The worst days of darkness through which I have ever passed have been greatly alleviated by throwing myself with all my energy into some work relating to others. — GARFIELD.
The life of man is made up of action and endurance; and life is fruitful in the ratio in which it is laid out in noble action or in patient perseverance. — H. P. LIDDON.
This world is given as a prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world is truer still of the world to come. — F. W. ROBERTSON.
A man's labors must pass like the sunrises and sunsets of the world. The next thing, not the last, must be his care. — GEORGE MACDONALD.
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The Way to the Cross
1902
None of us can tell for what God is educating us. We fret and murmur at the narrow sound and daily task of ordinary life, not realizing that it is only thus that we can be prepared for the high and holy office which awaits us. We must descend before we can ascend. We must take the way of the cross submissively and patiently if we would tread the way of light. We must endure the polishing if we would be shafts in the quiver of Emmanuel. God's will comes to thee and me in daily circumstances, in little things usually as in great; meet them bravely; be at your best always, though the occasion be one of the very least; dignify the smallest summons by the greatness of your response. — F. B. Meyer.
None of us can tell for what God is educating us. We fret and murmur at the narrow sound and daily task of ordinary life, not realizing that it is only thus that we can be prepared for the high and holy office which awaits us. We must descend before we can ascend. We must take the way of the cross submissively and patiently if we would tread the way of light. We must endure the polishing if we would be shafts in the quiver of Emmanuel. God's will comes to thee and me in daily circumstances, in little things usually as in great; meet them bravely; be at your best always, though the occasion be one of the very least; dignify the smallest summons by the greatness of your response. — F. B. Meyer.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Types of the Christian Life
1911
By Dr. Hugh T. Kerr, Chicago
TEXT — Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. — John 11:5.
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. Jesus loved them all. Yet he loved each of them. Martha and Mary and Lazarus. Each of them has a place in his heart. Yet they are so different. Jesus does not ask for monotony, but variety in his kingdom. The kingdom of grace is like the kingdom of nature. No two varieties are alike. In my Father's house are many mansions. One family, but many members. One home, but many hearts.
That was the revelation of God's character in the Old Testament. He was the father of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob. How different they were. Abraham — the faithful, the consecrated, the pathfinder. Isaac — the lackadaisical, the indifferent, the father of an illustrious son, the son of an illustrious father. Jacob — the Jew — crafty and cunning, yet tender-hearted and visionary, and God was the father of each and yet loved them all.
The fault with us is we want religion to level human nature at a dead uniformity, and we think Christians should all be conformed to our type, forgetting that Christ is the universal type — so universal that we may all be unlike each other and yet all be like him. It is the fault that belongs to our education. We grind all our children through the same mill. Black and white, delicate and robust, brilliant and dunderhead, they must all submit to the same polishing process.
It is the fault of our church system, also. We want to level down the whole congregation to our own miserable level. We think Christ has conceived in us the true conception of the saint. There is the Sunday school type and the Christian Endeavor type and the prayer meeting type. There is the elder type and the trustee type. The W. C. T. U. type and the Y. M. C. A. type. The temperance type and the missionary type. There is the Presbyterian and the Methodist and the Baptist type. The Mary and the Martha and the Lazarus type. But the love of God is broader than the measure of man's mind, and all may be included in his all embracing love.
Let us remember that Jesus loved Mary and Martha and Lazarus. Mary the passive, Martha the active, and Lazarus the patient. Mary — satisfied to be. Martha — to do. Lazarus — to do without. Mary — the waiter. Martha — the worker. Lazarus — the watcher. Mary content to sit. Martha content to serve. Lazarus content to suffer. And Jesus loved each and he loved all.
Jesus loved Martha. That is what the record says. The active, busy serving Christian Martha. She is in the majority today and is greatly in demand. Sometimes she is apt to think she is the only one whom the Lord loves. She has much Scripture to quote in favor of her disposition and she has the authority of great men who favor the strenuous life. What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction. "Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only."
Martha is everywhere respected and honored today because she does things. She is the Sunday school, the prayer meeting, the church services, the missionary society, the ladies' aid. She is cooking, praying, sewing, visiting, collecting for the kingdom of God, until when night comes she falls asleep too tired to say her prayers. And Jesus loved Martha. And we must love her too. A religion that finds its joy in service and in consecrated activity is apt to be a moral power. A religion that finds God nearer in moments of sentiment or musical ecstasy, instead of in moments of moral endeavor, is extremely dangerous. Jesus loved Martha.
