The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-24


globe. We are Anglo-Saxons. so the Tenton Is
our brother Nearly all of us have German
blood in US. How are we to reach the Germanl
If we are going to save him we must give him an
open-handed welcome When we talk about the
beerdrinking German, we must discriminate, or
we will repel many we would otherwise draw to
Christ
The Growing Day is Coming" was then sung.
Mr.. Moody said: We'll be of one citizenship on
that day. No Germans, no Americans, no En-
gish-all citizens of the Lords kingdom"
Rev. +. A. LIGHT, pastor of the German Re
formed Church, said Germans must be used to
reach the Germans. That is not to perpetuate
foreign customs. One of the hardest problems
OF this country is how to manage the iniicel and
the Socialist.
much interest had been excited for his fellow
countrymen Brother Schaal says the Germans
can best be reached by the German tongue, and
blood, and feelings Thus can come to their
hearts. Yet many Germans have been brought
to a saving knowledge of the true religion by good
English speaking Christians. But tell the work
ing Christian Germans to stay in their own
churches, and work with and for their own PEG
ple as it is there they will do the most good.
We are too fast about AmericanZing the Ger
man. Let that go on slowly Pray that the
Germans may become a people of God In the
United States.
Rev. John Baltzly deprecated drawing the
race line on the Germans in Christian work, and
spoke with considerable warmth. He said
THE field is the world. There shall be neither
Jew nor Greek, bond nor free. Why should we
discuss the question, How to reach the German!
ODonovan Rosa, InSersoll Bradlaugh-they
are not Germans. Let us discuss how to reach
the sinner who is not CT any particular race, but
of all races.
Short remarks were made by Rev. r. G.
Bright and Colonel Harris
Mr.. Moody said he agreed with Mr.. Baltzly,
and that the subject as named was not appro
priately chosen He thought the best work ne
| had ever done was done in Chicago among the
Germans He had said to his German friends
that if he could talk in German he would not
talk in English He had always found them
warm and responsive. But we want to get all
alike in this work. He thought music was great
power with the German and good choir would
| aid largely in the work with that people.
What we want to do is to follow in the foot
steps of the good Samaritan. The priest who
passed by did not say the man lying by the way
side was German. He knew him to be Jew,
perhaps he said he doesn't belong to my parish.
The priest was going down to Jerusalem to dedl
cate synagogue, perhaps. If his conscience
bothered him after getting there, perhaps he
gave So and put the matter in the hands of a
church committee. The Samaritan went
to where the man was. He didn't
read him a sermon forty minutes
long before he attended to his wants. He poured
oil into his wounds, not vinegar; many Chris
tians carry vinegar God bless the German; |
am glad he has come to this country. There are
narrow men to ask what inn are you going to
take him to- The Methodist inn? The Baptist
inn9 Suppose he wants to go to German inn,
take him there. The Spirit Of the gospel is to
seek and save. The human heart is the same
the world over l confess l was grieved at the
subject How to Teach the German Oh, the
German tongue. how it rouses them. Speak to
them, then in that tongue
Following this came the MONDAY prayer meet
ing. Mr.. Moody made fervent appeal that God
would make the convention blessing to each
one personally Illustrating Gods answer to
prayer, he said that little boy once asked his
father for his razor. The father asked what he
wanted it for. The little boy said to white
with. The father did not give the boy the dan
gerous tool, and the boy cried. l think good
many of us pray for razors. Moses prayed to
see the promised land. His prayer was not
answered, but the greatest eulogy God ever
paid to mortal man was paid to Moses. God
buried him. There is no calendar in heaven.
We are to pray on. Elijah carried the key OF
heaven for three and half years. 1t didn't
rain He prayed for DEATH He wanted a razor.
God had something better in store for him, and
he did not die He was not to die like the cow
ard under juniper tree. But no good thing will
be withheld from him who walketh uprightly
Let us SO walk.