Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-03-05

HEAR DR.. JONES
SERIES OF ENANGELISTIC MEET
INGS ARE BEGUN AT LOCAL
CHURCH BY REV. 4. q. JONES
OF SAN ANTONIO.
THE TIME OF REAPING"
HE SELECTS TENT FROM PSALM
la6. SIXTH VERSE. HE THAT GO
ETH FORTH AND WEEPETIl.
BEARING PRECIOUS SEED" ETC.

a series Of cvangclistic meetings were
begun az the Presbyterian church last
night. with Rev. Arthur q. Jones. pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian church of
San Antonio. occupying the pulpit. The
meetings will continue through next
! week. Dr. Jones being assisted by the
pastor of the church, Rev. T.. q. Gam
mon.
An apprcciative congregation heard
DR.. Jones last night. his first sermon in
Brownsville. lie chose as his text Psalm
1855. He that gocth forth and weep
eth. bearing precious seed. shall doubt
less coiye again with rejoicing. bring
ing his Shcavcs with him.
lie will preach again at : o'clock to
night.
Dr. Jones said in part:
We are coming 10 that time of the
year when al over the land men will he
toling in the field. They will he blowing
and narrowing and preparing the soil
for the planting. They then will 20 forth
and east The precious seed into the earth.
II is a time Of toll and WEAKNESS. When
the labor Of sowing IL ended one might
look out upon the fields and say. What
is the profit of al this toil?"
Indeed il planting were the end Of
the process il would not he worth while.
Bat the hu>bandmcn is biding in hope
Of that other time when the season Of
rraping will come and the seed that was
planted will WELD again. some thirty.
some sixty. and some one hundred fold.
II j. the harvest that iuStificS the plant
ing. tho toll of sowing j. repaid hy the
gladnc>S Of the %rcaping.
Even 50 ID j. said in the text. there
are seasons Of Sccdtimc and harvest in
The the Kingdom Of God: Il Time Of the
toll of sowing and a time of The JOY of
rcaping II j. true that the door nf sal
walton j. open in every season. and that
il T. never shut. day nor night. II j. true
that the opportunity of spiritual bless
ing doc> not depend upon any set times
or season because God j. always waiting
90 bc gracious. I,ut We are taught here
and also 10y our Lord that there are spe
cial times Of sowing and reaping. sea
sons oi seed time and harvest in the cul-
for otter souls.
W think of the minister ~ a reaper
AMI h. j.. We think ~ the parent aS a
reaper in the field Of the souls Of his
own children and h. should be such We
think Of the teacher aS a reaper i'm the
life ~ his pupils. aud that thought il
right. But our beloved church will new
~ gather the harvest az souls that are
peri>hing around il today unless the
force of rcapers u larger than these.
The idea Of reaper must he INSOFAR
ably bound ~ with the meaning of dis
ciplc>hip. can any one really b. a disci
pie unless that one IL also a reaper
Would that there might he such 4 spirit
ia our church here that every body in ID
would h. made uncomfortable if not per
>%onally seeking Ia bring other souls into
the church. such a spirit that every
member would IT, made Ia feel that his
good standing n a Christian j. under
grave suspicion unless he j. a worker
for other soul.
"EmpasiS l. given today "a T. fact
that the church like any other i%nstitu-
tion ought 10 advertise. But j. there any
method ~ advertising quite 90 Christian
like or - effective a. for The people Of
the church who love III. "a personally
make IL value and blessing known 10
those who are without III the church
= Z" gather her harvest of souls she
must have more than a sanctuary end a
NihANN MNiNnAH GHf must HdNt TVS w
~. u feet a. 90. and hands "a help
md 4 heart 10 love. Think If Yourself
~ he eve ~ the church looking out upon
the field and seeing a part of the har.
vest ready ~ perish and calling the reap
err 10 save il. Think Of Yourself M the
feet ~ the church ready a. 20 10 the
lives that need the help and hope Of
Christ. Think Of Yourself a. the hands
~ the church working in the fields and
gathering the ripcncd Sheaf into the gar
ner Of God. Think Of Yourself "a the
heart of the church carving the love
~ God ont Ia those who are afar of. and
who come not within the portals II their
Fathers house. Think of the church as
the body Of Christ. 4 body with MANY
members Of which YOU are one. n body
with clear eve and ready feet and strong
hands and loving heart. reaping in m,
field OF the souls Of the people"