Jesus loved Mary. Mary — the quiet, retiring sister who sat at his feet. Mary's claim to recognition came from being willing to wait upon his words. She is like the beautiful picture through which you look into the great far beyond. She is like whispering music singing comfort into troubled hearts.
In a world of sin and turmoil Mary sat in the confidence of a beautiful trust. She was like another beautiful girl upon whose tombstone her friends carved the words: "It was easier to be good when she was with us." That was Mary's tribute. "What interests the world in Mr. Gladstone," writes John Morley, "is even more what he was than what he did." What interests the world in Jesus is not so much his beautiful teaching as his more beautiful life.
It was a hard lesson for Elijah to learn. He was the child of the storm and the tempest. He lived in reformations and revolutions. "Behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and brake in pieces the rocks before Jehovah."
My dear friends, let us not take away from the boundless power the love of God. He loved Mary and Martha and Lazarus. All with their differences. And they all loved him. Mary sits at his feet. Martha hurries to supply his wants. And Lazarus is content to glorify him with his radiant resurrection glory. With all our differences and misunderstandings and selfishness we love him and each in turn is loved by him.
By Dr. Hugh T. Kerr, Chicago
TEXT — Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. — John 11:5.
Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. Jesus loved them all. Yet he loved each of them. Martha and Mary and Lazarus. Each of them has a place in his heart. Yet they are so different. Jesus does not ask for monotony, but variety in his kingdom. The kingdom of grace is like the kingdom of nature. No two varieties are alike. In my Father's house are many mansions. One family, but many members. One home, but many hearts.
That was the revelation of God's character in the Old Testament. He was the father of Abraham, of Isaac, of Jacob. How different they were. Abraham — the faithful, the consecrated, the pathfinder. Isaac — the lackadaisical, the indifferent, the father of an illustrious son, the son of an illustrious father. Jacob — the Jew — crafty and cunning, yet tender-hearted and visionary, and God was the father of each and yet loved them all.
The fault with us is we want religion to level human nature at a dead uniformity, and we think Christians should all be conformed to our type, forgetting that Christ is the universal type — so universal that we may all be unlike each other and yet all be like him. It is the fault that belongs to our education. We grind all our children through the same mill. Black and white, delicate and robust, brilliant and dunderhead, they must all submit to the same polishing process.
It is the fault of our church system, also. We want to level down the whole congregation to our own miserable level. We think Christ has conceived in us the true conception of the saint. There is the Sunday school type and the Christian Endeavor type and the prayer meeting type. There is the elder type and the trustee type. The W. C. T. U. type and the Y. M. C. A. type. The temperance type and the missionary type. There is the Presbyterian and the Methodist and the Baptist type. The Mary and the Martha and the Lazarus type. But the love of God is broader than the measure of man's mind, and all may be included in his all embracing love.
Let us remember that Jesus loved Mary and Martha and Lazarus. Mary the passive, Martha the active, and Lazarus the patient. Mary — satisfied to be. Martha — to do. Lazarus — to do without. Mary — the waiter. Martha — the worker. Lazarus — the watcher. Mary content to sit. Martha content to serve. Lazarus content to suffer. And Jesus loved each and he loved all.
Jesus loved Martha. That is what the record says. The active, busy serving Christian Martha. She is in the majority today and is greatly in demand. Sometimes she is apt to think she is the only one whom the Lord loves. She has much Scripture to quote in favor of her disposition and she has the authority of great men who favor the strenuous life. What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy. Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction. "Be ye doers of the word and not hearers only."
Martha is everywhere respected and honored today because she does things. She is the Sunday school, the prayer meeting, the church services, the missionary society, the ladies' aid. She is cooking, praying, sewing, visiting, collecting for the kingdom of God, until when night comes she falls asleep too tired to say her prayers. And Jesus loved Martha. And we must love her too. A religion that finds its joy in service and in consecrated activity is apt to be a moral power. A religion that finds God nearer in moments of sentiment or musical ecstasy, instead of in moments of moral endeavor, is extremely dangerous. Jesus loved Martha.
