[In His Steps by Charles M. Sheldon]@TWC D-Link bookIn His Steps CHAPTER Nineteen 3/14
A large proportion of these volunteers who pledged themselves to do as Jesus would do comes from the Endeavor societies.
The young people say that they have already embodied in their society pledge the same principle in the words, 'I promise Him that I will strive to do whatever He would have me do.' This is not exactly what is included in Maxwell's proposition, which is that the disciple shall try to do what Jesus would probably do in the disciple's place.
But the result of an honest obedience to either pledge, he claims, will be practically the same, and he is not surprised that the largest numbers have joined the new discipleship from the Endeavor Society. "I am sure the first question you will ask is, 'What has been the result of this attempt? What has it accomplished or how has it changed in any way the regular life of the church or the community ?' "You already know something, from reports of Raymond that have gone over the country, what the events have been.
But one needs to come here and learn something of the changes in individual lives, and especially the change in the church life, to realize all that is meant by this following of Jesus' steps so literally.
To tell all that would be to write a long story or series of stories.
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