The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-17
MAKE THE BEST
OF YOURSELF
DIR. c. c. WEITH breaches
FORCEFUL SERMON ON
SERVICE AND DUTY.

"For their sake | make the best of
myself taken from John l7-lo, was
the text of the sermon delivered by
the Rev. c. c. Weith at the First
Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning. The discourse was plea
for men and women to strive with
higher motives and for service to
others. The speaker said in part:
"To the men in the army belong the
vicarious sutferings, to US the higher
strivings. The atonement is now
real doctrine and understood. The
men who die and the men who are
manned for life know something OF
the feeling of the Christ who died
on Calvary. Every boy there knows
that the innocent must suffer tor
the guilty. A brutal military caste
makes war and hell and boys
5000 miles away must lose their
lives because OF it. Every father
who sends his son to the war and
waits anxiously for news of life or
death knows the real feeling OF the
vicarious atonement. Every moth
er whose heart aches is making a
yicarious atonement. Christ died
for the sins of the world and every
parent who has lost young man
in his strength and beauty knows
what that means.
Strive With Higher Motive.
But while some are making this
sacrifice there is also another side.
Striving with a higher motive and
TO do service for others means for
their sakes am going to be a finer
man and woman. Are we here for
our own sakes only or for the good
of others as well?
"Why should do this for others :
They do nothing for me?
1T is not true, others have done
something for you and me. No soul
enjoys his best until he has helped
and bleSt others by his help. We
strike for nobler ends and aims be-
cause the feeling is innate and we
are most happy when we have done
good to others. Complaints come
that only few really do Red Cross
work. why not? Speakers cam
paign for war savings stamps and
other things. Some are slackers to-
ward the government and their
neighbors and toward God. We are
beginning to learn the difference be-
tween an asset and liability. The
report Of vice conditions in our city
and county shows men and women
as assets and liabilities. The joint
ist, gambler, the bad woman have
not simply robbed deluded men OF
money and health and morals, they
have robbed society and the govern
ment in that they injured our man
hood and property. Surely there IS
4 difference here. The German mil
itary system, headed by the kaiser
is trying to overcome and destroy
the manhood of the world and how
We detest them and use every effort
to overthrow their power. But here
also are harpies destroying the best
men and for no better reason. Can
We not here learn lesson in noble
self improvement Be our best pos
sible asset, be full blessing and not
half hearted. Do all, not a part, of
what we can. To sanctify self is
not to simply pray, but also to be
our best and truest in everything.
We must cultivate all our faculties
and make ourselves efficient and
fully useful. Every Christian owes
to his Christ his best and his all.
Christ gave His all. Our govern
ment is fighting to save the world
from utter destruction and savag-
cry, from kaiserism and militarism,
to make the world safe for democ-
racy. Can We as individuals do less
Our government is sanctifying itself
for their sakes, can not we do so
also? We must give our substance
on June 28. Give our time and 10y
atty to this noble purpose. We must
give our best to God, our country,
,ut cit yand ourselves"