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« THE CHRISTIAN NATION. Vol. ei.
Young People's Tonic '"''"''' '° ^^'"'^ ^" ^^"''^'" Prayer Meeting Topic ^'l everywhere aii around me.
° •*^ ^ character and not the opposite. '' ., , \\ here shall I go, tc whom shall
FOR -\UGUST i6. ^\ny social advantage that we may FOR AUGUST 19. j flge" It is the utterly forsak-
By Rev. A. A. Johnston. possess like personal magnetism, a By the Rev. J. AI. Johnston. ing of sin and turning to Christ
Our Social Life for Christ. Luke cultivated voice, a musical educa- Job's Surrender to God.—Job 7. that brings alvati n to the soul.
^4-13-^5 ^^^^ should be used for the work 20. ^Ve have no promise of being savr.
1 ' » M O O o^ Christ. ^ r. „,„. vnlnntarv ^^ ^" °^^ ^^"^- ^in must be re-
Psalms:—37:1-4, No. 98; 84:5- T • , , I- It: was voluntary. , ji, ,1 ,
•^ ^^ ' t J jj^ respect to many social pleas- .^ , ^ nounced and by the grace of God
8 \o 226- IA6-T.-7 \o ^Qc;- TIG- 2. It was complete. , 1 j •, ,.
o, -NO. ^^u, 140.3 /, .\o. 395, 119. jjj.gg 1- .^yg niust ggase to do evil and learn
Part 2, 1-4, No. 319; 102:14.17, I. A Christian should recog- 3- It was unconditional. to do well. Obey the message of
Xo. 269. ' nize the necessity of a margin. Psalms, 6:1-3. No. 10. 130:1-5, Peace, believe in the Lord Jesus
Parallels:—Heb. 13:2; Job 31: A child, taking his first ocean No. 362. 25:3-6. No. 61. 32:1-7. and live.
32; I Pet. 4:9; Mark 9:41; Rom. voyage, might naturally suppose Xo. 78. 51:5-7. No. 145. 139:1-6- Youngstown, Ohio.
,T , ^ TT 1 that the mariner would hug the v^ -,8^, "
12:13; Heb. 13:16; Heb. 11:24- ^.^^^ "Of course we will want "^"pj^^^^^ Gem 32:9, 10. i PRIZE FOOD
25; Eccl. 4:9-10; I Cor. 3:16-17; to coast along in sight of the land." Qj^ron 21'8 Job 40-4 5/ Ps. 38: Palatable, Economical, Nourishing.
John 2:1-2; Luke 11:37-40; Luke But the hardy sailor points the jg.pg ^j'.^' Ps'51:3,'4. Ps. 69:5^
14:13-14; I Tim. 5:6; Matt. 6:33. prow of his vessel straig^ht toward p^' jjg.r Ps i^q-^ Ps 142:2. '^ Nebraska woman has outlined
Everyone of us is endowed with the courses where the breezes are p^ g.^
the prize food in a few words, and
social instincts and these instincts ^^^ saltiest and the waters the j_ It was voluntary. The great that from personal experience. She
demand satisfaction. We all hke a f^^^'^' "Plf^ty of sea-room" is ^^^-^^ ^f ^^^ ^^^^ ^f jol, ^ppe^rs writes:
his cry. He knows well that along , . r ,, p-irct- tn sVinw that „ , .
good time and delight in the com- j^ ^ dano-erous promontories '° ^ ° ' ° , ^^^t^-" °"'- 1°"^ experience with
, . ^ , . . T. • .. aant,erous promontories ^^^ ^^^ because he is good r,-^ w t- 1
panionship of friends. It is a nat- jut out here and there not all • . . r ^ - , a „f Crape-Auts, i cannot say enough
' ^ uicic, iiuL .111 Jg ^^^ exempt from trials and af- . .
Ural human 'craving, for God never guarded by friendly light-houses, flj^-tio^jg which come to us while in **^ favor. We have used this
meant men to dwell apart. "No Hidden rocks may lie concealed ^•^^ ^^^^ Second the book illus- ^°^'^ almost continually for seven
man liveth to himself." Instead of only a few feet below the water ^^^^^^ ^^^^ however high the mor- years.
advocating a narrow exclusiveness, surface. Shifting shoals may lurk ^j j^^^j ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^ be, he needs "We sometimes tried other ad-
Christ himself attended feasts and behirid the garments of a treacher- ^^^^^j^^^ sanctification. Job's con- ^ertised breakfast foods but we inmade
feasts for others. Our nor- ous fog. ihe wise mariner puts a r_^^- ^, „^i„„fo„, w^ o-j-,,^ "i
° '^ fession was voluntary, tie says, i • , . . a t^ r •\t f
mal development demands fellow- wide margin between his ship and ^^^^ ginned " He willingly gave ^ ^ returnea to urape-iNuts as
ship with friends. the dangers of the shore. himself up to the Lord. While it ^^^ ^'^°^^ palatable, economical and
Any pastor makes a mistake The wise Christian young men j^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^.^^ ^^ ^^it nourishing of all.
