Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-04
Difficulties In Soul Winning,

At the B. Y. P. u. rally at Here
ford, Nov. 2I, it was unanimously
voted that the paper written by
Mrs. A. H. Thompson, which, in
the absence of the author was read
by Mrs. Edna Brandon, be publish.
ed in all the Panhandle papers.
The paper as read follows:
"For God so loved the world that
he gave His only begotten son,
that Whosoever believeth in Him
might not perish but have ever.
lasting life."
A lack of this great love in the
heart of man is our first and great
est difficulty and one which makes
soul winning a failure. Without
this love for souls, our efforts will
be mechanical and powerless.
We may'llave the courage to APP
proach men and know what to say
to them, but unless we are prompt.
ed by an intense love for their souls
there will be no force in what we
say and we will not be able to reach
the heart. But if we, like Paul,
have great heavinesS of heart be.
cause of the sins of men, there will
be an earneStness in our tone and
manner that will impress even the
most careless.
If we have deep and personal
love for souls many opportunities
will arise in which we may speak
to the lost. If we are deficient in
this love let US 90 to God humbly
confessing our need and with faith
in His promises, expect Him to sup
ply our need.
Christ had this intense love for
souls, and intimate and constant
companionship with Him will i'm.
part to our lives this grace which
was so prominent in His.
Every christian must surely have
some idea of duty to lost souls, but
a failure to realize the responsibility
of their duty, often results in
failure to perform the greatest mis-
sion ever committed to man.
If we will dwell long enough on
the peril and WretchednesS of a man
out of Christ, and the worth of his
soul in the sight of God, our desire
to lead him to Christ will be great
ly intensified.
We should be so thankful that
we have passed from this ruined
and unhappy condition, that we,
like Andrew of old, would hasten
to find Simon and tell him plainly
and simply, that eve have found
the Messiah. "
The bible is the instrument God |
uses to convict of sin, to reveal
Christ and regenerate men. There
fore the solid soul winner must oft |
be found meditating upon its prom
ises and learning its truths.
Without a thorough knowledge |
of Gods word, how can we expect |
to meet the many emergencies that
will naturally arise in this work'
We must be able to show men their
need of a Saviour, to show them
that Jesus is the Saviour they need,
and how to make this Saviour their
own.
On the other hand we may be
familiar with the word of God, and |
yet be indiscreet in the time and
application of its truths. God alone
knows the one to whom He intends
us to speak. He does not intend
that we speak to everyone we
meet, and in so doing we lose val
liable time that might have been
spent helping those whom God
wants US to help. Many irreligious
people have been driven further
away from Christ by having been
accosted in too public manner up.
on this most delicate of all subjects.
And in speaking, we had better re-
main silent unless we have asked
God to give us the message. A
lack of the power of the Holy Spirit
often, yes always causes failure