The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-03

the Church described by st. Paul In l. Corinthians,
XII, 2s helps, governments tongues and teachers
recognized evangests The deacons mentioned IN
Acts vi. baptized, preached, worked miracles ana
travelled from place 10 place. aiding the apostles ana
helping the churches In their necessities The evangel
lists OF the New Testament helps, and not hin
ORANGES They were aids In the Church. and not out
side OF II. They helpers 10 the apostles and
teachers, and rulers Moody to-day could do moth
ing alonc hig strength in Church aid The prepara-
lions made Tor his coming and the gushing support 10
MS abors the choir and the clergy quite as mpor-
tnnt part o the evangelism oil this day rs are Moody
and Sankcy. The cvangciists 10 do what the
Church cannot do. But the Church must make the
preparations and gather the results Of evangelical
labor Evangelism is only useful when II is regarded
extra AID or heipcr. When the apostles were IN
prison the Church went abroad everywhere preaching
the Word when better times came the Church work
into It's accustomed channel, and the
qualified men, ), who were ), cai, led. Of Co., God
Tho ssp,s a'os was an evangelist a. well as
forerunner Hts ministry, apart IRON the towns and
villages where people Iivcd was an extra one, whom
preached IN the Desert Of GAIA to the Ethiopian, and
sturned all Sumaria to the Lsrd working miracles
faith and The Holy Ghost and his eoquence drew upon
him the bitter cnmty Of the enemies OF tho Cross An
evangelist Is so like tow horse ON city railroad car
lifting over the hard spots He IS like stationary en-
gine ut grade, doubling the force. He 10 Ike the
force that prizes the engine on lis ccnrofand enabling
tho machinery 70 work In continuation the preacher
l. The regular religious fundamentally has never
been sufficient Noses had to be assisted by the elders
Ezra aud Nehcm sah were the prophets 0f the LORD.
Yet the spupt Of wood M the restoration OF pubic
worship, contained thirteen helpers. The men whom
John in his zeal silcnced, ovangcisis The Epis
ties VI 81 Paul contained grateful recognition 0 tho
work and success Of these helps.
2 Objections to evangelism not valid Looked
~ from any standpoint they cannot do any harm
Their labors are smncntly hcrlptural and direct Tho
coming In OF such men, without learning or culture.
into Church work neither lowers culture nor oilers
bounty TO ignorance The Methodsts have always had
n large ministry Yet The scholarship OF the regular
clergy has been rising for y hundred years Men say,
"What Is the use OF spending nine or ten years 10 pre-
pare to preach when man can leave carpenters
bench take Bible in his hand which he cannot read
correctly and preach TO 600 900 people, murder
ing the Kings English all the way. man who
breaches In brooklyn TO congregation OF QUO people
ON Sunday night bvased that four years ago he MAS
whllcwashcr, and did not know anything OF grammar
The question finds an answer Ia the TACT that In spe
OF these deficiencies these men have power. While
no Church would settle them AS pastors, and would
not allow any 10 preach as they preach, yet u
they SHARP thrashiny nsti umcnts having teeth,
and so reach the multitude, u great good IS accom-
pshed. Successful evangelism must include tho
iabors or such men. All the measures OF evangests
no. TO be approved Yet the Church has u IN IT'S
power control extravaganccs, correct abuses and
forbid exccsses The favor OF the Church brcathes
life into evangelism, and under its frown II dies. The
waking up great community to the subject Of re-
copies OF Sankey's hymn books have been sold In this
country. Through millions are singing The songs OF
salvation In the palaces of the rich and In the novels
Of the poor the workshops and IA the marts OF trade
In the darkest and drearicst asns OF New York, ch
drcn, women aud men prasng the Saviour The
Pauline uterancc well becomes lips, "whcthcr IN
pretcncc truth Christ be preached, therein re-
joicc, yea, and Will rejoice"