Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-04-05
MISSIONARY AND
EDUCATIONAL RALLY
Closed at First Baptist Church Sun
day With a Great Sermon and
Great Address.

ing Baptists OF Texas and viii with
out question result in great and last
ing good to the great work OF mis-
sions and christian education In Tex.
as.
At the morning service, Dr. Gamb-
rell did not talk on Ten Years In
Texas" as had been announced as his
subject. but chose instead. The Mod
el Church" and selected the church
at Phillip as a model worthy of emu
lation.
The text was the 9th verse Of the
first chapter OF Philippians: only
let your conversation be as 1t be-
come,h the gospel; that whether /
come and see you or else be absent
/ may hear of your affairs, that ye
stand fast in one spirit, with one
mind striving together for the faith
OF the gospel
In the establishment and mainten-
ance OF a church the kind that viii
live ana carry out the great commits
sion OF the Lord and meet his approx
al. Dr. Gambrell laid down four great
cardinal principles to be observed:
Flrst-BegIn right. Have safe
and sure foundation.
Second.-Live according to the gos'
pei. Let there be no deviation to the
right nor the left. but cling always to
the one great central truth.
Thlrd.-Stand fast. Yield to moth
ing, but remain true to the faith.
Fourth.-Be of one spirit, let there
be no division. for division means
death to the church.
Around these four cardinal princi'
pies he wove a great sermon and
closed with the thought that the life
OF church as well as that of a
christian, must be a strenuous life
There must be no halting, no standing
stlll. For growth and development
for carrying out the great commission
there must be a constant, never ceas'
ing striving together for the faith
OF the gospel"
At the night service, Dr. J. NJ. Car
roll OF SaL Marcos. delivered a great
address on Christian Education and
Denominatlonal Schools"
As base for his remarks he read
the last two verses Of the last chapter
OF Matthew, go ye therefore, and
teach all nations. baptizlng them in
the name Of the Father, and Of the
Son. and Of the Holy Ghost; Teaching
them TO observe all things whatso-
ever / have commanded you; and To-
am with you always even unto The
end OF the world"
The speaker declared the great
commission as given had TWO parts
aud both parts must be- carried out
90 accomplish the evangelism Of the
worli There had been marvellous de-
velopmeut 10 evangelism and miss
slons In the past twenty years. bui
this first part OF the commission
should not Dee stressed 10 the eNclu
sion OF the second half Of the com
mission
Soul winning was a theme that stir
red every heart, but life winning was
equally as important. There wer,
many soul winners. but not enough
life winners. There was some eXcus,
for this. because every evangelist an'
pastor are measured by the number
OF souls they save.
Some of the greatest pastors ar
not great soul winners. but are lif'
winners In that they teach young met
and young women TO become stronI
christians.
There is no one force SO powerful
in winning men and women for Co
AS our schools. A goodschool cal
do more than a church, and our eN
anrelism has been narrowed by COZ
Hninc Il alone to soul winning Tn
preacher who wins life multiple
himself in that the lives he wins b'
gin al once to talk TO others.
The speaker declared that 100 year
ago there was not a Baptist schoc
on earth. and up to that time the Bar
lists had not figured much in IN
worlds progress. But when the col
siiution OF Rhode Island vas vii
ten. IL was written by Bapttsts an
carried a clause of religious treedoi
and soon after Brown university va
founded. Thirteen men came toget
er in the founding Of this great scho'
and contributed one dollar each, an
this should be a lesson 10 Bryan an
, all other places trying 10 four
schools. not to despise the day
q small things.
]; He told OF the great celebration
Yale recently when Taft was elect'
:. president but declared more COVER
: ors had come from Brown than al
other college in the Union.
He said the Baptists were the fr