The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-07


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lin M sdufine b saliis ~ speelal
Injecting lhiSd itsin tclieyss III
statnral ana teihnttlie hletllp9I lisfe
'sbeciai sea sons q gTiciltIise eed iiine.
ana harvest. Speeilf seas11s ~ lhct ems
ID business and il politics ifhx MT also
an relfgion9 Aud there never 3EasS3A time,
when special meetings were needed more
than In the midst u the rush and hurry
Of our strenuous life. Tie tendency q OuT
time Is for Christianity TO be crowded out,
The process OF the salvation q a soul y
similar 10 that Of an Incubation Of IN egr.
II must be continuous and acclmulatire.
Need Of National Rctiral.
and again Il Is evident wc need q resi-
yaI. When We have seen ltlie fScIosers Of
dishonesty and graft We sec The heed Of 4
national revival. We see the need In the
church. with d mere sabbath Decorating.
card playing, dancing. wines. drinking.
worldly membership any church VIII be
come hindrancr and a Course 10, the pro,
gress Of the kingdom qf our Lord.
1--WE need d revival In the home and the
Individual life. The family altar has bec1
banished from the average professedly
Christian home. Tie Bible. y neglected
book. Personal effort for tile soul winning
Is seldom seen. The. World has crept In
and chokcd out the spiritual life and power
Of a great, multitude Of nomlnally godly
people. Is'lt not true friend, In your own
heart you nePd "A revival?
NJ !, Promoting the TorE.
1..What can We DO to promote this great
work? First, We can law aside criticism.
cannot conduct these meetings in man;
ner to please everybody. ! AIN not going
To attempt It. While ! would rather have
the good rather than the III VII Of every
one yet am not here primarily to please,
YOU, but to please the Lord Jesus, my
Master, Even II things are not conducted
according to your taste, for ChrlSt's sake
follow any metLod that promises success.
II sou called a surgeon ,tQ perform an
operation you would naturally follow his
suggestions. Evangelism is just as much
Of a science, as surgery. Give much time
to prayer. No great revival was ever
merely worked Up. 1t was prayed down.
SlOFRONtTttSL Iut utSS.r GVu W "VNN' 'TSAt'sS.
people think evangelism Is matter OF
accident. Like vaccination, they say, some.
times it works and sometimes i doesn't.
Nothing could be farther from the truth,
Spiritual laws arc just ms certain. as nat.
wral laws. II the right forces are put into
Operat ton and the right conditions met the
results IRE as sure as electricity or grayi
tatlon. You will get out Of these meetings
Just In proportion as you put into them
and finally lny aside everything TINT COM
aIcts with this movement for. soul winning
A crisis has come to this city. You can
not make the cause Of Christ to flourish u
you give 1t o subordinate place. We have
come to labor with you to make bad men
good aud good men better. Let US plan
for great things and expect u gtorions
victory"
After this logical and earnest state.
ment of his case, DR.. Lyon made a
brief prayer. The well-hked hymn,
Revive Us Again. followed by a ben ,
edlction, pronounced by Dr. Lyon,
closed the order of morning worship.
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