The Hattiesburg news., 1915-11-10

duty by coming in contact with an
other and being told. Third, any
| thing that will exalt Jesus is impor-
tant, and this does. 1t is our chief
end in the world to exalt Him. The
three gods defying today are the
money god, the automobile god, and
(the pleasure god NJ IS
MIR. Henderson Speaks.
The same subject was continued un-
der the head "How to Conduct It," and
an open conference was led by Mr..
Henderson, of Bristol, Va. Mr. Hen
derson used the black board and with
many sub-points displayed the follow
ing general ones. The objective is a
budget, larger attendance, fellowship,
deeper spirituality. The great need
is through preparation Of all to take
part in the canvass and those to be
canvassed, thorough canvass and a
thorough follow-up.
Or. J. r. Lowe Concludes Session
BY special request DR.. ]. F. Love of
Richmond, Va, concluded the meet
ing by relating the experiences of the
Second Baptist Church OF that city in
putting on the every-member canvass.
Night Session.
/ The Minister'S Conference was
brought to a close last night with
brief address from Dr. w. T. Lowrey
on the subject, Awakening the Mis-
sionary Spirit in the Church. and
sermon from DIR. R. L. Motley, pastor
of the First Baptist Church of West
Point. DR.. Lowrey emphasized that
a man who hasn't the missionary
spirit is not child of Cod The great
need along this line is intellectual.
What church members need is mis-
sionary Information. The soul must
be touched with intelligence.
DR.. Motley took for his text, Second
Corinthians, third chapter, fifth and
sixth verses, mot that we are suf-
ficient of ourselves, to account any
thing as from ourselves; but our suf-
ficiency is from God; g. who also
made us sufficient as ministers of a
new covenent; not of the letter but
of the spirit; for the letter killeth,
but the spirit giveth life"
The speaker said that Divine suf
ficiency exhausts not itself in the solu
tion of earth's problems. Creative
power belongs to God alone. Man, in
his wonderful achievements merely
directs God-created matter. The in
sufficiency of man is met through all
his life. Especially he unable to
save himself Left alone he naturally
retrogrades. Salvation is not natu-
raj inheritance, nor is it based on
merit.
The preacher took occasion to assail
the Culture" theory of salvation, say
ing that this is false and held only by
shallow thinkers. That conversation
is not needed, is a most erroneous
idea. Passing strange that this theory
should receive any support at all as
it is not upheld by a single scripture
reference.
None but Jesus can do sinners good
Salvation is a personal matter that
rests between the individual and the
Savior. The attempt at salvation by
proxy has wrought untold havoc to
the cause of Christ and is responsible
for the lack of progress throughout
the world.
In Christ Jesus there is sufficiency
for every human need. In every way
temporal and spiritual He is sufficient
for us. In proof of this point the
speaker gave many evidences.
God gave us revelation of His
divine will and is able to preserve it
to the end. In the life and death of
Christ is revealed the matchless
scheme of redemption for us.
The solution of all earth's problems
lis found in the happy blending of
mans insufficiency with Gods suffici-
ency.
In conclusion, he stated, we should
rejoice in the increasing evidence, at