Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-08-21
RELIGION is
AWAKENING
Los Angeles Evangelist Says America
Will Be Reused

: world-famed evangelist pleaded with
the more than 1000 persons who
heard him at the Massanetta Springs
Bible Conference Sunday, to hasten
: its coming and make it successful by
!, prayer and personal work.
Sunday was the biggest day Mas
sanetta has had this summer, and
delegations from all parts of the Val
ley came for the closing session of
the Presbyterian-M Methodist men IS
joint conference in connection with
the Christian Leadership Training
/ School. One impressive service fol-
lowed another, from Sunday School
to the closing address by DR.. Torrey
/ in the evening. Prof. G. L. Morelock,
general lay secretary of the Metho-
dist Church spoke Sunday afternoon
and warned that Americas love of
pleasure and wealth will lead to the
same end that caused the downfall
of Rome and other ancient empires.
DR.. Torrey's two addresses Sunday
were the features of the program
DR.. Torrey, the last survivor of the
great evangelist movement of years
ago, is regarded by many churchmen
as the greatest preacher of the Cos
pei in the world today He has adj
dressed millions in his travels around
the globe, and is recognized as an
authority on evangelistic work. Billy
Sunday says he owes more to DR..
Torrey for his great work than any
man living today Dr. Torrey will
speak twice daily throughout the
week
Headed by S. K. Okey, a delega-
ton from the Roanoke Billy Sunday
club conducted the impressive hill
side vesper services Sunday evening. 4
Each of the speakers gave testimony
as to the influence of Christ in their
lives. They also said that the Roam
oke club has held 444 meetings in
the past year, attended by $500 per-
sons and resulting in Tic confessions
of faith.
A group of Presbyterian men from
Lexington gave a demonstration of
a mems service, going through with
all the part in fine style Headed by
their pastor, DR.. w. Z. Davis, the
Staunton Second Presbyterian Church
had delegation of 100 men. There
also was large delegation from the
Methodist Brotherhood Glass of Har-
risonburg.
Sunday night, DR.. Torrey outlined
the Essential Conditions in Soul
Winning Work" He emphasized
these steps:
81. One should be thoroughly con-
secrated himself, if he is to be sue
cessful in personal work.
-. One should put every known
sin out of his life. A worker must
be assured of salvation himself be-
fore he can expect to lead a soul to
Christ.
80 One should trust in the risen
Christ for victory over sin.
"a One should know how to use
the Bible. not necessarily to know
it. 1t is not truth to know thing
but TO use it You gain more by
using what you have.
IS. One must have compassionate
love. One should have so much love
for the outcast that he would go
about weeping for him One must be
serious to win souls
Sunday morning, DR.. Torrey point
ed out THE Most Effective Methods
of ul-Winning" He outlined these
points:
Il We cans all preach or sing, /
but we can all do personal work.
20. We can do personal work any
where.
20. We can do personal work any
time
"a We can reach all classes by
personal work; those who could never
be gotten into church.
IS Personal work hits the mark,
it goes home to the person where my
sermon here may float off in the
trees, forgotten.
sc Personal work meets a specific
need and answers individual difficult
ties.
~. Personal work produces won
derful results.
eff each of you here would win a
SOUL said DR.. Torrey, there would
be more than million more won the
first year l want action. The way
to win souls is by doing it. You can
study every book written on swim
ming, but you will never learn to
swim until you jump into the water"
Prof. G. L. Morelock spoke Sunday
afternoon on the Ideal Layman."
America" he said, will lose it's
soul if it continues its downward
: road of greed and selfishness. The
world has gone mad on the subject
of amusements and material things,
causing our civilization to be in peril
Such was the case of Rome. We dare
not violate the laws which have held
nations together in the past When
charity and purity have gone, the
: foundations of our government will
be taken away"
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