Fergus County argus., 1901-05-01

J fective kind; practical and helpful
earnest and consecrated; engaged Il
with loving hearts, open hands an,
} willing feet. Benefcient In its innu
ence, blessed In it's results; uplifting
strengthening, soul-saving and life
redeeming; doing good to the body
|, doing good to the soul: helping SOM
poor prodigal son. some waywart
daughter, some unfortunate child
Read the story, ponder over II ant
then rejoice with us sin the great worl
that the Holy Spirit hath wrought
and, according to your means, con
tribute freely by your presence, pray
ers and financial support, that tn,
work may expand and deyelope, ant
that you may share with us in tn,
blessings Of Him who said. "Be v,
merciiul even as your Father IL
heaven Is merciful." Hefor our sakei
became poor that we, through Hi
poverty, might be rich and give (,
the poor, and thereby have treasure,
In heaven. Many pastors, evange
lists and business men have Spoken
and written their hearty approval o.
our undertaking.
The Volunteers of America have be
come a focus OF Christian activity
and many OF their converts have be
come workers in their turn and gone
into various fields to laborfor Christ
Some are captains in charge OF posts
some are eyangelists; Others are
preachers telling the audiences the
story OF full salvation; Others are
active soul-winners in various church
organizations, and still Others In our
own missions. Since the Volunteers
have become established, out of the
congregations that have assembled
a number have become earnest in-
quirers in the way OF salvation.
Their changed lives and earnest,
efficient service are the best testi-
monials to the reality of their con-
version. Men and lads, estranged
from home and friends, and hundreds
OF Others in various stages OF the
downward journey to hell have found
the Volunteers OF America missiIn
halls a blessed haven OF peace and
better lie. While they look after the
hungry and the penniless they donot
forget that they chief obiect of the
organization is to raise the fallen by
assisting them to be helpful and self
supporting. The gospel meetings
conducted every night and Sabbath
afternoon at O'Clock, on Third
avenue back of the Montana Hard
ware Co. Is store, have been the means
OF leading few-and, we trust, will
be the means ofleading many more
into the way ufsalvation who are Oh
the verge Of ruin and disgrace. A
word in season, kindly spoken, has
turned away man from the COM
mission Of some contemplated crime
and thus saved many "a precious soul
On those benches with some that
may be ragged and unkemp may sit
man, graduate from college. once
handsome and bright, but now COW
cred with rags and his face broken
out with disease, yet today some low
Ing mother may be wondering where
her boy is. How glad she would be
to know that he is in the Volunteers
OF America, where kind eyes are
watching him aud warm hearts are
trying to bring him to Christ.
There is man who has come in
drunk to take n quiet sleep, but he is
awakened by the singing and is ap-
parently interested. All over lie land
homes are represented-these vacant,
sorrowing homes. How many hun
dreds and thousands of prayers are
answered that ascend from these ear
nest gatherings in mission halls OF
the Volunteers Of America through
out the country.
The captain takes up hymn book
and announces the number, and the
boy finds the song. How they roll
out the glorious rescue songs, viz.
Throw Out the Life Line" etc. The
passer-by stops to listen; the irail
girl, as she strolls along; stops and
listens to the song.
There is u Fountain Filled With
| Blo,;i" and "Wherei is My Wandering
Boy Tonight; memories 1t
brings to their milidsl Afterwards
the captain leads in prayer. Then
another hymn, Jesus, Lover OF My
Soul" etc. Testimonies follow from
those who can witness for God. our
Father. and our Elder Brother, Jesus
Christ.
One man says. "Twenty-iourhours
ago | gave my heart to God"
Another man says, "Thc street
meeting interested me and gave me
hope. Iknelt down when the invita-
tion was given and gave my heart to
God. have not wanted drink from
that hour to this, and that's year
and four months and four nights
ago.
Still another man says, 1.-The sing.
ing OF the song, My Hope IL Built on
Nothing Less. attracted my atten-
tion and Jesus got hold OF my soul.
Then the captain says, "Men, listen
to me. Won't you come to Jesus?
Who will Gomez" One after another
rise, come ont into the aisle, walk
up and kneel down Mt the mercy-seat
OF the Volunteers OF America, and
there they find Jesus Christ. Seldom
indeed do many such meetings close
without some wayfarer seeking God
and getting sOundly converted