Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-02-23

These are to be largely promoted by
preaching and by the printed page.
There Is also 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
pied In His parting words: "GO ye
into oil the world and preach the gos-
pei to every creature" The power
to do this was promised and the prom
isc 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 prOpugandists 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 snyIng 60"
The Christians Of the New Testament
time went everywhere preaching the
Word.
There are many ways In which we
can follow their example:
/. BY living lives that illustrate the
redeeming power of Gods grace. Next
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er of holy life. 1t breaches and
witnesses everywhere.
D. by an nnfaltering testimony I'M
ashamed and without apology. 70
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strong convictions that issue lrom y
viiul Christian experience and fJ.9W
Fellowship with COD in His Word.
The man on the fence leads us no.
where. but the man of strong convic-
tlons 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.
3. 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 1t 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.
that he has In the work of making
Christ known.
The work Of the Christian. propa-
gandist calls for courage and devo-
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 On 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 Christ? The early Chris
tians went everywhere preaching the
Word. You too can do the same either
III 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 q man.
On one Of the closing days Of the war
he had to 60 out twice In the face Of
the enemys fire but both times came
back and saluted with these words:
"Captain, your message was delivered"
We nre entrusted with the great mes.
sage. 1t requires courage and sacri.
flee to deliver It. At the end Of our
day 1t will be a glorious achievement
If we, looking into the face Of our
Lord, can say to Him, as the Captain
Of our Salvation, "Your message was
delivered"