The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-11-29
The Christian Evangelist

The Christian evangelist has come to
stay. This fact, becomes more apparent
every day. They are increasing in num-
Der year after year, and as they move
from place to place they meet the, null
titudes in their great work ofbuilding up
the cause OF religion without any refer
ence TO any special church or denomina-
ton. They are winning souls to Christ
and they deserve the aid and encourage
ment Of all good people in their labor.
1t is incomprehensible to us that any
Christian influence should be kicking
against them. We can understand why
sinners should take the war path to
PIP their march, but it seems strabge
that they should have TO contend against
obstructionists in the church. Good
people testify that their presence in any
community brings gratifying results, and
pious people are always glad to meet and
greet them.
Butfeware more comfortably situated
than those Who ore fortunate enough %
be in charge Of congregations Of good
people, and are able to command good
salaries. Enjoying the confidence of
their congregations, they can hold their
ministry with the assurance that they
will be we'll cared for. They are gener-
ally willing, II the world leaves. them
alone, ito do the same for the world.
Some Of them have their hands full with
their own hocks, and watch with suspi-
cion friends or foes. Likewise some Of
them-not all of them by any means
haze very little use for the evangelist,
whom they are inc lihed to Look upon a
species OF religious tramp.
But it is these religious tramps that are
now doing mostto attract the attention
of the world, and the fenced-in minis
tiers, and sinners, and may as well
begin to realize Ethe fact that they
are here to stay. They shoot at the bulls
eye of sin, and they make the bell ring
every time they fire, because they go
right at sin with, the bible; they speak
out in meeting, and pull aside the cur
tain, and they make the people think.
A prominent member of the recent
Christian Workers convention in Allan
ia occupied pulpit of one of the largest
negro churches of the city a few days
ago. He was white man from New
York, federal soldier during the Var,
am earnest soul-stirrine, kind hearted
generous man. If reports are true, he
made a wonderful Impression on that
congregation-not by honeyed words and
misplaced social equality talk, but by
plain, -uDysrnished, gospel advice. He
told his congregation that there were
forty-nine negro preachers in the peni-
Tertiary Of Georgia and that 30 per cent
of the negro convicts of the state had
protested religion. He set those people
to thinking inGhis eloquent talk on the
truth of the maxim announced nearly
nineteen hundred years ago by James,
the evangelist, that in this world there
can be no peace without purity, and that
religion cannot be used as a cloak to pro-
tect against sin unless those who profess
it are sincere. .....- ,.,....
Thousands OF dollars are being collect
ed weekly by our good Christian people
to send the gospel to the heather, while
the heather in our midst, as deep set in
idolatry and sin as the Hottentots Of
Africa, are left to the religious tramp
But he is coming; he is here, Flo.
quent, able God-fearing workers, with
the Bible in their hands and Christian
precepts OH their lips, they are la3oring
unselfishly for the salvation of whites
and blacks. They preach the gospel of
J OF old, as good today us it was nineteen
centuries ago, that there can be no peace
without purity-the plain, simple truth,
holding good in business and politics, as
well as in religion. Good people know
this; bad people ought to know it. It is
the work OF the religious tramp TO. pro-
clai n it 10 all. They are doing it by
taking in the highways aud byways, not
waiting for the sinner 70 come to their
meeting placesT they 60 to his meeting
places. In, proclaiming the gospel Of
Christ, whether these religious tramps
be Catholic. or Protestant Baptist or
Methodists, or what, they should receive
the encouragement and cheer Of those
who believe that it is better to save than
to damn. Atlanta Constitution, gl., a.