The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-07-15
THE Lord watch between me and thee
when we are absent one from another
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR COLUMN.
EDITED by REV. AND MRS. w. l.
LEISHERl
PRAYER MEETING TOPIC FOR WEEK
BEGINNING july II.
Work for the UnsaYed.

| WORK for the Unsaved.
l Cor. s: 1927; Acts ,: AZ.
TEMPERANCE MEETING.
Those whose work is to be Ike
that of Him who came ''to seek and
save that which was lost, must
enter upon it in a spirit like his.
Peters early method of addressing
people would hardly have been fol-
lowed by such results as those that
crowned his first sermon after the
ascension. He doubtless gave but
little promise of becoming a fisher
of men at the time when he was
called by the Master; but, as he
came to look at men through the
Lords eyes, he saw the worlds
great need in It's lost condition and
to his own heart there came to be
more Of the Chnsthke love and
pity. While it is necessary that
men should be ''pricked in their
heart,' those who present the truth
must do it such a spirit that their
hearers will feel moved to address
them as indeed brethren.
The disciples began their work
with those who were nearest them.
Their first converts came to hear
them, but they had experience
enough afterward IN going to
search for those whom they would
win. Those who hear the call of
the whole world to them need also
to have ears that are quick to catch
the cry from those who are nearest
and he will be most successful in
finding those at distance who
has most thoroughly learned the
entrance to the hearts of those
with whom he is most closely asso-
GATED.
The discovery is beng made that
man is spirit; that spirit can be
acted upon only by spirit; and that
influence must be exerted at short
range. Life to life, heart
to heart, soul to soul contact is the
condition Of genuine success. The
richer the personality the larger
will be the result. Socie-
ty is not to be rcgenerated by
"plans, programmes, "paper
constitutions" of any kind, but Its
redemption is coming along the
lines of the divine initiative,
through the life service. the heart
devotement, of individual men and
women.
SUGGESTIONS TO THE LEADER.
Following out the impulse to-
ward practical service the last meet
ing should have given, let this
meeting have for its end the pro-
motion of some definite work to
ward the saving of sinners. Talk
1T up beforehand. Hasty plans are
not happy plans. Let the leader
confer with the most active work
ers III the society: "What can we
do to get our associate members to
Join the church? What can we Go
to interest IN religion those who
are not in the society at alp" Then
take your plans to your pastor,
and talk them all over with him.
At the meeting let different lines
of work be suggested and urged by
different persons.
FOR ANSWER IN THE MEETING.
Why Is 1t that souls are not be-
ing added to your church ebay by
day."
How might the young people Of
your church prepare for a revival?
What is the best apprenticeship
and training school for work for
the unsaved?
What are some Of the things that
keep us from trying to save 9TH
ers:
How must we put ourselves Gun
der bondage" to men to save
them?
What is ''hunger for souls" and
how may we gain 1t.
What are the rewards for soul
winning.
A TEMPERANCE PROGRAM.
For those societies that take up
the optional temperance topic the
f,llowng programme is suggested:
/. Ten-minute service Of song,
all the hymns to be on the theme,
"The Lord our might.
2. Opening prayer by some tenn
perance worker.
3. Bible dialogus, by ten Juniors
FIVE boys and five girls. The boys
recite in concert the temperance
commands Of the bible, TO each of
which the girls reply by reciting
in concert appropriate bible prom
Uses.
4. A temperance anthem.
5. Reading of brief statements of
the evil done by the liquor traffic,