Why I Should Join a Church 1. I ought to belong to the church be cause I ought to be better than I am. Henry Ward Beecher once said, “ The Church is not a gallery for the exhibi tion of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.” 2. I ought to belong to the church because of what I can give to it and do through it, as well as because of what I may get out of it. The church is not a dormitory for sleepers; it is an insti tution of workers. It is not a rest camp; it is a front-line trench. 3. I ought to belong to the church because every man ought to pay his debts and do his share towards dis charging the obligations of society. The church has not only been the bearer of good news of personal salvation; it has been and it is the supreme uplift ing and conserving agency without which “ civilization would lapse into barbarism and press its way to perdi tion.” 4. I ought to belong to the church be cause of memories—memories of things I can never forget; memories of faces that will never fade; memories of vows that are the glory of youth. 5. I ought to belong to the church because of hope—hope that lives when promises are dead; hope that paves the way for progress; hope that visions peace and social justice; hope for time and hope for eternity-—the great hope that casts its anchor behind Jesus Christ. 6. I ought to belong to the church because of the strong men in it who need reinforcing; the weak men in it who need encouraging; the rascals in it who need rebuking. If I say that I am not good enough, my humility recommends me. If I sit in the seat of the scornful, my inactivity condemns me. 7. I ought to belong to the church, but not until I am ready to join a going concern; not until I am willing to become an active partner with Jesus Christ. —Daniel A. Poling from The Call of the Church. If you put a little lovin'. Into all the work you do, And a little bit of gladness, And, a little bit of you, And some pride to sort of make it Straight and clear and strong, Not a day will seem too toilsome, Not a day will seem too long, And your work will be' attractive, And the world will stop to look, And your life will be a sweetness Like the tinkling of a brook. F E B R U A R Y , 1 9 4 9
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