The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-07-04

that it rarely records conversions as re
suit OF It's Teaching; therefore the Sur
day school associations Of several states
have adopted = plan Ct action which
must result in a great ingsthering
OF precious souls.
Each association calls upon every Sum
day School ia IFS state to observe Ger
tain week in the year az week OF
resping."
The sabbath following that week is
Decision Day. The associations state
the first great purpose OF Decision Day
to be, 10 reap such OF the grain ~ might
be ripened TO harvest, and second to
arouse Sunday school workers and par
ents to the necessity of so teaching the
word that it may have opportunity to
develop, ard go cultivate the tender
growth that il may mature and so watch
for the coloring that denotes rip, ness as
tospeak the winning word at the oppor-
tune moment, and thus secure the har-
vest.
During the wetk of reaping, SPECIAL
services are held bv teachers and par
ents, for the fixed purpose OF prayer
and supplicstion 10 Goi ior the salvation
of pupils and children.
There are no fixed timse when God is
specially willing 10 pardon, he is alwoys
willing. "Him tina, coueth to nue. l will
in no wise cast orr saith the Lord, and
seek and We shall find" Yet while this
Is true we know that the SEASONS when
soul harvest are more readily gathered
are those which follow periods OF
preaching and teaching for immediate
salvation.
There is wonderful efficiency in con-
certed action.
The greatest pentecost recorded was
the day upon which the christian church
WAS assembled with one accord in one
place"
1t is the privilege OF every Sunday
school to have n pentecost and as organ
lied effort ia any direction is much more
effective than is greater force unoIgsn'
lied, the adoption Of this Decision Day
pan in all of our states would, We Le'
lieve, result in the Teaping ola bountiful
harvest.
We do not need to examine statistics
OF churches to prove that men aud
women who have rejected Christ for
many years are seldom led to accept
him. "Sufler the little children to come
unto mt" 6. i'll the Christ, and the natur'
al time to decide Tor Christ seems to be
during childhood and early youth.
We have not yet adopted the Decision
Day plan in our state, and in the absence
OF this organized effort at sowing and
reapipg, what are We doing? Are We ac-
compishing enough in the way OF lead.
ing souls TO Christi The helds are Zip
why not gather the hsrves;? We have
the promise, "They that be- wise shall
shine ssthe brightness Of the armament,
and they that turn many to righteous
ness as the star for ev'r aud ever" And
again Gle that goeth forth with weep
ing bearing precious seed shall doubtess
come again with rejoicing brirgI g lis
sheavss with him"
Are we sufficiently alive to the needs
Of the age, OF the day, yea Of the hour?
We are opt mists enough to believe tina
the world IL growing better, hut are We
helping 1t all We can ? The true teacher
OF Cots word will teach in cons ant ex-
pectation that the unconverted will &C
cept Christ rs a personal Savior, and
that those who are saved will grow in
grace and in a knowledge of the love Of
God,
II We have fellowship with God en-
thusiasm will creep into our work. En-
thusiasm has been defined as "God in
US" and when we see the results of in
tense enthusiasm we feel sure that it is
a God given qualification.
All Of the great move ments that have
swept the earth with power have origin
ated in the mind OF and developed by
the will OF some great enthusiast.
Sacred and profane history TEEN with
examples Of mighty deeds done by the
power of enthusiasm. Gsrabaldi was an
enthusiast On his way to Rome in
1867 he was told that he would be i'm
prisoned. He said If fifty Gsrabaldis are
imprisoned, let Rome lie freel" st Paul
was an enthusiast, holy enthusiasm his
He said, 81 would to God that not only
thou but all who hear me this day we're
both almost and altogether such
as ] am except these bonds Martin
Luther was an enthusiast; inspired en-
thusiasms.
When warned Of bis danger he SAID,
"If | had fifty heads ] would lose them
all rather than recant" Success de-