The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-04-27

To there be fifteen million persons ao-
dad every wear to the worlds popuia-
zion then there will be thirty mliiion
added TO the church, and forty miiiion'
ana 6ftv million, and sixty million.
How will II be done? 1t Will pc ooiie
,,ben the church will meet Christ Oh
the plain. s.aa+ on
OId DR. stephen H. Tying, great on
aortb and in heaven, once said TO me:
1T o,n in favor of a change. 90 no'
know what ia the best way OF doins
things in the churches, tut know the
wav we are doing now is not the pes'
wav or the world would be nearer go
walton than it seems to be.
Go feel so we all feel, that there
neods to be a change. The point d.
which we all come short IL In no. pr
.anting Christ on the plain. Christ OF,
- ,a,.aI with all the worlds woes ana
wants and necessities. -.
The full change will have 10 eohir
from the rising ministry W" VIZ
the field are too set IN our ways,
are numbered up with technioe ~
we have too many concordances anu
dictionaries and encyclopedias en-
systems of theology on our heao " =
down on the plain. Our Vocapui"'s
too frosted. - donoina.
We are too much under the uoInlns
Non of customs regnant 1or many
turtles. ,,,strv
Come on, young men OF the nlhlseiy'
Take the pulpitS ana IN the iahs :,
NJ the street and the market-piace anu
the family circle preach Chris. VI -.
nlain. AS soon as the church says ~. ~
its attitude, not necessarily Wy rs
words. my one mission IS 10 neip -.
tbis life and help for the lite 10 coh.'
al The people," and 1t proves lts ca
] nestness in the matter, people Oh ~
ond people on horseback ana Ia "as
ons and in carriages Will come " 'n'
] churches in such numbers ina. Tue.
\ will have to be met at the uoor
3 ushers saying: You were mere ,as
q sunday; you cannot come III .oua ,'
4 gentlemen and ladies, you must IAN
z your turn ~ Iobnstow
y freshet and disaster, when so'e..
! n,ont station was opened for the SUP
Q ~, ~ bread and it took officers OF IN
z ,ay,, to keep the sufferers in line pt
3 oouse of the great rush Tor Ioou'
D WHEN this famine-struck world rea
z ,ua. that the church is a goVerhinei
Z st.t,on set up by the government.
~ universe to provide the preau
z ata,oal life for all the people, the rus
III, he unprecedented and unimasn
y able. .o, busv mea
3 ming worlds, and they nave toio
B 49,, great is the circumference OF u
2 ,,ro,ld and how great its diameter ye
80, have kept on until they ma
D o;o,ed our planet and tounu
ei.ht 70 he six sextillion tons.
W science has the weight OF
. s,,orId,s trouble been weighed
Jow Christ standing on the ieVei
humanity stands in sympathy WI
lew trouble. There are SO ma
ochine heads; His ached unoer :
aI.nrns There are SO many wes
80. HE we're worn with the 10
..,av I'M and down the land u
1a,,ad Him not There are SO ma
.sacuted souls; every hour OF HIS
under human outrage. Tne Wo
IS - M better place to receive
e .r a cattle-pen, and its fareweh
y sIan ON His cheek and a spear IN
side. vos Ue t
hos mt been IN all our rae
D erief, or infirmity, or exha aust: Z,
II bang that did not touch him him ~ =,
y end that does not touch HIM n
4 Te lepers, the paraiytics' the IN, IN
Gle the maniac. the courtesan' a., .ne
nentant brigand-whicn one "a aiu :
- pen p off; which one did He not P
which one did He not help!
Geo on! join Him on the plain. plain. 40,
when the life Of this planet sn ,'.,
I G snreshed out with the fall OF tnun 2
holts nobody win ask about your Q
, U Come down out Of the moan
If ouinionativeness and meet cnris
the plain, where you must meet !.
or never meet Him at ALL except AZ
meet Him on the Judgment throne