10 THE FIRST SCHOOL OF PHILANTHROPY The International Sunday School Leann For March 17 Is "Jesus Sending Forth the Twelve"—Mark 0:1-31 By WILLIAM T. ELLIS There was once a Philanthropist, "before the time when helpful folk ■wore that big name, who went about among the people serving them. Al though the wisest man in the world. He was not a theorist writing books about philanthropy in a detached study. He kept close to the unwash ed, sWeaty, bad-mannerad, ungrate ful, common people, who sometimes whined about their diseases and their hardships, and were not always worthy of the labor He bestowed upon them. Yet day and night, car ing not for the cost of himself, this Friend healed and helped and com forted. He was the ideal social work er. Tlie Passion For People As He moved among tliem, this Philanthropist was stirred to His heart's depth by the needs of His neighbors—for He liked to call peo ple His neighbors. An ancient report of His experiences says, "When He saw the multitude. He was moved with cbmpassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered as sheep not having a shepherd." Another Interpretation of the same account is even more moving, "He saw them as sheep with the fleece torn off, bleeding, annd unable to rise up." Compassion for people was the first mark of this Friend. He was the merciful minister. Although He never took a course in any school of philanthropy. He himself was a Teacher in the school of love. He had a rare capacity for affection. He loved men in the mass, and yet with a realization of their individuality without any limit. This passion for people has become contagious. Since exemplified by the Master it has grown to be the domi nant note of our time. There is a new hymn that is being much sung in Great Britain and is making its way in America, which embodies this modern sens'e of the claims of multitude. It is called "God Save the People," and is sung to the tune "Commonwealth." "When wilt Thou the people? O God of mercy, when? Not kings and lords, but nations! Not thrones and crowns, but men! Flow'rs of Thy heart, O God are they; them not pass, like weeds, away. Their heritage a sujiless day God save the people! "Shall crime bring crime forever. Strength aiding still the strong? Is it thy will, O Father, That man shall toll for wrong? No! Say Thy mountains; No! Thy skies; Man's clouded sun shall brightly rise And songs ascend instead of sighs God save the people! What Will Happen If Japan Intervenes In Russia Delicate and momentous questions of Allied diplomacy charg'ed with the gravest military possi bilities are raised by the proposal that Japanese troops intervene in Siberia to save from Germany's clutches the great military stores accumulated at Vladivostok and along the Trans-Siberian rail road, and to forestall the German penetration of Asia. Such intervention, of course, might produce friction, if not hostilities, between Japan and Rus sia, and Germany is quick to see the advantage, for it would soon lead, in the opinion of the Cologne Volkszeitung, either to a Russo-German agreement against Japan or to an undertaking between Japan and Germany. On .the other hand, the Boston Transcript suggests that "perhaps Tapan's sword will avail where America's pen has failed either to help Russia or hinder Germany's operations against Russia." • J he ! eadin S article in THE LITERARY DIGEST for March 16th takes up this latest phase in the Russian situation and summarizes expert opinions in Japan and America. Other topics of immediate national interest in this number of "The Digest" are: Our American Soldiers Under Fire Sidelights Upon Their First Engagement With the Germans and a Picture Showing the Dugout Where the First American Officer Was Wounded in France and the Sign Placed by the French To Mark the Spot Putting War-Labor On a War-Basis Is Wheat Too Cheap? The Browning Machine Gun a Success p- „ * D . . . D . . The Allies Supreme War Council B ° f War Revolut,onizm S Britain President Wilson Chills Africa ° ur Hungry Enemies The American Navy and the War Beans—A Food for War and Peace (Prepared by U. S. Bureau of Education) (Prepared by U. S. Food Administration) New Fabrics for War Use The Bee Not a Geometrician "Washington Crowing the Rhine" P?®* 1 ° Kee PSnowOut fl'T CuU Operas and Freaks Advantage of Dual Water-Works Systems Y. M. C. A. Work from the Layman's America's Place in Westminster Abbey Angle The Singing Soldier How Men Will Find Their Souls What the Salvation Army Has Done News of Commerce and Banking The Best of the Current Poetry Many Fine Half-tone Illustrations, Including Reproductions of Humorous Cartoons Try This Plan, If You Are Having Trouble in Obtaining "The Digest" Under the present restricted manufacturing and ship- gest," tell the news-dealer to order and save you a copy ping conditions in the face of an enormous public demand of next week's "Digest." In this way the news-man will Mr>? ITDa u unusua .' occurrence for patrons to miss the be able to gage more accurately his demand and place IJigest because it sells out on the news-stands so his order