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

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eiirIstlSn IL during sefle ee peesl
niertings 1hlra egaassl lsfn soilow the
natural and scientihe method vi hsfei
special ID sous n gtlellt9fe tlls line
and harvest special seasons III ,laell ion 4
IA business and In politics. ysihx not also
in religiSp3 And there never 8as a lime
when special ceilings we're needed more
than 81 The midst Of the rush and hurry
sf our strenuous life. The tendency u our
time Is for Christianity 70 be crowded out.
The process Of The salvation Of a soul y
similar to that Of an Incubation Of IN egS.
II must Be continuous and accumulatire.
Need Of Hdtloaal Rertral. y
And again Il Is evident VIC need revl.,
raj Whoa. We have seen the diSclosers q
dishonesty and graft we sec sthe Need Of A
national revival. We sCe the need IN the
church, With n mere Sabbath desecratlhS.
lard playing, dancing. wine. dripklne.t
worldly membership any church viii be
come a hlpdrancc and u,curse TO, the pro.
gress Of the, kingdom q our Lord.
I'VE need revival 10 the home and the
individual life. The faulty altar has 6eGa'
bapished from the average I profFessedly
Christian home. Tie Bible Is Q, neglected
book. PERSONAL effort for tie soul winnlnE
Is seldom seen. The. world has crept In
and chOEed out the spiritual life and powet,
Of a great multitude o. n0mtpally godIy
people. ls'it not true friend, In your own
heart sou need "a reviralt =.
IA ProROtia0 the Work.
..N'hat can we. DO to promote this great
worR4 First, We can law aside criticism:
cannot conduct these meetings in q man
ner to please everybody. / am not going
to attempt Il. While ] would rather have
the good rather than the III will 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 ChrIst's SAX"
follow any method that promises success,
II sou called a surgeon to. perform AN.
operation you would naturally follow hS
suggestions Evangelism Is just as much
OF q science. as surgery. Give much time
to prayer No great revival was cyer
merely KVEheu up II Nab' pIdSEu uSNh
Moreover. let me urge YOU to work. Some
people think evangelism Is n matter Of
accident. Like vaccination they say, some.
times Il works and sometimes It doesn't.
Nothing could be farther from the truth;
Spiritual laws are just M, certain as nat:
uraf laws II the right forces are put into
operation aud the right conditions met the
results arr as sure as electricity or grayi.
tation. You will get out VI these meetings
just In proportion as you put into them.
And finally lay aside everything tint COM
nlcts with this movement for, soul winning.
A crisis has come TO this city. Hou can
not make the cause Of Christ to flourish u
you give II o subordinate place. We have
come to labor with you to make bad men
good and good men better. Let us plan
for great things and expect glorious
After this logical and earnest state
ment Of his case. DR.. Lyon made a
brief prayer. The wcll.Mked hymn,
Revive Us Again.. followed by a ben,
edlction, pronounced by DR.. Lyon,
closed the order of morning worship.
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