The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1893-06-01
Christian Endeayor Column.
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iEMrNis CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR MON
The HAnO IN SOUL WINNING
Gy Rev S. P. CooI


lie s;li':o,ie.; them by the skjlful',css "c his
hand-.
There is Il powe; to Influence men
n them leading to God, that works
through the hand alone. In order
complete oar knowledge of things we
"ant Ia touch them. This is true al
OF persons. .Iesu: said ~ hi. DIS
':plc>, ':lanu!e ne and gee" N.nkc
Il: 30, and to Thomas, ''i:eacl. hith-
y thy nanss' r'rhn 20; 20; a"d
john s"n9ht {" deepen convici;o., ~
trstii,ing If that which he had
!,ntIl~,! concerning ti,c Nofd g:
.itc 4 John |: J.. "t:t # iii"
abundance of the heart the moutE.
:,:..ake;I,;' hut acts of the haai ac
companyiny the words may add
greatly to their moving force.
But even those that hv education
and rsi,Ure can receive most freely
10y Il eera 4 he e,e,in the in g, ,rlr
,ie OF the personal life c,n lie
re,che more intilu:,i"i, hY the hand
grip OF man The first soui-wtn;:rTs
we're almost without exception hand
workers. And they frDuUs ntiI
sought and called men in the field, 10y
the sea. on at Tie counter: the aimUs-
r!,crc rf :il,lr soul winning WAS that
nt daily toll, rather than Of 1t pub
lie school o, the church Hand york
cannot be q h;ntl:aEce, but rather Il
help. in soul winning. The hand
t!l:,; is rou-hencd 10y the wind, and
drowned by the sun, or hardened ami
tir,n k;Iit with handy CT tools IS most
like the hand of Jesus,
The hand which, had been so ion.
II; OF the plane the saw, and Ii ch:a-
ri was tit 10 l.: laid upon men, Pet
er , mnther-in-law lie took i'v III"
hand, a:l lifted her up When the
man full Of lcprosy'' cntreatrd him,
he stretched forth his hand auti
touched him" Upon Tie eyes of the
blind he laid his hand and anoin:ed
them He put Ills fingers into The
ears a,;i touched the tongue, of tic
Il, l. and dun man. and took the
,lropSical man whom he healed By
the hand he lifted the sinking Pete:
ami raised the PROSTATE boy, a,:d the
crippled wcman bowed together. aud
arrest the funeral procession Of tie
ont son, and brought again to h"l
parents the dead girl So Significant.
WAS the Use of the hand that the PEG
pie locked for it. and regarded it as
etiicaclous. Seeing companies of sicl
people brought from all sides. lie lai,
his hands on every one of them, an.
and healed them They came even
to think it was sufficient If they mlgh'
but touch him as he passed; and
weather single or in Ranks Of sic.. like
4 hospital, it was enough. Wh"l
mothers br0ugh: their children. the,
desired him to touch them, ans
he took them in his arms This ma,
show how helpful was the hand q
the carpenters sob III his work o
sou! winning,
We must notice, also. how t!i'
hand, Of friends helped Jesus. y
he went about. hundreds of wi!lin.
hands brought their sick within reach
of his touch. But for this hand vorl
as healing would have been arcali,
limited There is PERHAPS NOR
complete record IN the Go-pel7 Of til
hand work of these helpers t!jan O
theirs words. We klcw What H.
SHINING woiG:,n and the beloved IN,
loving May did, with their boxes o
precious ointment; wha: the wIt}o,
did with her mite. what the wom2
did with their spices, All, N.co,ieinu
and Joseph with their lilcn cio,i,
Bat Hc scared, know what any q
them SAID ca those occasions.
For every one who teaches verbal
ly, and wins by the word and vi
10y the hand. Christ needs for ii
soul winning wo,k hands that ca
bind up wounds. and wash feet al
give cups Of cold water, and use Ecet
les and thread in the homes cf Ii
;:ror rs did D0rcaS. whose work wa
- precious that it WIS worts, whit
even tn bring her haci, frosn he
IF death Christ needs han}s TIA
can go!! away stones. that Fan I'll! Wa
er-pofs. that cen loose the bound, az
lift burdens. Even Pau! felt tI,a; hi
w-i.htv would get r.w ,,rws
through honest hand toll, and IN Co
NTH and Ephesus anil Thu ss:!onic;
and we know not whore else, b
inaae tents with his own hands. n.
supported himself in order that h
words might go home wit! create
persuasion.
. Polite society gloves Tie hand n:
holds 1t in q delicate reserve. Iii
suu!-winner while engaged in h
I work cnnnot do that Where h
heart GOES. his hand will follow
knowing that the loving pressure {
The whole man is needed to win
brother f,,r God Mortified Mass
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