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in the world. but
human nature Is precisely the same to
day as It was 1000 years ago. II Is
thoroughly selfish and sinful. and
nothing but the grace OF God can
make It otherwise. John ais. 10:
Cor. 2:i4. Eph. 4;tSD
No matter how amiable and hon
orable and public-splrited a man may
be. without Chris; he is lost and needs
10 be saved He that hath the Son
hath life. and he that hath not the Son
Of God hath not life that Is. ne is
spiritually dead.
II Remember that the Lord Jesus
will save some souls through you II
YOU will cooperate with him You
have some gifts and more or less in
fuence II you viii consecrate your
gifts and influence 20 the service ci
Christ. he will certainly use them 20
win some O, your friends 20 himself
While Jesus was IN the world he was
the light OF the world. but now that he
has gone. We are the Hight Of the
world and your mission Is 70 SO
shine as 20 guide others out cs dark
ness into the marvellous light Of God.
III Remember that Jesus will fur
nish all the equipment you need Do
you lack wisdom, 4 Will give ycu
mouth and wisdom which all your ad-
versariss shall no; be able 20 gairsay
Or resist" Do you lack couraEe3 ne
strong and o, = good courage: be not
afraid neither be thou dismayed: for
the Lord thy God Is with thee with
erSoever thou Eoest~ Josh i.el Do
you lack rover, An power is given
unto ne IN heaven and earth Matt
: Isl To you lack faith- The
life which now live IN the flesh. I
live By the faith % the Son Of God
vAo loved ne and gave himself for
me jeremiah said. All. Lord God,
behold. cannot sreak. for am a
child But the Lord said unto him.
-Say rot. I an a child. for thou shal;
IN 70 al that 7 shall send thee. and
ve2ts0~ver I command thee thou
shalt srsak- Rene uiher that all your
tnsrrerience and inability amount 20
nothing IN TIE face % the Masters
express command. Follow ne. and ,
ali Haake voa sshers % men
Three Trsnss to Dc
/ s., TIE winning of souls before
go - area-e ain in life
n almlrss ufe IS generally a use
lsss Hfs TIE People who succeed are
usually these Who SCI a definite object
before hen srd sav. This one thing
! Vii Do. whatever the ecst nav he. 60
The 1e- who accumulate fortunes.
Who secure political appointments. as
Il rule. are people vho have been
bending all their energies in one direc-
tiou for many years Why should no;
Christians 50; the winning % souls
before then - 4 definite purpose In
he- And Who Is there Who could not
sreeeei Il he woald put the same
amount Of thought and interes, into
f that - Goes into his business. No
ore expects TO succeed in business
without tol and patience and sacri.
fee
IT. Cultivate 4 passion for souls.
David Brainerd. whose biography
oazht "a be read often By every Chris
tan worker. used to say: I care not
vhere ! 20. nor what hardships I en-
dure- II can ouly see souls saved
Al ! think Of by day and dream OF
BY night is the conversion of men. $
Often he would 20 out into the for.
F est in mid-winter and kueel down In
the snow and wrestle in PRAYER until
his clothing was vet with rerspiration,
Many time he spent the whole nigh,
IN prayer for the poor Indians among
whom he labored. and in almost every
such instance. one viii find in his
diary two or three davs after some
such entry as this; To-day as
preached TIE word. the power Of God
f came down upon those stolid. immov
able Indians. ard melted and broke
their hearts. and swept them into the
kingdom by shores
II any one says: 7 have not the
passion for souls. am cold and IN
emotional. let ne say for your com
fort that Il is not question Of whai
+ you are b. nature but of what yoJ
{ may become By grace The Lord Iesu.
vas tender and sympathetic. was h
not Wei. Il IS the mission Of th4
/ Holy Spirit TO reproduce in you III.
life Of the Lord IesUs in all its full
ress- not only his principles. but III.
vsritahle feelings Of Jesus. his tender
eoupassion. ard bcundIess love. ana
heaven-moying faith All this is YOU
hirthrfght-
III Begin and continue all youl
work with prayer Pray for all men
I II Tin 2;i-il Z exhort. therefore
that prayers. intercessiOns. and gfvir,
Of thanks be made for all men On.
advantage for praying daily for eael
man. woman snd child on the face O
the earth is. that you never meet ,
person whom yoa have not prayes for
and many times.
II is a good plan 10 make a rs, a
half dozen OF more persons In whom
you are especially interested. an,
make them an object Of daily inter
eession. 5t the same time looking 70
their conversion 4 Sunday schC-r
teacher who began praying for ht
class had the pleasure OF seeing ele.s
an young men converted in 4 few
weeks.