Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14

! in the few striving for soul regen-
Grafton. The things Of God are
foolishness to them 'Ye must be
born again. is a personal obligation
that each one has to perform, the
sooner begun the better.
Faith the size of a grain of
mustard seed will move mountains
E-of wooded, rocky earth? No worse
than that heaps and piles of untrue
and decaying thought things in the
mental store house, some of which
have sunk out of reach of conscious
memory. The way is plain to get
rid of it. A church can help and
encourage you.
! THE 25000,000 church people who
Protest against the system of wor-
ship, which includes generous sea-
soning of paganism, to make Christ
ianity easy to swallow, may count
! as many more to their ranks who
stand firmly with them in sympathy
for humanity's freedom and its
greater needs, while they lovingly
protest against the creed-bound
CnurCH lnetnOdS. .--.
Change Study Course.
THE churches meet to change
the course of study for both spiritual
| and physical youths.
Would you not think it strange
| if your child remained year after
year in the low grades, when your
neighbours child of the same age and
opportunities had become a senior
in the high school? Yes. Does the
college man sit constantly with sd-
vantage to himself or anyone else, in
a class taught by a high school
pupil, who repeats the same things
in the same old way that they both
have been over many times? No.
Well, is not this the method pur-
sued by our churches-Jesus and
his apostles went into the churches,
but only as instructors.
Their works advertised them.
The churches should advertise, most
certainly, for the. public expects it.
but the strongest appeal should be
the personal influence of the MEM
bers and minister, rather than the
impersonal methods of business
houses, study classes, art societies,
ETC., for the sake of money and. fol-
lowing.
Eyes, I think church should be
modern in its methods, for all in
ventions and discoveries are revealed
by the one Father Mind.
Should Be Model Business.
"a church should be model for
transacting business, rising about
the gain rivalry, position and power
methods so common in this age that
churches feel the influence more
than ever. -.- .-.
Greater value should be put upon
wealth of the spirit through whom
ever it manifests. Judgments should
not be hasty. Those who follow
the lead of Christ are often uncon-
ventional in mans eye.
We do not attain this wealth of
grace by false piety and effected
meekness in the sight of men, but
by invoking the wisdom and COM
partnership of the spirit of God.
This is the only way to do His will,
even to throwing over the tables and
chairs of the money changers in the
temple and driving them out. as did
Jesus. This particular duty may
take on a different form in our day,
for we do not trade in our churches.
But there are some who go to
church for other purposes than to
learn of and worship God. 1t is
right to expect to find the truest of
friends in church. But for self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in inprofession or
enterprise, no. How is one to know
the different motive? The intent in
the heart of the one and righteous
Judgment on the part of the other
will clear the matter.
When one loves God supremacy
and others as himself, it is possible
to be forceful and firm and yet not
sin by anger of the heart.
IF church succeeds in teaching
this one rule, the members will have
learned well the Ten Command
ments and will love too much to
break one of them.
Higher Level of Service.
The churches will rise to a higher
level of service when the individual
members become more sincere and
practicable in their worship. We
cannot all be experts in mathemat-
les, some of us viii always have to
count on our fngers-yet we man
age to get results. And so it must
be with the use Of the Great Prin-
e1ple for which that of numbers
family stands. Even the celestial
bodies are weighed, counted and
kept track of by the latter.
When the thought of the as
semblage is lifted to an altitude that
draws into the mind the ideas of
justice, the affairs of the churches
will be conducted smoothly, without
friction or strife.
There should be an attractive
room in the church building for
dancing. Here it is removed from
harmful environment, and becomes
an innocent pleasure and enjoyment,
also one of the ways of praising
God.
"A movie theater should be in
cluded also for the purpose Of show
ing characters and scenes from the
Christian Bible. Including, too. beau
tiful scenery from. this and other
countries with scenarios that help
in direct and concise way to in
struct in the best ways Of living
and in building a sound character
no silly degrading rubbish should be
tolerated for the sake of entertain
ing and drawing a, crowd. The de-
sires of the overcome purify grad
ually.
Teach Gentle Manners.
There should be lessons and lee
lures on gentle manners. Everyone
thinks that he has good maners,
but the other person either has none
or horrible brand. Our whole