Jesus loved Mary. Mary — the quiet, retiring sister who sat at his feet. Mary's claim to recognition came from being willing to wait upon his words. She is like the beautiful picture through which you look into the great far beyond. She is like whispering music singing comfort into troubled hearts.
In a world of sin and turmoil Mary sat in the confidence of a beautiful trust. She was like another beautiful girl upon whose tombstone her friends carved the words: "It was easier to be good when she was with us." That was Mary's tribute. "What interests the world in Mr. Gladstone," writes John Morley, "is even more what he was than what he did." What interests the world in Jesus is not so much his beautiful teaching as his more beautiful life.
It was a hard lesson for Elijah to learn. He was the child of the storm and the tempest. He lived in reformations and revolutions. "Behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and brake in pieces the rocks before Jehovah."
My dear friends, let us not take away from the boundless power the love of God. He loved Mary and Martha and Lazarus. All with their differences. And they all loved him. Mary sits at his feet. Martha hurries to supply his wants. And Lazarus is content to glorify him with his radiant resurrection glory. With all our differences and misunderstandings and selfishness we love him and each in turn is loved by him.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Friends Church: "You Need Baptism of The Holy Ghost"
Ohio, 1916
Increased Attendance at Friends Church Revival
Large crowds attended the revival services at the Friends Church, Sunday. Last night it was necessary to throw open the Sunday School room. Seven persons presented their names for membership.
In his sermon in the morning the pastor spoke on the need of "Divine Equipment for Service." In part he said: God not only wants to save men from sin, but prepare them for service. It is not enough to have your sin pardoned, but you need the baptism of the Holy Ghost to give you power to do. This is the crying need of the church to-day. In the days of Finney, Edwards and the Wesleys it is claimed less than fifteen per cent of the converts backslid. In our day less than this number stand and all because we do not preach a full gospel.
In the evening his subject was "God's Estimate of the Value of a Soul." He said that no soul has ever gone so low but what Jesus goes beneath that one to lift him up. It is an abomination in the sight of Heaven for church people to talk about trash. All men are human beings, and have a soul and the soul of a poor harlot or drunkard is as precious in the eyes of Jesus Christ as that of the President or a King. When you hear a person talk about trash you may rest assured that that person is dirtier than the "trash" they talk about. The mission of Jesus is to put all men on an equality. Blind Bartimaeus had to be lifted up, while the self-righteous Zacchaeus had to come down, and the two met on the same platform.
Meetings to night at 7:30. Special prayer and inquiry meeting at 6:30. Special music at every service.
Resignation
Rev. Hugh Willard Hanna tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Kenton, "for the sake of peace and harmony." His resignation caused general surprise as he was called to the pastorate in June, 1914, from Freeport, Pa.
—The Van Wert Daily Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1916.
Increased Attendance at Friends Church Revival
Large crowds attended the revival services at the Friends Church, Sunday. Last night it was necessary to throw open the Sunday School room. Seven persons presented their names for membership.
In his sermon in the morning the pastor spoke on the need of "Divine Equipment for Service." In part he said: God not only wants to save men from sin, but prepare them for service. It is not enough to have your sin pardoned, but you need the baptism of the Holy Ghost to give you power to do. This is the crying need of the church to-day. In the days of Finney, Edwards and the Wesleys it is claimed less than fifteen per cent of the converts backslid. In our day less than this number stand and all because we do not preach a full gospel.
In the evening his subject was "God's Estimate of the Value of a Soul." He said that no soul has ever gone so low but what Jesus goes beneath that one to lift him up. It is an abomination in the sight of Heaven for church people to talk about trash. All men are human beings, and have a soul and the soul of a poor harlot or drunkard is as precious in the eyes of Jesus Christ as that of the President or a King. When you hear a person talk about trash you may rest assured that that person is dirtier than the "trash" they talk about. The mission of Jesus is to put all men on an equality. Blind Bartimaeus had to be lifted up, while the self-righteous Zacchaeus had to come down, and the two met on the same platform.
Meetings to night at 7:30. Special prayer and inquiry meeting at 6:30. Special music at every service.
Resignation
Rev. Hugh Willard Hanna tendered his resignation as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Kenton, "for the sake of peace and harmony." His resignation caused general surprise as he was called to the pastorate in June, 1914, from Freeport, Pa.
