The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-03-01
ACTIVITY OF PAUL
Dr.. Talmage Draws a Lesson from
Work Of the Disciple.
Points Ont Places of UsefuIncss Not
Yet Fully Occupicd-Necd OF
More Workers - Church
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- upon another mans foundations"
49, IN laying out The plan of his u .ssion
n, airy tour Paul sought out towus au,
n cities which had not yet been preache,
h 10. lie goes TO Corinih. a city famous
-a Tor sp.endor and vice. and Jerusalem
e. where the priesthood and the sanhe
.y drim were ready TO leap with boti
= feet upon the Christian religion. II,
leels he has especial work TO do. auo
he means to do il. What was the re-
suit? The grandest life of usefulness
that man ever lived. We modern
Christian workers are not apt 10 imi-
h tate Paul. We build on other peoples
- foundations. II we erect a church. we
prefer 10 have il filed with families all
a Of whom have been pious. DO we gath
e er Sabbath school class. we want good
r boys and girls, hair combed, faces
D washed, manners attractive. So a
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
out a Presbyterian, or there is reli-
gious row in some neighboring church.
and whole school of fish swim of
from that pond, and we take hem an
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 hocks. we
should build our churches not ont Of
other churches, but out OF the world.
lest we build on another mans foun-
dation.
The fact is. this is "a big world.
/ When in our schooiboy DAYS we learned
the diameter and circumference OF this
F planet we did not learn half. Itisth
latitude and longitude and diameter
and circumference Of want and woe
and sin that no figures can calculate.
This one spiritual continent of wretch
edness reaches across all zones. and r
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. fits great world,
Since SIX o'clock this morning CO.'S
persons have been born, and all these
multiplied populations are TO he
reached by the Gospel. In England or
IN our eastern American cities we are
being much crowded. and an acre OF
ground is Of great value. but in western
America 800 acres Is a small farm. and
10000 acres is no unusual possession.
There is vast field here and every
where unoccupied. plenty Of room
more. not building on another mans
foundation.
We need as churches 10 stop bonn
harding the old ironclad sinners that
Rave been proof against 30 years OF
Christian assault. Alas for that church
which lacks the spirit of evangelism.
spending on one chandelier enough TO
lghi 800 souls 10 glory. and in one
carved pillar enough 10 have made
thousand men pillars in the house OF
our God forever and doing less good
than many a log cabin meeting house
with tallow candles stuck in wooden
sockets and a minister who has never
seen college and does not know the
difference between Greek and Choc-
iaw. We need as churches TO get into
with the great outside world I
and let them know that none are so (
or hardly bestead that s
hey will not be welcomed. "Noi" saws d
iome fastidious Christian, 81 don't ike (
% be crowded in church. Don't put O
inyone in my pew" o
My brother, what will you do IN g
Heaven? When a great multitude that s
10 man can numb assemblies. they f
1ill put so in your pew. What are the O
elect few to-day assembled in the {
hristian churches compared with the C.
nightier millions outside OF them? is
iany of the churches are like a hospi- "
al that should advertise that its pa p
tents must have nothing worse than O
ooihache or "runrounds." but no
roken heads. no crushed ankles. no ol
-actured thighs. Give MS for treat q,
ent moderate sinners. velvet-coated II
nners and sinners with a gloss on. =.
is as though q man had a farm Of I.
coo acres and put all his work on one q,
ere. He may raise never so large nj
irs Of corn, never so big heads Of o,
heat, he would remain poor. The q
iurch Of God has bestowed its chief 6,
ire on one acre and has raised splen- :,
d men and women in that small n T.
osure. but the field is the world. That u
cans North and South America. En- d.
pe. Asia and Africa and al! the is ~
nds of the sea. 1t is as though after
great battle there were left 5OO00 I'll
ounded and dying on the field and s.
rec surgeons gave all their time 10 DE-
rec patients under their charge. The
ajor genera comes in and says to the g..
ctors: "Co,ne out here ard look al !,
p nearly 10000 dying for lack OF sur
cal attendance" NO" say the three
ctors. standing there tanning their ~.
tients; Eve have three important
ses here. and we are attending 10
en-, and when We are not positively ..
sy with their wounds 10 takes al
r. time TO keep the flies off," In this
ful battle with sin and sorrow. 49,
Iere millions have fallen Oh millions. I
not Let Us spend all our time in TAX
, care Of few people. and when the 49,.
nmand comes: "Go into the world"
r. practically: "No. ] cannot 20; l
ge here a few choice cases. and am