who seeks to suppress this inclina- and women also put a wide margin j^ord unless the Lord draws him "When I quit tea and coffee and
tion and no church or young peo- between themselves and the ques- ^^^ j^ j^ ^j^^ ^^^^ ^1^^^ ^,^ must give began to use Postum and Grapepie's
society can long exist which tionable pleasures of life. They „„,,^i„„.- +^ u;, „^„.:^„ tv,o t ^,-^ ^t
^ , •', • • r j , . , , - , ,j ourselves to his service, ihe Lord Xuts, I was almost a nervous
makes no adequate provision for do not try to live as near the world ,„„ „. ^, „,^„ ^^ ,„„^ , •„,
does not compel men to love nim ,,,_„„i, t „,„. _- ;_„;t„ki„ r r-nuM
this part of the activities of their as possible and still be counted ^^.^:^^^^ t^eir wills
irritable 1 could
members. A vigorous social com- Christians, but they "seek the deep ^^ t, , ,„,.„ '],»+« "Ot ^^eep nights, had no interest in
mittee can do a great deal to keep waters of a profound Christian ex- "what shall I do unto thee" '^^e.
the young people of the church perience." Such an intention will, rpj^-^ question sets forth Job's com- ^'-^fter using Grape-Nuts a short
from undesirable social pleasures, undoubtedly, bar the theatre, the pj^^^ surrender unto the Lord, time I began to improve and all
By social contact Christian young cards and the dance from our so- t , •„„ , „ , „„^,. i,-^ yr^ , ^ i^„„, , •, , ,• a
^ , ^ , ^ • • 1 rr ir J j: r^, • - Looking back over his hfe he knew these ailments have disappeared
people can find a way of access in- cial lite, ii defy any Christian to ,..-,„ „„ ^+u; fu-^f v,= .-^,,1^
,. . there was nothing that he could „„j „„,„ t-,tTi q ^,.,M wntnnn Mv
to the hearts and lives of those who carry a religious earnc.ness into ,^ ^^^^ .^^^ ^^ ^^^,^ ,^^ -d "O I -- ^ well woma . My
otherwise would not be attracted to the circle of any of these amuse- -^^ sacrifice that he could make *^^'° *""'"e" '^^^e been almost raisthe
church. Young people away ments. Without exception it will therefore he gives himself com- ed on Grape-Nuts, which they eat
from home who are without sap his spirituality. p^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ -^^^^ three times a day.
friends but who are looking for H. Whatever lessens our influ- ^^^^^ ^^ surrender ourselves to "They are pictures of health and
clean, healthy enjoyment, can gain ence with others must be ruled out. ^od 'but somehow we realize no have never had the least symptom
new ties for those which have been The books we read, the compan- jHtual benefit from the surren- „. ,,„^, . ,,^„y, ^^en through
broken in the old home and church ions we keep, the places we go, der we have made. If wc would °' ''°"''^ *""^''' " " ^ I L
circles. No committee in the Young even the clothes we wear—all these only examine our hearts a httle '^^'"^ ^'^^'^ whooping
People's Society is of more import- questions must be 'settled in the ^^^^ closely perhaps we would find '""""^S^ ^^^^ ''°"^'^ '^*^'" ^''^^^"
ance than the social committee if light of our responsibility to oth- that our surrender is not complete ^'"ts when all else failed.
the work is religiously motived, if ers. We should not do anything 3 Unconditional. "What shall "Grape-Nuts food has saved docthey
work with the definite object that in any way affects hurtfully a j do" implies that Job was willing tor bills and has been, therefore, a
of winning souls to the fellowship clear, earnest witness for Christ, that God should submit the terms ^^,, economical food for us" .
of the church and to the church's On the other hand things right in ^n which he should surrender. Job ""' '""""f P t Co Bat
Lord and Master. Nothing binds themselves may take time that could not tell what to offer or "'^ ^'"^^ ^ "^
a young man or woman to a church should be used in positive Christian where to turn yet he felt in his ^'e Creek, Mich. Read "The Road
like intimate friendship with a work. j^^^^^ something must be done. He to Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a
band of consecrated, compamona- Let us make ourselves personal- makes no condition, he only begs to Reason."
ble young people. Few churches ly attractive; let us enjoy ourselves know the Lord's terms, "What Ever read the above letter A new
have ful, of too course, little. much We that social should this life. be care- con- Most cial name thoroughly hfe of a Christ, means but let our of us glorifying Saviour. make our the so- do most shall to in escape I his do" mind I have The was question sinned. "What Thou can upper- I are interest. one genuine, appears true from and time full to of time. human They