The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20


For not where a dead Lord lay but
where a living Christ possesses mems
hearts is the capital of His kingdom.
THE FIRST Conquest
Paul, Luke, Silas and Timothy
headed straight for Philippi where
the good Doctor may have had his
home. Here without Hebrews enough
to make even the beginning of
synagog they faced that Roman citiz-
enry that Christ wanted to enlist for
Kingdom service without the prepara-
ton that the leavening with the ideas
connected with Jehovah gave in so
many other places. 1t was city that
tugged at Pauls heart and presented
p problem in that day that has been
increased in our own, For his STRAIT
egg has determined the line of attack
for the church ever since and to cap
ture the city is to dominate the world.
Would he make an impression here?
He sought out the quiet place of con-
verse and talked with Lydia who was
prominent merchant there and
speedily found her heart open to the
message of the Christ. And having
won her he won her home and it's open
hospitality told the story of her sin
cerity. The Kingdom made its first
advance in its new venture in a wom-
an and in a home and to hold these
two gates to the worlds life is to
command 1t altogether. Once more
the Gospel was being tested out on
new ground and the next step was me
rescue of an exploited slave girl who
had caught something Of his appeal
and giving almost reverence to this
man who treated her as a woman and
not as a thing she was speedily dis
possessed Of the spirit that had made
her the tool of others. Christ quick
ems the heart and lberates the mind
in every case where He is admitted to
the life. That stirred the los 9 Of
! easy money and Paul and Si'a3 were
huliieu 70 IllS HidSiSL1dISS, q IioJ
clamol was set up and all legal hear
ing swept TO the winds. But it gave
J another opportunity to test out the
religion Of Jesus upon the jailer, a
rough, rude creature of the politics Of
: the town and it worked in the same
fashion that it had in every other
case and now Paul refused his Illicit
discharge and demanded that Christ
De recognized as factor in the life
OF the town; that faith in Him be ac-
corded the privileges Of faith in Jupi-
ter and the final doom for the city's
sin was made certain as one Of the
goals toward which the Kingdom
moves.
CAESAR OR CHRIST
Having broken thru all boundaries
Paul gained his imperial dream OF Dc
mlmon that included Rome as its CEN
teF. VINO should rule mat world,
Caesar or Christ! There was no
iceilng OF antagomsm on the part OF
PauI toward the political machinery
OF The empire III Wmch he was proud
, to be a citizen for he wrote, The
power that be are ordained ot God.
Always loyal to ms government he
belleVed that Christ was ITS nghtfuI
ruler and set out to make his dream
Tact OF It's life With his endeavor
to allay all differences between the
!; conservative and the progressive ele-
ments OF the church he appeared at
Jerusalem with Gentle gifts for jew
ish believers only to be mobbed and
{ carried into the custody of Rome
where in enforced idieness he was
able to build up some Of his depleted
; strength and allow the empire to pay
the bills for his transportation instead
OF having to walk the unlimited miles
to reach his goal For out Of snip
wreck and hardship he reached Rome
and began as prisoner the propa-
ganda that enabled him to write Il
his friends in Philippi: "All the
saints salute you, especially they that
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