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be won by the united effort of all the
denominations

be won by the united effort of nll the
denominations.
Surprising every fail the Congrega-
tional ministers, and the Baptist minis
tiers, and the Methodist ministers, and
the Campbellite ministers, and the Pres
byterian ministers, and the Lutheran
ministers. and the Reformed ministers
would all get together. Then suppos-
Ing they should say: "1.et us join In sec
tons. We will exchange pulpits. We
will preach for souls, no matter In what
church we preach. We will have our
cottage prayer meetings and our noon
day prayer meetings. We will send our
best men down into the Sums" What
would happen? Not only would they
break down sectarinn lines, but they
would teach congregations that the
mightiest business on earth Is not to
build up denomination, but TO save
immortal souls. They would do just
what DR.. Chapman and his associates
have done. They would shake the cities
and the states from center to circum-
ference.
One Of the most farseeing acts DR..
Chapman ever did for the advancement
| of gospel movement was to combine
evangelists Of different ecclesiastical
denominations into unit for the
spreading Of the gospel. DR.. Chapman
is Presbyterian and is laboring under
the orders Of the general assembly Of
| the Presbyterian church. DR.. Henry
Ostrum, his associate, Is Methodist,
Tilman Hobson il Quaker. Rev. X.
w. Slough is COngrcgationalist, Il. A.
Walton belongs to the southern Pres
byterian church--here there were no
northern and southern churches--John
X. Elliott is n Dutch Reformed minis
ter. All sectarian FENCES have been
burned in these evangelistic meetings.
Why cannot we do the same every year
as gospel ministers? Let us have a for
ward movement. Yes, but also unit
ed movement for Christ
| One In Essentials.
Every sectarian minister wants to
hoe in his own ecclesiastical row,
whereas, in fact and in TRUTH there is
but little difference in these rows. They
all end in having their sheaves Of
wheat deposited at the foot of the
cross. Why cannot we work hand in
hand with other Christian denomina-
tions? Are we not all servants Of
Christ? The Presbyterian differs in
doctrine from the Methodist, the Con-
gregatonalist differs in church govern
ment from the EpscOpalian, but all
give the same answer to the question,
"What must do to be saved!" Every
evangelical denomination points the sim
ner to Christ as the one and only
source of salvation. Love, gospel love,
ought to make us all one. Oh. for Cos
pei forces united and welded together!
Oh, that the churches of all the Frotes-
tant denominations might enter into a
concerted and single purpOsed move
ment for Christ, as was done IN this
great gospel campaign on the Pacific
coast, which has won thousands Of
souls for the Master!
/ cannot close without an expression
Of gratitude to the evangelists who
have aided us. l honor all evangelists.
Do we realize how much these cvanSel-
lists give up for their work? All the
Joys of home life, all the sweet fellow
ship with their people that the regular
minister enjoys--these must all be sur
rendered by the evangelist who goes
from city to city to arouse and stimu-
late the churches. DR.. Walton told me
that for ten years the only home he
had was trunk. Let us honor
such men, who devote themselves to the
public service. The church Of Christ
benefits by their labors, and too often
1t forgets the hardships they undergo.
want you to pray for Gods evan
gelists. Pray for them when, tired and
fatigued. they go to their lonely rooms
In hotel. Pray for DR.. Il. A. Torrey
and Mr.. Alexander far. far away from
home. Pray for these friends, DR..
Chapman and his associates, who are
now going up and down the land, who
have lately been among US. May their
Joy be the peace that passeth all under
standing. May their happiness be gain
cd from the fact that they are winning
many, many souls for Christ. God bless
the gospel evangelists. that they may
teach us gladly to do the Fathers will
whether 1t be like Paul in faroff Mace
donia or in our home Tarsus, (which
is no mean city"
copyright. 1895. by Louis Klopschl