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July 21, 1909.
was rich yet for our sakes bee
down from the throne of the
scepter and crown, turned his
friends, and when here upon
self," and so Paul felt that 1
be self-indulgent, nor think t
ease and comfort. He felt t<
years, that real Christianity, ti
provoked, thinketh no evil," a
meek and gentle Saviour shoit
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He was likewise convinced
"think of himself more highly
and therefore had 110 right 1
bies" to be endorsed and adof
not to cherish the spirit of "D
pre-eminence."
These reasons, or others eq
fluenced Pan) in his refusal to
ond missionary tour, and he i
erned by the thought that "if
the fault is his, but if he dec
the fault is yours." He feels 1
a right to expect better thinj
roundings had been favorabh
a strong character. His moth
tian, but of unmistakable cour
fact that she opened her hou
worship in the very face of op]
He was a convert of the Aposl
had taught him to suffer impri
the nephew of a man whose p
eralitv had made him famous t
And yet in spite of all, he
at a time when his presence ar
ly needed.
So his name has come dow
branded with an ineffaceable
doubtless repented, and in a
gained the confidence he hac
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pels, yet there is a dark blot
known among men, even at tli
ter," the man who turned asid<
But that is not all, nor th
every subsequent age numen
been only too willing to follov
The "Quitters" are in every
church. They enter sometim
and awaken high hopes in tl
people, but alas! the true char;
ifest. Like Byends in Bunyar
thev are much in evidence w
less and the fields fragrant
with the songs of birds, whc
church is pleasant and prospe
is popular and the choir rende
they soon disappear when the
come, or the preacher extends
long to the vacant.pews whicl
unsympathetic ranks.
The "Quitters," like memb<
f resemble each other, and yet 1
alitv. One quits because the '
ble," forgetting that "if a mat
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THE PRESBYTERS
:ame poor,"' and stepping
: universe, laid aside his
back upon his home and
earth "pleased not himlis
disciple ought not to
oo much about his own
X), as he taught in later
rue "charity, is not easily
nd so the follower of the
Id not only be very slow,
ways put the best possict
of others.
that a man ought not to
than he ought to think,"
to expect all his "hob)ted,
and certainly ought
iotrephes, who loved the
ually good, doubtless ini
take Mark on their secseems
to have been gova
man deceives you once
eives you a second time
too, perhaps, that he had
of Mark, for his sur:
to the development of
er was not only a Chrisage,
as evidenced by these
as a place for public
position and persecution,
tie Peter, whose example
isonment, if need be, and
iety and consecrated libhroughout
the church,
deserts his post of duty
id assistance were great11
through the centuries,
stigma, for although he
fter years not only de1
forfeited, but was serite
one of the four Goson
his name, and he is
lis late day, as the "quitz
from the path of duty,
le worst, he has left in
dus followers who have
v his unworthy example,
community, and in every
es with a great flourish
tie hearts of pastor and
icter soon becomes manl's
"Pilgrim's Progress,"
hen the skies are cloudwith
flowers and vocal
:n everything about the
rous, when the preacher
rs entrancing music, but
vivwuo ^aiuti aiiu tl id id
his remarks a little too
h sit before him in cold,
:rs of other families, all
lave their own individu"members
are not socia1
would have friends he
i'i
lN of the south.
must show himself friendly,1
show themselves interested
overlooked by pastor or pi
cause he "does not like the
unfortunate enough to say,
given offense, forgetting the
servant can not release from
ter, and that "He went into
custom," although the servi
then conducted by the mc
ministry that the world has
If the sinless Christ could
ducted by imperfect men s
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uufjiu iu ue wining to uo sc
ence of public worship mucl
Another quits because "sc
has hurt his feelings," or 01
forgetting that it is both \
Saviour, who gave His life
gard His claims and desert
conduct of one of his frail. I
Another quits because "tl
ing for money," forgetting
simply as a police agency,
gives to life and property, n
tributions it receives.
Hut what shall be done \\
and Barnabas were doubtle?
duct, but they didn't stop tl
i ney went ngnt on, believm
"capture sinners as to coddl
important to save sinners t
as those whose names are air
n't give all their attention i
neither did they forget, or
awhile, perhaps through the
comes around all right, becc
the service of the Master, 1
whose respect and confider
still more highly honored by
of one of the books of the Bi
Rut the sad fact remains
that he cpiit his post of duty,
ineffaceable stigma.
EVERY-DAY
We want religion that sc
the voice to melody, and fil
and, checks the impatient e
buke; a religion that is polit
considerate to friends; a re
family and keeps the husbat
dinner is late, and keeps tin
the husband tracks the n#v
boots, and makes the husba
and the doormat; keeps the
bahv is cross, and amuses t
structs them; cares for the
them promptly; projects the
vestmoon, and makes the h
ern fig tree, bearing on its
blossom and the glory of the
a religion that shall interpc
gullies and rocks of the hi
souls that are traveling ove
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" and that few, if any, who
in church work, are ever
cople. Another quits hepreacher,"
who has been
or do, something that has
it the imperfections of the
responsibility to the Masthe
synagogue as was his
ces of the sanctuary were
>st imperfect and corrupt
ever known, perhaps.
I worship in a service conurcly
His sinful disciples
). If He needed the influl
mnro dn t-h m
>me member of the church
(Tended him in some way.
in just and unkind to the
to save sinners, to dlsreHis
service because of the
rallible servants,
ic preacher is always askthat
the church, viewed
pays, in the protection it
lany times for all the con
ith the "Quitters"? Paul
;s grieved by Mark's conicir
work because he quit,
g that it is as important to
e saints," and that it is as
hat are out of the church
eady on its roll. They didto
the man who quit, but
forsake him, and after
influence of his uncle, he
>mes again conspicuous in
lonored by the very men
ice he had forfeited, and
the Holy Ghost as writer
ible.
and will remain forever
and so his name bears an
RELIGION.
jftens the step and turns
Is the eye with sunshine,
xclamation and harsh ree,
deferential to superiors,
ligion that goes, into the
id from being cross when
; wife from fretting when
irly-washed floor with his
nd mindful of the scraper
mother patient when the
he children as well as in:
servants besides paying
honeymoon into the harappy
home like the Eastbosom
at once the tender
ripening fruit. We want
)se between the ruts and
ighway and the sensitive
r them.?Selected.