—The Van Wert Daily Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio, Feb. 21, 1916.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
America's Oldest Lutheran Divine
Nov. 1900
Rev. Dr. Daniel J. Hauer, who has just celebrated the ninety-fourth anniversary of his birth at his home in Hanover, Pa., is the oldest Lutheran minister in America.
With perfect health, in full possession of all his faculties, his interest in current events as lively as ever, Dr Hauer is spending his old age in calm enjoyment and soothing retrospect.
He is surrounded by his children, his grandchildren and his great grandchildren, who lovingly anticipate his few wants and brighten the evening of his days with their affectionate solicitude.
The aged clergyman was born in the famous old town of Frederick, Maryland.
Shorts
Solomon when arrayed in all his royal glory never wore a shirt waist.
The worst Christian watchers are those who are taking cat-naps.
To repel one's cross is to make it heavier. — Amiel.
Goliath was the first man to wear a bang on his forehead.
The dice of God are always loaded.
When a fellow borrows trouble there is often the devil to pay.
Too often we value outward show more than inward worth.
Saturday, June 16, 2007
The Twentieth Century
Nov. 1900
A Proposition For a Universal Religious Celebration of Its Incoming
The century will end on the Monday following the Sunday after Christmas. Why may we not by general consent and mutual understanding mark that day out from common time — aye, even from "kalendared" days — by lifting a wave of united Christian worship that will roll around the world, which "he hath called from the rising up of the sun even unto the going down of the same?"
I would have on that day a celebration of the holy communion in every church and chapel and meeting house throughout all Christian lands, with the use of such special prayers and lessons as the ecclesiastical authorities may see fit to "set forth," and a special collection for missions, writes the Rev. William N. Dunnell in The Churchman. And I would that at midnight of that last day of the century, in every place of worship, the people gather, "young men and maidens, old men and children," to praise the name of the Lord, and as the new century came in I would have every voice and heart and soul, every chime and organ, swell "the great Creator's praise."
Where it is possible I would have the holy places illuminated. Where there is lack of clerical supply I would have some faithful layman lead the devotions of the people. Let no one, in city or country, on plain or mountain, in bondage or free, aship or ashore, be without the opportunity of joining publicly in Christianity's twentieth century "birth hymn."
Saw Nine Generations
Harriet Williams Brand, who died recently in Brooklyn in her ninety-second year, had the rare good fortune to see representatives of nine generations of her family, extending from her great-great-grandfather to her great-great- grandson.
A Proposition For a Universal Religious Celebration of Its Incoming
The century will end on the Monday following the Sunday after Christmas. Why may we not by general consent and mutual understanding mark that day out from common time — aye, even from "kalendared" days — by lifting a wave of united Christian worship that will roll around the world, which "he hath called from the rising up of the sun even unto the going down of the same?"
I would have on that day a celebration of the holy communion in every church and chapel and meeting house throughout all Christian lands, with the use of such special prayers and lessons as the ecclesiastical authorities may see fit to "set forth," and a special collection for missions, writes the Rev. William N. Dunnell in The Churchman. And I would that at midnight of that last day of the century, in every place of worship, the people gather, "young men and maidens, old men and children," to praise the name of the Lord, and as the new century came in I would have every voice and heart and soul, every chime and organ, swell "the great Creator's praise."
Where it is possible I would have the holy places illuminated. Where there is lack of clerical supply I would have some faithful layman lead the devotions of the people. Let no one, in city or country, on plain or mountain, in bondage or free, aship or ashore, be without the opportunity of joining publicly in Christianity's twentieth century "birth hymn."
Saw Nine Generations
Harriet Williams Brand, who died recently in Brooklyn in her ninety-second year, had the rare good fortune to see representatives of nine generations of her family, extending from her great-great-grandfather to her great-great- grandson.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Rewards of Friendship Told
California, 1922
The rewards of friendship, both in business and in service to others, formed the theme for a sermon to young men, delivered last night by Rev. E. A. Fridell, assistant pastor, in the First Baptist church. His subject was "A Young Man's Friends." Young men of the community were guests of honor.
"The rewards of friendship are bestowed upon those who walk the path of Christian service," Rev. Fridell said. "Willingness to give life, if necessary, constitutes the test of friendship. Jesus gave the clew to the meaning of life when He said, 'Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends.'
