The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-01-13
How to Bring
In Outsiders
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HERE ID no question but
~ y what there are . great
many non-church going
people that ought 10 BE-
= - reached: they need the
beneflt that ID 70 b Do
rived from regular church attendance
and the churches need them. Now
have NO patent right method or
scheme that can guarantee TO work
In al cases. What hsve to say will
be from my experiences In small towns
and country districts.
To accomplish the best results II re-
quires the united and consecrated ef-
fort Of both church and pastor. Many
. pastor has found himself handi-
capped by the attitude Of the church.
To speak plainly there are some fam
lilies that have withdrawn from church
and there are others that the church
has withdrawn from them and In both
cases you have diniculties to over
come.
Now to overcome these dimculties
and many others the pastor must have
FIRST Of all good common sense. no
substitute will do. Second, Q passion
for souls, not simply seeking to swell
his congregation and increase the
church membership In order to make
. good showing. Jesus says: II will
make you fishers Of men" A third
and very important thing In getting
people to come to church 10 tact and
that you can't beg. borrow or buy.
neither can you keep II In stock. It
must be coined on the spot. In the
case Of the disciples II meant after
they had toiled al night and taken
nothing to cast their net on the other
side"
Emseaey Of Pastoral Visiting.
! believe lack Of pastoral visiting
10 responsible for . great deal Of the
indifference to the claims of the
church. My brethren. we should BE-
Just n xealous to succeed or even ex-
eel In our pastor visiting - We should
in the pulpit work. I make II point
to get over my parish just - quick -
can after I get moved. and ! nnd
many things in favor Of such . plan.
BY all means 30 to the people. that do
not 90 to church: 20. say. before
some one has been kind enough to tell
you all about them. Go before you
get to think like the rest that their
case Ii hopeless: 90 before they think
the church has sent you. 90 before you
have lot Of poor excuses for not call
ing before. 90 before you think there
10 going to be . wedding or funeral
soon in the home and you are afraid
they might 90 out Of town for . min
lister.
Perhaps they may say I guess you
have made mistake: 70 do not at-
tend church. This II your chance to
let them know that you are there to
treat everybody alike: that - min.
lister Of the gospel you are their min.
lister - well - those who belong to
the church. Many time little later
ON have I had these same people intro
duce me to their friends - their min
lister, their pastor and perhaps In .
few minutes with tears In theis eyes
would say. maybe ought not to
have introduced you - did: you may
think I was trying to represent my
self to BE- what ! am not" Ny mes-
sage IL. 20 quickly. 20 IN the Masters
name and your labor shall not b In
vain.
Why Gene MiNlsters Fall.
There are Q few ministers that ]
have known that viii never succeed
In getting outsiders TO come to church
unless they meet with . wonderful
change. will hint at . few things
where they stand In their own light:
too busy with their own thoughts to
recognise people Or speak when they
meet them: others sit and read the
Bible or religious papers all the time
when they ought TO b IN social con.
verse. Then there are others that are
altogether too free with their advice.
We have thought sometimes. Why
cant some ministers learn that doc
tors, lawyers. merchants. carpenters.
masons and farmers are all supposed
to know their own business better
than he docs. Talking too much about
what we are not sure Of may mako
people lose all confidence In 10 when
We give them good scriptufal advice.
Let me illustrate by telling Of lit.
tie incident that tried the other day.
A young minister Vas invited to speak
10 the boys on . training ship Jest be-
fore they sailed for . long cruise.
wishing to get Into the good graces
and win their attention. he spoke to
them nrSt Of sailor life and navigation
In general and finally came around TO
give them some good sound advice
from Q religious standpoint. and when
he was through one Of the lads spoke
up and said: Say. mister. u you
don't know any more about that re-
iigious business than you do about
navigation I don't care to take your
advice. 20. N. White. In Wesleyan