The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-14
CUMBERLAND REVIVAL
SERIES OF PnEsBYTERIAN MEET
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 The religious revival at the Cumber- lana presbyterian Church started we'll.
 Yesterday morning the encouraging features of the mornings service were a large congregation. good music ana the interest manifested by the uncon- verted.
 pr. w. T. Rodgers. of Knoxville. Tenn, will arrive Tuesday morning. The pastor. Rev. w. M Crawrord' IS very anxious that everybody hear pr. Rodgers. He has been unusuaiiy suc- cessful in revival work.
 Services will be held every morning at 10 o'clock and at 7:3o D. m. except Monday morning. The Ladies' Aid will hold meeting at 10 o'clock Monday.
 Mr. Crawford preached sermon of great strenrth and earnestness yester- dav noorninR his subject being Bring ing Others to Jesus" His text was from John i, 4s: "And he brought him to Jesus"
 Through the preaching of John the Baptist. John and Andrew were con- verted to the Christian religion" said MT. Crawford. Andrew was so highly
 
 Messiah that he goes and tells the good news to. his own brother Simon. He xreets his brother with the glad news We have found the Messiah
 He was. however. not satisfied with merely telling his brother of their dis covery, but he brought him to Jesus
 Little as we know of Andrew, that little presents him in a most interest ing and attractive light. The record of his conduct on the occasion of his attaching himself to Jesus is especially full of instruction and of inspiration.
 "The opportunity which family rela- tionships afford to spiritual usefulness. and the employment of the feelings peculiar to human kinship. are brought out in this brief narrative with ex- quisite beauty.
 we have revealed in this incident:
 'Tirst--The impulse of a brothers love.
 ''second--The tidings from a broth- CTS lips.
 'Third--rhe action of brothers energy.
 .Fourth--rhe reward of brothers devotion.
 '"rhe act of Andrew is type of every Christians duty.-without instrument tality, without the preacher. without books. without anything. God has it in his power to convert sinners. There is nothing too great for the omnipotent God to do. but, my beloved brethren. God has been pleased to put great honor upon instrumentaiity; he could work without it if he pleased, but he does not do so.
 T. How are we to bring others to Jesus2
 "First--we must have become tts faks R~NI had become the follower of the blessed Master. Without that he could never have led his brother. simon to Christ. Had he not become follower of the Christ himself he would have never had any desire to bring his brother to Jesus.
 We must be followers of Christ our selves If we ever lead anybody to Christ. Every effort. to labor for the salvation of souls, without this, must result in failure. Without me you can do nothing. The most eloquent and most logical sermons that are preach ed today are preached in the every day walk of the Christian. The sim ner may withstand the appeals of the minister. He may meet the arguments of his friends, but the sinner cannot get around the life of a consecrated Christian. ts-
 Where were the greatest impress sions for good made upon your life? who taught you to love Jesus? And who was the first to take you by the School and the church? Christian parents.
 Marshal Waggomer, the great skep- tic. was led to Christ through the con- secrated life of his grand mother. Chrits could never have done the good work he did had 1t not been he was a good man. He was a perfect man.
 So, if you wish to be q soul-winner you must be an humble follower of Je- sus Christ. You must first have your own soul warmed by His Holy Spirit and then you can go out and lead oth- CTS to Christ. When Andrew was con- verted one of the first thoughts that entered his mind was, where is my brother?
 Sympathy and love urged him to hasten to his brother. the companion of his boyhood and youth. the sharer of his interests and occupation. Love is never so admirable as when 1t aims unsel1shly at another's good and es- pecially at his spiritual enlightenment and happiness. Christianity presses into its service all the beautiful emo- tions belonging to our humanity.
 Two. We must profess Christ.
 When Andrew found simon he said We have found the Messiah. This profession must be frank and simple. Direct testimony for Jesus is convinc- ing.
 'Tt is not enough to say. Jesus saved saved Wesley or Calvin or Luther or any other great man, you must be able ed me Is direct testimony. Can you saved me.
 Tt is not enoug to say. Jesus saved my father and my mother. Jesus sav- ed me is directtestimony. Can you give it?
 8. When Andrew was converted he did not say. well Jesus has saved me and he can save my brother also He 6pA ha .