Semi-weekly herald., 1911-11-23
MASCULINE FORCE.

The mighty Niagara Of masculine
force in the churches of America is
being utilized as never before in the
men and religion forward movement.
Fred B. Smith, the greatest expert
lay preacher in the world, is the
genious of the movement. Under his
splendid generalship the campaign TO
save men and boys is on and it is
moving across the continent in four
parallel lines touching every great city
of our country The cities are to be-
come active centers from which the in
fluence of the revival will radiate to
the remotest hamlet.
In the United States there are
three million more women in the
churches than men. On the other
hand there are more men in the pris
ons than women. The conclusion
reached is that if the boys and men
in greater numbers can be saved to
the churches they will be saved from
the prisons and will therefore be
from corruption, sin and vice unto
purity and service, becoming great
and mighty preserving force in the
body polite Of the state and nation.
In this age of lust for power men
resort to means of graft and political
dishonesty in order to gain and real
ize their desires and ambitions. Obed-
fence to the laws of the omnipotent
Creator has no place in their plans
and schemes. Responsibility to God,
which Daniel Webster designated as
the greatest thought he ever had, has
no consideration in the minds of men
who would ruin homes, desecrate vir-
gin purity and build up vast fortunes
out Of the wreckage of human lives.
This crusade by men for men will
come to its greatest efficiency and
usefulness when the men who are al
ready in the churches are reused up
and Jared out of their Indifference
and become inspired with holy zeal
to make the work of the kingdom
more masculine in its operations.
'Tis true more religion is needed in
business; but it is equally true that
more business is needed in religion.
To have part in the work, as mem
ber Of the spiritual kingdom of Jesus,
which aims at world conquest is no
child's play, but mans job. World
evangelization calls for the best blood
and bone and sinew to be found in
the membership of the churches.
The work of religion in many re-
spects not only calls for the mascu-
line equipment but it is urgent. The
unconverted men of this generation,
many of them the best friends of some !
of the best Christians, must be saved
by the men of today or be lost ire
trievably: hence the meetings in the
aters and halls and shops where the
masses and classes may all be reach
ed.
The NEST effective work, however,
will be done by the face TO face, heart
to heart method. The noon day lunch
con where men gather for refresh
ment furnishes the very best oppor-
tunity for the Christian business man
to make an appeal to another bust
ness man to follow the higher ideals
of righteousness.
No less a person than our recent
Harrison climbed the
stairway one night to help set right
a young student who had been bat
ting with doubts and intellectual diff
ficulties. The heart to heart method
was the plan of Jesus. He sought
all classes. He called the fisherman,
the poor man, the rich man and the
politician. All classes sought Him.
The leprous man cast away, found
a sympathetic helper in the young
healer from Nazareth.
Nicodemus, himself great light
N Israel, came To Jesus that he might !
earn from this young man who was
as an authoritative, pre-
eminent teacher.
The method of personal tuoch, used {
" Jesus to win his first disciples, {
5 to be one of the most effective
Methods to be used in the work of
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,vading our free for all country at !
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g the last ten years. Some women 9
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