Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-07-18
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ed in the pulpit men OF One Book. Wanted in the
Sunday School men and women of One Book. Want
ed more testimony in the class meeting, the meet
ing for prayer the experience meeting from men
and women who hold the Word of God and every
word OF the One Book OF infinite moment, who hold
to the utterances OF the One Book the uterances
OF the Eternal God.
Error is misleading from every standpoint, but
the teaching of error from the pulpit is criminal i'll
the extreme To this end the faithful honest lis
tener ought to test every utterance by the book.
Mere cursory reading, the issue Of VOWS and prom.
ses will not equip you to sit in Judgment, upon
what you may hear Compare Scripture with
Scripture not to conrover the word OF the faithful
pastor, not to put you in position to crticise or
pick his arguments to pieces, but to strengthen you
in the aith If the Scripture is found to be the bas
is OF the teaching, to put your your guard it is
merely Of man without authority in the Sacred
writings.
Are you interested in the County School work9
Pray for the workers, get into sympathy with them
by getting in touch with the work No better chan
mel OF indirect impersonal co operation is so ex,
haustless as that which prayer furnishes; at your
family altar in your private devOtions, in the pub
lie meetings for prayer, bear the workers upon the
arms of your faith to prayer hearing and pray
er answering God, the channel thus opened UP to
God will issue in direct blessing upon your own
heart.
Prayer, secret prayer, furnishes channel OF help
full blessing to the one habitually engaging in this
Bible taught Christian exercise but it's streams OF
descending JOY flow down from our Fathers hand
upon heads and hearts all about you started by
your prayers and flowing for jesus sake in an end"
less stream for good causing other hearts to rejoice
in Him who has linked you with Himself in the
glory, and in grace made you this channel OF veal
as you bow in alteration before Him. not to absorb,
but to scatter by His grace, His love gfts kept in
store for which His loved and saved ones hold the
keys.
Sunday School worker keep in touch with your
pastor, become with him source Of blessing to the
children in your county. A chord may be touched
with both the Pastor and his good vile which will
vibrate in rhythmic tenderness and bring both in
tender sympathy with You in your work, il you
can, out of your bounty, remember them occasion
ally, MOI Of necessity in public OstentatiOus way
with the crowd, but when you call to consult about
the Lords work, and the best methods for reachiug
the best results take some edible or helpful gift
with you. Sometimes the salary is slow in coming,
or pressure from other directions bear hard, the
larder is depleted the spread at the daily meal may
be thin and uninvitng, at such time from your or
chard or field, or cellar or pantry, or closet or
store room gather together some (nOt ali) Of the
best that you have and sharing with them bring an
extra sweet smile to the tace Of the good PASTORS
wife and cause the heart Of your pastor to thrOb
with greater joy. This will help you to exempliiy
Romans, 1918, distributing to the necessity Of
the Saints"