is to come to an end, according to the Millerities." The Sage of Concord looked reflectively at his friend for a moment, and replied: "Ah, well, we can do without it."
(3512)
WORLD, THE, IN THE CHRISTIAN
A ship in the water is good, but water in
the ship is bad. A transatlantic liner, years
ago, owing to some defect in one of its
pumps, began to pump water into the ship
instead of pumping it out. As they thought
the ship had sprung a leak, they pumped all
the harder, with the result that the ship only
filled the faster. Presently the water rose
so that their fires were extinguished. Then,
thinking that they were going to the bottom,
they abandoned the ship. Later on, some
Englishmen found her tossing in mid-ocean,
water-logged. Going on board, they
ascertained the trouble, pumped her out,
brought her in and secured $300,000 salvage
money.
Just so the Christian in the world is
good, but the world in the Christian is
bad. The believer who allows the evil
practises of the sinful world to dominate
his heart can not possibly succeed; and
yet there are men who, like those in the
ship above mentioned, seem to pump the
world into themselves as fast as they
can.—A. F. Schauffler, The Christian Herald.
(3513)
Worldliness—See Amusements.
Worldliness, Vanity of—See Church Indispensable.
Worldly Life—See Pleasure, Mockery of.
Worry—See Things.
WORRY, DON'T
Do not hurry,
Do not worry,
As this world you travel through,
No regretting,
Fuming, fretting,
Ever can advantage you.
Be content with what you've won,
What on earth you leave undone,
There are plenty left to do.
(3514)
WORSHIP, ENFORCED
Some ministers would welcome the method described below for our churches at home:
Some interesting new methods and agencies
are noticed in the Baptist Missionary Magazine
as having been introduced into the missionary
church at Sinwaugan, Philippine
Islands. A band of policemen has been instituted
to see that all the members of the
church attend the services on time. These
policemen hunt up delinquents, and if they
can not give good reasons for their absence,
bring them to church. In the church they
keep order among the throngs of children
who attend.
(3515)
WORSHIPER, A MOTHER
One of the first Christian novels of Japan
tells of a widow, whose only son was a careless,
aimless boy. His mother tried to inspire
him with the lofty purpose of reestablishing
their house, then in danger of becoming
extinct. Her efforts were all in vain,
until one day she took him to his father's
grave and kneeling there with him, sternly
rebuked him in the face of the dead for his
thoughtless life. Then drawing a dirk she
handed it to him with this startling order:
"Die, coward! Die with this dirk here and
now! Then I will follow you!" In this
way this Spartan-like mother aroused her
boy so that he became a great and successful
man. He never could cease to love and
reverence her. He said: "The fire of my
mother's face burned into my soul and gave
me the supreme decision of my life. Therefore,
I am a worshiper of my mother." This
represents some of the best traditions of
Japanese family life, and with such a basis,
it is easy to see how welcome with many is
the Christian truth, which emphasizes the
duties of parents and recognizes the rights
even of children.—John H. De Forest, "Sunrise
in the Sunrise Kingdom."
(3516)
Worshiping Idols—See Fetishism.
WORTH, ESTIMATING
The difference between a good job and a bad one is nothing—unless the man with a good one is a good man.
A certain office in Chicago had this fact
demonstrated. There were two men on the
pay-roll who had an equal opportunity for
a new place, a place much in advance of that
