Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-16
In the Religious World

This theme. of the place of worldly
ambition and despicable politics In the
life of the Church today. is too largo
|; one to be gone into here: tho 1t is
logically involved in any treatment OF
the scheme of Zebedee's wife and her
sons to secure peculiar advantages for
themselves in Christ's kingdom Much
Of the woe OF the Near East is due to
the political rivalry of branches of tho
Christion church. If the ecclesiastical
politicians would permit, the peoples
of tho Balkans and OF the Ottoman
Empire would dwell together in neigh
borliness. The first schsm in the apos-
talate grew out of selfish ambition:
and woe is us that the schism has not
been healed unto this day.
The New Road to Power
Although all tho centuries have
needed the radical teachings of Jesus
which followed this incident, 1t almost
seems MS II IL were especially designed
for our own perplexed and difficult
day BE 1t observed that Jesus. unlike
the layman l have just quoted. did
not fling Himself out in disdain from
such unworthy company. Instead.
turning aside from His own agony of
spirit. lie patiently and tendcrly
showed TOLLS friends the better way.
Here We have the new law of tho
Kingdom; the distinctive character
istic of the reign OF Christ: tho man
ncr of tho life that makes needless all
tho short sighted destructiveness of
Bolshevism:
But Jesus called them unto Hsn1,
and said, "Yc know that tho ruler
of tho Gentiies lord it over them. and
their great ones exercise authoritN
over them. Not so shall 1t be among
you: hut whosocver would become
great among you shall DO your min
istcr: and whosoever would be first
among you shall be your servant:
even as tho Son OF man came not TO
be ministcrcd unto. but to minister.
and to give His life ransom for
many
ton OF the heaveniies2 Look about
and sec. In realms small and great
we know that hoeor and power ulti-
mately go TO those who most truly
serve. What gives to America and
Canada their unique position in the
world today What made them so
powerful at tho recent League of Ma
tions meeting In Geneva? II is not
| their loyalty to these basic ideals Of
scrvice2 Their worldwide philan
thropy at the present time. in China,
| in the Near East and in Central
Europe. have given them an inperial
hold upon the confidence of people
By the road OF ministry they have ,ul
Unexpectedly como - thrones uf
power. In so far as they have FOL
lowed tho Jesus way, they have come
| to true greatness.
| Better Tbnr Boisheyisn
That program is practicable. Where
ever Il has been tried II has produced
tho highest state OF human society.
In all carctulness and soborncss II rs
| to be solemnly declared today that tho
ono preventative OF the cllamities OF
radicalisn: tho one remedy tor~ th4
cruel incauitics OF capitalism aud
privilege: tho one adequate cure tcr
our present saturnalia OF matcrialisro.
Is the acceptance of the Jesus prir-
ciple and programme OF service. Whom
the most helpful among men arc
deemed the greatest. and when the
ambition of all is to serve to tho ut
most, for tho sake of society and ni
tho Spirit of the Rcdeemcr. then we
shall have an order Of life that viii h
little less than the kingdom OF heay,u
on earth. Short OF this goal We MAY
not stop. As we lead men and W.
men. boys Qnd girls. 10 the Savior. VIC
lead them 10 this conception OF lifc
mission.
Service" has como 10 be watch.
word in business today: for tho cold
commercial reason that It IS good
business There is NOR. OF uncop-
scious absurtion OF tho spirit of Jcsus
in the world than we can commonly
perceive. Even the support that tho
doctrines OF radic;ilism get in this
western world Is really only an out
flowing of tho iuEraincd Christian
spirit OF hrothorlincEs and of minis.
try. II our Christianity were vitallT
and militantly functioninc, IT. rsthor
than tho pcrvcrHiors % BoIshevisri
would be challenging tho worlds ;,i.
tcntion. when We promote the kiuE-
dom Of God by sclfless service wo arc
fulfilling the highest law of life: tho
law by which Jesus l!vod,-and died