The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-24
our Duty to Younx Co.vert..

| welcome reports come from one tOWI
and another of revival seasons, and soul
born into the kingdom. This is a grant
work. People may have strong cOnvic
tions all their lives, and never start 70,
heaven. This beginning to walk in the
new way which we call conversion, is &
most important change, and all honor bt
given to Gods instruments who by wOrG
of personal appeal. or prayer, helped thest
| souls to make the decision But a work
quite as essential remains
What shall we do for these converts tha,
they may never lose the freshness and
vigor of their first love? They will need
teaching; ministers will hardly fail there
They will need watchful care; the church
does fail lamentably here. We called
upon lady some time ago, who, for eleven
years since she Joined the church, had
never seen a church-member step over her
threshold. We know young man, who,
after uniting with the church, with large
congregation standing up and protesting
brotherhood, attended faithfully its services
through two whole years, while nobody
ever took him by the hand.
Above all, these converts need to be set
at work. Closet prayer is essential, read.
ing the Bible a necessity for spiritual
growth; but they must have active work
or die. That minister is a good leader
who knows how to employ all his forces
who sees where mission school can be
started, or cottage eprayer-meeting begun
who knows who are fitted for personal
work, or for earnest wrestling with God in
prayer. He is wise if he lays burdens early
on their shoulders.
The prayer-meeting is theirs to help sus-
tain. A clergyman at the west has Just
sent postal card to each of his seven hun
dred members, saying: "You are re-
o<x,A E<,t toly - sv,f f1o
Friday evening. either by remarks, prayer
nat be present yourself, please send in
your response by friend. Please let your
message or remarks not exceed one hun
dred words. The subject is Come and
hear all We that fear God, and / will de-
clare what he hath done for my soul" "
That church is live church because every
convert has work to do immediately, both
in the prayer meeting and out of it.
A new convert in this church once be-
gan to call upon the unconverted near him
on Sunday afternoons. Nearly all whom
he thus visited have come into the church,
among them prominent Catholic family.
Another began in earnest to study the BIZ
BILE, was asked to lead meetings in a neigh
boring town, revival resulted, and he is
now studying for the ministry. A third
was strangely converted. While drinking
in saloon, remarking that he must 60
home to his wife and baby, q tattered man
staggered up to him and said, pointing
over to the cemetery just in sight: "Ihad
a wife and baby once, but they lie over
there NOW. Young man, don't stay here
if you have some who loves you at home"
Ashamed and contrite, he knelt that night
to ask and receive forgiveness. He began
at once to work for the young men of his
own age, and did not rest until they were
brought into the church.
These converts need our encouragement,
our confidence, and our watchcare. Every
new member lays an additional duty upon
US, not somebody else, but upon you and
me individually. These revivals mean
something not only to young converts, but
to those who have long confessed His
name. Are we all doing our duty?