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Young People's Topic
FOR JANUARY 17.
By Rev. A. A. Johnston.
Make Bold Beginnings. 1 Tim.
1:18-19; 4:12. (A younger member's
meeting.)
Psalms; 149:1-4, No. 401; 110:1-4,
No. 305; 90:13-17, No. 245; 144:7-10,
THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. 61.
you will soon find that religion is
any way that will be a sin against
most practical. It will insist on you
No. 388; 7:10-13, No. 189; 33:1-4, No. being "an example." It will insist
God. The garden of Gethsemane
79.
that you carry your new faith into bears witness that the right way BI'LLINGS, OKLAHOMA.
Mr. J. W. Young spent the threshing
season in North Dakota with his
'Parallels: Eocl. 11:9; 12:1; Ps. your business and home. Your words may not be easy. The only sufficient
incentive to the best work is
110:3; 144:12; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Tim. and behavior must be different. Your
1:5; 2 Tim. 2:3; Titus, 2:7-8; 2 Peter, conception of love, faith, and purity
son John and family, returning home
a love for God.
5:3; Phil. 3:17; Rom. 12:9-10. will change.
the last of September. Mr. S. J. Caskey
visited his mother and family in
When Paul writes to Timothy, "Let Religion has built hospitals, asylums,
and almshouses and has organuel
did not say he would begin to
2. By persistent prayer. Sam­
no man despise thy youth," two
Kansas City this fall. Mrs. Katie Favorite
and babe, of Sapulpa, Okla.,
things steem to be implied—a tendency
to despise youth and reasons .man or organization has dared to igized
an army of 'Christians that no pray for the erring people. He
said he would not cease. He had visited Mrs. Favorite's parents, Mr.
why youth should not be despised. nore. The Church is not a band of
Timothy, particularly, needed advice. dreamy visionaries, but is a force of been praying before and the fail­anures of the past were not going
Mrs. M. Chestnut, a month this
He was a young man of infirm health wonderful power when once aroused.
fall. Mr. Matthew Chestnut, Jr., and
family have moved into Billings. We
and of a shrinking, sensitive nature. 3. Noble.
to make him stop. He had less
He was going into a very arduous Nothing has ever produced a type
are glad to have them with us again
encouragement to pray but more
work.' Bpliesus was a very worldly of nobility as high as that produced
after their long absence from our congregation.
Mr. and Mrs. George Young
commercial port, where temptation of by Christianity. Por love of country,
need. "Men ought always to pray
and not to faint." Yes, and they of Eskridge, Kans., visited their many
every sort was rife and where it home and friends, men will die in the
would be most difficult to make any trenches, but Christians will give up need to pray in order not to faint.
relatives here a short time this fall.
spiritual impact. No wonder Timothy
felt that he was not the man to love of 'Christ and souls will gladly
Okla., has returned to her home after
country, home and friends and for
Miss iMary Chestnut, of Sapulpa,
Samuel had some promises on
which to set his trust for final
carry on Paul's work. "I have had sacrifice themselves for the unlovely
a two weeks' visit here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Chestnut.
no experience in life. I am only a and hateful; not for honor of homeland
or self, but for love of God. to become according to God's Mr. John W. Young was our delegate
success. He knew that Israel was
youth," but Paul replies, "Do not
think about your age. Endure hardness
as a good soldier of -Jesus that we say, "I want to be noble and
accompanied him. Mr. Roy Craig re­
But Christianity does not mean promises, and he knew that often to Presbytery this fall. Mrs. Young
before the nation had been rescued
from sin. He might not gain
Christ. Fight the good fight of faith. true like Jesus Christ; I want to be
turned from Duquoin, Kans., where he
Be thou an example to them that believe.
Start immediately and make a faith, purity." It does mean that we all that he might desire but he here. The Rev. J. W. Dill, of Sterl­
an example in speech, behavior, love,
has been farming, to spend the winter
bold beginning. Neglect not the gift give ourselves to the guidance and might win and make strong some ing, Kan., and Rev. W. W. Carithers,
that is in thee."
control of Him who is all this. We faithful ones to prepare for the of Apache, Okla., were here Nov. 6 to
If. only every one, no matter what surrender all to Christ.
ordain and install our new pastor.
future. He had that success. Behind
Saul and a faithless people
his experience or age, in our Young
People's Societies would take Paul's Prayer Meeting Topic were David and a faithful few.