"No man is too poor to have latent capacities for sympathy and helpfulness; they spur us to greater achievements. Friendships that abide find their strength in the life of the Man of Galilee.
"From among the great crowd that rallied around Jesus, apparently sharing His enthusiasm and having faith in His ideals, only a handful met squarely the challenge to intimate friendship. So today few people learn to know the value of friends. No person lives an abundant life without a friend. To have a friend one must be forgetful of self. Jesus pointed out the way when a follower betrayed Him and He turned to the remaining handful of loyal folks with the words: 'For their sakes I consecrate myself.' The secret the man with friends will be found in those words, 'for their sakes.'"
—Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, Aug. 21, 1922, p. 8.
The rewards of friendship, both in business and in service to others, formed the theme for a sermon to young men, delivered last night by Rev. E. A. Fridell, assistant pastor, in the First Baptist church. His subject was "A Young Man's Friends." Young men of the community were guests of honor.
"The rewards of friendship are bestowed upon those who walk the path of Christian service," Rev. Fridell said. "Willingness to give life, if necessary, constitutes the test of friendship. Jesus gave the clew to the meaning of life when He said, 'Greater love hath no man than this that he lay down his life for his friends.'
"No man is too poor to have latent capacities for sympathy and helpfulness; they spur us to greater achievements. Friendships that abide find their strength in the life of the Man of Galilee.
"From among the great crowd that rallied around Jesus, apparently sharing His enthusiasm and having faith in His ideals, only a handful met squarely the challenge to intimate friendship. So today few people learn to know the value of friends. No person lives an abundant life without a friend. To have a friend one must be forgetful of self. Jesus pointed out the way when a follower betrayed Him and He turned to the remaining handful of loyal folks with the words: 'For their sakes I consecrate myself.' The secret the man with friends will be found in those words, 'for their sakes.'"
—Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, Aug. 21, 1922, p. 8.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Herald Blasts — "When God's Fire is Burning"
1909
A cold church will soon begin to warm up when God's fire is burning in the preacher's heart.
"I shall not want," is always the song of the soul in which there is no doubt.
Whoever gives his body to be burned, and has not love, throws away his ashes.
No greater mistake can be made than to make the accumulation of riches the first business of life.
The lantern that only shines when the sun shines will never be of any service to those who are lost.
Unless we say "Our Father" in our money getting, we cannot worship God by saying it in church.
Without consistent Christian life to back up the preacher, there is no use in ringing the church bell.
The preacher who puts thought into his sermons will, sooner or later, find himself preaching to people who think.
It hurts more to live a day without prayer than without bread.
Suppose there are hypocrites in the church, does that make your sinning any safer?
The man who loves sin is a sinner, no matter how much he pays for a pew in church.
Begin every day with this thought: What happens to-day will be what God sees is best.
The Christian never has to count his cash to find out how much he has to be thankful for.
Isn't there a strong touch of hypocrisy in thanking God for the bread and finding fault with the cook? — Home Herald.
A cold church will soon begin to warm up when God's fire is burning in the preacher's heart.
"I shall not want," is always the song of the soul in which there is no doubt.
Whoever gives his body to be burned, and has not love, throws away his ashes.
No greater mistake can be made than to make the accumulation of riches the first business of life.
The lantern that only shines when the sun shines will never be of any service to those who are lost.
Unless we say "Our Father" in our money getting, we cannot worship God by saying it in church.
Without consistent Christian life to back up the preacher, there is no use in ringing the church bell.
The preacher who puts thought into his sermons will, sooner or later, find himself preaching to people who think.
It hurts more to live a day without prayer than without bread.
Suppose there are hypocrites in the church, does that make your sinning any safer?
The man who loves sin is a sinner, no matter how much he pays for a pew in church.
Begin every day with this thought: What happens to-day will be what God sees is best.
The Christian never has to count his cash to find out how much he has to be thankful for.
Isn't there a strong touch of hypocrisy in thanking God for the bread and finding fault with the cook? — Home Herald.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
New Pastor Makes Bow — 'Don't Talk About Me To Others'
Ada, Oklahoma, 1922
Rev. E. O. Whitwell, new pastor of the Presbyterian church, desires to make his bow to the citizens of Ada and the surrounding community in general and to members and friends of the church in particular.
"In beginning the active work of shepherd of the flock permit me to say a few things to be remembered.
