The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-26

called forth the organization of the church. Now for the second question:
 How can the church become a soul- winning church? I suggest three things 1 think may be helpful:
 T. We must realize that there is some thing to save men from, and that some thing is sin. I was impressed with the argument brought to bear on the minds of the voters in our prohibition campaign. It was this: Prohibition will save our men and boys to respectability.' We need to realize that every man who has not accepted Ghrist is in danger of being lost forever. For the wages of sin is death It matters not how respectable a man may be, if he is not follower of Christ he is lost If Christ is not his Savior from sin eternal death stares him in the face. Meen need to be told that they are lost and made to feel 1t, and then they will be in a position to feel the need of a Savior.
 70 We need to realize the power of our salvation. Christ is able to save to the uttermost all who come unto God by Hill W 6tG III 6uNn d OoAf 0tAOh oOAAS- thing to save men with and that some- thing is the blood of Jesus.
 Thank God 1t is remedy that needs no help. A remedy that works itself. The remedy is the application of Christ's blood to the sinful heart. By grace through faith he can and will be cleansed the moment he trusts Christ as his Savior from sin. It is a joyful thought to know that though men are steeped in sin and deserve death. He is faithful and jusS to forgive sin and to cleanse from all unrighteousness. A man bound about by sin touches the great father heart of God. The fatherly feeling of God was stirred as He looked down through the coming ages and saw the slnfulness of man. He was so moved that he gave His Son a ransom for them. This same com parison was felt by Christ and made the offering of self willing sacrifice for sin. As the Rather hath Sent Him. even so He hath sent us. We are the sent of Christ to a lost world pointing to the Lamb of God. which taketh away the sins of the world. Can we turn deaf ear to the cry of lost souls and to the de- sire of Christ that we should be fishers of men?
 "a The importance of the individual is not to be overlooked in the work of soul winning. How l desire to impress you with the yearning of Christ's heart as He says, As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you and the assurance. Greater things than these shall ye do because I go to My Father. We talk of desiring opportunity to lead men to know Christ. I believe with burning desire to lead some one to Jesus will cause the opening of the door of opportunity One morning in our recent campaign, Dr. Me Combs, who was the evangelist at Cal vary church, said, AS we were about to leave the meeting and go down town to the street meeting, asked God to help me lead some man to Christ in that meet ing The service was almost closed said the doctor. 'I looked across the dray in which the speakers were standing, and saw a man very much concerned I said, There is my man" I led him to Christ in that sertioe.' The brother saw the door of op- portunity, entered in and led the man away from his sinful life to the blood of Christ, which 'cleanseth us from all sin.'
 'As close I want to emphasize the in- portance of knowing that there Is some thing to save men from, something to save men with and the sending of you into the world by the Savior to do it may we as His believing children go forth with a holy zeal to lead those who are in dark ness into the light of His truth. l trust that from this service there shall go out those who are determined by Gods help to be soul-winners and thus make ef- fective the mission of the church."