214 When Edward VI was being crowned, three swords were brought to him, signs that he was king over three countries. But he was not satisfied. “There is one wanting yet,” he said. And when the nobles about him asked what that was, he answered, “The Bible. That Book,” he added, “is the Sword of the Spirit, and to be preferred before these swords.” And he commanded a Bible to be brought, and that it be carried reverently before him. Those of you who have read the history of his short reign know how he ever tried to rule according to its precepts. You can make your life a daily round or a daily spiral. You can go round in the same grooves of work and thought or lift upward and forward in the going, higher and higher with each round. The spiral may be hardly perceptible, but it moves upward all the while. May 4,' 1930 How May We Find Our Life-Work? . , Psa. 119:105; Jas. 1:5-7. S uggestive O rder of S ervice Opening songs: “1 am Thine, O Lord.” (Tell story of song. See below.) “Where He leads Me I will Follow.” Prayer. Responsive reading: Romans 12. Song: “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” Announcements and offering. ' Special musical number. Leader’s remarks (see helps below). T r ea tm en t of T opic It is suggested that the leader of this meeting write to Rev, Stanley B. Van- dersall, Superintendent of Christian Vo cations of the International Society of Christian Endeavor, 41 Mt. Vernon St., Boston, Mass., for special program ma terial. To the Christian, the two chief ways of ascertaining what his life work is to be are through the Word of God and by prayer, as shown in the Scripture assigned this topic. In addition to these avenues of information, young people will do well to give diligence to their education, make the best of their time in preparing for their life work while they have the op portunity. Converse with older people concerning various lines of work, treas uring their words as you would gold, for in listening to their advice, which is usu ally based upon years of experience, you are storing up that which will greatly profit you in later days. Sometimes parents make the mistake of forcing a child to follow some profession or trade for which he is not fitted. A doctor tried to train his boy to be a doctor. He failed. The boy’s heart was set on machinery. Comments on topic by members. Closing song: “He Leadeth Me.” Benediction. * * *
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It is better for the parent to guide than to drive his child in the matter of a life vocation. This must be determined by the individual. Remember that anything worth while, such as a life vocation, requires hard work in the preparation. Theodore Roose velt, one of the most beloved Presidents of the United States, said : “I never won anything without hard labor and the ex ercise of my best-Judgment and careful planning and working long in advance.” * * * S ide -L ig h t s When we have learned to offer up every duty connected with our situation in life as a sacrifice to God, a settled em ployment becomes just a settled habit of prayer .—Thomas Erskine. Of all paths a man could strike into, there is, at any given moment, a best path for every man—a thing which, here and now, it were of all things wisest for him to do; which, could he but be led or driven to do, he were then doing like a man, as we phrase it. His success, in such a case, were complete, his felicity a max imum,— -Carlyle. Song, Story “I am Thine, O Lord.” This popular and.useful consecration hymn was written by Fanny Crosby and set to music by W. H. Doane, and has been largely adopted by Christian Endeavor societies through out this country and Great Britain. Fanny Crosby was visiting Mr. W. H. Doane, in his home in Cincinnati, Ohio. They were talking together about" the nearness: of -God, as the sun was setting and the evening shadows were gathering around them. The subject so impressed the well-known hymn-writer, that before retiring she had written the words to this hymn, which has become one of the most useful she has ever written. The music by Mr. Doane so well fitted the words that the hymn has become a special fa vorite wherever the Gospel hymns are known. — o — May 11, 1930 Developing Good Will Through th e Home Ruth 1 :6-10, 15-17. S uggestive O rder of S ervice It is suggested that inasmuch as this Sunday is “Mother’s Day,” the program be arranged accordingly. Invite the mothers in your church to the service. Give each one a flower as a souvenir. Ask some of them to give their views on the subject. Use special music and request the mothers to select the songs. * * ** T rea tm en t of T opic “Friend and brother wouldst thou find? Hearts of love around thee bind? Be thyself a heart of home; To gentle heart, hearts gentle come.” In a tract called “In Search of the Beautiful,” is set forth a person who re
solved to seek and find the beautiful. He thought of the mountains of Switzerland, the sunny plains of Italy, the forests of America, and many other wonders of the world. While meditating thus, a little bird whispered, “Begin at home.” The bird was wiser than the man. “Oh, my friend,” says one writer, “make the place where God has put you beautiful. If it be but a tent in the desert, make it beautiful. If it be only a cottage in a lonely street, or art attic-room in a cottage, or a fireside, or a bench in a workshop, or a berth in a ship, or a seat in a school, or a place on your mother’s knee, or a place in her heart, make it beautiful. And the sadder, the darker, th e. poorer the place is, be the more eager to make it beautiful.” Home is the one institution ordained of God and likened to His Church. How im portant it is, therefore, that “good will,” that which the angels announced to the shepherds of Bethlehem at the first ad vent of our Lord, ever be manifested in the home. It was said by one, “I do like to come to your home, for it seems to be just what I imagine heaven will be like.” * * * P rayer “Our Father who art in heaven, help us as Thy children, so to live in our earthly homes, that all who enter, may. experience in a measure the atmosphere of our heav enly home. In the name of Christ Jesus, our Lord, we beseech Thee. Amen.” * * * S ide -L ig h t s When home is ruled according to God’s Word, angels might be asked to stay a night with us, and they would not find themselves out of their element.— C. H. Spurgeon. Keep the home near heaven. Let it face toward the Father’s house. Not only let the day begin and end with God, with mercies acknowledged and forgiveness sought, but let it be seen and felt that God is your chiefest joy, His will in all you do the" absolute and sufficient reason .—Janies Hamilton. If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and the proud to home may be forged on earth, but those which link the poor man to his humble hearth are of the true metal and bear the stamp of heaven. — Dickens. Oftentimes it is the case that a person can do work as a candle does, which gives light to all that are in the room, but, not stopping there, throws light through the window and along the road as well. What mothers and fathers do in their homes may be reflected far beyond the human sphere to which they are confined, and bless many others besides their own families.
Earth’s trinity—father, mother, child— is bound up in the unity of the home. Is
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