The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-18
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WHO PLEADS FOR STARVING RACES

asks here for a drink and a morSel OK
bread She tells him that she mas Out
enough meal and oil to prepare one
meal for her son and herself. and mat
after this there would be nothing be
tween them and starvation. Then IT 49,
in the words of my text. that We hear
Elijah say. Fear not . but
me a little cake first We find tnat
Eltjah's request was complied with. ana
also tina tho barrel of meal wasted
not. neither did the cruise Of oil fali'
according 10 the word or the loru'
which He spakc BY Elijah n we are
Christians In fact. as we'll as IN name
should our faith in God cause US 70 put
anything or anyone ahead of Him" VIII
We not bake for Him a little cake first:
Too Many LuIuriss Today.
The people whom we term 'poor' TO-
day really have more luSurtes than the
rich folks Of so years ago. Many or us
eat Su much that we are wearing out
our stomachs. Not only do We put too
much inside our bodies. hut with feath-
ers. beads. rings. jewels and other
things We adorn 90 our external heing.
The work of God suffers while we deco
rate our bodies. A. Mclean. most or
whose life was devoted to the cause or
missions. never was seen with any per-
sonal adornment IN the form Of jewelry.
not even having 4 watch chain dangnn
from his vest. His jewels were all
found in the Bible he carried. When
missionary fands became 20 depleted
that ia was thought advisable TO recall
some workers from the foreign field.
he sold his house and gave the $1,000
received to keep Gods messengers In
the field.
Changing Ylshions.
Men used to he able 10 wear tho
same clothes tor Ave or six years. but
it Is not SO now. Every year sees some
change in styles and fashions. The
terms wants n needs seem to be
confused. Our wants are Increasing:
our needs nre not. How many or YOU
people actually need an auto? The
money spent for gasoline by the MEM
hers OF this church every year. II put
into missions. would make the $500 we
are asked~for seem like a mere drop In
the bucket. We are not baking first a
little cake for Cod A Chinese govern
ment officials took his son to a mission
school. He was told there was no
room for tho boy. He was told that
there was no desk for his son. after he
had said he would build a place for him
70 stay. No. InCN NNiu. ms SoH Sou'o
not attend. e"en II he stood during the
school term Hearthroken. he took the
hov hack home again. China. India. n
Africa need room for those whom we
would teach Of Christ: but we are too
busy baking nrst a little a four
ourselves. Not even our missionary
societies or our pastors do as much ~
they ought for missions. This Is plain
talk. but Il Is the truth. There Is
scarcely one Of us but could triple our
contribution. We make an awful howl
when we are solicited for many for the
church. Some say. The church has be-
come 4 beggar.' II II has. II Is because
It's tight-hgsted members have made II
such. They bake a little cake, for
themselves hrSt.
YsStngS "TouShsd," Not Rookstboofs.
lust last Sunday We studied the
story Of the Good Samaritan. We con-
denim the priest and. the Levite who
passed ny the unfortunate man Va
fell among thieves-and then wheel
cry comes from Armenia. We say, -"
bad and that's as far as It goes. Our
feelings are touched but our pocket
books remain closed. We are more con-
cerned about our own future than about
the present misfortune OF others. When
we get the true Good Samaritan spirit.
then will we bake for God a little cake
first Germany. the nation that drove
God out Of her homes and colleges. Is
now paving the penalty. Rut Germany
lies wounded n bleeding OIL the
worlds highway. and We must not pass
her bay. Russia. with infdels ruling
her, a millions that believe In Christ.
We must 10 pass by the starving popu-