The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-24
AN ELOQUENT SERMON.
a REVIEW OF DIR. w. \. MEL.
SONS TALK YESTERDAY.
some sound, sensible Advice to
ChriStians-FOur Ways to Work
witnessing, Sowing, Fishing
and Preaching.

some sound, sensible Advice I,
ChriStians-FOur Ways to WOrI
-WitnessinR, Sowing, l'ishin,
and Preaching.
Rev. W. A. Nelson preached for the frs
time since his return from Florida yester
day morning at the First Baptist churcl,
The church was crowded almost to over
flowing, and the aisle occupied by chair
which were filled. The sermon was al
excellent one, After cading the lrsso,
describing the storm which ragged as Pau
and the other prisoners were being carrict
to Rome, DIR. Nelson announced for hi,
text: Whose am, and Whom serve,
which is to Ike found in Acts 27:23.
This exclamation was made by Paul
when. the night being dark and all hop,
and gone, the soldiers and sailors were
saying, What shall we doi" Paul ther
appeared on deck and said: "And now
exhort you to be of good cheer, for there
shall be no loss Of any mans life among
you, but Of the ship. For there stood by
me this night, an angel of God. Whose
am and Whom ! serve, saying fear not
Paul. thoumust be brought before Cesar
and, 10, God hath given thee all them
that sail with thee"
This shows the wonderful works OF
God. Paul had for sometime becu wish.
ing to so to Rome in order that he might
preach but had no opportunity. and
God made this the means of gratifying
his wish. The essence OF Christian life
is contained in The words Whose am,"
and salvation and service are CONT aimed
in "Whom serve" The first thing to
be done is to deliver yourself from sin,
and the next is to deliver your fellow.
man. Salvation is the power OF God to
them that believe.
4 man cannot save himself, neither can
his fellowman, nor angels. God alone
can do it, by His Divine power. Wen
put down our own contrary will. and do
His. II the sailors had hcarkcned to Paul
they would not have been in such tight
place. There was no need OF il had they
obeycd. Service is implied by Whom
serve" Happiness and JOY come only
from service. You must he useful. You
are the servants of him youobcy. If you
are free from sin, you are servants OF
righteousness. II you serve the Lord you
are his, or il you prefer to serve satan,
you are his.
We can only he Christians us much as
we arc Christ-like. aud no more. II YOU
are His youwill 1--we to serve Him. but no
man can serve two masters. II YOU are
bent on making money at all hazards,
stop. You are serving mammon, and
you cannot serve God and mammon.
Every Christian is a workman. God
calls Christians to render service in sav.
ing souls, and the unconvertcd man not
to work, but to repent. No man can
work with effect in this line unless he is
Christian.
There are four ways of working which
are needed.
The first is witnessing. And YOU must
do this exactly as it is done in the court
house when evidence is being taken. No
hcarsay evidence is allowed, you must
tell what you know, and not what you
have heard.
The second way is by fishing for men.
You expect the preacher to do all the
fishing. Most people who do attempt to
do this are like people who go fishing
with Il hook and line, and so and sit on
top of hill and wait for the fish Ia come.
They build fine church and then wait
for people to come to it,
The third way is by sowing, The word
Of God is the seed and the Christian is
the sower. For rightly propagating
The seed, everybody must say To the sin.
ncr, &c Come."
The fourth and last way is by preach.
Ing. 1t is not necessary TO stand in the
pulpit to preach. Kindness to the al.
Ilictcd and To those who are troubled
mud needy can do grcat deal of good in
this line and should be cultivated.