The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05
PERSONAL WORK
FOR THE CHURCH
Rev c. [. Adams Emphasizes I'm
Oortance Of Such Service

Tcvt-John l.42---"And h" brought
him 10 Jesus
eff was Andrew bringing Peter Ia
rosus one man bringing his brother,
,no man who never became very con-
snicpous in the college Of the apostles
bringing to Jesus another man who
nccomc one of the chief founders of
the church
This bringing of men 10 Christ is
the great work of the church, the
uo,l. for which the church was es-
,,lhiehed" declared Rev. G. l.. Ad-
ans Of the Calumet NJ. l.. church in
mis- sermon last evening.
aDid the Master realize how great
.bo task was when he gave the com
mission 10 carry the message of sal I.
,ot,on IA all men? Did He know how
oroat would he the cost in money, i'm
sacrlGce in suffering. in human lives
before the work would he completed
40 did and assured us that every
thiua needful in spiritual power and
,,ronoral means would he forthcom-
M. assured us also of His personal
nreeence and help; 10. ! am with you
always even unto the end OF the world.
The divine method for this task is
seen i'm the text; one man saved hunt
ms up another man and bringing him
Ia Jesus
This is the method 90 love. Love for
his brother intensified by the love of
Christ sent Andrew after Peter, Philip
after Nathaniel, Aaninias To minister
~ SAM of Tarsus, Philip To preach Je-
sus To the Ethiopian /; is this same
love that inspires the army Of sun
day school workers To give time and
strength aud Ia abandon personal
pleasure that they may win the chill
dren ana young people to Christ. Ii is
this which makes ministers and mis-
,onarles turn away from more lucra o.
i've employ menr that they may help
their feloWmen 10 find the Savior oil
nose who are lost.
Il owe is otill the greatest thing in
dom Andrew did not write q note to
Peter telling him of wha: he had found.
lie lid not advertise the fac; on some
billboard in hopes that Peter would
see it and seek Jesus. lie did the
most practical thing in the world, that
=.
in person To find Peter No one who
had not found Jesus could have told
the story with 1.-THE Of the enthus-
iasm and interest that Andrew show
talk of what he knew.
This principle of one man face to
,aco with another man accounts for
The army of travelling men on the road
selling goods. for the insurance agents
and book sellers and a host of others
who d"pcnd so largely for their sue
cess upon the personal touch.
tn" opportunities for this individual
work for tn" Master come To us all in
he common activities of life and no
Time for such things. IL thousand
dollars went at stake or the life of one
of our children We would take time
and let some things of triling import
ance go No work that we can do will
pay ms better in JOY and satisfaction.
IT is the method of efficiency. 1t
things ana gives the
largest returns for cur investment Its
is shown i'm that it sets every
man i'm the church to work. not leaving
il all To the pastor or awaiting the
coming of sone professional evangelist.
The feeling rs too prevalent that it is
the hsiress of the pastor to bring
hacl; the lost To Christ and that If the
laltN write their checks 10 pay the eX-
penses that their whole duty is done.
Dr Parkhurst has said that there liz
hardly anything that has so retarded
The growth Of the church as this very
idea and practice. Ii is easy to write
ones check. but To give ones self
'osts much, yet their self giving is the
only power that wins. one man in ten
years won ten men to the secretary
nip Of the Y. NJ. 6. A., and these ten
men together have since then given
80 years of service To the uplft of
mon. one of these being John VI. Mott.
IF one man were to win one soul for
Iosus each year for ten years and each
u these wore To win one soul each
wear after his conversion. at the end of
10" ten years. 1924 would be enrolled
iS followers of the Master and at the
End of fifteen years the number would
be- increased 10 32,56S. a number larger
nan one half the combined member
-hip of all the Methodist churches i'm
n" Detroit Conference. Ought we not
10 expect in some measure results like
heAe2 The trouble with most of us
Is That we get easily discouraged and
empts at personal soul winning We
need the patience. the persistence, OF
lac man in the Catch my pal move
hent who tried eighty time Ia gain an
ld companion who had fallen under
the power # drink ani then failed
out IN the cighty-iirst effort he won
ms man Shall we not each of us
make an honest. earnesT, persistent ef-
tort To bring al least one soul 10 Jesus
This year?"