The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02

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wide campaigns
especially for Europe and America.
These are to be largely promoted by
preaching and BY the printed page.
There is also q propaganda Of law
lessness preached on the street cor.
ners Of our cities, and pushed BY the
distribution Of printed matter, with the
caption Read and pass 1t on" The
advocates of~false religious doctrines
and false social theories are going ev.
erywhere proclaiming their teachings.
Our Lord planned that the Word Of
Life should be proclaimed everywhere
by earnest propagandists. This is i'm.
piled In His parting words: "Go ye
into all the world and preach the gos-
pei to every creature" The power
to do this was promised and the prom.
ise was fulfilled on the Day Of Pente-
cost. The power Of the Holy Spirit
has been and Is available for all who
determine to be witnesses unto Him.
The early Christians accepted this
work and became propagandists Of the
most urgent type. They "went every
where preaching the Word"
The message Of Christ has not
changed. nor has the meaning Of His
command. Christians are called to be
propagandists. He Is still saying, 60"
The Christians Of the New Testament
time went everywhere preaching the
Word.
There are many ways in which we
can follow their example:
l. By living lives that illustrate the
redeeming power Of Gods grace. Next
to the direct power of God Is the pow
er Of q holy life. 1t breaches and
witnesses everywhere.
2. By an unfaltering Testimony, un-
ashamed and without apology. To
maintain this, one must have the
strong convictions that issue from a
vital Christian experience and from
fellowship with God In His Word.
The man on the fence leads Us no
where, but the man Of strong convic-
tions is always recognized as the com.
mander Of the day. The men and wom-
en- who are doing the most for the
salvation Of the world are those who
are unashamed Of the gospel and un.
afraid to say where they stand.
8. Personal soul winning. In this
matter the one who takes the offensive
wins the day. Henry Clay Trumbull
said that when he had the opportunity
of shaping the conversation he always
directed It toward Christ and his sal
walton. By this method Of personal
soul winning he gained more lives
for Christ than In all his public preach.
ing and teaching.
4. Christian efforts and enterprise.
This calls for the expenditure Of time
and effort and money, but the true
Christian propagandist does not hesi-
tate to spend both himself and all
that he has in the work Of. making
Christ known.
The work of the Christian propa-
gandlst calls for courage and deyO-
tion of the highest order. 1t involves
much more than church membership
and regular attendance at church
services. 1t demands an abandonment
of ones self to the orders Of the Com
mander with perfect trust In him con.
cerning the consequences.
"Beware" said an old Christian war.
rior, 'lest you lose your enthusiasm"
!, This quality is absolutely essential In
, the work Of the Christian propagan-
dist. When our government called for
men to serve In the hour Of our coun-
try's need, the men responded. When
the Red Cross asked for millions to
take care of the sick and wounded,
they were given more even than they
asked for. When the cry for help came
from the desolated countries across the
sea, the response was liberal and gen.
erous. What shall be our response
to the call Of Christi The early Chris
tians went everywhere preaching the
Word. You too can do the same either
in your own person or by the hearty
support Of the task through money
and prayer.
A mere lad in the army overseas
was rather hard to manage because
Of his failure to respond readily to
discipline, but when the call for actual
service came he developed into man.
On one Of the closing days Of the war
he had to 60 out twice in the face Of
= the enemy's fire but both times came
hack and saluted with these words:
"Captain, your message was delivered"
We are entrusted with the great mes
sage. 1t requires courage and sacri.
ace to deliver 1t. At the end Of our
day It will be a glorious achievement
II we, looking into the face Of our
Lord, can say to Him, a. the Captain
Of our Salvation, "Your message was
delivered"