, 1869-01-15
THE CHRISTIAN ASsucIATlok.
How 10 Preach The G0ipel 10
1ho Poor,

70 the Etlser OF ThA Chicago Tribune:
The fourE Men'A Christian Association Con-
ventlon which recently met It 81 Louis was
pr-uuet4re Of good in ore respect Il least While
The question " Why do ous churches fall to se8eh
tho pooet'' wa Under discussion, one Of tho
srealert nxde tho remark that the sy&tana Of
peN-rcnt!cg, or n he turthet termed It. - ierecE
1n the spaes In the nousc Of Almighty God
AID selling II Cos nacneJ, 10 h4Etet against the
poor entering therein, and mast b abolisned.'
In this rtma1k The apsaker stumbled upon N
important truth, and, &s WAS 1uanifcstcd BY the
applause which followed, struck chord wa1ch H.
hsated IN ths hearss Of that ASSEMBLY. bat met
with no rttpouttre seuoa hom The perverted
xealots of that convention. ta5 stumbled upon
tenasks. First, he clasata lhoes Who aEn thus
debnrrd from God'a earthly courts ~ tbs poor.
1hea Ee nsRes thAt new auo p.Atnet ehusehea be
the hett ind mort wealthy the duty OF standing At
the door ard liking the poor BY the hand and
making than welcome, md presenting other cor
whIle pniy al1nost tn4dre1tarur touching upon
tie all n poztanr potrt Of per-Fruunx. asd snca
apoaot,ant ~, s,tn 1es M tna., ,,e nm, .h,,
out Of the lionsc or God ana denied the light Of
lfe b. thls uagodl5 sJeeen. 1tls oslJ The rich,
vho asr enyupRTsurely few fu numbers, who esa
enioY tie m1n1st1nurns Of tiose wno ars ehnaen
.. ,ss so'J 9hestto p.stsh ~ Gospel to esetI
ereasnfe, It's the @u!usaeee oI our m:Sa1nics
anc cletks 1aa Mu.A'SE n.Sat - @ 80 -
nie kno tHsH =. aa;,trn - .rsrrt.tnts ~ ~
fte tos no.s, ss ~ ~ ~. ~ r.rts - - 80
| aSd & Soid oai tnat thty or iheir FAMILIES can
came Nl:aoos tIaInk Aao PasAAS te' teaA "
PGH eun z. ~. ,.e,,. srr .s,r.o.,, Mn,
| oyhA..tn|, ~ s ,hs prssrhInr nrfnn T31anri
49, te1, 1S .Esfrn ,he, sal ha x.Tes
.usvuku ws!a a1 ah h,nJ2ren ~ snT dsrtrr - ~
S.riI 1.nre tha World stood. Tho resaIia Of fhij
~, ~ rnnst tenio.1nin. Thn 4ugraxrte ppq,
~ nsr .heerc1 arr searns syer hsV tl1so. -he
rerH.% et ee.esmust b. resc1Ted lor raJlog Abaea
| s.~.S.-d nv ~ hecnn.IEr hxr ah;E and Exck1
I siTa 80 fos1nF thetr fp.tttualtiT, prf m1r1s
sere vsth,n the sharmed cirrle aft hxsoesrd All
rsrrnmnsTben, ant ws4te thtss dine N discuss
Ing Uittn1 raat.e4a x1d spaaEtng smooth thing
| to please unfodlS men Vno par liberal pew reata
! Who Would thtpf nom b earring tueh prcaeh3n
that .. IL.
| .Ists lot Ill pt ltEe to 1lve, :.
Eot | cf teath TO d;e."
! Thar <hn.e so!eton eouJocauars, 4ccor9tnic,
| hv tho yoverf7{ influences of tho Holy Ghost. =
Ii past yesrs. arc becoming vesJ fa.e- Eaotss !
n.eo,rrd isrmen. enu s1eh efo1.s n
! r11t~1nen,fT fsnc1fui aud tepss.4ona1, Al
! nnt n the 4ppcfpted E1y-~ Qu.M1t n
| Chnrch md beJpr1 II 4oto1rttJ c{ S2ns
uon and discipline. Tne<e persona Il
! e1Ineet, well meaning naea and Hod Eusssrsana
hiesses their laoors~ They sssnxs tnAt eass cG .,
not understanding that pew rrnunx Is
| hfnarnnce ttry 20 o1rstce- Suttt-attaeaiE
anG taiocn T1ids and Advertising dodses. -
Yunnr Weuss Christian AfaoG&dcn ree
irr4 tic fe*o,sed II. (which AEs not leettt9ate q
decent, and not IN Gospel okdef- s1eh meenaa
e but col rsnu elss, IN sp:se q ana sssns5