accordingly, while you will, save yourself the quickly. Let us repeat the hint which we published disappointment of being met with the remark "all sold recently. W hen you buy this week's copy" of "The Di- out!" March 16th Number on Sale To-day—All News-dealers—lo Cents ——(Publisher!! of the Fa mom NEW Standard Dictionary). NEW YORK When wilt Thou save the people O God of mercy, when? The people. Lord, the people; Not thrones and crowns, but men God save the people; Thine they are. Thy children, as Thine angels fair From vice, oppression and despair God save the people!" Where Are the Workers? As this Friend toiled among the masses, He wondered at the lack of helpers. It seemed to Him that this business of serving people was the most beautiful work In the world, and the one best worth while, —ver- ily a man's job! As for himself. He osked no other lot, and held no other ambition than to work for the peo ple. This condition which, as our les son story slfows, obtained in ancient Galilee, is still true today. Social service of many sorts is calling for men. The church wants workers, the Sunday school wants workerl— and teaching a class of boya and gAls the right ideals of life is about fie highest form of social service. "Ilie old cry for helpers still rings throughout the world. Every Clitjls tian leader can tell of the hours 3ie spends in trying to argutf men into doing helpful service which should be their privilege and joy. "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few." Starting An Endless Chain Most of us have had experience with the pernicious chain letters which are designed to go on endless ly making their begging appeal. There are other endless chains far worthier. One was started when this great man-Lover found himself con fronted by the claimant needs of the people, and so organized a scheme of perpetual service. He called twelve big men into His fellowship and trained them in service. They in turn, were to' select and school others. That method has gone on to the present time. Through all the centuries the goodly company of the apostles has been growing. Whoever is doing apostolic work of ministry is in the apostolic succession. All servants of Christ are links in the endless chain which He established when on earth. There are many points of differ ence between this organization and other societies. One is that real au thority was given unto the friends of Christ. The final word in all things of character and conduct is with the right. Good is the master of evil; saintliness has the right to rebuke sin; goodness prevails over badness. There is more grass than weeds in the earth, and more light than darkness. Roughly counting up some of the achievements of the apostles and their successors, we find that permanent viotory is with the Christ crowd. The Power of (lie Average Man All over Christendom we see statues and pictures of the apostles. Commonly they are shown with halos around their heads. Some times children think that the apostles wore these whec they were alivo. The tendency Is to convention alize the reality out of these everyday peasants in the common clothes of their neighborhood, and with tou sled hair and hands calloused and soiled with honest labor. That is the sort of men Jesus ch'ose to carry on this greatest work of the world. He did not go to the Sanhedrln or to the palace for His cabinet but He 'went out where the ordinary everyday folk were to be met. If this lesson accomplishes any thing it should disabuse some minds of the idea that the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven depends upon the rare and exceptional men. it be said over and over again, with all possible emphasis, that the best friend of God is the common man. Lincoln's homily saying contained a profound truth, that "the Lord Al mighty must love the common peo ple, because He made so many of them." The churches "are comprised in overwhelming preponderance of plain folk. The "one man" church is always a failure. Straight from the apostle comes this message of the indispensabllity of ordinary peo ple. The success of evangelism, missions, reform, and all other Christ causes, Is to come by the union of the many in the service of the will of Christ. "Travel light," is good counsel for those who fare forth from home. Jesus sent His apostles out to their ministry with instructions to go about in the simplest fashion, and with the most meager equipment. Goods always encumber. When reli gion grows highly organized its ten dency is to become too cumbersome for efficiency. Thus the great office buildings which denominations are erecting, and the huge endowments for city churches, are by no means an unmixed blessing. Out of the war will come new lessons of sim plicity for religion. The lirst con sideration is that all servants of Christ should be free and untram mel ed. Their business Is primarily with the message. In high dignity, and yet in utmost simplicity,' they are to carry a story to the world. What if the world will not receive the simple told story? Shall we all impress them by the wealth and magnificience and power of the Church? Ah, that is a fallacy Into which religion has often fallen, to the dire hurt of religion and of the world. . The twelve were to testify to the truth, but if the truth were not re ceived. then judgment would lie against those who spurned it. It is a terrible thing to know spiritual truth, for with the knowledge comes responsibility. Yet we are answer able for all the truth we can by any means learn, as well as for that truth which we cannot escape. One last word the lesson contains for the disciple. "He that receiveth you receiveth Me, and he that re ceiveth Me receiveth Him that sent Me. ' Christ identifies His represent- HARRISBURG !