El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-03

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become q marred vessel, he said
Nation Needs strong People.
First there Is a raw material me
right sort is hard to find the super
intendent OF the pottery mas salu'
and this made a great impression on
YOU" said Mr. Brown what IS our
( first and greatest need as nation,
there might be a great many dlIier-
] ent answers at first, and no little con-
/ troversy But after you thought
abcat il a while. J believe you would
aeree with me that the first and
I greatest need OF this nation IS
strong true men and women. the raw
material of God. Men and women big
enough 10 stand erect strong enough
to De loyal 10 God, despite every
thing When this need IS met All
other needs are met.
Tells OF Two Great ssvesseIs.o
81 heard sam P. Jones three times
and there was only one statement OF
his that I ever had 70 disagree with
II didn't notice that that affected his
popularity any. He said in rnat I'M
pudent taking way Of his Even God
Himself couldn't make an ak handle
out OF some sorts OF timber. he was
wrong and IL has been proven many
times. There was an uncouth, awk-
ward. unlettered boy who got relig-
ion He got up TO testify, ana 50
butchered the kings English ana
made a mess Of il that the church
people said TO him, you can pest
Elorily God by keeping silent and 70
each other. NO good thing can come
clay But, please God, he stuck to Il
and God fashioned Of him a beautiful
vessel which poured out blessings 20
all mankind, for that boy was ID. l.
Moody. Living in a gypsy tent in Eng
land vas boy OF IL uneducateds IN
trained, The people said, No good
can come out OF that gypsy tent But
something divine reached down into
that tent, touched and transformed
that boy and made Of Gypsy Smith, in
some respects the greatest OF evan
gelists-"
Cant Get Salvation Gradually
second. the material must be
worked until ID IS pliable and ready
Tor the potter's hand He IS some
times criticised. evangelist Brown
said, for preaching several days be-
fore he calls for decisions for Christ. I
A revival campaign is the building Of
a building. and the foundation must F.
be laid Too many people are pre-
1essioni he said He spoke or city
pastor tinctured with the higher
criticism who did not believe IN
sudden conversion. but that the as
piranr should be educated, gradually
led To- better things. You might as
well talk OF firing off a gun little
by lttle.n he shouted. -as well try
to fail off a limb a little at q time
as 20 pirate Of getting salvation grad Z
uallF- BE then told OF a sincere case I
Of sudden conversion which left the
questioning pastor without an an
sWer.
DO Won know where this higher
criticism. this progressive theology,
originated he asked I'm Germany,
where u was dreamed out over a mug
Of beer John Brown. Of Arkansas.
su1scribes to no such doctrine be-
leFe in sudden confession God, the
master potter, can breathe upon the
fragments OF your life and touch you,
In the tWinEling Of an eve. into q
vessel Of such beauty and strength,
OF such large possibilities that the
angels VIII cry out for ioy9
Must Come Into Church.
IN the third process. that or dry
ing and testing. is where vessels Z
break down and develop flaws. With
out discussing the doctrines OF -ouce
in grace, always in grace predesti- +
nation, Generalization, perseverance :
Of saints, ETC. il is too true that null
titudes. after they begin the Chris !
tan life. become marred vessels z
make shipwreck Of faith and 20
the room must be heated lust so. the ]
atmosphere must be just right IN the
drying room. So - handling human
material the atmosphere must be
right That is, the convert must put /
himself in the right atmosphere ]
identify himself with the church. the !
preacher said. Many people move I
here from other places. and neglect /
70 al once get into the church life I
and work God knows how mang (
tragedies may be traced 20 this de-
lay Marx my word, for every de- /
liberate stayouters you can put down. 4
sooner or later. lost soul This
western country is fun Of these re- I
ligiOus bushWhaekers, these has-was- 4
beens these used-to-bees-"
Must Change HitehinE Posts.
Re told OF a periodical drunkard i
who was converted. Tor eight months I
he kept straight then he fell and !
got drunk. The preacher had him 4
tried, and at the trial said to him
7 knew you'd backslide.' The man 1
replied, why. I thought, OF all men,
my pastor would have confidence. ]
would trust me-" NO" said the min I
on your first trip TO town after your 7
conversion, I saw your team tied at /
the same old hitching post, in front /
of the same old saloon"
The old hitching post tells the 4
story Of a thousand tragedies. When I
you take a stand for God you must I
enange hitchlng posts and thousands /
have At last tum1led into he'll be-
cause they didn't DO it, said Mr.. i
Brown Moody said Of those who i
fan after years in the church. that /
they failed because, way back at the 4
hour Of their conversion, they held
our some little sin that seemed tri- /
Ting and Insignificant to them. This l
little sin IS the little piece OF gravel I
that mars the most perfect vessel
Fire Makes People Ready.
I'm the fiery furnace. the vessel /
receives tie finishing touches. So. in i
our lives, the baptism Of fire burns /
out the dross and makes us ready for /
the highest holiest service OF God.
The unsaved world out there is wait 4
ing for the sound OF a voice. the
touch Of a hand, and you can give IL. /
To the man concerned with his BUSH /
ness or profession, to the woman
busy with social duties God saws. Il ]
have need OF you VIII you make Of /
yourself meat for the service Of the /
blessed Gode are you readv?f
Warning u for "TraII.1
At the conclusion OF his service. I
evangelist Brown asked his conErega-
ton 10 join in prayer with him, ana
then 20 sing Where He Leads Ne"
He Is preparing his listeners. and II I
is evident that the call for trail trav- /
elers' viii come within the next night I
OF two He IS working his material. /
and the clay Is becoming soft and pli- I
able 10 his touch. when he leans far I
out over his rostrum to launch his I
At IT,.