The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-08-15


ere and the shared bread was eaten
a gladness and singleness of heart.
sessions were sold, houses and lands
ing them, and the proceeds put into
the common fund for the good of all.
Generous brotherhood characterized all
they did. In an outstanding manner
this is again the ruling note along the
battle lines of Europe. A note found
with broken aeroplane in the desert
sands told of the pilots taking his own
life that his youthful comrades might
i've until found upon the scanty supply
of water that remained. An Irishman's
head lying in everlasting stiffness where
he had placed 1t upon the bloody pad
that stopped a wounded Scotchman's
ebbrng life sings a deathless song of
heroic devotion. German prisoners are
served before their captors at the ''Y''
hut, as they come bleeding and dirty
out of the passion and hell of the fight
that still thunders. Men share every
thing even their blood with others that
need may be met. And this new spirit
which IS as old as Pentecost will either
flow into the veins of the church and
thrill it with world-mastering life or
will pour outward until the streams of
earth are crimsoned by it while the
rotting body of the churchis stenchful
thing upon its bank. But am persuad-
ed that in these great DAYS the Church
will not fail its Lord but will express
His passion of brotherhood in its life.
The IMPACT OF THE CHURCH.
Unprecedented growth and popularity
marked this movement which was as
yet the wine within the old skin of
Judaism. Numbers were added daily.
They were in favor with all the people.
Conflict was to follow as it must when
new ideas begin to gain Roadway within
the shrunken forms of Institutional
conservatism, but as yet there was
only the march of conquest. Life ex-
pressed as brotherhood and proclaimed
by enthusiastic followers represented
the sum of the efforts of all. Each
gave his best and the result in the
leaders was power; in the movement,
progress; in the Individual, enrichment.
United in passion for their Lord that
famed into evangelism they coquered
the Roman world. The same spirit of
uniting brotherhood would end this
world conflict in an hour and it is the
business of each one of US to see that so
far as each of US is concerned the i'm
pact of that spirit shall be as strong
upon our world as it was upon theirs.
The ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH.
If work is to be done organization be-
comes necessity. This was speedily
seen so that the Apostles had one as
slgnment and other work was given to
the seven who were placed under re-
sponsibility for another special duty.
Each willing to do, all helping to do and
the work distributed according to
opihIf "oo lhC pan IildI changed
people with common passion into an
army that still marches VIGOROUSLY for
ward toward the dav when the spirit of
Christ shall rule this world and brother
hood fill it with praise and peace. Only
the Allies are wiser in their day than
the children of light for they have soly-
ed the problem of cooperation while
even Methodists can not get together
let alone the many denominations with
wider differences to bridge Great pro-
gress is being made, particularly in
united planning for missionary activity
and war war; the Federal Council is be.
coming ever more efficient but we can
never save the new world coming out
of its furnace unless we drop our diff
ferences and unitedly study our task as
did these men. specify our several re-
sponsibilities and then put all our power
into the accomplishment. Then shall
His reign speedily come.