The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-01

Counting Where We Arc.


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Counting Where We Arc.
Terse Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian En-
deavor. Etc--For June 2: Chris
tan Duty and Privilege. Serving in
Church and Community" Mark
12:28-34.
The most practical thing in the
world is a great ideal. Nations are
not made by machinery, or by so
called practical" men but by dream
ers of dreams The important fact
about a community is whether or not
1t Is planting noble ambitions in the
minds of the young people. Are they
| thinking the high thoughts of chiv-
airy. out OF which spring the later
deeds of human service? Before we
tax about rivers, let rs consider
| fore effect. Ideals beget deeds The
reason we. of this western continent
have astonished the old world by our
practical achievements is that we are
essentially dreamers and tdealists;
| and children of dreamers and ideal
lists. We have greatly dared and
| greatly done because our vision, the
vision of our fathers. was magnifi-
cent. Out of thoughts of fearless.
godly hearts has come the empire of
| the west.
| People who are made of the right
kind of material do not make excuses.
they work. They do not whine, they
wait for somebody to help them; they
| help themselves. They do not wait
| for an opportunity; they make it,
! Those who complain of no chance
| confess their weakness-their lack of
efficiency. They show that they are
| not equal to the occasion-that they
| are not greater than the obstacles
| which confront them."-O. S. Marden.
| The Savior went about doing
| reth dreaming about His great mis-
| sion. He began to journey and to
| serve even as He had always served
at home; and opportunities grew as
He went on. 1t is the person who is
| willing to help ''lan1e dogs over stiles"
| who seizes the occasion to serve kings
| Before ever He fed the five thousand,
Jesus shared His wallet with many a
| lone wayfarer. Helpfulness is
| Christlike habit.
| This is a working world. To every
1 man there is work. What can
do? What shall 1 do? How can 1
/ best DO a mans work for society?
| What will be my reward for work
ing? Such are the questions that
\ every life must meet. There is a
simple answer in the truth that God
has q plan for each of our lives. This
resolves all problems into the one
simple problem of finding out His
cess than this. To do Gods will alone
| is glorious. All who fail in that fail
in everything. And His will can
not long be hidden from the earnest,
| obedient soul. By providences. by
common sense. and by the Scriptures
| the living Lord will make plain to
US the path wherein He would have
| US walk.
We do not do works in the world.
No man ever has complete task
Each of us has a part in a great
| work, and that great work is Gods
work. We are to do our assigned
portion of the unending work begun
| by God, and the highest honor that
| can come to a man Is to do well his
bit of the infinite work which is i'm
portant enough to engage the activi-
| ties of men and of angels and Cod
| In such a work it is essential that
| every laborer be obedient to the or
ders of Him who alone understands
the whole. Except we work where
He tells US to, we shall work in vain,
for the work is His.
When we work for Christ we must
let Him be Master.
Man Is eternal Life Is eternal
Work is eternal. Therefore we should
seek to know Gods will for our life
SO that it may come into adjustment
with eternity. Any work that we
choose for ourselves would be but
Temporary; Gods designs are all from
the viewpoint of eternity. When we
work where Christ tells US to we
take up our part in the scheme Of the
ages. And why should man who 10
to live forever waste himself upon .
task that can endure but for 'day7
Good work cannot be done in the
wrong place.
Every Christian who obeys orders
10 in a true mission field.
There Ia calmness and comfort In
the thought that we are working un-
der the orders of One who makes no
mistakes. II we are at the post in.
dicated by Christ we are in the place
Of highest honor and success. 1t in
the only right place In the universe
for US. II God has set Us at washing
dishes, 1t would not be a promotion
for us to take the place of the angel
Gabriel -
II we are willing to run little e.
rands for God here. He will give M
greater brands in the hereafter.