Evening journal., 1916-02-21

for Chicago, where he will conduct an
l.day service. and on Thursday he will
leave for Spokane, ashington state,
whore he will open a campaign ON sun
day.
Farewell Address.
sDr. Lyons farewell address at the
station follows;
If had a large blackboard here,
Would draw upon it series OF circles
one inside the other l would call
the outer circles the circle of faith.
In the fifteenth chapter of Pauls first
letter to the Corinthians, he says that
after Christ's resurrection He was
seen of about 500 brethren at once.
! Scholars have generally agreed that
this was about the number of those
who had openly declared their faith
In Jesus before He left the world.
There is no way by which one can get
INTO the kingdom of heaven. only
through the circle of faith. Multitudes
are trying to enter by some other
means, through their cleverness, their
beuevolences. their culture, their per
sonal appearance. their wealth, their
social standing, but the word of God
distinctly says. "By grace are ye
saved through faithN Jesus distinct
ly declared that no one can get into
fright relationship with God only
through belief in the only begotten
Son of God. There are many people
who are content to remain just With
I'm the border of this outer circle OF
faith. They have received Jesus,
they have been saved and are CON
scious that they have become chill
dren Of God With this they are con
tent.
But inside OF this outer circle there
is an inner circle which We will call
the circle of service. In the tenth
chapter of Luke and the first verse
we are told that the Lord appointed
seventy disciples and sent them out
two by two. Note that the whole
, number of disciples was 500 that had
! entered the circle of faith, but only
! seventy who had qualified for service
/ That is about the way to average IN
4 \ the church today Only about one IN
s seven who is saved ever does any ac
1 tive effective work for promoting tho
! kingdom of God There are too mans
drones in the hive. Their idea of re
ncion is selfish They are concerned
a only with their own eternal satet.
4 and forget their duty to their fel
\ low men. DO not be satisfied merely
a with entering the circle Of faith, bu
\ press on into the inner circle OF ser
. vice.
Then within this let us draw an
y other circe. which we Will designat
= the circle Of fellowship. In Mark
! IA. we are told that Jesus. ordaine
\ twelve That they should be with Hin
There are many who enter the circl
! of service who get no further The
I never become a member OF the lnne
= .circle of fellowship with their Lor'
= They will work in the church. ht
= their lahors are from a sense OF dut
e or habit. They have little joy
praver and i'm companionship wit
IL their Master. II is q much create
II honor 10 be a servant OF Christ tina
s. simply child Of God. But even be
, vond the opportunity for service
! the chance for fellowship. "Hithel
to-" SAYS Jesus, 81 have called yo
= servants. but now I call YOU friends
s. Then there is something better tina
's this. Better than tais,' you sa.
N There can be nothing better than
s. be in the circle of fellowship wit
the Lord. to be one of the twelve. Ne
. there is something even beyond thi
IT, And what can it be?
il- II as TO be {; mem1er OF the circl
ed Of privilege. When Jesus healed th
OF daughter of Ia.rus as recorded
i'm Mark 8. 81 He suffered no man
I'm follow Him save Peter James IN
to John In Mark g. .. we are told tn;
lat when Jesus went un into the moui
his tain and was transngured. He toe
all with Him these same three. and
i'm Mark IA 33. when Ee went into q
ar Garden OF Gethsemane. He left q
cal other apostles near the border OF q
,,t garden and took with Him into q
a. inner part Peter. James and job
Z You viii note that as we draw near
the center in each case the numb
me decreases. The number is compar
~, tiyelv large that entered the cirS
est OF faith. We are told in the Book
Do- Revelation that the number of
me redeemed which the Apostle saw "
so great that no man could numt
ms Them. But when II comes to actl
TO service in the Lords vineyard.
rty number was notably less and VIII
Is we come 70 those who are having n
co. fellowship with their Lord there o
we comparatively few This fact is st