advice! If they would only begin to
take their part in the spiritual work
(The Topic for January 20 was Without Samuel they might have
of the Young People's Society and
printed last week Instead of this been lost too.
the congregation! In the light of the
life of Paul and Timothy, how cowardly
sounds the oft repeated excuse,
" I bave had no experience, I am
afraid. I have done my share. I can't
do it." Does that sound like tho
speaoh of a true soldier Many
beardless youths are fightingvaliantly
in Europe for their Lords of Death
and War. How about our duty to
our Lord of Life and Peace At the
beginning of the New Year will we
not resolve to make a bold beginning
in taking part in the meetings, in giving
our money until it becomes sacrifice,
in personal work for our unsaved Some such idea was in the mind of
friends
one of our theological professors
Newton H. Marshall says there are when he said with regard to an
three things which every young person
demands in their religion. Their
interest in evangelism that what
religion must be real, practical, and workers need is not first a passion
noble.
1. ReaL
Does religion in others seem, at
times, to be a sham Men may profess
much, when at heart and in business
they are dishonest and mean.
You say, "I do not care tor any religion
like that," but Paul replie-i
"Be thou an examp'e to them that
believe, in speech, in behavior, in
love, in faith, in purity." Tbat is a
good place to begin. No matter what
others do, be thou an example. It
is not always easy to play absolutely
fair and to guard the tongue in
sports. "Be an example in word and
behavior" in baseball and football.
Religion is as real as pleasure, work,
and study, for it has to do with our
words, behavior, and purity.
2. Practical.
If you really become a Christian,
week.)
FOR JAN. 13, 1915. 3. By faithful teaching. Samuel
knew that God answers pray­
By Rev. George S. Coleman.
Cultivating Men.—I. Sam. 12: ers in most cases through human
23.
instruments. He was prepared to
Psalms.—4:li5; 34:1-2, 5; 66: be an instrument in the hand of
12-14; 119, part 6:4-5; 122:5-6; God. His teaching by itself he
130:3-5.
1. For God. Samuel was cultivating
men for God. "God forbid,"
says he, "that I should sin
against the Lord" in ceasing to
work for the salvati'on of men.
will be important in our eyes as
a possible member of the Church
which is Christ's body. If we undertake
our work lest we sin
against God we will not be in such
danger of carrying on the work in
knew would fail, for mere knowledge
does not turn men; but neither
does mere praying. If praying
had been all that Samuel could
offer, that would have been all
that God would expect of him and
might turn some and warn others.
But if the people could be led into
the good and right way, then all
blessings would be assured as well
as punishments be averted. Samuel
is a good example for us to
follow in cultivating men..
Rev. J. iM. Rutherford. The weather
was pleasant and practically every
one was out. Communion was observed
the following Sabbath. Mr. Rutherford
was assisted by the two ministers.
The congregation and a number o£
their friends gathered in the home of
our new pastor, Nov. 13th, to welcome
him and his bride to our midst. Mrs.
Rutherford has come from Ireland to
be a helpmeet to our pastor in his
work on this side of the sea. We
welcome her here and exipect her to
bring us new thoughts and .aspirations.
The well known breadth and charity
of the people of the middle west
is a result of the gathering here of
people from all parts of the country.
the teaching would come from We learn from all.
some other person; but when Samuel
could both pray and teach lie
Mr. Carithers gave two instructive
talks to our Billings school on cigarette
smoking while here.
was expected to use both talents
and not wrap either of them in
Care and discrimination are exercised
in managing the advertising de­
for souls but a passion for God. napkin of omission. Samuel told
That will lead to a right longing the people that he would teach partment of the Christian Nation, and
for the saving of men. Let us them the good and right way. The we must be first convinced that an
first see God as did Isaiah or Paul; people wanted Samuel to pray that advertiser Is worthy of confidence
then we will be sent out to men as they should not die. They feared and patronage before his order is ac
cepted. We cannot agree to become
God sent out His own Son. Then the punishment of their sins. Samuel
feared their continuance in derstandings, but for a subscriber
guarantor, nor to adjust petty misun­
when we go it will be with Isaiah's
vision of Holiness, and we will not their sins and he was going to the whose account Is kept paid up we will
degrade our message. Then u bottom of the trouble by working gladly render any reasonable service
will be with Paul's vision of the against the sins. If the sins weic In his dealings with advertisers In
union of Christ with those who
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to be continued, then punishment
advertisements of every kind have
belong to Him and every sinner would be a mercy, for it at least
'leen debarred.