The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-04-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON

II Kings 11:21-12:16
was glad when they said unto me,
Let us go unto the house Of Je-
hoyah.-PsaIm 1921.
THE BIG JOB
The writer of today's history lau-
CHS at this older chronicIar's idea Of
the comparative Importance Of ev-
ents. After the thrilling scenes Of
revolution and rescued childhood what
an anti-climax to find the chief job of
the king was the repairing of ch-
urch Yet the record Of armies, ma
vies, coal strikes, economic confer
ences, unrest in Ireland, India and
Egypt, and dozen other headliners
may ultimately come to less than the
result for the world of a built-up CHI
urch. If the teaching of Jesus con-
corning righteousness and brotherhood
prevail in any generation the histor-
ian's pen will be busy enough record
ing transformed conditions to make
it an event of prime Importance.
For had the church's ideal Of peace
had its way the world war would not
have been. 1t does concern the world
as to whether the church prospers or
not and to throne its Lord in the heart
of all life is the biggest job in sight.
And that old investment of Jehoiada
paid larger dividends than any other
he ever made He saved child and
the child saved a state and built up
the church that had sheltered him in
his days of peril. If the church would
just preempt its childhood there would
be small anxiety over the future of
either church or world. The story is
old Of the boy kicking his feet from
bench intended for grown folk only
and watching the swift pencil of the
speaker place a white dot in the heart
Of a great circle of black represent
ing the Christians in haathenism.
That night he prayed to grow big so
he could help make the white spot
larger and at the Cleveland Layman's
missionary Meeting the man wrote
his check for a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars to help that same
WHl'e Spo' grow III had Deen put IN
'l40 illli'u Oh chlld ana lhe invest
ment had brought its result. The big
JOB for the world is the building of an
eliicls,l' cHu'cA ana lAa JoD tor the
IhuIcn Is the caring Tor us childhood.
PUTTING THEM OVER
Josiah had the biggest idea that
could live in the heart Of d king.
He loved the temple that had shell
tered his earliest memories; how was
he 20 create the same affection in the
heart Of his people? For the temple
was the Kings shrine and Solomon
had built it and had paid the bills.
1t was the pride Of the land but not
It's love, Josiah conceived the making
1t INTO church Of the people instead
OF the Kings shrine which was as
revolutionary an idea as ever a pro-
phet dreamed Jchoiada the aged
nau small energy with his hundred
years TO give TO such an enterprise.
ne "oulo heaa 1t Tor all the people
ioVea me oIo priest and the King was
s.re"a enough 70 Aho" the weight
MS endorsement would give. But the
priesthood leiJ small urgency and ap-
pear 70 nave used the money given
IOf 1nelr own purposes The temple
was as loiioihe as ever when it once
more leIt JAe pressure OF the Kings
toucA VINO seems TO nave been adept
III BsJ1lns Jhihgs across lie would
eii@Hse MS pan put not ms purpose
al" IL hlsh pan dldnt DO then a
sur Fe HllshI answer. Ola Jeholda was
sun IN charge the priests were en-
ilSteo oy the condemher OF plan and
io' Oh the men so that he carried
tneill an INTO 1urther enterprise.
NO leeilhgS hurt and the attempt well
unueF way SHOWS the power OF tact
anu persistence
Il y