Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-01-03
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MIND IN WORK
Christians Give Too Lit.
tie Heed to the
Future.
Evangelist Baskerville Gets Down to
First Principles in His Revival
sermons-Large Attendance.

one ri the most interesting meetings
in the revival services at the First N.
+, church took place last night. A
magnificent congregation was present.
Rev. baskerville took for his subject.
our Reasonable Service" and preach
ed a most earnest and pointed sermon
which all must have felt who listened
to him so attentiveiy.
The burden of his sermon was that
the church can never hope TO have any
reasonable standing with the world nor
any real influence in lifting ii up. nor
can il escape being condemned by the
unsaved and held up TO ridicule with
out showing as much interest in mat
ters Of eternal import and future des-
tiny az the man Of affairs indicates in
his transient business or as the mem
Der Of the church shows to the world
relative Of his financial affairs.
30. how we do apply our brain power
and how earnest we become in the fit
full affairs of a day. and how utterly
dull and inactive we are in matters Of
the eternal day. A first rate business
man, a first rate man in politics. a
first rate teacher and a twentieth rate
christian in one and the same man is
enough to make the angels weep. A
first rate cook. first rate society en-
tertainer and then a tenth rate woman
for Christ. o, how the world does
Judge.
What the World Expects.
You cannot do anything for the
world unless your activity measures
up to your profession. The world does
not care how you feel. but it does ex-
pect that you do something. You pro-
fess to believe that the world is lost:
that an eternal heaven of bliss awaits
the faithful and an eternal hell OF loss
awaits those who repent not of their
sin. and yet half the church acts as
though it did not believe single word
OF it. How many are just willing to
be ordinary christians and these ordi-
nary christians are absolutely worth
less for the real upbuilding of the king
dom OF God. They do absolutely moth
ing except that they stand in the way
Of sinners and are stumbling blocks
over which so many stumble into perdi-
ton.
Professor Drummond tells OF
young man who sought to win COM
panion in college upon whom the drink
habit had fastened itself. He took the
young man into his room. shielded him
from temptation. held him near him
for months and held him up in his own
arms Of faith until he overcame and
free from the ruin and the shame Of
strong drink. All believed in that
mans religion.
Converted His Brother.
II had a brother. who a few years
ago was mayor Of WATERFOWL Dakota.
He had given his life to God in early
youth but because Of becoming en-
shaved to the ftful fever of modern
commercial life he had slipped away
from God and his life was leaking out
and meaning nothing for God. the flu
ture. or for man. held a meeting in
that place. Ny brother entertained me.
l tried every way to get him out to the
meetings and to surrender his life and
the possibilities of his influence for
God. but he refused.
"A noble manager Of a large imple-
ment house became interested in the
meetings. He was impressed one night
and going home had vision in which
ne saw myself at the foot of the bed
in the hotel room pleading earnestly
with God for my brother. The vision
had such an influence upon the man
that the very next day he left his bust
ness hunted up my brother and said
to him:
"'Now. Mr.. baskerville. look at me
and tell me from what you know of me
whether you think l am either vision
airy or crazy? have had the reputa :
| ton with you and others Of being one
| of the coolest headed business men in
/ this community. but last night there
came to me a vision in which I saw
your brother. the evangelist pleadine
with God for your future welfare, and
| tell you 1t has had such an influence
upon me that l could not rest until
came and had a talk with you about
IT,
1.-The result was that the very next
day that brother surrendered his life
to Christ and was happy"
| There Is every indication that these
meetings will be the very best that
Lewiston has ever had. They are al
ready having a marked influence upon
the church and with those who have
never taken any interest in church SER
vices heretofore.
Opposes Prosslyting.
| The evangelist Is a great enemy to
prosecuting. He holds that the curse
OF the kingdom Is one church proselyt-
ing from another instead Of building
up itself from among those who are not
! vet converted or have not yet accepted
Christ. PROSECUTING kills the spirit of
union and does not build up the real
kingdom Of Christ at all.
In one town where ne held meetings
a doctor got under conviction and his
wife knowing that II he were converted
he would unite with the Methodist
church. declared that she had rather
to unite with church to which she
did not belong.