Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-12-19
CHRISTIAN MISSION"
.lliant Sunday Sermon Ey Rev.
T. J. Villers.
OCULAR Clergyman 10 Indiana Delivers
Strong Discourse en- Evangelism

Strong Discourse en- Evangelism.
annapolis. Ind--Thc Rev Thomas
lers, pastor OF the First Baptist
J., OF this city, preached Sunday
ag strong sermon. The theme OF
was evangelism. His subject was
Christians Mission 80 a." World"
ext was chosen from John wills:
Thou hast sent Me into the world.
so have ] sent them into the world"
}illers said:
farewell discomrses to the disciples
ended. Gethsemane with its mental
sh and bloody sweat was but a step
distance. The shadows flung from
ross were deepening and darkening:
knew that before another sun should
is work on earth would be done. In
last moments He betook Himself TO
r. Dying words are undying words.
smbalm them in fragrant memories.
eyes uplifted toward the Father, the
Suppiiant first reviewed His own
try. II have giorlied Thee ON the
have finished the work which,
gavest Me 10 do Then His mind
d toward His disciples: He prayed
hem, declaring their mission to be a
nuation of His own. This thought He
iasized before His death, on The earth
side of Calvary, while standing III
leep shade and gloom. "As Thou hast
Me into the word. even so have !
sent them into the world" The same
yht emerged with Him from the tomb.
dropped from His lips on the heaven
side of the cross, while standing in
light reflected from the crown. Then
Jesus to them again, Peace be witt:
as NY Father hath sent Me, even 81
I YOU" Thus with the emphasis of
tition our Lord announces the Chris
Is mission to the world.
sus is called the apostle Of our confess
,. He is Gods sent one, whom we con.
He repeatedly laid emphasis on this
declaring Himself to he the one whom
Father sanctifed and sent into the
ID. In Johns Gospel alone He speaks
IAmself thirty-siX times as being sent
I'd. lie was sent to preach good it'd
to the poor, to proclaim release to the
ives and recovering of sight to the
id. to set at liberty them that are
Used, to nroclaim the acceptable year of
Lord. Having finished the work which
d gave Him to do, He formed new
pstoiate. digrifvine all discip.es as His
)stles: for while His commission ''even
send I You" may have primary reference
the twelve, it applies with equal force
all who have obtained a like precious
-. God sent Him; He sends us. In
Acts we read that when stephen sui
ed martyrdom there arose that day.
Eat persecution against the church at lie.
salem. And they were ali scattered
roughout the regions of Iudea and Sa-
aria. except the twelve They. therefore.
at were scattered abroad - not the
relve, for they stayed at Jerusalem. hut
laymen. the rank and fi'e of the church
hey that were scattered abroad went
.,ut preaching the word.
Do Won plead your ,ack Of e,o1u"nce., ar.
ming that You are slow IF speech and ct
Sow tongue? Listen The gospel is good
VS. and good news does not need orna-
enting. it needs telling. Listen! One
sht at Corinth, after day of depressing
il. when there had been little 70 cheer
lnls soul. Jesus appeared to him IN a
sion. saving: ''Be not afraid. but sneak.
ne word which Christ used is significant
is not the term for formal set dis:
.urse. 1t suggests the simplest form OF
imam language. 1t means mercy TO fax.
ar Lord did not want Paul to su~arcoat
is message with poetic. rhetorical descrlp-
ons of the glory OF Corinth,s tw" seas
pcked with white sails FROM many lands
id not want him tn wax eloquent annie:
lat pageant of islands and mountains and
roves Of cypress and pine hathed in thu,
ow of Grecian sunsets. Jesus wanted
AMI inst to talk the gospel. At the apos-
e's feet Law the blue waters OF the
egean. Jesus did not want Paul ia. prea-
are learned dispositions. who's" profund-
v would equal the unplnmbed sea. Ike
he preacher who was said to be invisible
X days in the week and incomprehens,b'e,
n the seventh. Christ only wanted Paul
, talk the gospel. In the. distance
canned the snowy summit of 11elicon.
hose muses. had inspired Hesiod and his
hool of writers. Jesus did not want Paul,
it'll a head as cold and vocabulary as
v az Helicon's summit. to show the rhet-
tic loving Corinthians that he was as rul-
,red as themselves. He wanted Paul lust
talk the gospel. Towering within sight
God two-peaked Parnassrs. whose side
pets had climbed for inspiration. Jesus
id not want Panl to give the impression
lat his inspiration had been kind!ed On
arnassus, lest, coming with the enticing
ords of mans wisdom his message should
e made OF none effect. lie dnted Paul
IMPLY to talk the gospel.
o beloved, This Is what the 'hurch and
re 7orld need tO-day-not more clergy
ZEN to expound the gospel. but more men
nd women to talk the gospel tax it in
he home. talk it in the office. ia k it in the
lop, talk it in the factory. talk it in the
ore. talk it on the farm. talk it on the
reefs, talk it on the trains--ta.k it every
hat is what the Athenians called Paul.
esus says: ''Be not afraid: keep ia king"
oppose they say that our speech is con-
That is what the Corinthians
lid of Paul. Jesus says: BE not afraid:
eep taking" Suppose they affirm that
re old gospel will not do in these modern
avs, that it must be refined and intellec.
lalized. trimmed and Topped and polished
nd perfumed: Jesus says: BE not afraid;
eep talking"
II is profoundly significant that when the
DIV Ghost came on the day of Pentecost
e appeared in the shape of tongue,
hich sat not only on the twelve. but on
lch member Of the church. and when that
,ngue of fire touched them they began to
,eak as the Spirit gave them utterance.
is by the tongues of Gods peop'e that
is gospel must be published. We may
Y to excuse our silence by saying that
:tions speak louder than words. and so
our life is right, speech is unnecessary.
is true that the life may be eloquent,
nd ought to be. 1t is true that words
ithout works are like faith without works
dead. But no excuse that we can frame
i'll satisfy Christ for our dumbness. More
ian once He healed men who were pos
ssed by dumb devils. and it must grieve
i'm that so many of His neople in our
~ are similarly afflicted. My brother, if
III have dumb spirit, let Christ cast it
1t, that the string of Your tongue being
osed, you may speak the reconci.iating
ord.
A commercial traveller recently stood in
y study and gave me chapter in his his
Try. Ten years ago he had fallen so low
trough sin that he was utterly forsaken.
st out even by his own wife. One night
: wandered into Chicago mission, where
: heard something about the love OF God.
went back 9sas every ~, night for week and
vibrate once more. On the seventh
ght, after the mission service, lie CROPPED
!: way through the darkness to an Cd