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'^ THE CHEISTIAN NATION. Vol. 6L
YounP' Peooie'*; TnntC '''''^^'^ ^^^'^^ ^^^^ ^® ^^^^ ^°'"^ *° '^° '* ^°^^ °'^ ^^^^ ^^^" ^^^y ^'^'"'^ looking unto jesus, and
UU ig X tupit s> X upiv, ,^ith it^i^e replied: "i am going to ^f making a living. That means enable us to finishwell.
FOR JANUARY 3, 1915. sea tomorrow, and I am afraid if 1 ^ d ^ . ^t.- ,
, ^ ^ , . ., , T a race to run. But when we think
Bv Rev A A Johnston '^° ^°^ ^'^^^ ^ stand at once I may .
W \, „., ,„'„ ,, begin to be ashamed of my religion, of making a hving in a way that MFdMFRT'/pn
"Who is on the Lords Side Matt. - ^ u u u r^ ^ ju, iVlJi&MlliKlZlliU
and let myself be lauigaec our ofit shall honor God and help men,
10:32-39. (Consecration meeting.) altogether. Now as soon as I go on what a tiring race to run! So it is ^ P«i^«"»"^ ^''"^ Still Freely
Psalms:—16:1-5. No. 29: 138:1-4, NO. board, 1 shall walk straight to my with every part of our life If we Used.
377; 119:Part 22, No. 347; 22:24-27, bunk and nail up this card upon it, ^. . , , p ., ,,, , .
No. 50; 34:1-5, No. 86; 57:8-11, No. that every one may know that I am t^'"!^ ""'^ °^ *^ ^°''l^ly P^^" °f „ , , ,
157. a -Christian, and may give up all hope life, it means a race to run; if we Many people are brought up to
Parallels:—Rom. 10:9-10; Rev. 3:5; of making me either ashamed or afraid think of living in all things for believe that coffee is a necessity of
Luke 12:8; .lohn 12:42-43; 2 Tim. 2: of adhering to the Lord.'- A bold Christ, it means more than we Hfe and the strong hold that the
12; 1 John 2:23; 1 John 4:2-3; Mark stand Is very often half the battle. ^are think possible. Thousands . „' ^^f.-^ • ^^^^^ .
8:38; Rom. 1-lG; 2 Tim. 1:8; Ps. 40:9. 2. For the Sake of Others. . ,., ,_. ^ ^rug catteine, in coffee, has on the
Among the many noble martyrs for A few clean boys and strong girls, • , . r-u • • f system, makes it hard to loosen
Christ during the Boxer uprising, in openly taking their stand for Jesus, "^ required ot a Christian, tor I _ i- •
the summer of 1900, was Horace Tra- will be sure to influence others, simply cannot do it." No man "^ S"P even when one reahzes its
cy Pitkin. He was slain while trying Christ expects our lives and lips to who knows life and also the prin- injurious effects.
to .protect two lady missionaries in speak for Him. A few boys like Pit- ciples of Christ will say that Chris- A lady writes: "I had used cofthe
missionary comipound at Poatlng- kin can wonderfully Influence the . . . . .
fu. When his body was found his whole life of a High School or Col- ^'^" ^'"""^ '^ ^" ^^^^ matter, fee for years; it seemed one of the
hands were uplifted asIf in iprayer. lege. Christ himself warned men to sit necessities of life. A few months
Pitkin began his student life at Phil- 3. For the Sake ot Jesus. down and think whether they h Ith h' h h rl h
lips Academy, Exeter. From the very When we were in dire need Christ really meant to face it all, lest . . ' ^^"
beginning he took his stand for came and wrought for us and He ^j,gy |-,g ^^^ gj^jg ^q finish.There ^'"^'y failing, became more im-
Christ. When he came to school he confesses our name before the Fath- ^^^ ^ ^j^.^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ paired, and I knew that unless
had not united with the church be- er. When he has done so much to i s
cause his vacation absences had inter- save us, what ought we to think of ^arry with him: he does not want relief came from some source I
fered with his plans.. But when he ourselves,if we are ashamed to ac- to run without them, yet to run would soon be a physical wreck.
