The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-03-15

N-~ - 'iANb illhVS bliS EdTLHIN ff&1
the heavenly, and gave him a gllmps
OF the risen and glorifed Jesus 4
learned more theology in one momea
than in all the years he had spent h
the feet OF Gamaliel. That little rev4
lation Of Jesus wrought a revolutiop
Saul. That Is what revelations NJ
for. AS soon as he became acquajns
ed with Jesus he felt that every ou,
else ought to know him. That prce
less knowledge was a sacred tru:
and he was a debtor to every one Vii
new him not,
Something of the same kind occps
ut every true conversion. We REALM
that Il relation to this world ha1
changed almost as much as our resl
ton to God. This Is a lost world, All
while we are still in it, we are ii
onger of 1t. We belong to the hi
saving service, and it is our business
% help seek and save the lost. And
20 as we go through life we no Longer
}sk,. How much can we get out o
his world?' but rather, "liow much
an we put into it?" And With Jesus
'hrist to draw upon, every one Of u.s.
IS more to give to the word than
he world wide world has to give 70
US. I'm a child of the king, I'M
child of the king" The obligation y
serve our day and generation Isl
threefold one. 1t arises from til
commands Of the Lord Jesus. "
one can read the New Testansf
without noticing that he expects y
cry one of his followers to become
soul-winner. He taught the EtN
thirty years by example and tAe
years by precept. Then, at the eat 7
OF his earthly career he uttered ~
Go We into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every rt
That command remains \
force to this day.
From the nature OF the GosFa Y
self, 1t Ia good news" and h@rH
must be cerried to the indiyN2 "
individual. We hear muchM
reaching the masses, and IegerH
Ing society, but we must not fqs
that society Is composed of units v
Ia an individual matter, and so y n
The world will not be iutx
by nations or by townships. but M
cry one Of us shall give account
to God" Jesus taught "
crowds, but when he forgave neal
sins, he did 1t II by one.
One sinner thinks that he Is v
very bad, another is afraid that I
hold out, while others bay
ioctrinal difficulties of various sina3
And what is worse still, most Of ths'
are not quite ready to do their guy
when they see 1t without more oflta
persuasion.
The changed religious condltieh
it. Formerly it was custds
ary for people to attend chuffe
indeed, one was hardly counted \
spectacle unless he did. That da
has gone by. The world no lonsa
to the church for the Gospe
rhe majority of the people today Y
not attend church. One reason Y
his is the strenuous life which niaaI
cad. They work so hard throNe7
week that they consume sesa
lays strength In six days unN
When Sunday comes they are 80 e
lausted that they think they cana@
tttend church. In many chtfcns'
llso the Gospel is no longer preacna9
tut only a cheap substitute tor
The ministers preach over ~
lead," lis a common complaint anon
,oor people. Occasionally, thoass
lot usually, | think, a church y
old and formal that a stranger is "
likely to enter a second time.
Gould Jesus Enter the Averas
Church?
It is said that a poor man once v
lied for admission to a weals
hurch. The committee soon
hat he would add nothing to slff
Inancial strength or social stanolns
nd recommended that he wall
fhile. TO their surprise he 5000 Y
cared again. At a loss what 70 sG
ne Of them suggested that ne ~
Nth the Lord about the matter. "
nan meekly consented and wv
way. In a few weeks he appeais
efore the committee again. Nv
now at their wits end, put VI
ermined to contest every step Of Y
'ay, they inquired, Brother, Ola ~
alk with the Lord about this ns,
I did" "And what 90
HE told me not to gel 81
outraged, but to be as patient
He said he had been tryins
into this church himself
lnce it was organized. but ina.
ad not succeeded yet This ~
lay seen a little exaggerated, ".
to be feared that there are W.
w churches where such an in~
lew might occur.
For these and other reasons q ''.T
art Of every community pracuea
,nores the church. This beins
Use, there Ii only m alternaIf
lie church must carry the (iospe.
lie world. for the Gospel they ~. y.
ave. But who is to do 1t? Try 4,
en- and women. They knoV
sople. they meet them in the sns ns
nd stores, and on the street.
now their needs and disposition
mister cannot. This is the
IDEA. ITO every man
ork."