Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-29
LARGE CONGREGATION
HEARS DR.. R. PALMER
breaches at Baptist Church on
Topic, What If Jesus Christ
Should Come to Boise"

what If Jesus Christ Should Come
to Boise" was the topic of sermon
preached Tuesday night at the Baptist
church by DIR. Ray Palmer, evangelist
In spite of the storm there was an ex-
eellent congregation and the sermon
and singing was much enjoyed. The
sermon was not one of sensation as
might be implied from the title, but an
earnest method of the minister to win
souls for Christianity. He said in part:
Every real revival is in sense a
new coming of Jesus Christ. Shall we
not believe that in the effort that we
are now making in this city that Jesus
Christ has come in spirit to bless and
save. Jesus Christ in the long ago
came with blessings to Capernaum.
There was no small stir on the day of
his arrival for a mighty throng gath
cred around him in the house while he
preached unto them the word of God
and healed their sick people Jesus
Christ was the attractive preacher who
ever stood upon the footstool of God.
He did not need the tricks of the
orator, nor schools of expression to
enable him to hold the people as by
bands of steel. He was the only real
orator that ever lived. We find moth
ing in the peroration of a Pericles or
Demosthenes that can begin to match
the mighty words Of Jesus.
THE gospel of Christ Is still the
most attractive message in all the
world The theatre and the picture
show may get a crowd, but they do so
by changing the bill board frequently.
But. for two thousand years the gospel
preacher has held the world spellbound
by the simple gospel of Jesus Christ
and Him crucified
I'VE are told Christ preached the
word unto them. Should he come in
person to Boise he would do the same
thing now. He preached the word.
that is, the Old Testament. for there
was no new then. He showed the peo-
pie that, from Genesis to Malachi the
Old Testament is the very word of
God and that His picture is vividly
portrayed on almost every page OF that
wondrous book. Ever since Christ's
day all great preachers have found In
the Old Testament and in the new
Klondyke of gold and a Golgonda of
diamonds. We are told that four men
came to Jesus bringing one sick of the
palsy Thus We learn how Jesus Christ
makes use of human instrumentality.
God never saved one soul for the sake
of that soul alone. He has ordained
that every true disciple of Jesus shall
in some vital sense be living mis-
sionary. 1t must always be Andrew
after Peter, and Philip seeking Ma
thaniel. The great revival before the
church of God today is along the line
of personal work. The world Will
never be saved en- inasse nor through
the efforts OF world famed evangelists
alone. 1t can be redeemed only when
all the millions who belong to the
kingdom are on fire with the passion
for souls, when all these millions shall
never let an opportunity pass to speak
the personal word to lost souls about
the supreme Importance of becoming
Christians.
1--WE are told again that this man
whom they brought to Jesus was help
less. should Christ come to Boise, He
should demand that we bring men and
women to Him who are morally and
spirituaily all but helpless
I'VE also learn the lesson OF concen-
tration. These four disciples concen-
trated their efforts to save one man.
we must understand that II Christ
were here tonight He wsuld require us
m nut aside. so far as possible, all So
ciai functions and business engage
, ments that can be laid aside and that
we should concentrate. our efforts upon
tho winning of souls. 49,