Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-10-27

work or church service They despisc
the church of Sod. which they once
loved because some man or body Of
men has been unnppr"ciativc OF their
loyalty ana self sacrifice Now. my
friends. II is your duty aud my duty
10 90 after these delinquent church
members We must 20 after them.
We must harness them W 20 the gOs-
pei chariot again and ~ them 70 pull
| know IL Viii bc hard work 10 bring
them back know II IS an unpruiniS
Ing field for gospel sccl planting but
IL we 20 forth IN the right spirit with
the right gospel seed We can get n
harvest even IN this unprDnising soil
Remember the words of NY text,
"Cnst Thy bread upon the waters, Tot
thou shalt ind II after many days"
Not ~ Had as We Think.
But though this unpromislng Held
may appear utterly useless 70 some Of
III for gospel sccd planting II is not
as bad H. many think When the Chris
tian once tastes the joys Of gospel work
ana Of Christian fellowship hc s. never
happy without II There Is M Old
pruycrh that II the traveller once drinks
OF the iicr.au spring If old Italy he
viii always 20 back there and drink
again Tho Writer'S arc SO sweet and
pure TINT be- never ccases until his
diving day To- long 60 drink Of them
again - is II with Christian labor
When sunday school teacher has
once felt the JOY of leading little chill
drcn 10 Christ he can never stiic IN Ills
heart the desire TO again bring other
little children 10 Christ Almost every
little one he meets seems tu Ice lifting
III hcr hands and saying. Wont you
please show me the way TO Christi"
When IL" christian worker has once
teIt the thrli OF II gospel revival IN
which he has laborcd an worldly joys
are insipid tn comparison You may
think lint those hack-lding Christians
who never - 10 church now are happy
nj thcit card parties and In thcir Sab.
hath dissertations and IN their dance
halls. but they are not As III your old
ag" you ,pok back with longing eyes 10
the sweet memories ot youl childhood
hOur, 50 they are looking back with
longing eyes 10 the happy days when
they used Ia labor in Chrlst's vineyard
Because the old farm where you were
horn Is now neglected Is outhousos
tunhtd IN, It's fields covered with
weeds and It's fences down. that does
not prove that the soil IS not rich for
fha. ltF M. a
and the harvest and the scythc The
hearts Of these Christians have simply
been allowed 10 lic faliow. o man. 20
to them scatter there The gospel seed
You can surely bring thosc delinquent
souls back 20 church work If YOU xiii
only 20 after them Have you forgot
ten The words Of my text cast your
bread upon the waters. tor thou shalt
find It after many days
Rut lastly, think OF one Of the hard
est 81 an fields in which 10 sow the gos-
pei sc,h That Is the stony heart Of
the man who has stillcd the plcadines
Of his conscience By accepting re-
heion or creed which viii allow him
10 give ire" rein To hi- evil desires and
not feel that he - doing wrong Ana
these liberal religions or false crccds
nre everywhere There are 50 many
that az least one Of them will satisfy
almost ANY condition If sinful lifc ana
crafty every evil desire Some Of them
Will allow YOU 10 yield 10 al your de
sire~ ana urpcttcs some VIII let you
liye the most selfish OF lives There Is
no need u my going into details !
mean The creed which viii allow man
10 turn his back upon wife ana chill
dren and start social community
where hc can defy the domestic laws
and where the laws Of purity are So
liberal 50 utterly lax. that they will
allow men 70 do Utmost anything they
will Now. how are We 20 fight against
the sins ~ these men and women who
stihe the plcaainss Of conscience by
false creedsi Simply by gospel seed
planting know the stony hearts Of
these trnnscrcssors are unpromlslng for
rich harvest. hut remember Gods
seeds can bring forth their hundredfold
harvest even IN places where you may
think II gospel shcNf can never h.
gathered
But cannot close without asking
this ono pertinent question Is it not
fact. after all. my brother TINT the rea-
son you have not been a gospel sowcr
in the unpromsinG fields Of life Is he
cause you do not hold the good seed IN
your own hand What IS the good OF
field and sowcr If that sowcr has no
seed 10 scattcr1 Friend why art thy
hands empty Is il because thou hast
not yet been consented 10 the service
of Jesus Christi Wit thou become
one Of Gods sewers today ana equip
myself for the work Of his holy spirit
Wit thou die thy empty hands down
into the bin Of Gods promises and
bring them NJ full ana then plant thc
first in your own stony heart, and then
scatter them over tho fields Of The
nelghhors hcartsi May God help mo
as now take handful Of his ever
lasting promises May llft these prom.
lscs rs gospel seeds AMI 20 NJ and
down among my people nnd say:
Friend. This seed Is for thee This