Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-01-26
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matter-of-course, mechanical term.
The tremendous reality which Mes ns
hind it is sometimes mlsseu &C., 40
of the trlteness of the words, just a.
habind n dingy, little old gate may
hide a garden with the triumphs "
modern horticulture. The point 10
rrasn clearly, in the present case Is
tha eunreme Importance of the neees-
sity OF leading Out fellows ihto ~
and peace and power OF risne
relations with the Lord OF me- WHO 10
Redeemer, Friend ana Helper. +hs
GO We into all the world n preaci.
the gospel the Christians "marcnihg
orders" The old soldier saw clearly
mai the command OF the Commander
was TO His followers to en-
gage in the work of recruitifis. me
obligation to win men to CHRIST = ene
immediate and imperative duty o. eN.
cry Christian. 1t is ms nrsl pus'iesS
in the world.
We ought to cherish with especial
pratjtude the memory of the persons
who introduced us to those VINO nave
become our best friends. HOW can u
man eve repay the one hrough whom
he first met his wife? And no" can u
person ever show sufficient gratltuue
TO the one who was the living Ilhh
whereby he became allied to Jesus
Christ? knowledge of what our obi.
CATION is to those whose touch turned
us into the goodly company OF the
friends of Jesus should make us eager
to serve the same office for others.
John the Prepater loved his young
disciples so much better thar he owe
himself that he freely surrendered
them from his own presence to become
= ,L. NVoccinh y(hn cams
bringing life and immortality. This is
the best gift friend can make to friend
to introduce him to the Friend who
stick eth closer than a brother.
Ever consistent Christian life is an
eloquent sermon.
1t is Il high office to be n link III a
great chain of events. There is homo!
in having been he teacher of a gen
ius, the helper of a great man, the
mother or wife or friend of Il servant
of the world. Andrew was a man of
inconspicuous parts. but he brought
Peter to Jesus; and in all of Peters
work and glory Andrew had a share.
Who knows but that the boy who waits
only for your touch TO be TUNED to
Jesus may become II OF the king
dom's illustrious leaders?
They are filters of society who are
leading people into the service and
likeness of the worlds Saviour.
There was Il time when disciples of
Jesus had as their first identity their
relation To Him. When any person
met them the first thought concerning
them was that they were believers in
the Way. The principle and outstand-
ing fact in their lives was their re-
ligion. Isn't it rather Il sad fact that
with most Christians today their iden-
tity as followers of Jesus is wholly sec
ondary TO their identity as followers of
Il certain calling, or as members of Il
certain society. or as descendants of n
certain family, or as possessors of IL
certain amount of money? Is it not
the supremely important thing? And
il men were so known, each would be IL
living advertisement of the gospel of
Jesus.
They best walk the Christian way
who introduce the most companions
thereto.
Tactless, laundering efforts to con-
vert men have done infinite harm.
The story is old of a Jealous man who.
as the year waned, determined to make
one last effort to save q soul. So he
started out into the lonely night, and
the first pedestrian he encountered he
greeted with the abrupt and rather
startling question, MY friend, are you
prepared to die?" The man naturally
thought a highwayman confronted him,
and Justify yelled for the police. There
is a time and place and n way for all
things. Tact is Christian love in eX-
preston. A look is ait times a more eff
fective invitation to the better life thar
a learned argument. A word, a smile,
h pressure of the hand, may each be
eloquent with the appeal of Christ
The care with which a hostess con-
siders the seating of her guests at din
ner should not be more discriminating
fInrN tho fnCk~ -.
tan In approaching a person upon this
most momentous of subjects. There is
a wisdom for soul winning which car
be impaired only by the gracious spirit
of truth.
After all men cannot win their fel.
low men for the Redeemer. To do tina
takes more han human power. Onl,
the Spirit. all-strong and all-wise. cal
save a soul. But even the feeblest O.
Christians can lead men to Jesus
where they may see Him and be wor
by His divine grace. The Baptist
merely said Behold" it was really the
attractiveness of Jesus that won An
drew and John. These latter, in thei,
turn. only brought their brothers to
their Master, saying" come and see.'
1t was the winsomeness of Jesus that
made them disciples.
The great socialistic propaganda
that is being carried on at present on
his continent and in Europe is largely
a propaganda by literature. A recent
investigator says hat in a large com
pany of socialists he discovered tina,
everyone had been made such by what
ne had read. Yet n the face of this kim
dred fact the use of tracts and other
literature of invitation is steadily de-
%creasing among Christians, except on
the mission fields. The proportion OF
books and pamphlets and papers that
make the direct appeal to the con-
verified Is a~stontshingly small.
Sometimes a song will preach bette,
h a sermon.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
The noblest question in this world
Is. What good may ! do in 1t ?"-Ben.