Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-12-22
BS0THEs BARNES CIRCULAR.

HUdsoS RIVER r. X. en- route 10
New York City. J
Dear Frieads.
] write this message 10 you as /
drsh along the rivers brink, at high speed
type of life's journey, 90 soon to bring
up at the last station, where we shall all
take our places for Eternity. / write with
the terminus full in view. Will you listen
to me? / write for Marie and myself We
have but one heart and voice in this ad
dress to our old and new friends.
You know well the manner Of our life
these six years past, how that, with one de-
sire-to preach and sing 1.-THE truth as it is
in jesus" one purpose-to yield all that
we have and are, in holy conservation 10
His loving service; and one hope--that we
may finish our course with joy, and the
ministrv committed to us by the Lord
Jesus"
To this end, without intermission, or
what men call crest" we have BY the
Lords grace, pursued "the even tenor" Of
this way, blessed, az you all know, beyond
the highest expectations Of ourselves or
others-"exceedingly sbundantlY above
what We asked or thought" To the Lord
we give all the praise. as we set up a CRATE
ful Ebenez1'-"Hitherto hath the Lord
helped"
We are now about to enter on the 9TH
year Of this eraRgel, in earnest hope that il
will eclipse in usefulness and truthfulness
the other six, as the seventh ocean wave
overtops all its predecessors in strength
and volume. We fully believe the Lord
will do this for His own glory If we are a.
true to Him in the wider field to which
Il haa Had In h. n
native State.
Six years ago. almost 70 a day, obeying
a call as clear as Abrams or Paups, we left
where Mr.. Owsley had just built
4 new chapel at large expense, and settled
US in house newly furnished from cellar
10 garnet, and came TO Kentucky TO labor |
for the Lord among those Of our own |
household, telling, frst Of all 10 our
81 Kinsfolk and friends, what great things |
the Lord had done for US" and them.
Now, obeying still call not to be mis-
aiken, and still wondering with great
Amusement" that the Lord should thus use
y, we have "come out from our kindred
md our fathers house, into a land We
Knew not, only knowing Him who led us
~ the hand. Now we can only hear one
into all the world and
'reach my gospel 10 every creature" We
verify thought when We began work I'M
Ter this second call, that we should 90 on,
u in other days, using the same methods
md following the beaten track. We for
'ot, % David did when called to fight the
'hilistines, that the Lord does not repeat
Himself, but, that our faith may ever find
Jew fields for exercise, commands TO wait
Or the sound Of a going among the null
cry trees, instead Of the familiar mode
{ attack ''as aioretime." Now, therefore,
Re seem called upon 10 labor in a perfectly {
way. We have faithfully and /
atiently tried working in the groove Of
rdinary church methods, on a call from
lis or that pastor. In every case, Of late,
'ith marked failure in results. Slow, per-
aps 10 learn the Lesson the Lord was j
aching ", vet now, prompt 10 act that il
learned, we propose, benceforth 10 work .
Of all church organizations '
Id past0raies. Not, therefore, imputing
ame 10 any, nor yet dreaming Of opposi-
on 10 any IA thousand times ono - but I
yiBgly. as Of old, with transparent 6deli- i
!, striving 10 build up, az We find, and not
lll down, We propose in future, by Gods 4
ace, 20 work outside church ediices and d
lufNu oIucfs AZ u a fottf uot 70 DC uthleu =
= a moment. that the masses" will not I
Irken a church door. For some reason, v
e church has lost its grip upon the :
Drld, and nov what is left is 10 40 where
; can get hold Of lost men. "In the
ehways and hedges" il the supper" call, :
ID, a. We surely believe We are at the
yentide" Of this dispensaiion, il behooyes
TO Ego out quickly" and compel them \
come In" that guests 10 the feast be not 9.
lnting. "The world Is rocking on
,rI-Out axle" aud in another generation
may be too late. We may not stand up
ceremony nov. Too much is at stake
Acre the steep are. IL the shepherds place.
e find them, uniformly. far away from T
Itely church door, and We aim 10 take i
N a. we find them. "With hostility 10
ne-eharity 10 all, az Francis Murphy
) i, We Sish 10 90 OF after the lost sheep
bring them In. In public halls and o.
ces Of resort We shall find them by the