"I am not here only to serve the church, but to use the church as a force in serving the city and community and thereby make the church popular by reason of the good it does to as many people as possible.
"To accomplish this we must first become well acquainted with each other and with the needs of the field of operations, thoroughly organizing ourselves to give each worker plenty of definite tasks to keep him so busy with valuable services that there will be no time to make trouble in idleness.
"I most cordially invite the full co-operation of the members and friends of the Church, specially in the following ways and as many more as you may think of.
"Talk to me about what you think I should do and do not talk about me to others regarding the things I fail to do.
"Call me, write me, send for me when you or your friends are sick, in trouble, in love, or for any other service of a minister. I am not a mind reader and do not communicate with spirits to find your needs.
"Let us all be boosters not knockers, workers not shirkers, soldiers not slackers, seeking by all possible means to prove worthy of the honor of citizenship in the country in which we live and the kingdom of God.
"To do my duty among you as a Christian and a citizen shall be my every day purpose, but my highest ambition will be to inspire and lead as many people as possible to victory in the battles of life thus helping to make our city and country a better place in which to live the life that now is and prepare for the life that is to be.
"Command me when it is possible for me to serve you and be ready at all times to assist me in serving others; thus may we be coworkers together with God and with one another in being the friend of man. Remembering that he is the friend of God only who is the friend o£ his fellow men, let us seek to be greatest of all by being servants of all.
"Hoping to see multitudes of you each Sunday morning in the City Hall taking part in the Bible school and the church services, I ask the privilege of subscribing myself your humble servant in Christ.
"E. O. WHITWELL,
"Minister Presbyterian Church."
—The Ada Evening News, Ada, Oklahoma, May 6, 1922, p. 6.
Rev. E. O. Whitwell, new pastor of the Presbyterian church, desires to make his bow to the citizens of Ada and the surrounding community in general and to members and friends of the church in particular.
"In beginning the active work of shepherd of the flock permit me to say a few things to be remembered.
"I am not here only to serve the church, but to use the church as a force in serving the city and community and thereby make the church popular by reason of the good it does to as many people as possible.
"To accomplish this we must first become well acquainted with each other and with the needs of the field of operations, thoroughly organizing ourselves to give each worker plenty of definite tasks to keep him so busy with valuable services that there will be no time to make trouble in idleness.
"I most cordially invite the full co-operation of the members and friends of the Church, specially in the following ways and as many more as you may think of.
"Talk to me about what you think I should do and do not talk about me to others regarding the things I fail to do.
"Call me, write me, send for me when you or your friends are sick, in trouble, in love, or for any other service of a minister. I am not a mind reader and do not communicate with spirits to find your needs.
"Let us all be boosters not knockers, workers not shirkers, soldiers not slackers, seeking by all possible means to prove worthy of the honor of citizenship in the country in which we live and the kingdom of God.
"To do my duty among you as a Christian and a citizen shall be my every day purpose, but my highest ambition will be to inspire and lead as many people as possible to victory in the battles of life thus helping to make our city and country a better place in which to live the life that now is and prepare for the life that is to be.
"Command me when it is possible for me to serve you and be ready at all times to assist me in serving others; thus may we be coworkers together with God and with one another in being the friend of man. Remembering that he is the friend of God only who is the friend o£ his fellow men, let us seek to be greatest of all by being servants of all.
"Hoping to see multitudes of you each Sunday morning in the City Hall taking part in the Bible school and the church services, I ask the privilege of subscribing myself your humble servant in Christ.
"E. O. WHITWELL,
"Minister Presbyterian Church."
—The Ada Evening News, Ada, Oklahoma, May 6, 1922, p. 6.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Ambiguous Tribute To Much-Loved Pastor
1921
Ambiguous
At the death of a much-loved pastor some years ago the vestry of a prominent New York church resolved to place a tablet to his memory in the vestibule of the church, tells Harper's Weekly. In due time the tablet appeared in its place, where it still remains. It has caused not a few smiles; for, after reciting a list of the former pastor's virtues and labors, it closes with the quotation: "Now the people of God have rest."
