and remedy. Such a minister's thought will not be centered on
making a great name for himself at the expense of an ignorant people. It
will not matter to him whether he has the name of having built the largest
church or the finest church, or whether he has the biggest congregation in
his church, but it will be centered upon the most important thing, and
that is the establishing of the kingdom of Jesus Christ among men on
earth. His efforts will be to lift the burdens from the poor and
unfortunate and make their lives happy and sweet and pleasant. He will be
a leader in devising ways and means to get our people out of the crowded
alleys into the bright sunshine of life that they may be where their
little children may have a chance for true development. He will gather
around him a band of faithful, trained men and women, who will visit the
jail, the sick, the poor, and the oppressed. And he will call to mind the
requirements which Jesus Christ laid down for all men who wish to walk
with Jesus here and to enter with Him in eternal rest. "For I was
hungered, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was
a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and
ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the
righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed
thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and
took thee in? Or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick or in
prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."

The above words are from the Master's own lips and make plain and clear
the duty of the church, the duty of Christian society as well as that of
the individual. It is a clear indication that Jesus meant for his
followers to acquaint themselves thoroughly with the conditions of society
as He did himself. He was thoroughly familiar with all the evils and the
needs of humanity which surrounded Him. And His work was the healing of
every ill. Too long have men talked about the Father in such a cold,
metaphysical way as to forget their brethren who are next door to them.
Too long have men thought merely of individualistic religion. Our religion
must be more effectively social in its aim and practice. It must so act
and react on society that the whole lump will be leavene