&&&&£. TELEGRAPH! atlves with himself. He goes into all the world through them. The world's treatment of them in -their sacred mission is a treatment of himself. That is a "high calling" in deed. ,No earthly ambassadorship can equal in dignity and In power this mission of working in the name and at the command of Christ. Presbyterians Submit Plans For Merger Atlantic City, N. J., March 15. The commissions on union of the Presbyterian Church. Nortli, and the> Presbyterian Church, South, failed to agree upon a plan for the pro posed merger of the two great church bodies at the final session of their joint conference here last night. Two plans were worked out and both will be submitted to the j respective general assemblies with the recommendation that the assem- | biles decide the issues Involved in i order to give the commissions "a •working basis to bring about the formal merger within the next year." The church north proposes an or ganic union while the church south asks a federal union which would include not only the two churches I represented by the commissions," but f for the nine Presbyterian and He- | formed churches in the United | States, on the theory that there might com* out of it a Presbyterian Church covering the yhole country and embracing all who hold to the doctrine and Presbyterian government. # clearyour skin with 9 Does a pimply, unattractive *9 skin shut you off from admiration Kp and pleasant associations ? Each time you cleanse your face with Resinol Soap you give it a "beauty treatment" with the soothing, healing Resinol medi cation. If aided, in severe cases, by a little Resinol Ointment, this usually leaves the complexion naturally clear and fresh. All druggists sell Resinol Soap and Oint ment. For ample of each, free, write to Dept. 13-N, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Wm Strousf. THE MAWSTORE OF HARRISBURG Men Will W ant Clothes They Know Something About ~ * * §This is true this year more than ever. For economy is the keynote throughout the land. Men will need new clothes— and they will be able to get them at THE MEN'S STORE OF HARRISBURG at reasonable prices. The styles of course are simple. The needs of the nation call for that. But you can put this down for fact—that Adler - Rochester are stylish all the way through their QUALITY-FABRICS and their QUALITY-TAILORING, and are THE VERY CLOTHES for men ALL THE TIME and especially this By all the signs that indicate business success this store will have the biggest business in its history—and we are cer tainly glad to be able to forecast this. • It shows that FAIR DEALING and COURTEOUS TREATMENT count all the time with everybody. And we want everybody to continue to say good things about this store. Suits and Top Coats sls to $35 A New Mallory Hat Emery Shirts are the !,• b or Satl ! rday .. • Shirts For You It s a beauty. Plain fur felt, 2*4 inch brim and medium crown and can be turned into any desired shape. All the They fit. They wear. They look "good all the time, new Spring shades are represented—your favorite shade And they outclass the classiest of 'em for style and pat among them. And for VALUE—this new MALLORY terns and coloring. Somehow Emery shirt makers have is a topper. . a knack that just simply cart't help but turn the fabrics into the best shirts "what are." $3.50 • $1 to $8 P. S. A New FUR FELT HAT with a five lyne lace i 4. f , u military band and bound edge is a winner at $3.50. Hundreds and hundreds to select from in these im mense lines. Madras, Silk Mixtures and Pure Silk. A Direct D tf . | Message to £>OyS! ' And we'll be glad to have them tell their parents where they ' want to buy their Spring clothes—for nearly all the boys in jMj & Harrisburg—and for many miles around—come here for their But there isn't anything strange about that. We HAVE V what the boys want and what is best for their needs. - f Hundreds of boys come here alone for their clothes. They > l y' have the same confidence in tfce FAIR DEALING they receive // \ M here as their parents do. So it will be for all time. Si' Boys, we are READY FOR SPRING, AND WE WILL LOOK FOR YOU TOMORROW. The most delightful place (Sm MS in town for boys is our big Boys' Glothing Department. mm Wm Boys' Suits and Top Coats $5 to sls Your Money OUR POLICY: emit DO IT BETTER Values THE NEW STORE OF WM. STROUSE—EVER NEW—3IO MARKET ST. MARCH IS, 1918
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