Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-04-18

Will Q anHWer? WiIISyou dare say
"a am under no obligations Win
you daresrob God and future genera
tions here ON the earth?
Did YOU try to satisfy the debt
with your spare change? No Initiative,
no personal responsibility, no sacri.
fice? know your faith and your
Willingness and devotion in doing a.
great thing in this, bur beloved
church. know your desire in all;
these things is to undertake accord
ing to the plan of God. am fanlil-s
lar with your honest pride in this
splendid achievement, this cathedral
sanctuary iii which We worship God
and learn of Him.
But our prayer life$is inadequate.
Our religious life in the home is In
adequate. Our unity and fellowship
is far from being perfect. Our en-
lthusiasm and personal endeavor is
not up to the requirements OF the
lease. Where there is no vision the
people perish, would that we
might all see the vision OF the world
task this morning.
How can we square Sthe account
How can we play fair with God? This
will help: believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved" And
this will help some more Wash you,
make you clean; put away the evil
of your doing from before mine eyes.
Cease to do evil, learn to do we'll
This will further help you:.Go We
therefore into all the world, and
preach my Gospel" and this, IF any
man would come after me let him take
up his o daily and follow me"
Obi Christian people, we must walk
the divine pathway. Be informed, be
ready, be willing. Do not neglect
Bible study and the reading of Chris
tan literature. Rejoice always, and
in everything give thanks" These
quotations from the Book OF Life are
indications, suggestions, concerning
the Christian way.
Our thousands of dollars will nc
longer suffice; we must have millions,
lone of these days, III millions viii
not be adequate, and the call will &c
forth for billions. And we will get it
Who owns the earth anyway? Lis
ten-"The earh is the Lords and the
fulness thereof" And we thought il
belonged to Rockefeller and a few
others. We thought some of us were
smaller property owners! Gratitude
is beautiful but God needs your cash
Faith is lovely and essential but faitf
without works is in need of the under
taker. Such an opportunity as thu
present hour affords requires Christian
sacrifice and heroism greater than W.
have ever read about since Christ wa
crucified. Methodism is awakenin,
apd girding herself for the task
Methodism is asking for at least Il
millions in money during the next fiv,
years, our own Methodism alone, will
J, which to do many of the vital task.
connected with the reconstruction o
!. broken, shattered, sinful humanity
Such wonderful privilege. Let u
thank God for it.
How did it come out with Paul
We see him walking toward the sur
; set of the years. Prison and ship
J. wreck and scourgings have left thei
I scars on him. He lis not large of sta
: ture but his soul is the soul of a giant
He looks through the prison bars an
81 beholds a new universe. He make
: the cell to become a throne room wit
!, Jesus reaching out welcome hands
!, And we hear the old scholar, mission
. airy, warrior, letter writer, itineran
~ SN0115SNAot ciA6 WI "a 80
g testimony, .The time Of my departur
Is at hand. have fought a good igh1
! have finished the course, I hav
: kept the faith. Henceforth there j
!, laid up for me a crown Of righteou,
! ness, which the Lord. the righteou
y Judge, shall give me at that day: an
not to me only but unto all ther
: that love his appearing" He ha
labored well. He had endured hare
2 ness; "as a aood soldier Of Jesu
8 Christ" He had not ridden while OIL
2 ers walked. He had not smiled Will
others sorrowed. He had not nj
= fed in plenty while others starve,
= 2 He had always, everywhere, futile
every obligation to the best of hi
: strength and ability.
1 Today God expects even more OF u
Z Just as the Roman Empire gave Pal
Y his problem and his opportunity, i
= the present world situation presen,
to the Christian churches their pro-
: lem and opportunity. We dare NJ
9 fail.