Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-06-15

! ton groap Of men who utterly amaze
you with the fact that such semi
imbccility can get any pulpits to preach
in. Those are the men who give for
! lorn statistics about church dccad-
euce. Frogs never croak in running
water, always in stagnant But / say
TO all Christian workers, TO all sunday
school teachers, 20 all evangelists, TO
all ministers of the gospel. il .ye want
our sunday schools. and our PRAYER
meetings. and our churches TO gather
the people, We faust frcshen up. The
simple fact is, the people are tired of
the humdrum OF religionists. Relic-
ious hundred Is the worst OF all hum
drum. You say over and over again.
Come TO Jesus until the phrase
means absolutely nothing. Why do
you not tell them "A story which will
make them come to Jesus in five min
utes? Nou say that all Sunday school
teachers, and all cvangelists. and all
ministers must bring their Illustrations
from the Bible Christ did not when
He preached. The most OF the bible
was written before Christs time. but
where did lie get his illustrations. lie
drew them from the lilies. from the
ravens, from salt. from n camel from
needle, from yeast i'm the dough
OF bread, from mustard seed.
from fishing net, from debtors ana
creditors. That is the reason multi
tudes followed Christ His illustrn-
tions were SO easy and so understand
able. Therefore. my brother Chris
tian worker, il YOU and find two IL
lustrations for a religious subject, ana
one is Bible illustration and the 9TH
or II outside the Bible, will take the
latter, because | want to bc like my
Master. Looking across TO "A hin.
Christ saw the city of Jerusalem
Talking To the people about the co n
spicuity of Christian example. he said:
The world Is looking at you; be care
full \ city that is set on Hill can
not be hid" While he was speaking
of the divine care of Gods children n
bird flew past. He said Behold the
ravens. Then looking down into the
valley, all covered ut that season with
howcrs, he said; Consider the lilies
Oh, my brother Christian workers.
what Is the use of our going away off
IN some obscure part OF history. or on
the other side of the earth to get an
Illustration, when the earth and the
heavens are full OF Illustrations.
Why should we go away off to get an
illustration of the vacarious suffering
OF Jesus Christ when rs near ms as
Bloomfield. y. j., two little children
were walking on the railroad track
and a train was coming; but they were
on bridge OF trestle work. and the
little girl took her brother and let
him down through the trestlc work as
gently rs she could toward the water.
very carefully and lovingly and eau
tiously, SO that he might not be hurt
IN the fall, and might be picked IN bv
those who We're standing near bv.
While doing that the tvain struck her.
and hardly enough of her body was
left to gather into a funeral cas5et.
What was that? Nicarious suffering.
Like Christ. Pang for others Woe
for others. Suffering for others. Death
for others.
What Is the use of our going away
off 10 find an illustration in past age.
when during the great forest fires in
Michigan a mail carrier on horseback
riding on, pursued by those flames
/ which had swept over hundred
miles, saw an old man by the roadside.
I dismounted, helped the old man on
| the horse, saying, Now whip
/ up and get away" The old man cot
away. but the mail carrier persisted.
Just like Christ dismountinv from the
giories of Heaven To nut US on the wav
/ of deiverance, then falling back into
I the tames OF sacrifice for others Panc.
for others. Woe for others. Death
for others. Nicarious suffering.
Again | remark that sanctuary helm
ought to come through the PRAYERS Of
all the people. The door Of the eternal
storehouse is hung on one hinge. a
gold hinge, the hinge of prayer, and
when the whole audience Law hold of
that door il must come open. There
are many people spending their
hrSt sabbath after some great be-
reavcmcnt What will your PRAYER
do Tor them? How will IL helm The
tomb iu that mans heart? Here ar,
people who have not been in church
before for ten years: what viii your
PRAYER do for them bv rolling over
their soul holy memories? Here are
people in crises Of awful temptation.
They are ON the verge OF despair. or
Wild laundering. or theft. or suicide.
what Will your prayer do for them
in the way of giving them strength
% resist? WIN YOU be chiefly
anxious bout the 10 OF the glove that
YOU put 20 your forehead while Won
prayed? viii YOU bc chiefly critical
of thc rhetoric Of the pastor's petition
NO. NO. thousand people will feel
that prayer b, for me-" and AZ every
Sicp OF the prayer chains ought 10
drop OFT. and temples OF sin ought %
crash into dust. and 1ubffpr OF doc