The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-10-21
The Revival
Must Begin In
the Pulpit

@ worker SluuIldIiy opiiA'u"A
- ~ equipped can do all
work equally well, or all work as well
az any other worker; but that tho
individuals best work Is dependent
upon his best spiritual equipment.
Hence, the logical and almost IN
variable practice in getting up to the
revival pitch, to begin with the
church. "A dead mother cannot bear
live children" A cold membership
will not, cannot do aggressive WORK
It lacks the disposition. 1t lacks the
tact. It chills and cannot attract.
This work in the church should begin
with the pastors. We should pray
God to search and try US. Nay. we
should search and try ourselves; In
then turn Gods searchlights upon us.
Let us be honest with God. All or
nothing. II not all, 1t is nothing.
Our bodies a living sacrif1ce. Oniy
this is a reasonable service In return
for the mercies Of God. Only thus
can we be transformed, and prove
what Is the good and acceptable n
perfect will Of God.
The dearest idol I have known.
Whate'er that idol be,
Help me to tear 1t from its throne.
And worship only thee!
The vessels Of the Lord must be
holy. o brethren! everything to the
altar.
The Faith That Moves.
How quickly the fire that burns
within US will warm our people! Inc
prayer meeting is no longer prosy
and formal. The pulpit is no longer
icily literary or recandite or hyper
critical. or fattering or soothing
The word IS living, and active, and
sharper than any ~two-edged sword
and piercing even to the dividing OF
soul and spirit, Of both joints and
marrow. AS Mr.. Chadwick, the over
turner and uplifter of Leeds, says
IAN evangelistic movement implies
an evangelistic faith. A theology
that is not missionary is Of no use in
q world like ours. The frozen alb
stractions Of metaphysics are as pow
erless to save as the dead creeds OF
tradition. The speculatiOns OF theo
logians must be tested by their pow
ers to heal and save. . . Anything
less than Deity is powerless to v
men from sin. If Jesus be not COZ
he may be a great philopher, a superb
idealist. an unrivaled guide to the new
order Of life, but he is useless as
Savior. Let the new theologies prove
themselves In missionary campa1gns
among the lost. Missions have no use
for a Christ that cannot save to the
uttermost all who come unto him
For the same reason we hold to the
complete and final authority OF thu
Scriptures. We cannot go to the per
fishing with the perhaps OF balanced
probabilities. We need the certaint!
of Thus saith the Lord" Hence
may come the agony, the blood!
sweat, the cross; but. as God Is God
there come also the resurrection. tn
ascension, the Pentecost. Absolute
fidelity to God on the part OF pastor
is the condition and guaranty OF sue
cess.
Leading Up to Victory.
Wise pastoral visiting, cottag'
prayer-meetings. special services wit
the Sunday-school teachers. tactfu
and unyielding work with the office
bearers; leading up to confession an
conservation, and leading out In pei
sonal work to reach and save definit
souls. Soon every member is a.
evangelist and every life an evangeI
and the long-waited but joyful cry !
heard, "Men and brethren. what mus
I do to be saved?" Then zeal kindle
zeal, love inspires love. endeavor IN
cites endeavor; and converts and be
levers, led by their q%uickened an
courageous pastors, pross on from viz
tory unto victory. o pastors! If 20
want a revival, be revived yourselves
O church! If you want power to wi
souls, first win your own soul TO