The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-03


want one Of their own. When l find a
new convert that can take up his Bible
and point out the sCrlptural reasons Tor
his conversion, and tell me what his own
personal experience was, like it-that
means the conversion 10 lasting one. A
mans feeling may change, but the word
OF God never will.
l have but little faith in conversions
that are made by the Wholesale, You
want to deal with seekers after the truth
those that attend the inquiry meeting, in
dividuslly, You want TO lind out Just
what their ailmeRt Is and how to treat 1t.
Suppose a physician had one hundred
cases on his handE-hs wouldn't 20 and
dose 'em all with Cod-liyer oil, would
heP OF course not; each one would
receive different treatment Rs their needs
might demand, ItIs tho same with souls;
they have their ills aud 1t ia important
that the aitermeeting be held-they ore
the dispeusaries where the healing salve
can often bs successfully applied.
FOLLOW UP IMPRESSIONS.
It's quite proper for ministers to de-
vote the morning hour oil their services to
building up the flock, but there and
around the communion table aud every
where, they should always be on tho look.
Outright on the spot-ior salvation.
II an impression is made, strike
abort; men think andmove faster in these
days than they did years ago. There was
time when man would write sheet
after sheet OF paper In sending to New
York for something, Now he cuts all
that down to ton words and telegraphs 1t;
he oondenses 1t, and that's the idea l
want to throw out to you mlnlstersi con-
dense your sernonsi preach the
truth and plenty Of 1t in
few words. Don't let your services
last over an hour and then after the SER
vice Ia over don't announce that II there
are any who would like to remain aud
talk with you abons their soul you will be
pleased to meet with them that sounds
as though yourself had doubt about
there being any in the audience that
would like to have their souls treated
with, and you will Gnd that no one will
stay.
THE RIGHT WAY TO REACH SINNERS.
But rather say, "Duriug the singing oil
such and such q him, all those who feel
that they cannot remain will please re-
tire" You can have an enquiry meeting
about your pulpits every Sunday night II
you only 60 about It In tho right way.
Follow up IN impression whenever you
make one /; get men to decide
right then and there. He told
about case that had come under his OBJ.
seryation OF a pastor who had resolved to
bold an enquiry meeting; he was not In
favor OF them but he decided to try one
Just once aud see what the reault would
be. So he announced that after the ser
vices the session would remain to meet
any who would like to converse about
their souls. The idea Of poor, trembling
sinner getting up out Of a congregation and
going OF into room to meet o soeslon-
twelve men the idea Of his going in there
To be cateChised by twelve solemn men
Why that sinner would Just as soon go be-
fore ustice Of the Peace as 90 before
that session.
LlMBER THINGS UP.
What We want IL to have things lin.
bered up; make 1t easy for people to tell
their difficulties. Every one who hasn't
tle blessed assurance ! talked about yes.
terday, should not be among those who
talk TO others In the inquiry rooms. One
that hasn't assurance Is not the man to
look after the salvation Of others. You
ministers should encourage those Of your
people who are lacking In Christian as.
surance 10 attend the enquiry meetings
and have troubles adjusted.
Now as to tho remedies for the differ
eut cases. I'm going to point them out
for you right In the Bible, and I wish you
would use your pads and pencils to jot
down the references I'm going TO give
you. For the baCkslidOrs, take the book
OF jeremiah; that book was written, /
believe, purposely for backaliders; the
most tender, eternal words we're written
for that class. You want to
take the whole Bible with you
when you 20 into these meetings; the
New 1eotamont won't be enough. A
backslder can be made an agent OF great
power II he Is restored, and we want to
know how 10 handle them and bring
them around to restored condition.
jeremiah 2, kill, Ia splendid passage to
refer to when you have these cases. There
are many people that talk about having
back.slidod who never slid forward.
A BAcX.sLIDRR NEVER SATISFIED.
There Is one thing about back. slider
! have never yet found one that felt salts.
fed. The 10Th verse OF the second chap
ter Of jeremiah Ia apassage that suits q
blaCkslider's case; they'll confess that
what 10 contained In that passage
is true. I've never known a back
slider's children but what were al
most ruined by this grieyous fault
Of the parents. They will ask you, why
theIr father or their mother or both went
backward and It's aquestion have never
been able to answer. l can't understand
how true Christian-one who has tasted
the Bgepts Of galysLion, could Glide back
wards. He told a story Of an old friend
who had slid backwards and when liz ypt
back on tho right track had been moCkcd
d 10 iaoeEed ~ oneSs Childr sna' W WIZ
we want 10 do 10 To let TIC
Word Of God to come down into our hearts
we want 10 turn on the electric light OF
the gospel. Just put down for reference,
jeremiah a:l2-l0-22, Hoses, lis, Is
another good passage,