. the state or our country.
But you say how can we consecrate
our all to His service and still have
an all to consecrate to these other
factors? That consecrated all is the fun
damenal element that | referred to
and Christ expects you to help make
the world just little better for your
having been here, as he does for you
to be a Christian in name. After all
it's the Christion service that is the
factor in all good.
l don't think it necessary to elabo-
rate on your duties as q Christion to