The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-06
DOUBLE UP" SUBJECT OF
 DIR. DILLARD'S SERMON

That the Baptist must double up in
 their work to make a success of the
 $75.0oG,O00 campaign was the basis of the theme at the morning sermon at
 the Southside Baptist church yesterday
 by Dr. James E. Dillard
 Dr. billiard spoke in part as follows:
 "The s75,000000 campaign has been wisely. scfupulously. gloriously planned. If we fail it will not be because we
 have not planned our work, but be- cause we have not worked our plan.
 There was first the month of quiet,
 calm, prayerful preparation. Then came the month of information. People who knew little about the orgaized
 work of the denomination were told what we are doing; the denominational papers were sent into thousands of new homes; people became intelligent about the campaign. Then followed the month of intercession Preachers preached on prayer; special week of prayer was held in the churches; whole day was given to prayer, and I intelligently who were not accustomed | to do so some months ago.
 Now we have come to the month set apart for enlistment. The slogan ! is Double Up.' We want to make the work along all lines more intensive. We want every department of church activity to take on new life ana all indifferent and inactive Christians to get busy in the work of the kingdom This is in harmony with the expressed wish of our Lord The measure of duty is ability. Christ will never be satisfied with haIf-hearted service: half-filled houses; half-eniisted churches or a half-saved world. We must double up.
 1 We must double up by preaching a ! full gospel. Too often we have con- fined our preaching to the gospel of i individual and eternal salvation to the
 neglect of temporal and social salvation
 or the reverse. We must teach all
 the things Jesus has commanded. He gave us a complete gospel, both indi- | vidual and social, and neither is com <, plete without the other.
 ! "We must double up by preaching f the whole gospel to the whole man God is the author of our complete per sonalities We must not neglect either mems bodies, minds or spirits. There
 is place for the teaching of physical l cleanliness and hygiene along with spiritual health. We are to present our bodies as we'll as our spirits unto the 1 Lord.
 we must double up by preaching | the whole gospel to the whole man ir all social relations. The Kingdom of 1 God is to be upon earth. Jesus wants a regenerated human society. We want education, recreation, pleasure and bus mess all to be permeated by the spirit l of Christ.
 "We must double up by preaching ! this whole gospel to the whole world All nations need it. The hope of per manent peace and prosperity is in ob- serving the teachings of Jesus in all international and social matters, as well
 as in individual concerns. Foreign missions is worth more to us in the so- lution of delicate problems of national import than an army If we fail to put
 money and men into the work of Chris l tianizing the nations, we will pay the | bill in the long run. All Nations and { individuals have the same right to the gospel that we have; it is our bounden
 duty to give it to them.
 ! 'We must double up by getting all 1 the churches to work in extending this ! whole gospel. Men used to say, Let ] God do it; we believe in particular election;' then they said, Let the preachers do it: they are called Bu' now we know that God wants every man to have a part in the work ana a part in the victory. It is a case o1 | induced magnetism; you are won anc now you must win another; if Chris has drawn you. you must draw another "If we double up our efforts, God vii double up his blessings. No man ever lost anything by being true and faith full to God. Unconverted, unenlistec man, turn to the stronghold, for Goo says Even today do I declafe I that will render double unto thee"