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FOR STREET PREACHING
Bishop Paret Plans Revival Cam
paign

An important announcement 70 the
effect that a campaign Of street prech-
ing will begin shortly ln Baltimore
under the auspices ~ The Protestant
Episc0raI Church. Is made ~ Bishop
Paret. III the Maryland Cburcbman
for The current month Tie Bishop
states that after deep thought % fbe
subject. this method has been adopted
a. superior 10 other plans FOR preach
ing those who have no church ard
no kno~ n0 gospel. The annouuce-
rcnt follows:
~ have several times. IL addresses
ia Tire Diocesan Convention mil IN
other ways told 81 ny lodgings. and
what I called my dreams for CAM
olfxn ~ core positive nnissiDu work
among those IN Dailim0Te - bo sknow
no church. add lsear 10 gospel. Aid
some have a5ke8 Why, with 80 much
talking. some work MS nct really
begnnz For answer. II was found that
a. Ee peFmaneBtly successful the work
needed thorough study and very care
fui preparation and plans. - must
be comparatively easy 70 provide isr
mere street preaching, but moi 80 easy
- mako such preaching lead ~ real
results and fruit.
ItiEht dave EEEN HnAt WNlE h&tlAA
uudeucrsiuatfonaf movements for
street preaching, which stirred ~
some temporary interest. But what
ever may be- said Oh behalf 81 unde-
n0minational activities, they tack
the important element Of deGnitesess.
There could be no attempt At imme-
diately using the interest il any
were aroused in some Of the hearers,
/ by leading them 1t once into the i'm
mediate influence OF the church. The
/ hearers would be only hearers going
away and straigbtway forgetting.
What we want is not only to get men
/ and women TO listen, but to lead and
/ help them 10 do something.
Il would not in any way oppose or
| discourage or interfere with what has
been called the undenominationaI
| work Of street preaching. But 1 think
there may be something better. The
| Bishop has been studying the problem
| very closely, taking Counsel with our
| general missionary and others. Two
methods were suggested: First, the
use Of q wagon, with melOdeoB and
singing and speakers, 10 90 from place
10 place and gather hearers wherever
they could be found. But besides
other difficulties, we find that to be
the method already adopted in the
| uuden0minational efforts before men
li0ned, and our similar action would
i be-, or seem to be, an Interference.
i That. therefore. seems not advisable.
- 4 second method was the cstab-
lisbment in some part Of the city,
| where nOf-cburcb gOers abound, Of a
| mission house Of mission hall, with
| its readfng rooms, coffee room and
other proper attractions. But very
careful study has shown that, for the
present at least, this could not we'll
/ be dcue.
And as third method, believed to
be entirely practicable, the Bishop
has requested the general missionary
/ TO act in corporation with the minis
ter in charge Of some church or mis-
sion. y here tins souls who need rs
abound. and begin a campaign Of
| street preaching. as a 'ParOcbia@ Mis-
sion Work ia the immediate neigh
/ bOrhO0d Of that church, with the def
mite purpose 81 leading those whom
they may interest 10 end fuller bless
| ing and instruction and spiritual help
ia association with that particular
church. That was the method our
/ Lord prescribed for his FIRST apostles I;
not simply preaching, but preaching
/ followed up 70 results. Preach, bap-
tia them and teach them To observe
ali things whatsoever ! have COM
manded you.
THE Bishop asks from clergy and
people their sympathy IN this effort,
| their patience. II IL docs not imme-
dialefy do ali that We hope. and their
personal help If the general mission
airy asks for Il.