The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-07

Immediately after the address Of the
interval the digclp1es have been train-{
ed. You cannot read OF st. Peters
struggles and failures without a pro 2
found admiration for the man. Now
the cross OF Calvary is past, the sa-
vtour is risen, and these are the last
words spoken to St. Peter alone.
Whatever the work sof q the man
whatever the failure sof the church OF
Christ, the essential characteristic 81
the personal following of a personal
Christ. s; e III
Must Eynngclisc.
The church must eSangelizc. Moth
Ing In my visit to America and my at
tendance on your convention hero IN
Richmond has! struck me more than
the prominence OF the missionary work
The one essential thing IS TO follow
the Master as an evangelist, as tile
personal winner Of souls Follow Him
with that sympathy With him which
enabled Him to enter into the lives of
those with Wllontss He was speaking.
Sympathy With tho woman who has
fallen, with the publican and tax
gatherer in his temptation and desire
to help him out Sympathy with the
sick and needy, sympathy with ali
those who are struggling TO nobler
illSIlelf .lu!suls.
The acceptance OF Il degree OF faith.
and the attempt to raise it 10 higher
degree with the Syrophoentcan, wo-
man, in all her superstition; the wo-
man who came with an issue or blood.
shows superstition in believing that
merely to touch the hem of His gar
sment is to heal but the Master ac-
cepts this superstition as faith and
raise her to ii higher degree of be-
lief
There is the man who comes during
the TRANSPORTATION III thou canst, all
things are possible, and the reply,
"Ali things are possible to him thai be-
lieveth," and the mans response, "Lort!.
believe; help thou mine unbelier; y
show the method. The Master accepts
the faith He finds, and there He must
be IL model for our eSangeiistic work,
and on His methods we must cndeavor
TO raise up the fallen.
Another lesson from our Lords
| methods is His entire refusal to dis
criminate between Jew and Gentle or
race and race. The Roman centurion
was held ZIP as Il model of faith The
good Samaritan is used as u figure Of
Christ Himself. IL is plain and clear
that If we are to take the Master as
our model we dare not make favorites
or determinations; that Christ died
for all alike.
Pastoral Commission.
lii considering the pastoral commits
sion, call your attention to the show
ins from the Bible that before COM
missioning Ills ,npostles,Eor indeed un-
dertaking any other great attempt our
Lord spent night of prayer to God.
our success as shepherds depends on
our personal nearness and communion
with Christ.
Just as Christ accepted a grain OF
faith. our Lord has taught us that this
ishepherding should be gradual. On the
day before the crucitixion He said: Il
have many things to say TO sou, but
You cannot hear them now a greater
thing was tn come. the Holy Spirit was
promised, and for that they were to
wait. The ministry which is not a
progressive ministry will stagnate.
The slow building up, tho respect for
| human character, the earnest perse-
| Hcrance which shall so on to the end,
is the method taught.
may sum this up iii tho one word
1"environment.' The apostles Went ou,
1.-TWO by two. Tie apostles We're to keer
/ together and learn from each other
/ and from Him. He did not simply
teach n religion, but founded a societ,
| OF men and women to live together
land BY a living eplstie. an epistlc o,
life and blood show themselves 10 tht
iworld.
To help men aid women to help caci
\ other is the chief duty8sOf tile society
4 We are our brothers, keeper, and thl
more we study the personal example o
\ Christ tho more we shall understand
ILLS methods.
"lFollowa thou Me. nven though, ii Il
to die for Nc; follow IN thy pcrsont,
daily lifn. in sacrifice, even though j
be TO the DEATH
Must Ie lxcpt High.
sometimes llear on my side of TIL
| water IT said that the ministry shoul
be presented as moro attractive, tina
more yonns men would be induced I
enter. i only Want to say tls: Til
religion that appeals TO the ahcroisI
! and the sacrlficeSis the one appeal tina
| read of here Tho church. the dio
FOUNDING ANE
OF CHL