The Washington herald., 1922-07-24
SCIENCE OF SERVIcENEEDEDN
RELIGION, DECLARES PASTOR
Rev. Dr.. Henry Allen Tupper Says Creator
Disapproves ofxInaction.
ny DIR. HENRY ALLEN ruPPER,

By DIR. HENRY ALLEN TBPPER.
Pastor First Baptist Church.
Text: "whatsoever thy hand
findeth to do. do It with all thy
might" Eccles. $40. Is
Activity is the primitive and
normal state of life. The Creator
has placed asmark Of disapprOba-
tion upon the inaction Of everything
that. has the capacity for action.
The moment the tree ceases active
ly to take the sap through It's body
and limbs. that moment 1t begins
10 die.
While travelling through Pales-
tine. was much interested In the
study of the River Jordan. the
Galilean Lake and the Dead Sea.
The waters of the lake are clear
and the waters of the sea are dull
and dead, because the former has
an outlet as well as an inlet: but
the latter receives and does not
the fields and the blessing Of hu-
manity.
Science Of Service.
The science. Of service IL char
acterized by systematic order. In
the beginning Of time, God Al
mighty was unwilling to allow the
earth to remain without form and
void. By his creative active pow
shape and put 1t into orderly mo-
tion.
As man was created, the principle
Of order in the science of service
was one of the first that was i'm
pressed upon him. He was put to
work In a garden and ordered to
dress 1t and keep 1t. Years rolled
on. God has a chosen people. They
are to be developed from ingorance
and superstition to a great power
in the world. To accomplish this
God saw fit to introduce through
his servant an inflexible code called
the Mosaic system.
In the fullness of time, Chris,
appeared. The Divine Master sent
His disciples out two and two: and
afterward His Spirit inspired the
pen of the Apostles to impress up
on the churches the same spirit
that had marked the workings Of
God from THE beginning of ;nne.
System in Attachment.
The science of service is the
most systematic method of attain
ing a desired end. The man who
tried to heat the tongs. the poker
and shovel all at once, was not a
man Of science. He lacked one OF
the main elements. This activity,
of which we speak. inspires con-
centration to a greater or less ex-
tent; and concentration with back
bone holds on with Titanic grasp
until 1t gets what it asks for.
First: Through the Science of Ser
vice. weakness develops into strength
This is illustrated in all forms of life
from the frail tenuous vine to the
great oak of the forest; and from the
tiniest most unintelligent insect 10
man in all of his material. mental.
social, moral and spiritual powers.
Second: Through Science of Serv-
ice, love for an object Is increased.
Earnestly. actively and scientifically
follow in the pursuit of any noble un-
dertaking and you will find that your
love for that becomes greater and
greater and more and more exclu-
sive.
Hope of Accomplishment. go.
III ooeh the oSiShSc VI cCA "
ice, hope for the accomplishment Of
an end Is frightened. Soon after the
battle of San Juan. a wounded soldier
told me that he trembled with fear
and was losing hope just before he
entered the battlefelds; but with sci
entifc movements he actively charged
the enemy, all hopelessness took
wings. He had the ecstasy of Joy un-
til he lost consciousness and found
himself in a hospital miles away.
Fourth: Through the Science of
Service. the promise of final success
is assured. The world is in need of
perseveriny plotters. who are willing.
patiently, intelligently and with scien-
tific service to address themselves to
their work with the assurance that
victory awaits them in the future Do
not expect immediate results, but
have faith in future fruition.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to
do, do IL with all thy might"