Show DO NOT BD DE DISCOURAGED GEO 0 O do not be discouraged For Jesus Is your friend Thus ono one of or tho the now half forgotten t songs A good man many churchmen are I discouraged over the lack of Interest I manifested In religion b by the great body of tho people What hat Is the matter matter mat mat- ter Is Jesus their friend Is th the theold old song a n. misstatement of ot fact tact Oris Or OrIs OrIs Is something moro mono than Jesus Jesus' friendship friendship friend friend- frIendship ship necessary ar to to fill fm the s and make malc sermons better patronized than lectures or plays plas Probably th the truth Is the tho discouraged aged churchmen dont don't deserve the friendship of ot tho the Founder of their faith Reverend Charles E E. Jefferson Jetterson I of ot the tho Broadway Tabernacle In NewYork New Net NewYork York recently said In a n sermon While tho the church has lias been filled with doubts and fears tears there thero has b boon on an nn ever deepening estrangement between between between be be- tween the church and large classes of or our population The last decade has been the most strenuous and discouraging discouraging dis dis- ls- ls for tor Christian workers which this city has probably ever known Now No wh why la 1 May we ve suggest an answer The preachers who are discouraged do not convince the people about them The people do not believe the preachers preach preach- ers ens are sincere Preachers in Salt Lake Lako are not dis dis- dis They rhey prove to the people Ile the they arc are In earnest They prove It so conclusively el that every even church here is building new houses or recently has built The Catholics are new in their cathedral Catholics believe in inthe tho the priests and bishops The PresbyterIans Presbyterians Pres Pres- have hov one new church People of ot the First Presbyterian believe In InDr Dr Paden The They dont don't believe ho hoIs hoIs hois Is tho the handsomest man In town nor wr that he cares a l great deal whether his clothes fit But the they beH believe ve ho he Is right In tho the things that are essential Those of Dr McIntyre's church believe in him and they are giving their mone money for tor the building of ot a now new church for tor his congregation Dr Goshen's people believe In him and and they are going to need a bigger church presently or some Rome of them will have havo to sta stay at home while the rest go to hear him Phillips people be believe believe belleve be- be lieve In Parson The They nev never r rdo do get done building They never get g-et discouraged In good work The BaptIsts Baptists believe In Izi their pastors and presently presently pres pre the they will have havo a ne new house of or worship Is that the explanation Do Io o thc tha preachers of ot the East prove provo their sincerity sin to the people Do they ma make e. e such sacrifices as establish their case case Do they reach the reason of ot th thIr Ir lr people For If IC the they dont don't the they never will make reliable church members of ot them Men Ien and women in the East are arc thinking creatures The They are endow id i with reaSon reason The They mo may not feel teel i especially drawn to that theolog theology r which makes clear the cause causo and outcome out out- lome 1 come of at tho the wars of or the Hittites But Dul L they they are open to argument on the wars In which they themselves ar ore aie oreen en engaged aged It should be observed that t Jesus the tho founder of the faith preached most of oC live hivo topics He didn't dwell a great deal on the la law lawand r rand and the prophets without linking current cur rent conditions conditions and and thereby point a moral Yet the people followed fOllower binin him bin In crowds crowds and and through twenty centuries cen con tunes the sincere millions have believed believed be be- in Him It would be w well wll lJ for the discouraged preacher to tal take a a l leaf leot out of ot tho the life of ot Christ take a n les lesson on from churchmen churchmen churchmen church church- men who are ore not discouraged discouraged arid and find out why win An Any time thc they do they will have less lems cause to complain that their work is Ineffective The Tho fire fine of ot sincerity never yet et failed to start an nn answering flame name |