Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-02-13
LENTEN CAMPAIGN.
Christians Of All Denominations Ap-
pealsd 10 by Twentieth Century,
AN APPEAL TO EVERYBODY.
New York, Feb. 10, 1903.

NtN 1OIh, FtD. ~, 1910.
The central committee of the twenti-
eth century national gospel campaign,
of which William Phillips Hall is chair
man. mas just issued an appeal for a
national Lenten gospel campaign, adj
dressed to the Christian ministers and
leaders of America. The committee,
in this appeal, says:
Pursuant to avowed purpose and
work of this committee. of promoting
a national gospel awakening through
existing organizations and agencies
for the spiritual, moral and social res
cue of unsaved millions of our beloved
country, we send you, in the name of
our Divine Lord, this our fourth appeal
for you p%rayerful, practical and stimuli
taneous cooperation with us, and with
all others who may be likewise engag-
ed. in the great movement for which
this committee stands.
We are encouraged to issue this call
just at the present time. by the fact
that the manifest blessing of the head
of the church has rested upon the past
efforts of the committee in the way of
inspiration and education" Those
who receive this appeal will see reaso
to thank God that. in various move
ments in the line of aggressive evan
gelism, local and national, our sugges-
lions and plans have been adopted and
carried out, n have helped, with the
blessing of God, to quicken the con-
seriousness of e~vangelistic opportuni-
ties and responsibilities in the minis
tiers and members of various branches
Of the Christian church. Every one
who loves the Lord Jesus will be glad
to join in thanking God for the present
awakened interest, and in praying that
it may lead to the fulfllment of the IN
doubted obligation of the churches for
the full and final execution, in this gen
Grafton, of the great commission given
by the risen Lord. We therefore invite
| your prayerful attention to the sugges-
tions following:
A National Lenten Gospel Campaign.
The Lenten season has of late years
owing to the special emphasis placed
upon it by some branches of the
church, and the resulting temporary
staying of the tide of worldliness and
~frivolity at that time-proved peculiar
ly favorable to the promotion of relig-
ious interest. It's connection with the
death and resurrection of our Lord in
creasingly recognized in all branches
of the church, would seem to make it a
most %opportune time for the quicken
ing of Christians for spiritual life and
service.
We therefore respectfully suggest a
plan for making the most of this Lent
en- opportunity this year for the furth-
crane of the spiritual advance for
which the present crisis so urgently
calls.
Day of humiliation and Prayer.
Would not every minister or leader
receiving this appeal do well to pre-
pare for and initiate this movement by
making February %, 1903, known as
Ash Wednesday" a special day of
humiliation and prayer? Let him in
vite his people to join in confession
and in humiliation in view of past sins
and shortcomings and in s~upplication
and intercession before God, on the ba-
sis of Luke x~i:1-1S, for the blessings of
which the churches stand in such per-
ishing need.
That the praying may not be of that
general and indefinite kind that never
brings answer, the committee enumer-
ates some of the things for which there
is pressing call for prayer:
l. For a return to absolute faith in
the Bible as the inspired, authoritative
word of God, and as furnishing the
churches their only credentials and
message; and for an immediate reviv-
al of earnest and systematic study of
that word in order to learn what God