The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-25

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80 - ., through the 5~reAsiPiA'e,
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=. ,I-,rgh the ~ackp.ste- Nhai
svnbal Of that Gospel which s1AP
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-. he dividing asunder OF soul anu
- ,ns of POINTS and marrow
80 :, God we had more farm N
=. Cospel. The humhles' mann tae
- - \. had enough faith N IL
mid bring a hundred souls 'oNH
-n4rhaps 500. just in proPof''0.
seems 20 believe less and Hss
s-f :, I b-Heve more and 0 u y.
W., are men about that they "u
- .-.en- their own dehVerAnee
There is nothing proposed o.
! that can do anything ike ms Uo>
: Asain. If o want to be skiiiiui N
! sniri,nal archery you must hunt In
unfreouented and secluded p
= Why does the hunter 90 three OF
J. four DAYS in the PennsyiVanla TOT
.xts mr. over Raquetts lake into q
La of the AdirondacksF II Is the
onlv way TO do. The deer are shy'
. ND one bang Of the gun clears the
forest From the California suAge
~ YOU see. as you go over q pia
here and there a coyote tFo'AnE
along almost within range OF I'M
gunISometines quite within rang
!. No one cares for that IL u
worthless- The good game Is hinuei
and secluded. Every hunter Ah'
,bat. So many of the souls that VII
:. ~ Of most worth for Christ ana o
Dox. value TO the church are s'
Guided. They do not come IN on
wav. You will have TO go where 'ns
:. are. Yonder they are down IN "a.
cellar. Yonder they are up IN va
garret-far away from the door
sny church. The Gospel arrow M
NOT been pointed at them. TIE IRA
distributor and the city HissaonA'
sometimes just catch a glimpse
them. as . hunter through ,hs 're
gets a m~omentary sight OF pc
tr;as. or roebuck. The trouble Is
-. ar. waiting for the game TO come
Ms. We are not good hunters
= are standing on some street or 70
en-, expecting that the timid Sntelo
:, will come up and eat out OF our nal
We are expecting that the pr~i
fowl will light on our church steer
7. ia not their habit. IL the cnul
sbould wait 100000 Of years
"a the world to COM in n De say
g. If will wait in vain. The world
.rned not ONE.
~su What the church wants now Is
al % lift its feet from damask ottom
,ious and put them in the stirrups-
souI church wants not so many cushi
rs az II wants saddlebags and arrS
,hink We have got 10 put aside the g
VERY and the kid gloves and put on
.Dsits hunting shirt. We want a puipl'
: us wheels. We have been fishing
= mo- long in the brooks that run III
- he the shadow of the church that
- fish know US. and they avoid
= thew hook and escape as o as we {
= fsw to the bank. while yonder is l
nnder- Saranac and Big HupPer's lake, "
God the first swing of the Gospel
would break il for the muitituc
- n fishes. There is outside VOL
- in h done. What is il that | see II
vca- haekwoods? IL is a tent. b
.r.her ers have made a clearing and ca
.r.bsr out. What do they care IT they
:, .nd we, feet or IL they have nothing
dv.rce a pine branch for a pillow or 10
49, northeast storm? II a moose
b ~. darkness steps into the lake 10
6,rsr. thew hear it right away. II a
he crv in the midnight. they he
.@x;, So in the service of God we
-. Al. exposed work. We have got TO
We are out and rough il. We are Pntti
~. aim our care on the c~omparativet
f,s, opr people who go to church. VII
hat we doing for the millions W
,shed in not come? Have they no souls
.rs men thew ~sinless that they need n
Cod don? Are there no dead in
Sscons houses that they need no col
.tora N. Are they cut off from God to
eternity. no wing 70 bear III
..ab light 10 cheer them. no welct
mnst hs greet them? ] hear to-day
bers vas up from the lower depth Of on
nm, \ q groan that ONE throug
Won Christian assemblsges and
A. ri,b our beautiful churches, and
r. cbist out all this scene from my
. p,.p-a. day, as by the mists Of q gT
Nv. They agara' LOT inc uAsh anu IN,
"a 800 of these great torrents Of Il
~ ping down into the fathoml
4-on n. laundering abysn Of suffer
r. h1,o5v woe. I sometimes think that
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