The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-10
Workers Together.

Workers Together.
Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies - Christian En-
deavor, Etc.-For May IL: Chris
tan Endeavor Fellowship
An implied tribute to Christianity is
paid by the frequent comment upon
given church that it is or is not
, friendly in its manner toward stran-
gers. Men instinctively expect to find
socia bility~ in a church. A warm
test. Men do not ask this of a theater
or of concert hall They do not
look for it in a political meeting Why
then, in the church? For the simple
| reason that everybody believes, in the
depth of his heart, that Jesus is the
great teacher and exponent of broth
erhood, and that His church stands
for the sublime truth of human fra
ternity and of love for all men, The
formalittes and social barriers in or
binary intercourse are largely aboI-
1shed in church. for there all men
and women meet as brethren in the
Fathers house.
The The Moravians have a beautiful
which is quite distinct from the sac
| rament of the Lords Supper. 1t is
the breaking of bread together by dis
ciples in fellowship. Rolls and cof-
Zee are served. and during the simple
| propriate theme. To an observer the
service seems the acme of Christian
sociability. The occasion is one of
happiness and of mutual interest 1t
| stresses the tie that binds the COM
pany together, allegiance to Jesus
Christ. 1t cements Christian solidar-
llty And 1t is a reminder that reli-
elon is FEAST. a joyous. exalting force
In the lives of human beings.
Character is the basis of fellowship.
sincerity is the cornerstone of socia-
bility. To serve men in the office of
fellowship one must be true The
aspiration of this brother spirit is well
voiced in these fugitive lines:
Il would be true, for there are those
who trust me;
l would be pure, for there are
those who care;
would be strong. for there is much
would be brave. for there is
much to dare
| IT would be friendly of all-the foe
the friendless
1 would be giving and forget the
| 1 would be humble, for know my
1 would look up-and laugh
and love-and lift.
The signs of the time are clear All
the portents on the horizon spell one
message. The clamor of the days tu-
multi becomes articu.ate in single
majestic word. For the travail of the
world means the birth of brotherhood.
Mankind has set it's face toward this
greatest of goals. An insistent demand
! is arising universally that wars shall
cease Caste distinctions are fading
out. Autocracies and even monarchies
are falling. The handwriting on the
wall has decreed a democratic form of
government for all nations. Capital
| and labor are cropping towards bet
| ter understanding and common foot
| ing. The church hase attuned her
| thinking to the chord of social service.
All prophets are misled If brotherhood
| is not approaching. This is the reaH-
cation of the kingdom of heaven on
earth. For, as many are perceiving,
there cannot be brotherhood without
/ Fatherhood; mutual interest must
have a common allegiance as it's ante
cedent. The sovereign love of God
| alone can make possible one universal
human fellowship of love.
/ When two travellers of kindred
speech meet on the desert they do not
pass without sign. but tarry and
| fellowship together. We are all trav-
/ elers on life's highway; why should
we not take time for word Of friend
illness with our brothers?
| Social usages are the bugbear of
small minds. Only a cad or a weak
| ling would refrain from fellowship
with a fellow man because somebody
had not introduced him. Before ever
Mrs. Grundy formulated her elabor-
ate code Of etiquette code which at
best is only local and tenhporary-it
was written in the blood of the human
heart, and in the Book, which is SUI
preme law. that "Al We are brethren"
That is the social law which takes
precedence CT all others.
A friendly greeting may make or
mar a day.
| Sometimes smile and a friendly