The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-04
SOME OBSTACLES IN THE
WAY Of EVANGELISM
PA~TbE JOHNSON POINTS OUT
FROM ENJOYING. RELIGION.


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+ inward johnson OF the FIRST Gaptlst
ehareE iaSt night lie went deep in
/" the suDjeti' po'H''h9 out many Oh
the tt51'e fafi'ET }Aat keep p'7orie
! from the iaA enjoyment OF . divine
reiisioa. tie opened ms discourse "
reading a passage O scripture "i4ieh
al9e tesa7d the naughty Pfiae OF the
eHitdFeh OF Abraham RE iala down
the proposition That price "lt de-
9tFos men churches anu nations, lie
| q4o'ea Jesus fS3ahe OF Pf'd@. me
pastor Saio there were taFes KINGS
! oil pFlde--t@inh} pf1oe' fhteiiee'aat
pFiae ana social pFiae-~-ei'i'eF Of
"Ai'h cuts the very heaFt out 81 me
sospe5. tie showed no" one ot the
greatest iaHe'ioHS Tor doing good
vas S''ial toueH ana hke" l~e
showed nos IBIS social touch could
/ nrt"s great harm
! lie linked together cohcelt and
! io'e q praise as Two other Things
winch hinder evangelism Tie said
thare we're many people "ho loved
the praise Of men more than the
praise oil God. and that when yoa
sacrifice the cause Of God 10 gel men
10 seE good things about you. 1t is
cutting The heart oFt OF the 2osP"i.
In this connection ne mentioned the
I haFlty bait He said he had talk
! ed oTer the matter vita a maa " he
had expressed hiiH@eii as being IN
y mpathy "tEh his position, bHt did
Hof Wish 10 speak ont because he
/ ~as not quite certain 81 "hat peo-
pie Noald say. One thing thai hin
+ ders evangelism rs that people pan
/ der 70 folk To get self praise in
stead 81 striving 10 get God praise
lie =s+en I'd how that as lovers Of self
/ praise and pleasure more than their
! God many rnen stand IN the @4y Of
e'aHzei'sii. ] he pastor Haid ! new
! er kae# person "Ho "e#t 10 dances
! that could kin sagss To God peoPl"
5 i" ha Ht" 39r these Thugs strike a
death blow 70 the church. -
lie showed hos worldly cares took
UP the time Of men aed women so
i they had no time for church work
+ Aarra@neas al al3ad &as made an
other Aindrahce 10 evangelism He
said there Was little excuse for
man rot believing the things shich
he coald not understand He said
there we're many things which he
could not understand, vet he knew
them as faeta In tais connection he
mentioned electricity eEaa and 9th
er equally as paAljng subjects. lie
said the minds Of men must expand
If they would set out Of the *ay o{
/ evangelism.
The pastor said that another great
! hiudraRce to evangelism aud All
church work was prejudice against
the her--he told how the poo-
! Pie were prejnlicial aeaipst Jesus
and OF the probable things said about
! Him He showed how preachers
were Just Ike other men they had
their faults just like other men have
their faults. The man or woman
ako pfeIaiiccs paopI" against
preachers viii have a whole lot to
answer Tor In the day of judgment
A special plea was made for Bible
students when In course OF the talk
he reached neglect OF Bible study.
declared To b. . hinhrauoe 10 eyac-
eelism. lie said oh. for a church
Of Bible students search the scrip
lures for In them YOU have eternal
light Neglect OF opportunities.
misuse OF know ledge and failure to
take hold OF opportunities We're pie