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THINGS SEE
Tlu really valuable thi
may they be obtained?
great show of itself, with
battalions, its bank accon
ness. It sets itself up, cla
-of men. It offers its gai
satisfy the needs and asp
poses to make itself a h<
brief life here giVen to 1
Hut the religion of CI
great question, "What si
the whole world and los<
precious things are the s
as the reason why he ws
of Peter, to go to Jerusa
be killed."
The Apostle Paul learn
of unsurpassed hardship,
disowned, rejected, as w
same message to the w<
man is decaying, yet out
by day." "We look not
but at the things whicl
things are the real thing
cious things. For them t
is not worth while.
I :
In the world of natui
things that do the most
the surface. The ocean i:
water. But it is the ser\
silent, steady pull of gra
round the earth and the st
in tides upon every shore
History teaches the sar
the big battalions tbat are
tues of the people back of
and ultimate power. Win
ly seated on his throne,
Luther, who defied him.
I English invaders had lore
voice and courage of a p
drove them back across t
It is of the very esseno
spiritual, unseen forces, i
gets or despises, the real!
Ideas, truths, sown like s<
kept the world of mankii
self-destruction. The sih
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ITiess, sen-sacrince, laitli,
mighty tilings of life. O
He came claiming to he th
siah of the scriptures, the
avas despised and rejectee
lowed him, forsook him b
ened heaven, amid the re^
auauiciui cross oore mm t
Tias been that of the lowlj
a book behind to perpetu
world is being steadily, iri
lias been lifted itp, and b
We have to choose sid
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THE PRESBYTERIAN
N AND UNSEEN.
ngs; what arc they and how
The world about us makes a
i its blaring trumpets, its big
mts, its gaudy self consciousitning
the homage and service
ns, its rewards, its glories to
~r 1
iienivni.i ui iiuiuaiiiiy. n pro;avcn
for man, and all in the
lim.
irist denies all this with the
tall it profit a man if he gain
e his own soul?" The really
piritual. Our Lord gave that
is willing, against the protest
lem, "suffer many things ant!
ed the great lesson. In a life
struggle and suffering, sick.
as the Master, he utters the
orld. "Through our outward
inward man is renewed day
at the things which are seen,
1 are unseen." The unseen
s, the lasting things, the prehe
world and all that it offer-;
e, the most real things, the
work, are unseen and not on
5 a yast tin measurable bulk of
'ant of something unseen, the
ivitation as the moon swings
rises and swells and sweeps
ne lesson. After all, it is not
the mightiest things; the virthe
battalions have the greater
;n the Pope seemed most firmit
was a lone monk, Martin
When for generations the
led it over France, it was the
easant girl, Joan of Arc, that
he channel. e
of our Christianity to see in
which the world icnnrpe fr>r_
ly great powers of the world,
eed by the Word of God ha vend
from utter corruption and
jnt graces of humility, meekprayer,
hope, these are the
utwardly Jesus failed utterly,
ic Lord from heaven, the MesSavior
of the world, and "He
1 of men." The few who foiefore
he died. Under a darkfilings
and curses of men, the
o death. Yet what a triumph
r Nazarene, who left not even
ate his teaching. The whole
'PQlQtiKlv rlroxirn unto Ulm
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y him it is remade.
es in life, the seen or the un
OF THE SOUTH.
seen; God the great unseen,
or mammon, the brazen world
pers "have their reward," but
for it beyond. Not that in t
Jesus do not rejoice,?they ai
but they know that the joy of
what is yet to come. The Ch
but is also a citizen of heave
has been dissipated, as it certa
heavenly citizenship will rem;
A DRAFT UPON
Not insignificant in recent
made upon the regular minis!
modern methods of ecclesiasti
tion have demanded. Execu
ships, "movement" organizers,
intendencies, professorships,
Bible agencies, financial agenc
ships and many such position
recent years. The number o
these places has been a disi
Whether there is any remedy
ficulty in saying. Perhaps, as
many of these places might be
secrated business talent wot
effective in the executive age
nation. Most of the places c?
ity more than oratorical powe
emphasized there would perl
such places than is sometime
A fruitful cause for the poj
may be the fact that pastors
adequately supported as the
them to seek or to accept emp
better for themselves and thei
aspect of the case is concerne*
people. If they desire to retai
must support it properly. It i
upon the lessening number <
cruits for the pulpit if they v
those whom they already hav
It will be well if those who
some of these special places, j
f 1IA i.r/N^l' ...111
tuv 1 v^utai w^l IV, Will UUlll-C
tainties are but little removed
and better support but little
changes, and usually from ina
of support, are relatively mo
this outside ministry than in t
careful observation will reveal
ments, organizations, agencie
ephemeral. Many of the pre
provded for. The trials and \
sened. The case and perman
pictured to the mind and thai
not realized in one of a hund
When one's ministry in the
at an end, through age, the "d
or ill health, and an opening <
itself, the proposition is of an
and many* a man whose work
have a splendid field of oppc
June 16, 1909.
making no "vain show,'
-god. Mammon worshipthe
God worshippers look
his life those who follow
re the happiest of men,?
fn/lo xr tc Knf o fnrnf ncf o
J "*
ristian lives in the world,
n. And when this world
inly will be by and by, his
ain intact. J. P. S.
THE PULPIT.
years has been the draft
try to fill positions which
cal activity and organizative
committee secretarygeneral
and district superpresidencies,
editorships,
ies, Y. M. C. A. secretary s
have been multiplied in
if men called upon to fill
tinct loss to the pulpit.
for it, one would have clifhas
been often suggested,
: filled with laymen. Condd
oftentimes be just as
ncies as consecrated ordidl
for administrative abilr.
If this fact were more
laps be less pressure for
s witnessed.
Hilarity of these positions
are not as regularly and
y should be, compelling
iloyment that will provide
ir families. So far as this
J, the matter lies with the
n an active ministry, they
is not for them to declaim
if either ministers or reidll
not take good care of
e.
nave ambition to serve in
i ust a little removed from
that, after all, the uncer,
and greater permanency
better guaranteed. The
bility to gather the means
re frequent, we think, in
he regular work. A little
this. Many ot the move's
and secretaryships are
ifessorships are meagrely
irduous work are not leslency
that are beautifully
t allure the tired soul are
red cases.
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regular worK seems to be
ead line," unacceptability,
this outside kind offers
entirely different nature,
has ended elsewhere may
irtunity here. But these