Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-09
LORDSHIP OF CHRIST
RECOUNTED IN TALK
BY BAPTIST PASTOR

Sunday night at the Baptist Church
Rev. G. w. Chessman preached on
THE Lordship of Jesus" saying in
part:
THE Apostle Paul enunciates the
lordship of Jesus in Cor. 4:5. For
we preach not ourselves, but Christ
Jesus as Lord Christ as Lord OF the
whole of life not a segment Of 1t Is
the sublime truth we have to preach.
In individual Life.
We talk of the redemption of the
masses. The unit comes first. Christ
and the disciples won individuals.
Men individually surrendered to
Christ's iordship. Christ became au-
thoritative. controlling, supreme IN
their lives. This means possession of
he Christ dynamic of love and SYM
pathy which is the power and urge
behind life of sacrificial service.
rhe redeemed individual takes his
place in the task Of the redemption
Of the social order.
international Life.
"Christ's lordship must obtain in
this sphere also. We are emphasi2-
'ng that today as never before. The
idea of the league of nations and ma
tional and international morality is q
product of il. If it works in the small
circle of individual life it can work
in the large circle Of national and in
tprnational life The hope of a new
world and lasting peace is bound up
with the acceptance of the lordShlp
Of Christ in the longer life of the ma
ton and nations. Christ meant the
Christian idea TO be applied to the
state. When He Clashcd with the re
ligious leaders in the synagogue OF
Nazareth it was on the the point that
they misunderstood their mission in
the world. They thought in terms of
a davidic kingdom and Israel first in
he life of the world Jesus corrected
the erroneous idea. He said, You
are servants and helpers of other ma
lions. You are a servant state
This idea is contrary to that on
which modern states proceed. Some
dub it visionary, even suicidal. The
state exists for power, exaltatiOn,
wealth and not for service But self
ish ideals of national domination, as
,he German state teaches us, must
give way to the incarnate idea of the
servant state. For the nation to la
Dor for Justice, right, far-doaling and
brotherhood in the life of the world
is not an iridescent dream. History
records many examples of aggrand-
cement as the national ideal. 1t has
never succeeded. II is time to give
Christianity chance.
Industrial Life.
Here again we have a whole realm
for the invasion Of the Christian idea.
Christ must be enthroned in this
sphere. If, as some who purport to
speak with authority say, it is impos-
sible to be Christian under the pres
ent competitive system, i; is time -
change the system. Cooperation and
partnership in industry is a better sys-
TEN. This is being tried in many
quarters today. A motor concern in
Cleveland is employing it and labor
troubles have ceased John ID. Rock
efeller Jr. says. The soundest indus
trial policy is that which has con
stantly in mind the welfare of en-
ployes as well as the making of prof.
its and which when human consid-
erations demand it, subordinates prof
its to welfare. Industrial relations
are essentially human relations. The
day has passed when the conception
of industry as chiefly revenue-pro-
ducing process cam be maintained. To
cling to such conceptions is only to
arouse antagonisms and to court
trouble. In the light of the present
every thoughtful man must concede