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...Crothers preached at the Vesper service in Appleton Chapel yesterday from the text "We were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us." This Paul wrote in his first letter to the Thessalonians, the people that he loved better than any others. He meant that he wanted to give the Thessalonians everything that was in his power, even to his own life. This is the sort of men needed today, men who can forget their own welfare and dedicate themselves to the service of others...
...Crothers preached last night in Appleton Chapel on three types of religion. He said one type of man that is found in every kind of religion is the priest. He stands as a man who has consecrated himself to the work of bringing men to God and of enlightening the ignorant. He also stands for conservatism in religion, the preserving of the old forms. He does not try to go forward and bring new light to the people, but only to preserve the good of the past and to give it to men. It is his special work to teach...
...order that these difficulties may be overcome, a high standard of Christian living must be set by those interested in Christ's work. To be really successful in this, men must convince themselves of the close communion of man with God, and of the possibility of realizing religious truth in one's life. We must be convinced that the realization is the real business of our life, and that all of our work is a part of our religion. There are no superfically religious duties. Everything we do, we do for Christ's sake...
Christmas time, he said, brings us to a serious realization of Christ's relation to us. The gladness of Christmas is a thoroughly legitimate joy. It commemorates the greatest benefit that has ever been given to mankind-an assurance of salvation. Since this is so, the feeling of God's gift to us ought to bring us thankfulness and joy. Yet we are apt to stand in an unholy fear of God, and to feel that religion, though an admirable thing to die with, is a hindrance to our peace and success in this life. Our failure to gain...
...only welfare is our eternal welfare. Our highest glory on earth is to cause others to forget our particular individualities, and, by showing in our lives the glory of God, to bring others to a conception...