Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-01-18

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a. SS Christian faith
E@%A i and testimony.
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@N&S N IVA thusi u g m n d
p"HN. .o.9 ...s iusk Of witnessing
came from the anointing Of the Holy
Spirit which made the witnesses Of
Christ ready to suffer even unto death.
They became band Of holy and wise
propngandists. Even Of the rank and
file II Is written that they went
everywhere, preaching the Word" In
this way, the early Christian church
grew rapidly.
Rev. ernest Hall Of Korea writes
that the secret Of the rapid growth
o1 the church there Is the same as IN
the apostolic days. the power Of the
holy Spirit In the Witnessing of dis.
ciples by llIe and lips-and the scatter
Ing Of Christians everywhere to plant
the gospel seed in other hearts. Mr..
Hall says: "'rhe Koreans are taught
that every Christian must become a
witness to his or her own people. At
any cost the story Of Christ's love must
pc told to those who have never heard
IT, When n man asks for admission
90 the clnrch, he Is asked If he has
done this, aud If not, is kept waiting
Until he can give evidence Of the
vitality of his Christianity"
From this principle there has been
q woefui departure. The church is Nv
ing on "cnsy street," saying: II am rich
tnd Increased with goods, and have
need Of nothing." Oh, for voice in
tue wilderness. Il voice loud and clear,
authoritative and compelling, propa.
gandist for the cross In the fulness
pr its symbolism and significance. OF
course such an one would ne regarded
hs a fanatic, but as one Of our editors
recently remarked: "All the ages were
born Of tnnntics. History Is stag
nation In politics and religion, until
The fanatic comes and stirs the slug.
gisl, waters" Europe lay in the sleep
Of death re'igiously until three or four
fanatics IN the persons of Huss, Luther,
Iwingli and Calvin came along. These
ycre all fnntics Of the deepest dye
iIheSs@e all "cra2y" to their com.
y el'il.fasf.re ,!'l:f fsy Epithels suco Us
AASH"iSN uhhEeIOuS nlt'lt,E were
'onstantlt applied to them. Luther
was referred to as ''that mad frlar":
and "tlnt mad priest" Italy had stood
/ in complete Indifference to religion
until the fanatic Suvonarola arose. He
was called mad because he disturbed
the established order Of things. In
The religious history Of England, the
great revivals came only when the
fanatics Ike Wycliffe and Wesley and
Whitfield appeared; and in our own
lnnd, there were those who called
Dwight T., Moody fanatic. We are 50
afraid OF, ftrnaticism, that even holy
ami proper enthusiasm is often decried
and discounted, but without this Ell.
tmisinsm there can be no progressive
and aggressive propaganda for Christ
All followers Of Christ need the
martyr spirit, which characterized tho
Christians Of the early church, so that
the commission Of Christ to witness
for Him may be speedily fulfilled.
There are various ways In which this
can be done. Some can do it through
lives that Illustrate the redeeming
power Of Gods grace. by holy lives
that point directly to Him and are
fragrant with dis spirit and patience.
Others may witness through an un-
faltering testimony without apology or
sense Of shame.
Personal soul winning may also be
considered as another form Of service
requiring the martyr spirit. A Korean
Christian In Seoul was cast into prison
because his son had committed an Of.
fense. He was. put into cell along
with eighteen criminals. and kept there
for five months without opportunity
to clear himself. When he came out
at the end Of five months, the eighteen
criminals were eighteen Christians
This remarkable instance Of devotion
related by DR.. Heller Jones. one of tho
first missionaries to Korea, was given
not as a. solitary and extraordinary
specimen, Nbut as type Of Korean
Christianity.
Christian effort and enterprise also
call for this same holy enthusiasm
and spirit Of the martyr. Without It
there cannot be the initiative and
daring that mark the apostolic period
and which is sorely needed now.