Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-03-04
A Pressing Appeal.

"A ASSSAAA&
To the churches of the Columbus Bap-
fist Association Greeting.
Dear Brethren and Sisters: 4
We, your Executive Commit
tee, who were appointed by your
last association, desire to bring
to your attention what seems to
us a very important and urgent
matter.
After earnest and prayerful
consideration it seems to us that
the churches of our association
are not discharging their duty
assigned them by Christ. our
great head in giving the Gospel
to the whole world. Therefore,
we. as your committee, appoint
ed by the messengers of the
churches. have this day met to-
gether to devise means and plans
how this last and great command
of our Savior may best be
brought to the attention of the
brotherhood in our bounds.
We think all the churches
! should be urged to give very
( much more, yea, many times
more than they have been CIV
ing for this work.
We urge also the Scriptural
command Let every one of YOU
lay by Him in store as God has
prospered Him that there be no
gatherings when I come"
Surely every one of Gods
children ought to feel the force
of Christ's command to give his
saving truth to all nations.
Great reports of many CONVEX
sions are coming from the for
eign fields. Schools. seminaries,
and dispensaries are being butt,
equipped and manned that we
may minister, as did Jesus, to
the souls, bodies and minds of
men. This solidifying and en-
larging of the work calls for
large increase in contributions.
The command of our Lord is per-
petual and imperious. Go We,
therefore and make Cesciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of the
Son. and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all
things, whatever | have COM
manded you and Lo / am with
you always even unto the end
of the world"
There are a thousand million
souls yet who have never heard
the blessed story of Jesus and
his Love. Let us remember
that God teaches us in his Book
that if we see the sword coming
and do not cry out and warn the
people they shall die by the
edge of the sword, but their
blood will God require at our
hands. Paul taught the same
awful truth when he said to the
EDhesian elders, Il am pur from
the blood of all men," He was
innocent because he had declared
to them the counsel of God.
Both of our Mission Boards
closed last year in debt. This
BURDEN, which has been carried
over, must be discharged, and
the regular expenses provided
for, and the work enlarged.
One man, who does not live in
the South, but in the North, has
offered approximately $50, 900 to
help enlarge the work next year
provided the F. Board closes the
year out of debt. This is a call
that ought to appeal to us. Is it
not the leading of the Lord chal-
longing us to greater activity in
His service.
We, your committee, know
that our Scriptual and therefore
divinely authorized church polity
is such that no authority except
the authority of Christ can be
brought to bear. Nor is it here
desired that any other authority
should be invoked. But in the
name of our common and adora-
BILE Lord. who died as the pro-
pitiation for the sins of all men.
we make our appeal to you that
great conviction may take hold
on US all, and cause us to real
ize that Christ Jesus was ire
mendously in earenest when he
commanded his people to preach
the Gospel to this prodipal
world.