Milford chronicle., 1931-04-17
GLENDALE
That Constitutes A Successful

GuuTCuCS.
In the present state of the world
and when people have forsaken the
churches for that which the world
gives, it is hard to find a church
which has gone forward under such
adverse circumstances.
And in fact 1t is difficult to find
any churches of any denomination
which are holding their own from
a spiritual standpoint.
Churches may be successful from
a financial view Of things; they may
be able to pay all bills that may
come against them, and have mon
ey left in their treasury-this is fine
as far as it goes, but it doesn't go
far enough.
The preacher of such a church
may be strong and eloquent; he
may be able to preach such sermons
that will tickle tho human ear, but
how about tickling the human heart
and cause men and women to for
sake sin for righteousness. If he
can't do this, he is failurc--frOm
a spiritual view.
A preacher of any church who has
to have an evangelist to do the work
he should do himself and is unable
within himself to preach such SER
mons that will stir the human heart
into action, to get clear of sin, is
failure.
A pastor to be right with God
must be a soul winner. That is what |
God asks for and desires.
A man who has the power to |
move women and men to seek the
better part of life. will be success
full in doing his duty to God and /
man and though he may be poor
from a. financial view, yet he is im-
menselY. rich from the blessings he
receives from above.
Many pastors differ in their re-
vival work. They conduct it along
lines laid down in the discipline of
the different churches to which they
belong, but with the Master it is diff
ferent-denOminatiOns are not rec
ognized-there is only one creed
and it applies to all like: Love God
with all your heart and your neigh
Dor as yourself" This Christ de-
manded of all who would be His
followers, irrespective of any de-
nomination to which they may be-
long. - f~
An old Methodist exhoTter use to
tell the following story when invit-
ing the people to leave off sin and
seek righteousness. He said that (
some years ago there were two bro {
thers who sold out their possessions
here, and moved with their families
to the far West and there they pur-
chased two farms adjoining each
other. In about a week one brother
said to the other, | am about ready /
to go to the mill and the other said ,
as am in need also, l will accom- !
bany YOU; and so they proceeded {
with their teams, until they came to !
two roads; one led to the right, the
other to the left. c
They halted and after quite an ar i
gumeI1t as to which road led to the a
mill, they agreed that one should go t
TO the right and the other to the left t
and proceeded on their way and 10 h
and behold both men arrived at the o
mill at the same time.
The miller did not ask them which n
road they came, but patting them on O
the backs he propounded this ques- v
ton: Is your barley good, is your Il
barley good.
The old gentlemen said that their G
seemed to be some enmity existing e
between different denominations but "
In the great day which is to come, fl
people would not be asked to what d
denomination they belonged or by ot
what road they came; the question @;
would be asked is your barley good. "
The old exhorter several years ago Il
passed to his reward, but there are ST
many living today who often heard hi
this man tell this story when deliv-
erlnG his many exhOrtationS in the W
churches nearby. W
Today the churches seem to be ia
busy with many other things except
he winning of souls for Jesus. The 81
question seems to have ST
prominent place with the church b
people, w. c. T. U. and other kind W
ed organizations. We acknowledge by
t is an important question and I'm
'hould be treated as such. but is the L,
manufacture and sale of intoXicat- ma
ng liquor the only enemy We have tr
which destroys human souls? Sin
. oJlll rampant. ST
If the ministers, ladies who COM El
IOse the w. c. r. U. and similar or on
would go out on the ST.
highways and seek those who are III
n the downward road TO ruin, and
se arguments as strong as are be- Re
1g used in favor of prohibition, how its
ong would it be before the church cit
S would again be filled by those
Tho would be seeking salvation he
rom sin? And further when they in,
ave received forgiveness from the to
ather above they not only become or
staunch adherent to the prohibi-
ion cause but an enemy to sin in ma
ny form. Such revival of relie- err
N in the hearts of women and men cd
ill correct many evils existing to- Ri
ay. we
We sympathize with those who are ext
taking such grand fight for pro- an
lbition but are they not forgetting hal
ther sins, which are more de-
ructive to souls of men? Think Dire
1ort it! sef
Whenever the churches become so thi
Infused with doing the right thing agt
all times, and whenever the min I
ters and laymen will shake loose for
ON the world with its many sins. his
Id go after those who are leading COZ
res of sin; so soon as this comes to ing