Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-18
THE CHIEFTAIN'S SATURDAY BARGAIN
Here be Found Everything For the Sunday Dinner
In the Religious World

when uttered by Christ. He buttre0-
ed His positions by the Bible. 4
Tho most sagacious counsellor
have is a rather old-fashioned WON
an whose habit of mind is to resolve
every question, 80 far rs possible.
into its simplicitiee. We were talking
a few days ago about the anarchistic
trend of the social life of the day. es-
pecially among young people; their
departure from accepted laws and
codes and standards into a rampant.
reckleA indtvidualism. Slowly this
wise and tolerant woman remarked,
After all. there surely must be some
standards that are 10 be kept sacreo.
If we have no fixed principles or
codes. AMI everyone is free to do as
he or she chooses. cnly chaos and suf-
ferine can follow. 1t seems to me
that the clear Bible standards Of
right cannot be set aside by any
popular fashion. They have stood
the test of time When tried. they
work out into the happiest and most
profitable life for community.
Therefore. think We should NOD
mind this idle chatter about old
fogies.' but insist resoluteiy upon the
great intcgrities OF human char
actsr as laid down in Scripture"
That is sound sense. There Is
nothing brilliant or smart" about it:
but 1t is as true as the poets:-
I'm vain We call old notions fudge.
And bend our conscienoe to our deal
ing
Tho Ten Commandments will not
bulge.
And stealing still continue. stealing
Because the. pulpit and the Sunday
School proclaim the eternal verties
of God. they are the one sure hope of
an eventual social order that viii be
not only Just and humane, but also
Christian The shortest and best road
to social service for most Christians
is by way OF th-s Sunday school. For II
is the Bible program that is the hope
OF the world. We look with alarm up
on waves OF radicaiism and OF reac-
ton. but between them both. and an
unshakahis refuge for mankind. stands
the impregnable rock OF Holy Scrip
lures. Every man who is alarmed
about the spread of Bolshevism in the
world. equally with every one who
fears that special privilege is entrench-
ing itself in nigh places. should lend
his support to whatever movement
translates tho Bible into life
CURE FOR THAT TIRED FEEL
ING"
And the Bible is the bert cure for
that tired feeling which so often
ovSrtakes reformcrr and social work
erx Much zeal for welfare work shrtv-
el. up and dies when II Is hrst struck
by the cold blasts Of ingrafitude and
indifference The young person who
takes UP this aiiurinE career. rnttci-
patinS appreciation ard applause on
the part OF those served. is destined to
experience tragic diSiIlus'orrn~nt- What
bitter encouragement has overtaksr
many great souls who have given their
lives to the hetterrcni Of their kind
Only the Bible offers an adequate
motive and incentive and reward for
social service. 'Inasmuch" Is tn phil
o5ophers stone that trans-nute- the
base metal ~ mans inerati'ude into
the golden Eucrdor Of the King. We
are to serve and love. and love and
serve. In al lowly and difficult Ways.
because our Saviour Identified Himself
with every object OF His disciples min
i.,ry: "Inakmuch as ye have. oone II
unto tho leas; of these. yc have done
4. unto Me- II only for mans sake
No labor. then VIC soon faint and fear
and fsll by tho way. but for the
Masters sake. to show our love for
Him whom having no; seen ~ love"
tn. Christian will dare and endure any
thing.
This Is the real rrnson and hope for
making the social order Christian: u
is for the service and glory OF Christ
As well as for the good OF humanity.