The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-21
DR.. SCARBOROUGH ST|RS
THRONG At MEETING
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on the last sixteen verses of the first
chapter of John the verses being the
account of the leading of Simon Peter
to Christ by Andrew. the calling OF
Nathaniel bv Jesus Himself, and OF
the conversion of Phillip through the
instrumentality Of Nathaniel.
This is an account of the CONVEX
sion of three men," said he, zone led
TO Christ by his brother, one by the
Savior Himself. and one by new con-
vert. | do not believe that really
converted man or woman can stay
away from others who are lost. An
drew had lived such life that as soon
as he told his brother, he believed in
Christ This is the true mission OF a
Christian-tO live and to work for
Christ. We know not what our ef'
forts will result in. Andrew is lost to
history, but Peter became one of the
greatest soul winners in the history
of Christianity Jesus found Phillip
and said, Follow Me- The formula
for following Christ is simple, the
simplest action to perform. Some
times | wonder if our preaching does
not mystify those seeking Him and
creates a hazy idea as to the way into.
the Joys of the Kingdom of God. Let
our preaching be simple and easily
understood.
God calls men to be fishers of men,
not entertainers; workers, not takers.
The world has been gnawing until it
has worn its teeth out in discussing
the rock on which Christ built His
church and has gotten no further to-
day than it was when the discussion
began.
Church Should Be Militant.
"The Church of God should be a
militant one 1t is a sad fact that the
world was at the beginning of Christ'S
ministry. We would have more fen
tacosts if we would pay the price of !
personal service. | charge Gods mir
listers that the greatest sin they com |
nit is the failure to be soul-winneTs. |
If you are a Christian, you got your
call to be worker in the same bun |
die that you got your salvation. The /
man or woman who does not work in
the Kingdom of God is spiritual |
tramp, living off the bread of life |
that Jesus gives and giving nothing
in return. Every thing in Heaven, |
everything on earth, and everything |
in hell should compel us to go after
souls. Jesus sought men and women
from all walks of life and we must do
the same to get an enrichment of the |
soul
Some preachers dry up and rot by
their own preaching. There is no saw
ing power in them. There is no earn
estness in the spiritual appeal No
wonder that the congregations do not
get anything out of their sermons
when the ministers themselves have
exhausted their fibre and would burn
because of dryness.
THE peril of lost souls should make
us eager to bring them into the King
dom of God. Every lost soul is stand
ing on a spiritual earthquake which is
apt to erupt at any moment. We
value the bodies of our children's
bodies more than any earthly thing.
But we are careless in regard to their
souls. We have got to put revalua-
ton in souls. Our conduct shows that
we do not value souls very highly
God wants us to revalue the souls OF
men and go after them. We must be
a militant church, strong, virile, and
eager for the souls of men"
At the conclusion of his sermon, Dr.
Scarborough called for those who
would give their hearts to Christ and
nearly score came forward Nine of |
them Joined the Emmanuel church.
At this mornings service /. P.
Leavell, professor of Sunday School
Pedagogy in the Louisville Seminary,
continued his talk on the teaching of
the Sunday School lessons. He show
ed that the lessons as outlined by
the board covers the whole Bible in