The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-06-11

a new mind. You need to pray as did
the Psalmist: "Create in me clean
heart, o God, and renew a right spirit
within me"
The question about helping those
about you by placing your influence
elsewhere, can only be answered by
YOU. It may be, however, that a sug-
pestion from me may assist you. II
YOU mean to place it outside the
church, there can be but one answer;
YOUR influence OUTSIDE the church can
never help anyone, but it will be a.
hindrance to many If, on the other
hand, you mean to suggest that per-
haps that you can best help others
by placing your influence in some
other church you must first answer
this question; are you thinking Of
making change in church atten-
dance for spiritual reasons, or be-
cause you have gotten out Of sorts
with some people in the church
where you re? If the latter is the
case you had better stay where you
are, and SO live that you will love
everyone If you cannot live at
peace with people in one church it is
very doubtful if you would find any
better conditions somewhere else.
If you feel you need to make a
change on account Of spiritual reasons
that is because you feel you will be
dong Gods will more nearly in the
other church, you would be justified in
making the change, but that ques-
ton must be answered by you, and
must be the answer you are willing
to give God.
You ask if you are leaving the
work to a few and Sinking your
duty. Although l do not know who
you are, l would dare to say yes! Ii
you are doing your full duty to God
and his church such question would
never have come into your head, SO
the thing for you to do is to get ever
lastingly busy for God, and we have
no doubt but that some of the other
things will take care of themselves
May God help you to see all the
truth.
F., Rev A. Irwin of the First Baptis
Church answers the questions thusly
Is going to church once on Sunda!
enough?
Going to church is good. Ever!
body who is able should 60 to churcl
at least once on Sunday. But someth
ing to make church going a real JOY
is the acceptance of the Lord Jesu
| Christ.
Making him Lord and King of you
life.
If million or more Of our Ameri
can boys who went to the firing lin
in the world war had retired afte
the first engagement with the enemy
what would have been the results?
The same is true Of the church.
Of what use are the other services
The Sunday School and Young Pee
I pies Services are the training camp
for efficient leadership in world sci
, vice. III
Why do attend church at all?
= To worship in Spirit and in trut
|, the one who loves us and freed us fro1
our sins, by shedding blood. To him
= say be ascribed glory and praise i
the church.
Have / completed my duty by mere
! ly entering the church once a week?
"They continued with him thre
q days"
: Millions in heather lands a,
weary in waiting for some of til
o privileges that are yours.
: By going will I receive help {
!, harm? .s.
Great help if you are doer, harm
Z you are a forgetful hearer.
! Will I help the church grow if
q stay away?
! No, he found his own brother ar
Z brought him to Jesus. ;
! Union is strength.
Can l best help those about me (
!. placing my influence elsewhere?
n Lie SICdtcSC ulSIlCuIlOiI CNCI UlSdl
! lied for the helping of humanit
!, throughout the whole world was Il
I church that was organized by the Lol
4 Jesus Christ and his Apostles. Wher
e ever his gospel has gone ignoranc
!, superstition, Barbarianism az
! heathenism have in measure disa
peared.
4 Am I leaving the work to few al
q shirking my duty?
'e,l Yes you are. Our government t
Il day is spending money and time 1
q rounding up the Stacker, the one wi
- shirked his duty when his count
q needed him. The same fact applies
u the church today, with the exceptit
: we have no law where with to puni!
i only the law Of loss which will
+ + yours here and yonder.
u TURNER'S TO HOLD
e FAMILY REUNIO