The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1900-11-08
ACTIVITY OF PAUL.
DR.. Talmage Draws a Lesson from
Work of the Disciple.
Points Out Places of Usefulness Not
Yet Fully Occupied-Need OF
More Workers Church
~ q LifebOat.
Copyright, 1900. by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington

Copyright, 1900. by Louis Klopsch.l
Washington.
In his discourse DR.. Talmage points
to fields of usefulness that are not yet
thoroughly cultivated and shows the
need of more activity. The text is
Romans 1920: ''Lest should build
upon another mans foundation"
In laying out the plan Of his mission
ary tour Paul sought out towns and
cities which had not yet been preached
to. He goes to Ccrinth, city famous
for splendor and vice, and Jerusalem,
where the priesthood and the sanhe-
drim were ready to leap with both
feet upon the Christian religion. He
feels he has especial work to do, and
suit? The grandest life of usefulness
that man ever lived. We modern
Christian workers are not apt to imi-
tate Paul. We build on other peoples
foundations. If we erect church, we
prefer to have it filed with families all
of whom have been pious. Do we gath
er Sabbath school class, we want good
washed, manners attractive. So
church in this day is apt to be built
out of other churches. Some ministers
spend all their time in fishing in other
peoples ponds, and they throw the line
into that church pond, and they jerk
| out a Methodist, and throw the line
into another church pond and bring
| mi a pro hvf for ar e q II.
gious row in some neighboring church,
| and whole school Of fish swim off
| from that pond, and we take them all
in with one sweep of the net. What
is gained? Absolutely nothing for the
| cause of Christ. What strengthens an
army is new recruits. While courteous
| to those coming from other focks, we
should build our churches not out Of
other churches, but out of the world,
lest we build on another mans foun-
/ dation.
The fact is, this is big world.
/ When in our schoolboy days we learned
| the diameter and circumference of this
| planet we did not learn half. It is the
latitude and longitude and diameter
4
and sin that no figures can calculate.
This one spiritual continent of wretch
edness reaches across all zones, and if
I were called to give its geographical
boundary would say it was bounded
on the north and south and east and
west by the great heart of Gods SYM
pathy and love. Oh, it is great world! |!
Since six o'clock this morning 60,SO0
persons have been born, and all these
multiplied populations are to be
reached by the Gospel. In England OF
In our eastern American cities we are
being much crowded, and an acre o1
ground is of great value, but in western
America 500 acres is small farm, and
10000 acres is no unusual possession
There is vast field here and every
where unoccupied, plenty of room
foundation.
We need as churches to stop bonn
harding the old ironclad sinners thai
have been proof against 80 years o.
Christian assault. Alas for that church
which lacks the spirit of evangelism
spending on one chandelier enough tt
light 500 souls to glory, and in on.
carved pillar enough to have made ;
thousand men 'pillars in the house o
our God forever" and doing less goot
than many log cabin meeting hous,
with tallow candles stuck in woodel
sockets and a minister who has neve
seen q college and does not know tn,
difference between Greek and Choc
taw. We need as churches to get int,
sympathy with the great outside worl,
and let them know that none are s,
I. broken-hearted or hardly bestead tina
they will not be welcomed. mol" say
some fastidious Christian, Il don't lik
t to be crowded in church. Don't pu
t anyone in my pew"
{ Ny brother, what will you do Il
Heaven? When a great multitude tha
|. no man can number assemblies, the
E will put so in your pew. What are tn
select few to-day assembled in tn
Christian churches compared with tn
mightier millions outside of them
|. Many of the churches are like hosp
. tai that should advertise that its pa
e tients must have nothing worse tha
toothache or "runrounds," but n
d broken heads, no crushed ankles, n
D fractured thighs. Give us for treat
7 ment moderate sinners, velvet-coate
sinners and sinners with gloss OF
D It is as though a man had farm 6
!, 5000 acres and put all his work on on
4 acre. He may raise never SO larg
6 ears of corn, never so big heads q
e wheat, he would remain poor. III
: church Of God has bestowed its chis
8 care on one acre and has raised sple1
i did men and women in that small ii
h closure, but the field is the world. Ths
. means North and South America, Fl
rope, Asia and Africa and all the i
lands Of the sea. It is as though aft
q great battle there were left 50,0l
wounded and dying OF the field N
three surgeons gave all their time
!, three patients under their charge. II
!. major general comes in md says to Il