The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1900-03-03

pie in our cities do not come to church,
and nothing but the printed sermon
can reach thea and call them to pardon
and life and peace and Heaven.
So | cannot understand the nervous
ness Of some of my brethren of the
ministry. When they see a newspaper
man coming in they say; "Alas, there
is a reporter" Every added reporter
is 10000, $1,000, 100000 immortal souls
added TO the auditory. The time will
come when all the village, town and
city newspapers will reproduce the Cos
pei OF Jesus Christ, and sermons
preached on the Sabbath will re-
vertebrate all around the world, and,
some by type and some by voice, all ma
tions will be eFangelized.
The practical bearing of this is upon
those who are engaged in Christian
work, not only upon theological stu
dents and young ministers, but upon
all who preach the Gospel and all who
exhort in meetings and all of you II
you are doing your duty. Do you ex-
hort In prayer meeting? De short and
spirited. DO you teach in Bible class?
Th snsh you have 10 study every night,
be tn,eresting. Do you accost people
on the subject OF religion In their homes
or in public places9 Study adroitness
and use common sense. The most
graceful and most beautiful thing on
earth Is the religion Of Jesus Christ,
and II you swkwardly present 1t II is
defamation. We must do our work rap
idly. and we must do It effectively.
Soon our time for work will be gone.
A dying Christian took out his watch
and gave IL to friend and said. "Take
that watch. | have no more use for II.
Time Is at an end for me, and eternity
begins" Oh, my friends, when our
watch has ticked away for us the last
moment, and our clock has struck for
us the last hour, may II be found we
did our work well, that we did II in the
very best way, and whether we
preached the Gospel in pulpits or
taught Sabbath classes, or admins
tered to the sick as physicians. or bar
gained as merchants, or pleaded the law
as attorneys, or were busy as artisans
or husbandmen or as mechanics, or
were, like Martha, called TO give meal
TO a hungry Christ, or, like Hannah, to
make coat for prophet, or, like Debo-
rah, TO rouse the courage OF some timid
Barak in the Lords conflict, we did our
work in such way that it will stand
the test Of judgment! And in the long
procession OF the redeemed that march
around the throne may it be found that
there are many there brought TO God
through our instrumentality and in
whose rescue we exult. But let none Of
us who are still unsaved wait for that
religious discourse OF the future. II may
come after our obSequies. II may come
after the stonecutter has chiseled our
name on the slab so years before. Do
not wait for great steamer Of the
Cunard OF White Star line to take you
of the wreck, but hail the first craft,
with however low mast and how
ever small a hulk and however poor q
rudder and however weak captain
Instead OF waiting for that religious
discourse Of the future (t may be &C.
so years on, take this plain invitation
of man who to have given you spirit
ual eyesight would be glad to be called
the spittle by the hand OF Christ pu
on the eyes OF blind man and VIII
would consider the highest complimen
OF this service II, at the close. 500 mel
should start from these doors, saying
Whether he be sinner or no, know
not. This one thing know-wherea
was blind, now see,'
Swiiter than shadows over the plain
quicker than birds in their autumna
flight, hastier than eagles to their prey
HE you TO a sympathetic Christ. Th'
orchestras Of Heaven have strung thei
Instruments to celebrate your rescuei
And many were the voices around III
throne
Rejoice. for the Lord brings back His owl