Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-04-19
TELLS STORY
OF COWBOYS
CONVERSION

Come over into Macedonia and
help us" Acts 1891 was the text
from which DIR. Gross spoke last
night. In palI he said: This cry was
not from the influential Macedonias
themselveS-so far as we can learn.
nor indeed from any of them so far
as the record shows. There is no
evidence that they cared one bit
about Paul and his Gospel. No one
met him on his arrival and no one
paid any attention to him for the
few days that he was there. so far
as the record goes. The multitudes
in this large city did not realize their
need of Paul or his gospel The cry
was not according 10 their desires.
but was someone else voicing the
deep needs of the lost condition.
Perhaps the man who stood and pray
ed for Paul TO come over and help
these Macedonians was none other
that Christ himself. as he with COM
passionate heart looked down upon
the multitudes of this lost city rush
ing down to death.
I'VE know the people themselves
did not want Paul or his gospel; for
they beat him, locked him up in Jail,
bound his hands and feet in stocks.
Neither does the world today run
after, or want the gospel. If il ever
gets the gospel we will have to carry
it to them, as Paul did to the Mace
domains"
Here in Brownsville at least two
thirds of the population are not
christians and still smaller number
make serious effort to live the
real christian life If they are to be
saved it will be by individual christ
ians going after them. Are we CON
cerned enough about them to go
after them, or are we so indifferent
as to their fate, tina. we will let them
go down to death rather than put
ourselves 10 the trouble to 90 after
them? The means of reaching the
lost i at hand, are you willing TO use
the means?
where ever Gods people wake up
70 the fact that their neighbors and
loved cnes are lost and going down
tC death they will throw oct the life
lines and save them.
There are many sucn Ines Per
sonai private payer IS ne Of nc
n 'aaS uf salvation. Sorle two wears
age | was driving out in the Davis
mountains near Alpine with strong
rugged old character. ]. r. Byrd by
name. He told me Of his conversion
which took place many years ago
when he was a wild cow boy.
They were on the spring round up
and the boys were all full of mischief
and fun, but when his hour for rest
came he could not sleep. He had no
relish for the companionship of the
other men, bu. stole off from the
crowd and his memory went back 10
the old home davs. when his father
and mother used TO pray for him.
Then his sins and wildness came in
to his heart causing his conscience
to smite him with deep penitence and
contrition He vie ded TO the call of
God and gave his life to Christ. The
next morning he wrote his mother
the jcyful news of his salvation.
That same day she was writing him
that she had prayed for him all the
night before and was sure that her
prayers had been answered. Thus he
was prayed into the Kingdom Of God.
So we may DO.
"There are manv other agencies
of saving power, such as getting
others TO Join Us in prayer for loved
ones. writing notes, letters. bringing
people 10 church where they will
come under the power Of the gos-
pei: but above al and best of all is
the personal appeal as with human
hearts and fearful eyes let people
know that we are concerned about
them. Such personal effort would
soon fill this house with anxious sin
ners eager to find the way Of life.
The great majority of the christ
ians present stood on the PROPOSE
tion to 90 forth and personally irvite
their friends and lovel one to turn
from their sins