The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-22

NOuE CHeeh, uont sing Rescue tEe fetisE- "
mon; the perish.ng and do something to- .
would be TO exercise the spiritual life with.
in. There would be mutual interests and
some thing for God. The speaker illustrated
his thought by reference TO the case of a
Ettle boy In connection with the series OF
missionary meetings which he held at
Portsmouth. England, just before coming to
this country. He said that at a children !
meeting, held by a Mr.. Proctor. one little
save his heart 70 Christ. and thsn he spent
the whole nigh, long in prayer for his
latEer; The little boy wrote Mr.. Morgan
; received another letter from tine father of
the lad. saying that he. too. had with his
son turned his face heavenward.'
An Argument for Conversion.
Mr.. Morgan further declared that he id
Eot believe any one was capable Of doing
' thristian work unless converted unless
born again Said he: No one should teach
It's all mistake The only excuse ior
gathering the chiiGren together In the Sun
day school Is that they may be taught tne
way OF salvation. But how is II poss Idle
for one to teach this way VINO has never
known IL? II he be not u Christian. now
can he know the way: No one. Therefore,
is not himself or herself living the life OF
Christ.
The same thing Is true as TO mempets
OF the choir in churches. How can they
$ ng to the honor OF Cnris; when they do
not know him? IL had my way. would
not have a worker in the church, from the
Caretaker to the preacher, who was not a
Christian. The cry rot In orr churches IS
largely due 10 the fac, that there are SO
many trying to do Christian work VINO are
rot Christians Al! such Efforts are futile,
contrary 10 his mind and VIII. and harden:
Judgment needs TO begin with the house oi
God and those only who have shown BY
hsfr rCndE.f
Christ's life within them should be intTuSt-
ed with the responsible ltty OF CHRISTIAN work
OF any description. | would rather haze 10
earnest. devoted coas-trated WORKERS than
lct-n who not. Such cannot he!p WORK
.nC for GOd-not as a duty. nor merely as 4
pTIvil, ge. but the impulse OF the new
life The first thrill in the newborn soul ~
"a missionary movement You can't be !.
Oh: is:ian and De conp:aceitiJ ino'Nef.ht
in Christian work
1. Fling mt so-CaIict Heaters.
Now. get back inJ look a; Ch:isi. These
Weiss arv wUnutriui @nHeiains OF the
Very h,art OF Christ. 4 hey give IA. S.I'npse
II ,he secret channels OF Ine ,.IIiS>-.ite
.,..d - fountain head. True. tuc:e ate soma
d. Instance: TO rot into tae Nay oi
n, u.-tl.cs. direction wn.ch was 'ocdi
tiN uI-c.,ies w-.e. 10 ye int" '.H TN
wOr!d-..ad We iiSv Gi.dcr this las AID
wile- instruction. lie aIsJ said 10 his H.
c!pl-.. "a he sen; th,m 9TH. Heal the
aIpiy tu uJ to-day? W,.. II IL does. then
the c;asr direction. 'kii-v tne dead must
aiso apply. 1 have no faith la that clas; OF
so-cai.ed Christian h a!e's WHO are making
money by prey.Eg upon the 'crsiul-,y Of
the people
But observe th:, in the ;h:rty-if;h verse
OF the ninth chapter of Matthew il is said
that Christ went aboi; all the cities and
villages. teaching In their syn:.sosa,s. and
preaching the sospe! OF the Kingdom. and
calm; every SICKNESS ana ev-iy disease
among ;he people. Now, there are three
parts uf this gospel OF Matthew. The Gr-t.
wnich i2c!ud,s chapters Z :. deals
With Chr!st's preparation for his ~ nstrr:
the second. which includes chapters TO
ID. records Chrisrs proclamation OF the
sospel and the third. wh:cn covers the rc-
mainGer OF the book is the record OF
Christ's .propitiat:or. Vow. this stateme at
comes right in the midst of the middle
section. when his work had so far ad-
Ierative: hence the selecti n o: his discinl.s
ami the sending them forth to work But
n n,"s' important statement made Is th,t |
Christ. when he caw the rnultitudzs was
moved with compass'on.' Win. E.ca;.sse
they tainted. and wnro scattered abroad as
zaee3 having no stie pEeri.'"
Wh" Ch-IS,'~. Hearers We're.
Here Mr. Morgan digress sor T:,ie and
NJ cassed the character Of the muItitudss
which had so moved Chris. He said the |
Chris. drew only the lower Classes In Eis
ministry. That the so-cail.d higher classes.
me inteiiectual. the cultured. the refined |,
lie rich. the Influential. were not am1rv
nose who came TO hear him. But he said |
ms was all a mistake Said he Il know |
Z Is said. the common people heard him /
: - rnsrtalniy rot such as We have imagined
Ihe same word thus Translated occur,
gain . ANA ard again In the gospel OF Mark. and /
: aIWays translated much people why IL |
should have been translated common peo
Die Is inexplicable. No. Christ drew The
,iSh ,S,c, ana the poor, the educated and the nn-
a. nr.l
ionate numbers"
Coming Coming back to the question of chrisrs
), Shrist looked at all Of them He saw
mem as they were. He saw the ruin but
!iies Moxes !, an ts he saw the divine
cad that statement. I can only say. 10 cod
saSh ilies Ii,, ms Its & fIll meaning. HIS soul was
hem distressed. faintins. scattered as
,Yneep having no shepherd. Flung dowp 20
~ ne Elound harrisd by wolves. torn. wound
punaed by hirelings. hut there was M
me phsrd to lay down his life for tbsm
he'r agony of soul was his
Starting Point In Christian Service.
But that is not all. He not onIy saw
he ruin and the possibilities underne,tb |
ne ruin. but he also saw the divine inten-
ION !or their relief ard what IT would cos, |
I'm 10 procure IL. He saw also that ba |
lad wrought the ruin. An. here is the start
Tg point in Christian service We mus.
eel that We are not in any seasc RESPONSE
lie Tor the ruin We see aSoCt US: that We
re clearing the matter. else our vision will
e Carkened and our mission hindercd Re-
'ember. II you want to work for Christ
ou must see both the ruin and the divinity
,ehind the ruin. and must be SO moved BY
!: hot as matter Of pity. not as a matter
= curiosity. but even as Christ was moved.
with commission His compassion led him
o literally pour out his life that he might
When thus moved. We will be on Are NE
% our prudential and foot-rule service
'oung woma 1. with the bloom Of youth up-
n your cheek, don't sing Rescue the per-
shing unless you are willing to 20 down
mong the perishing and do something TO- |
'ard rescuing them. Young man. don't
evote all your strength to the service OF
! iamnnon. when there are about You those
rho are going down to eternal ruin. Thom-
8 was right when he said. Unless I see
he print of the nails The world demands
o see in us as the followers Of Christ the
rint OF the nails. or. as Paul expresses II.
he marks Of the Lord Jesus"
Mr.. Morgan closed his address by explain |
ng how the compassion for the spiritual
'elfare Of others was to be manifested He |
aid: There are three ways, a. Indicated
o the disciples by Christ: first. Pray ye |
he Lord Of the harvest that he would send |
orth laborers into the harvest: second.
Co. 30 he sent them forth 'as sheep IA the
aidst OF wolves: and. third. '3ivs,' for
'reely - have received. freely Give."