began his work at Exeter, preparing knowledge Him. Surely, if we love our with them is impossible. Then, -i ,„„., ,,,„„i. „„h r,^ri,ni,= h^A
. . . T^.,, , J T -, .,,.,.,, J. .., , ^ wdo wcdK anu nervous, naa
tor Yale, he joined a Bible class and Lord, we will not be guilty of the base ^qo there is that besetting sin
when the firstcommunion season was ingratitude of denying Him who died ,_• , , ^, •, , , S\ck headaches, no ambition, and
' ,_ , , ^, + f which doth so easily beset us,
announced he asked the pastor; for us. t,- ^ • . , , p, , felt tired of life. My husband was
••Wouldit be possible for me to unite which m fact we too often love. ,. , \
with the church at the services th:s Pj-^ygj. MeetillP' Tontr "^^^ '^^ '"''" ^^^ ^^"^ '^* "^^^"'^ "^^^
afternoon with those you announced / S vjpiC ^gp ^^.^ ^^ ^^^^ ^l^j^ ^^ want to troubled SO much with indigestion
as about to confess their faith" The FOR JANUARY 6, 1915. ^un it But there it is, set before that at times he could eat only a
pastor told him that it was custom- By Rev. Geo. S. Coleman.
ary lor the applicants to be examin- forward With Hope.—Heb. 12: o a ^:,:„„ „. ^^^^ Other ^^^ "lo^^hfuls.
ed beforehand by a church commit- ''^ ^ vibion or nope. utnei "Finally we saw Postum advertee.
A shadow passed over his face. ' men have faced life. They, also, .._,,_ , , , „ ,
He ex.plained to the .pastor that he 1- A man hindered. ^ave felt the weight and burden tised and bought a package. I folhad
set his heart on beginning his 2. A race to run. gf disposition, surroundings, con- lowed directions for making care-
Exeter school life as an avowed Chris- 3. A vision of hope. fij^tin ambitions. They, ' also, fully, and added cream, which
tian. That same afternoon he stood PQalm'- ^-^-fi Q If)- 18'9^^1- , , . . .
up, a lad of sixteen, between two old ,q rn ,2 2V2 40-I 4 4vtR fi8 • "" '"' ^"'"^'^ '^ ^° ^^^ loveliest rich-lookmen,
one ol seventy-two and the oth- , „!^
W.1-4, 4.5.0-0, 08. gjjjg tripped them so neatly and jng and tasting drink I ever saw
er ol seventy-eight years ot age, and 'o-^l^- easily. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, they j , ^ ,, , ,
together the three gave themselves to I.A man hindered. The de- ,„ ginned. Gideon, Barak. Samson, '''^''^ "' '"^ ''^''' ""'^ ^' '^'"'
the faith and service of the church, scription fitsus all. We are glad Jephthae, David Samuel—they all "^^^ F'ostum ever since.
He became •the president of the Chris- ^^ ^^,^11 the fact when making ex- gjnned But here thev all are tes "I gained five pounds in weight
tian Endeavor and a leader among „ „ ., . " , ^'"nea. cut nere tney all are tes- & f s
the young people ol the church. His ''"^^^ *°'' °^! tailures in moral tifyjng that faith wins. But stand- m as many weeks, and now feel
strong Christian lile continued at conduct; we immediately think of jng out clearer in the eyes of the well and strong in every respect
Yale and flnallyhe gave his life glad- it when anyone proposes that we whole world is one who is leader My headaches have gone, and I
ly for Chnst m China. One ot his take some step forward. If It and perfecter of faith, one who •' , ' . .,
last messages home was the wish that ^gre not that we had to make a for his neonle i