The Nazareth Waist Company, of New York, printed in two of the morning papers the following notice:—
“WANTED.—Boy; $4.00 per week, with chance for advancement if faithful and reliable. Address, in own handwriting, Walter, 52 Leonard St.”
Within twenty-four consecutive hours the company received 511 applications in writing and seventy in person. The age of more than half of the applicants averaged eighteen years, one being twenty-four. The letters were well-written, and correctly spelled and punctuated. Four could speak and write in three different languages, and over twenty claimed to be masters of two languages. The commutation tickets to the place of work of many of these “boys” would cost one-fourth of the wages, and a very large number of the applicants solicited the place at $3.00 per week. It is a pitiful condition of things, isn’t it? Plenty that ought to be done, plenty to do it, plenty of money if circulated to pay for it, and yet men can not get work at any price. Isn’t it time for the Lord to take from man his abused stewardship?
As Jesus Would
“As Jesus Would.”—John G. Woolley, in his comments on “Christian Endeavor and Good Citizenship” topic—Rom. 8: 1-18—says:—
“‘Have we—the Christian Citizenship—the Spirit of Christ?’ or, in other words, Do we, in our citizen capacity, behave as Jesus would if he were here? Did we in the last national campaign prefer ‘dollars and cents’ to bodies and souls? Would Jesus? Did we postpone righteousness to expediency? Would Jesus? Did we agree with saloon-keepers to compass the lesser good? Would Jesus? Did we vote for a professional office-seeker who had the rental of two saloons in his pocket? Would Jesus? Did we vote for a man who was openly opposed to Prohibition? Would Jesus? Did we waive our convictions in order to be ‘in’ with the probable winners? Would Jesus? Did we accept the leadership of Platt, Quay, Brayton, Cox, Tanner? Would Jesus? In other words, did we act with our ballot, bravely, patiently, obediently, to God, or did we ‘observe the wind’?”
It seems too bad to see such talents as John G. Woolley possesses prostituted to such a fallacy as “Christian” politics. Politics is politic. The very science is based on expediency. When “Christian” politics become popular by becoming strong, every time-server and hypocrite among the old politicians will at once become “Christians” and “Christian citizens,” and when they say, “I repent,” John G. Woolley, and other good Christians, will be bound by the law of Christ to forgive and accept them as good citizens; for how can he or they read the heart and discriminate between the genuine wool and the shoddy? No; those who attempt to reform society by ballot or who practise the science of politics on the ground floor of expediency did not in the last national campaign “behave as Jesus would if he were here.” If he were here, he would do now as he did when he walked upon earth. “My kingdom is not of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight [politically and otherwise], that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence.” “They [My disciples] are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.” True Christian citizenship is in heaven (Phil. 3: 20, R. V.), and that is the citizenship Jesus knew and lived. That citizenship knew nothing of the “politics” of this world, and all the politics in this world are the politics of this world. The Christian citizenship of Christ Jesus is based upon and controlled by the eternal principles of righteousness, and every one who will be “born from above,” and has these implanted in the heart, is a citizen of that better land, the realm of King Jesus.
The Pitcairn.
By C. H. Jones
We wish to correct a statement which has appeared in several papers of late, to the effect that our missionary brigantine Pitcairn had been sold to a party of gold-seekers, to go to the Klondike gold-fields. It is true that an offer of $10,000 was made for the boat, but while negotiations were pending the party withdrew the offer, on account of the lateness of the season and his failing to secure the requisite number of passengers to warrant his making the trip. Therefore the Pitcairn still remains in the hands of the General Conference, and is anchored here in Oakland harbor. She will probably be fitted up soon for another trip to the South Sea islands. Had the Pitcairn been sold, another boat would have been built at once, to take her place. C. H. JONES.