The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES.
Topic: preaching and Hearing"
Rom. Y, bib

The topic universal for the different
young peoples organizations Tomorrow
evening is, Missions: Preaching ana Hear
ing. founded on Romans X. BIZ.
The lesson includes a most important Sec
lion OF one Of The most important chapters
Of Pauls letter to the Christian church in
Rome. In the opening verse OF this tenth
chapter, the apostle gives expression TO his
earnest desire for the salvation Of his own
90 the fact that Israel had turned aside
from 'the Righteousness Of Cod and had
gone about to establish their own
righteousness" and SO had missed the way
Of salvation through Jesus Christ. He
further announces that the fundamental
doctrine Of the gospel is. If that thou
Jesus. and shalt believe in thine heart that
God hath raised him from the dead. thou
shalt he saved"
In the lesson before US there are three
prominent thoughts relative to the plan OF
salvation as outlined in the gospel and 10
Its practical operations:
UNINERSALITY-The first IS that of the
universally of the gospel offer. based upon
its infinite provisions: whatsoever shall
call upon the. name Of the Lord shall be
saved Isaiah said: He. every one that
thirsteth come We to the waters, and he
that hath no money; come ye, buy and
eat; yea, come. buy wine and milk without
money and without price" Christ. IN the
closing chapter Of the Revelation, says:
And the Spirit and the bride say. Come.
And let him that he3reth say, Come. And
let him that u athirst come, and whosoever
will, let him take the water of life freely"
These make II clear that God
desires not the spiritual death of any man;
that he Is not willing that any should
perish. but that all should come to repen-
tance. His appeal is, ITO you. o men. I
Says he. Come, now. let us reason to-
gether. saith the Lord. Though your sins
be as scarlet, they shall be as snow: though
they be red like crimson. they shall be. as
WOOL 1t is sin. and sin alone. that fas
lienated the heart OF man from God; and
yet. God so loved the world that he gave
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lieveth upon him should not perish. but
have everlasting life. For God sent not his
Son into the world to condemn the world.
but that the world. through him. might be
saved"
EXTRAORDINARILY The second
thought in the lesson is that of the instru-
mentality which Gcd has appointed to bring
men TO an acceptance of the gospel of sal
Walton How. then, shall they call on him
IN whom they have not believed? and how
shall they believe In him Of whom they
have not heard? and how shall they hear
without a preacher? and how shall they
preach except they be sent?" Here the
apostle outlines the practical difficulties in
the way Of the universal acceptance Of the
gospel. To meet these difficulties Christ
established his church, and commissioned
II to preach the gospel to every creature"
Hence has come the modern church with
its vast home and foreign missionary or
ganizatlon that has encircled the earth and
penetrated the remotest corners of heathen-
dom. And still there are millions at home
and abroad that have not received the gos-
pei. TIT great commission yet rests upon
the church and Is unfulflled. and the call
for preachers and hearers of the Word
is just as great to-day as when II was first
given. God has put the treasure in earth
en- vessels. that the eXcellency Of the power
may be of God and not of us"
CONCLUSiON-The grand conclusion o.
the apostles rgumen is as follows: $50,
then. faith comsth by hearing. and hearing
by the word of God" This statement IS
fundamental and lies at the basis of the
whole missionary problem. II implies clear
" that all who are without the word Of
God are also without the faith that saves.
The that are without law shall also perish
.rns anist1s ~ IN otbsr nopds I'll "a ms
are in heather darkness are perishing for
lack Of the gospel, hence the zeal manifested
In carrying the gospel to all lands. But