Rev. Aaron Spangler Dies Seated in Chair
The Rev. Aaron Spangler, for 50 years an active Reformed religious leader, died suddenly Saturday night, at his residence, in York, aged 80 years. He was apparently in good health Saturday. He was seated on chair in the living room of the residence Saturday night, and his daughter, Mrs. Minnie B. Grady, who resides with him went to his side just as he was breathing for the last time. Heart trouble was the cause.
Rev. Mr. Spangler is survived by a son, Rev. Paul M. Spangler, Harrisburg; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie B. Grady, at home; Mrs. Carrie M. Stock, New York City. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Sarah Crider, York.
At a luncheon served on September 23, 1920, at the annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary society of the Potomac synod of the Reformed church, held in Emmanuel Reformed church, York, a combined birthday surprise and "golden" service anniversary was held in honor of Rev. Mr. Spangler.
Rev. Aaron Spangler was a graduate of Heidelberg seminary, Tiffin, Ohio, and was ordained as a minister of the Reformed church in 1870. His first charge was at York Springs, later he served in East Berlin and in New Oxford, after which he went to York. From that church he went to the Paradise charge, serving there for sixteen years, when he was compelled to retire from the active ministry owing to impaired health.
—New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1921.
Ambiguous
At the death of a much-loved pastor some years ago the vestry of a prominent New York church resolved to place a tablet to his memory in the vestibule of the church, tells Harper's Weekly. In due time the tablet appeared in its place, where it still remains. It has caused not a few smiles; for, after reciting a list of the former pastor's virtues and labors, it closes with the quotation: "Now the people of God have rest."
Rev. Aaron Spangler Dies Seated in Chair
The Rev. Aaron Spangler, for 50 years an active Reformed religious leader, died suddenly Saturday night, at his residence, in York, aged 80 years. He was apparently in good health Saturday. He was seated on chair in the living room of the residence Saturday night, and his daughter, Mrs. Minnie B. Grady, who resides with him went to his side just as he was breathing for the last time. Heart trouble was the cause.
Rev. Mr. Spangler is survived by a son, Rev. Paul M. Spangler, Harrisburg; two daughters, Mrs. Minnie B. Grady, at home; Mrs. Carrie M. Stock, New York City. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Sarah Crider, York.
At a luncheon served on September 23, 1920, at the annual meeting of the Woman's Missionary society of the Potomac synod of the Reformed church, held in Emmanuel Reformed church, York, a combined birthday surprise and "golden" service anniversary was held in honor of Rev. Mr. Spangler.
Rev. Aaron Spangler was a graduate of Heidelberg seminary, Tiffin, Ohio, and was ordained as a minister of the Reformed church in 1870. His first charge was at York Springs, later he served in East Berlin and in New Oxford, after which he went to York. From that church he went to the Paradise charge, serving there for sixteen years, when he was compelled to retire from the active ministry owing to impaired health.
—New Oxford Item, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1921.
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Flood the World with Great Affection
1895
With a Great Affection
He only is great of heart who floods the world with a great affection. He only is great of mind who stirs the world with great thoughts. He only is great of will who does something to shape the world to a great career, and he is greatest who does the most of all these things and does them best. — R. D. Hitchcock.
The Truth and Right
There has always been, and there always will be, the brave advancing minority, the world's hope, the invincible few — not a remnant, meaning something left over, but a leadership, keeping in the van of thought, bearing and daring for what they believe to be true and right. — John Learned.
With the Right
The broadest and most far sighted intellect is utterly unable to foresee the ultimate consequences of any great social change. Ask yourself on all occasions, if there be any element of right or wrong in the question before you. If so, take your part with the right, and trust God to see that it shall prove the expedient. — Wendell Phillips.
With a Great Affection
He only is great of heart who floods the world with a great affection. He only is great of mind who stirs the world with great thoughts. He only is great of will who does something to shape the world to a great career, and he is greatest who does the most of all these things and does them best. — R. D. Hitchcock.
The Truth and Right
There has always been, and there always will be, the brave advancing minority, the world's hope, the invincible few — not a remnant, meaning something left over, but a leadership, keeping in the van of thought, bearing and daring for what they believe to be true and right. — John Learned.
With the Right
The broadest and most far sighted intellect is utterly unable to foresee the ultimate consequences of any great social change. Ask yourself on all occasions, if there be any element of right or wrong in the question before you. If so, take your part with the right, and trust God to see that it shall prove the expedient. — Wendell Phillips.
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