, 1875-09-19

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| We all know that approaching ia nothing
new, Ever since the time OF Christ it has been
tho one great aid to the spread OF the Gospe
throughout the world and the source Of some
of the srandest achievements over accomplished
in the History Of tho Church, 1t is worth oul
WhiIn to 11ot;ce the way in which C6rlst CLOSE to
| cstabljsl HIS Kingdom, taking n1en from tho
| homes Of tho poor and tho lowiv, uned1cated,
| and iltiterate and choosing them from the most
! lowly occupations in kfe to begin the great
work of planting His truth in the hearts OF men.
| They were indeed to become hshera Of men 9
| souls, and inspired by this one thought, went
| forth to establish d Kingdom Of righteousness
that should be mightier than any earthly hlng-
| dom, and should Iave no end. Thus una1ded by
wealth, influence. earthly wisdom, or power, thls
Gospel was established among IN unbeiieV1ne
people. That God should select such weak H.
| strumepts to perform 20 mighty WORK may
seem to us mysterious, but 1t seemed Eood III
| tho sight of Him who chooseth the weak things
| OF the earth to confound the mighty. There Is
| lesson to learn from this. and that Is that IN
tellcctua training is not absolutely essential 70
| tile greatest success in preaching the Gospei.
mora thAn 1t is to the greatest achievements II
business, but it has been truly fenataoa
personal interest, religious fervor, anu
practical kpowieee o. tho world" will often have
more beneficial results.
The revealing of Christ's truth to babes dld
not end with tho Disciples. From that time until
the present. the men that God hae chosen 10
men in humble stations Of life. Unlearncd ana
untaugAt IN doemas and tochuicalltIes. hut tn-
apircd by the spirit OF the living God, they haqe
gone forth With an enthusiasm that no living
power could quepch but death itself. Ihus
taught and inspired, do We wonder that their
arguments we're irresistible, but went forth as
fire from OF the altar to accomplish the designs
OF the Almighty. These we're men who sought
not the praise Of the world, but bore nob1y It's
reproach, and By ueyer-ccaslug deara TO act
conscientiousls, please God and do His will, they
have made their names immortal. and LOTT be"
hind them record that tino can never oblter-
Ne may ask further, Who are the men that
are fitted for thus particular work /? Perhaps tbs
advice of Carlyle to young. poets would be ap-
propriato to aepirapts for this office, Don't, II
you can help it." Ne know that water Will NOS
naturally run higher than its source. and go
lie who undertakes the work Of saving souls {for
understand this to be tho grand end Of all
Bible teachings aud Gospel Proaching) unless
filled to overfowine wifi the love that emapates
from the, cause. he cspouses he can never DO
successful fisher OF men., And may We
not attribute in great measure the
dormant condition OF the Church At the present
time to this very fact that the worshipers PRE-
fer scientific lecture to the story Of redemp-
ton or eYen history Of the Bible prefer to pay
hundreds and thousands Of dollars to profcs-
rather than render unto God With their own
hearts and voices the service TINT He has or
dalned and expects At their hands. Ought these
things to be DoVwa wonder at the spiritual
slnnber to be seen around us ? Rather would
We wonder if twere otherwise. When the mod
ern Church shakes OF the ehackles that bind it
to rltuxlisu when it throws away lts useless |
adornments, and returns again to the simplicity /
Of Christ. then may VIC expect to see an advance
ment in the cause of true religion.
Again We may ask, Where shall these men be |
found that to ill the ofce Of lay preachers
And the answer is just where Christ found !
them. In the Workshop and behind the counter, I
ln the fold and in the counting-houee, wherever |
heart burns With tile desire to work ii this part
IF the vineyard. Where can ho receive better |
instruction than in the fields OF golden grain,
where Christ saw so many beautiful lessons OF |
Divine lore, and he who mingles in tho buay
,hrong in the crowded city, does he not learn !
many lessons that, if rightly applied would aid |
n inpreesiug tho truth upon" those to whom ho
8 sent ? LIE. those who think the Lord hath
:hosen them for this work tako their stand. |
The laying on OF hands is small matter COM
Jared with the salvation OF men, God will give
yords to speak to hirn who responds to the call, |
md will bless the work if done to His glory. |
The great revivals Of The last two years testify
hat God can and will work outside the recog-
nized Church, and often uses this means Of dis
laying His glory and majesty in an especial
manner. c. j. SAITH.