The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-14
LARGE CROWDS HEAR
 EYANGELISTS SPEAK
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new birth is the result; just the picture that God showed years ago to the old prophet as He sat and said to him. What seest thou?' And he said, I see an olive tree on the right, and 1 see an olive tree on the left, and l see a tube leading 1 from the tree on the right side leading into the golden bowl in the center. And I then q little lbft after you hear the old | prophet question the mighty God, and | say Not by my might and my power, but | by my spirit, saith the Lord God. It Is | the power and truth coming into the be- | lieving heart, being met there by the power of the spirit, and the life is trans formed, and he began to teach them many things
 "Oh, that you and l would learn the les son from the Master today, when He was just teaching them many things. Just get confidence in this blessed old world, and see how 1t is that you and 1 can be used as instruments for trans forming lives, and fulfilling the mission of the church. Yes, to hear, to apply the truth is one thing very different from simply knowing the truth.
 Do you not believe that the Southern Presbyterian church knows the truth? Why, certainly, I could not so far forget myself as to believe that anyone here thought. or could suspicion, that such an idea was in my brain. Why, my dear friends they know the truth, but are we applying the truth that we know? There is no more electricity than there was in the days of Noah; there is no more steam today than there was in the days of Noah. We better know how to use 1t now. We better know how to use the electricity for lighting and heating and power.
 Apply the Truth.
 Now, then, when we know the truth let us apply it; go out after the lost and fulfil the definite aim of the church. The infidel world at one time in one age of the world were idealists, and now the church Is getting to take up the doc Urine of ideallsm. Now, what is the doc Urine of Idealism as practiced by the church, that we must not use exagger- ated methods to bring men to Christ, but let men go and seek for it individually?
 q had a minister some time ago say to me: If l preach twice on Sunday and hold Wednesday evening prayer meeting my duty is done, whether men are saved or lost. Where did God say anything like that? He says to go out and compel them to come in. Now, we have the truth, we know 1t. and let us apply it.
 "The shepherds responsibility is to pre- sent the truth and constrain it's accept ance. Certainly it is, but we have to do that according to modern methods.
 "Oh, friends, times have changed, and the gospel ministers must change with them. l changed the truth not one whit 1t is the inspired word of God, every word of it. But l changed the method of pre- senting 1t, and when He came near and beheld them, He taught them many things
 ''Oh, that we could see that to be. our mission today.t l do not want you to take what I said about the gospel min istry as words of cant. Oh no, I be- 1ieVe that the minister Of the gospel Is the hardest worked man in the land minister's work never ends. There are more temptations to waste time and spend time on matters of secondary importance in the ministry than any other calling in the world. Now. let us do first things firstly. Teach them many things that Jesus has come and died to save. That is it.
 Several years ago there was great contest going on between two great trunk lines running into New York city and there was tremendous competition. and they brought their rates down and down. Finally one of those smart fnanciers sent off a couple of hundred men out west and said Co out west and just buy cattle and cattle, and cattle. and ship them over my competitors road Of course a railroad must take all the cat tie they can. and so he shipped them over his rivals road. Now, cattle can be shipped at a very low freight rate, while all other goods are shipped at higher rate-the other was running the trains on schedule time. and carrying high priced freight. and declaring A divi- dend. The other was making great rep utation for accidents. and in no way pleasing the public.
 Devil Wants Help.
 ''The devil does not want to do every thing himself; he wants you to help him, and he Is more anxious to engage the minister than anybody else. And he wants you to load up on matters of secondary importance so you can not ship the first class freight into heaven. He wants you to bury the dead and marry the marry