The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1912-03-01

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Az Of our Lord was bis inter
| est In others. He was
~ deeply moved by the condi-
ton Of the multitude. Their
! need was the magnet which drew him
Their spiritual restitution meant more
to him than anything else. His inter.
est was In those possessing no out
ward attraction. Many were men OF
the basest sort. This profoundly i'm
pressed the multitude. who always
heard him gladly.
In studying his conduct with the
people we are impressed with his
method Of individualizing. All classes
sought him. We ind him spending
a night with the learned Nicodemus;
then an interview with the lawyers;
again, the rich young man has bis at-
tention. He did not neglect those who
were deemed socially and religiously
unit for his association. The blind.
the lame. the physical and moral lep-
ers, the downtrodden Of every kind.
moved him. and he sought to bring
them, without regard to their social
standing. into discipleship. His inter.
baser sort.
The mission OF the church. ~ Je-
sus gives II. 10 to be the same % bis
own. He says: AS the Father hath
sent me, even SO send ] you" What
was his mission? Luke 10: 10 gives II.
For the Son Of Man Ii come to seek
and to save that which was lost"
So the mission Of the church 10 to
seek and save the lost. Our mission
Is winning others. This brings -
to the great question. How can II b
done? To win others We must Arst
know the truth by being ensrgised
by him who 10 the truth. We must
have experienced . personal touch
with the Lord before We can hope 70
pass II on to others. The water q
life must be springins up in our n
ner being before II can nov out
from US as refreshing stream
bringing blessings to others. The
disciples had to receive the bread
from their Lord before they could
give II to the multitude.
Abide In Jesus.
Again. personal contact with j.
sus 10 essential In winning others.
We all know OF men who have been
greatly blessed In soul-winning. but
have lost their power. The cause
lies largely In the fact that they have
not been abiding In him a. formerly.
They have been content to give out
that which they have received by
contact and fellowship Of other
days. To them II has lost its warmth.
and SO their words fall without
power. n We are to be successful
In winning others. We must 90 to
them with q message permested
with the compassion Of abiding Eel.
lowship with Christ. II Is the mes
sage which grows from such fellow.
ship that the Holy Spirit will use In
the winning OF others. Some Of 10
know by experience that the message
which was born In moments OF such
fellowship resulted In great blessing
to ourselves and others. But how
often have we repeated this message
that once stirred the people with no
results In the winning Of others,
Factors Are Wisdom and Tact.
Then wisdom and tact are greatly
blessed In soul winning: ITO save
an immortal soul from sin and
wrath. TO hope and holiness, 10 hon
orable and dificult work. II 10
work for wise men. and We lack wis.
dom" On this point there 10 .
special promise from God: those who
need wisdom and desire to use Il In
this work will get Il for the asking
The wisdom needed 10 very different
from the wisdom Of men. Il 10 very
closely allied with the simplicity Of .
little child. Much Of II lies In plain.
ness and promptness.
Again. We must remember that
consistency 10 essential and indis.
pensable In soul.winning To say
well and 90 III brings upon w critL
cism OF an eloquent tongue and
lying NE" The most potent innu.
encs which . ODDLY wife can use 10
winning her unEodiy husband to
Christ 10. - the Holy Spirit says:
"A chaste manner Of life coupled
with fear" Il Peter 81. .. mar.
GIN This 10 In accordance with the
principle that Il II not what We say
We are. but what We are. that tells.
There 10 no speech 20 powerful q
actions seasoned and governed BY
grace. Bishop Reynolds says: The
star which led the wise men 10
Christ. and the pillar Of IRE which