Evening journal., 1916-03-30

and our membership rollg Make asl
much OF poor bookkeeping. removals,
deaths. Implications and nonresident
membership as the facts justify. we are
yet far short OF an adequate oxplana
tion.
If, as has been broadly intimatod, wol
have magnihcd numbers, gloried in
mere bigncss. II is time TO pause, and
seek the moro excellent way. Better
two thousand genuinely converted and
well disciplined, intellgcntly trained
adhercnts, who being rooted and
grounded IN love. cannot be- moved
about hy every wind and tide of caprice,
than thrice that number simply SNUG
glcd into the Kingdom on waves or
transient cmotionaism. H. takes more
TO produce dependable disciple Oi
Jesus Christ than a card signed or Al
hand clasp. Not that variety of
methods Is deserted nor a genuine emo
tionalism ruled out, hut we need 10
pray to be saved from ephomoral results
/ by doubtful methods secured. That we
are suffering just now from this type OF
evangelism so-callcd cannot successfully
/ grogation contains very large mum.
ber of backsliders, so called, most of
whom, when careful investigation Is
made, are found TO be the victims of the
very thing herein set forth. And those
who were present IN the Forward
/ Movement Gathering held In st.
Paul's Church in December last will bc
inclined TO agree with these conciu.
sions. And while the necessarily limit.
3 ed nature of tais report forbids extend.
| ed discussions. IL would be virtually
. impossible 10 render an intelligent ac.
] count of the present stewardship with.
I out some consideration of the fact Ia
which brief reference is here made.
When we discover that out Of d
total of 10000 probationcrs. our mem
bership gain is less than 5000, we will
understand that some sort of reason
able explanation is called for.
To advert for a moment 10 the record
Of the year now closed. It Is cause fol
gratitude to be- permitted 20 say that
after the very unusual results ot last
year. the present year Is not lacking ir
substantial achievements.
Some Big Revivais.
The first victory was at Denton, nm
der the leadership of that faithful
hard-working pastor, the Rev. n. A. G.
D., Wostcrhcld. assisted bv the Rev. sam
uel Goif, of Philadelphia. April SCENE,
strange month 90 begin an cyangcl
istic campaign. and the sunmcrlik'
weather made It appear stranger still
AZ times IL was excessively hot, bu
this did not deter these earnest proph
cts Of the Lord TO the church caml
a glorious spiritual upliit, and over
hundred souls were born of the Spirit
In May a singulurly helpful and i'm
prcssivc revival visited HiilsDor
Church, Of which the Rev. W. r. Daw
son is pastor. Tho spiritual situation
was cause for deep concern. n ha
been years since this church had "a
perienccd any general awakenig.
desperate earnest this man Of God so
I about his task That his hopes wcr
not disappointed will appear IN the on
Y come. More than hundred convc
u sions. n quickoned church. and dyir
VI Sabbath school lifted into state
ol high efficiency. Next comes tho Re
.h John l.. Sparklin. of Church Hill, wi
p nearly a hundred conversions, most
lo which were nt Prices This. too, W
m a spring revival The Berge sistc
o. proved very helpful in the meeting
rel llillsboro. and the Mcssizks. the Singh
'el cvangelists, rendered valuable assis
r ance 10 Brother Sparklin. Whitman. ,
Is Baysidc charge, w. Il Horner. paste
witnessed the greatest awakening in u
history Of that church and communit
j. The society is literally transformed,
! souls were saved. Brother Richard
&c Bicking. pastor at Ccnterville, reports Z
Is conversions. one of the visible result
20 Of a blessed work Of grace. This spirit
4 ual victory rs a just reward of diliger
L and faithful planning by this past,
'- evangelist. From Union, on Crumpto
n charge, comes the news Of 32 conve
d sions, and from Double Creek. whci
J. was such remarkable work of gra'
Is last year, has had another season Of r.
Il freshing from the presence Of the Lor