The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1911-09-22

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eooal inesfsst u Woek q
b play. The teaehes 40
can ps4 himself u ~
T place a IL pspll hnd
work VIII hin tevSp6s
the higher attainmsots. b . teaehsr
Indeed. When ~ can Nv a0atn ~
arss sxperisncss Of publie praysr. q
The uttsrances % . NV vuc1D at
junblsd % our M Ne ave- ID
position TO help tbsss no
are coming into the WORT. W III
know how much more s9sctiveS :
personal Invitation b thao . ssneral
one. Personal Interest shown yin
often win where ell else lana. Pr.
soaai work 10 something Inst ws ean
Ill do. and Il 10 what 10 eoiug 70
reach the pssple. bring h u revival.
and build up the church. Yoang
people. here 10 our opportunity - 20
WORK for Christ. No one can rsneh
the hearts OF the people. or yin
them more effectively. than The
young. A ,astor cannot rsach ma
win oil In hls parish. but 10 ni6At,
with your help. win . gool many
more than be doesl You. even th0sgh
weak and timid. may b able to Win
some one that be could not reach.
The ministers work does rot leaosn
your responsibility. But there are
cou1itions for the success of . person
81 worker. We should b right with
God and should constantly implore
his guidance. He can use the hum
blest efforts TO win souls. II they are
made In bis name and for his nike.
Let ~ search our hearts and So II
there be any evil way in ~. Sin
breaks the connection with our. Nv.
ing and loving Saviour. and issves
~ powerless. Then q personal In.
terest cannot be shown unless felt.
We must have the Christ spirit With
In 10. and truly love those We wish
to help: and never forget that II 10
for Christ we are working. II We
could always remember that, We
would be less often discouraged and
disheartened. And let as NOT forget
that We are TO do our duty. and God
himself win see to the results. Let
10 not worry over the result Of our
effort | have even known q seem-
ingly utter failure to bring about
much good and the conversion Of
Must tsavs Confidence.
We can DO very little sRective Rss.
ssaae work ualsss psopls AavU -.
ndence n our religion. We should
therefore Be very careful to live lives
positive for God and the right.
Then. u We should lead people 10
Christ. We must study the Word Of
God. We must be able to tell the
lost soul what Gods message is:
why we are seeking TO rescue the
lost: and we should know suitable
texts 10 meet diGlculties with. And
them the spirit Of the divine mes-
sage. - Il comes IN Us In q careful
psrusal. will oil " 70 impart the mes
sage cf life 10 others. Personal work
In . revival means everything.
When the members Of . congresa-
tion get the burden Of souls upou
them. 10 that they will personally
urge and invite people to ACCEPT
Christ. then there ID every chance
for revival. God reaches people
through people. aid personal work
makes . revival sure. In my own
experience ! entered . revival q fsv
years ago In which my sister and I
were the only youhg people that
were Christians. In the nrst Of the
meeting We persuaded . cousin Of
ours to gtve himself to God. ana
then vs three formed . little band
for prayer. We prayed earnestly
for the sitvation Of other young
people In the place. We entreate6
them personally. outside the meat.
inss and In them. and soon added
three or four more to our band. We
met each evening an hour before
services for prayer. and urged each
one Of the band to pray fervently.
and to fesl giad and free to tell what
God was doing for him. BY 90 doIns
they we're helping and encour. sins
each other. and they we're soon ali
doing personal work and bringing
their friends TO Christ each evening";
and J can truly say noas Of u had
ever spent . happier Or more blessed
fortnight and Il 10 needless 10 ~
that We felt the revival vas succsss-
ful
Per They Shall Dc PlIlsS-
ist us look At the Grand dissatisssc-
tons Of life. the unattained ideals. The
dreams unfulhlled. the balIlcd honca.-
=, hns Al thss ,,s.~. . ~. -.