Evening journal., 1918-05-16
CITY AND STATE UNIONS

ceedlngly precious Get to work-A
man can't serve unless be knows how
TO do it-study VIII prepare him. Study
70 man IS what the grIndstone Is 10
an ak
What do you really want? Think be-
fore you answer What Is 10? Well
that you can be or have That you will
be or have finally. DO you want TO be
somebody? Free from shame Strong,
capable and honored2 Do you really
want TO win the high approval OF the
Almighty This you can achieve. no
matter how poor or how unknown, or
how unaccompllshed you may be II
you Will only pay the price study :
study Then servei Then be approved
by Cod Am right or wron?"
Next Sundays topic win be written
/ by Mr.. James w Conner OF Pennsyl-
yania He is president or one OF the
/ local unions OF Pennsylvania
Education should be the doorway TO
I service, but 10 is iuggled so much that
/ 20 is stumbling block TO many Be
fore We get our education we often pic
/ ture what we win do after becoming
/ educated. and sometimes we are
ashamed because we seem TO have ac-
complished so little.
Jesus. however, choose fishermen for
his disciples. men who were not edu-
Gated as far as book learning IS con-
oerned. but men who were anxious and
willing 90 apply themselves From them
we learn lessons of patience, faith anC
work. The fisherman tolls for hours
against wind and tide. and sometime:
he ceases 90 make any progress at all
until the tide changes and wind cease:
90 blow But he is patient and when
the proper time comes 90 LET down hi'
lines and nets he does so. We might
ask how he knows when and wncre %
fish. but his faith Is so great that hi
does not fear that he viii not De sue
cessful and he casts his net and trust.
that the lsh will come 10 is unlike
The hunter. on land, who can track hi'
game. The fisherman cannot see sue.
cess, so to speak. but be had faith thai
success will come. anu success surel,
viii come 90 those who have faith IN
God
How many young men and yOunl
women do you know who have the abil
lty 90 do things and yet when they ar
some excuse, and are prone 20 say tina
they are satisfied that they are doing al
they can S0meday we VIII have 90 Civ
an account Of ourselves. then we mus
be truthful Are We going TO be abl
90 give a good account OF ourselvc
when the time comes?
II we only aim FOR earthly pleasure
we aim in vain, because death ends al
N..a H.a. la I
I, Gods will, through service, Will gai
life eternal.
The societies throughout ihe ci'
made n special plea for mothers, ar
+, their boys who have gone forth 60 iigh
u last Sunday Endeayorers, let us NAL
p each day Mothers Day. yes, father
II day. TOO. Let us show our love Il
them by the things we do and say.
d Don't forget endeavorers May 30
i' fast approaching and IL you are goine
o Lenape 80 is high time you made plaI
- We surely would Ike 20 see a lar
T. crowd there.
e The next business meeting, June
y viii also soon be here, and our Bethai
p friends are looking forward 20 an ONf
% flow meeting.
n The executive committee has receiv
ID letter from Mr.. Lemuel !. Birch.
It former vice president OF the city unio
Mr.. Birch saws he is well and enioyil
J. The service. Tie enlisted I'm The Mari
'e Corps sometime ago. He wants TO ne
e more OF the Christian EndcavOr wo
y here in Wilmington
'e 10 is important that we receive an ed
e cation. but doubly important that "
g as Christians be well educated in thin
ii spiritual. Let us grasp every oppo
tunity 90 learn more OF Gods word.