T HE

A RT OF S O U L W I NN I N G .

( S PE C I AL L Y AD A PT E D FOR P E R S O N A L W OR ! E R S .
)

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A HO O D, E VA N G EL I S T ,
M
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I
A u th or o f The M i i g W h
ss n l F dee d j oi n t
o un th o ,
”
an -a u r o f
“
T h e Yo u n g P op l
e H i t o y f M t h od i m
’
e s s r o e s .
”

A nd h e br o u gh t h i m t o Jes u s

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C IN C IN N AT I ! JE N N I N G S P YE .

N EW Y O R! ! E AT O N MA IN S .
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NE VE R was t h e r e such gre a t n eed f or a mi g h ty ,

P ente c o s t a l reviv a l in a ll o u r Churches ; a n d the

key t o such a reviv a l is e a rne s t p er s on al wor k .

But the membership o f the Churches are n ot p re

p ared t o enter up on t hi s wor k Mul titudes k now
.

n othin g o f a p er s on a l Pentecost M a ny a re u t
.

t e rly in di ff erent. They do not re a l iz e their o pp o r

t u n it y and re s p on s ibil ity b e f ore God If th e y did
.
,

the reviv a l wo u l d come at o n ce .

With the hop e th a t many profess in g Christ ia n s

may b e a w a k ened to du ty and hear G od s call t o
,
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p er s on a l wor k in soul winn i ng this l ittl e vo l u m e

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is wr itte n.

L et the pastor s e e that a copy is put into every

home o n e mo n th previous to t h e tim e set f o r
s p ecia l reviva l meeti ng s L et him secure a pl edge
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from t h e p eo pl e t o re a d the study f o r each day ,

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commit the memory verses an d meditate u p o n t h e ,

Scripture sugg ested .

O n ce each wee k either at a s p ecia l meeti n g

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a ppoi n ted f o r this p urpose at the week night ,

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prayer meetin g or at the young peo pl e s devotional
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meeting Sunday evenin g let the studies for t h e ,

wee k be reviewed a n d the memory verses recited .

Short talks may also be give n o n eac h to p ic by

persons previously selected .

When the entire Church memb ers hi p shall b e

gin to think and speak upo n these vital themes ;
when the spirit o f grace a n d supplicatio n shal l take
th e pl a ce o f formality a n d worldly desire ; when
the Holy Ghost of Pe n tecost shall come upon the
waiting praying Church then the times o f refresh
, ,

i n g will be sure to come from th e presence o f the

L ord a n d the perish ing mul t itudes w ill be saved
,
.

SIOUX O rr Y , I owa .
 C O N TENT S .

F I R S T WE E ! — T HE S O U L WI N N E R S M O TI V E
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T HE L O V E O F C HR IS T .

F oreword a n d
T he L ord s ’

! y P er s o n a l E ffort .

T ro p hie s o f P ers o n a l E ff ort .

T he W orth o f a
T he D e a th o f a S ou l
T he S up re m e M otive .

S E C O N D WE E ! — T HE S O U L WI N N E R S
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L IF E .

“
Y I ELD Y O U R S ELV E S TO G OD .
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S TUDY V II I A D e fin ite E x p erie n c e

S T U DY IX A C o m p lete S urrender
S T UDY X T he S p irit s W itn e s s
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S TU DY XI E ver y W ei g ht
S T U DY X II P r a y er
S T UDY X II I F a ith .

S TU D Y XI V S el f S a c r ifi c e
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6 C O N TE N TS .

TH I R D WE E ! — T HE S O U L -W I N N E R S E ! U I P M E N T .

“
C O M P LE T EL Y F U R N IS HE D .
”

S T U DY XV ! owled g e o f t h e S c ri p ture
n

S TU D Y XV I Tact .

S T U DY X VII E a rne s t n e s s
S TU D Y X V III Pers ever a n c e
S TU D Y XI X T e n d er n e ss
S TU DY XX ! u rde n f o r S o u l s
S TU DY XX I A P ers o n a l P e n te c o s t

H HE S O U L W IN N ER S M E TH O D S
”
F OU R T WE E ! — T - ’
.

“
! Y AL L M E AN S .
”

S TU DY X X II D ire c t A pp ro a c h
S TU DY X X III C orre s p o n de nc e
S TU DY X X IV Tra c ts ook s
and !
S TU D Y XXV T h e P r a y er L i s t
S TU D Y X XV I W ork A m o ng S tude n t s
S T UDY XX V II M eeti ng O b j e c tio n s
S TU D Y X X V III N o E fi o r t in V a i n
T HE S O U L -
W I NNER ’
S M O TI VE .

FO R T HE L O V E O F C HR IS T .
 S TUD Y 1 .

F O R E W O R D A ND A PP E A L .

M E M O RY VE R S E ! A n d the y th a t a r e wi s e s h all s hin e as

“

the b ri g htn e ss o f the fi r m a m e nt ; a nd the y th a t

t urn m a n y to ri g hteo us n e ss a s the s t a rs f or ever
”—
a nd ever .
( D a n x ii
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,

S C R I PTU R E E O R ME D ITAT I O N ! M a tt vi 19 23 ; R e v iii

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14 22
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FR E D B was a medical stude n t He was .

stric k e n with that dreaded scourge co n sumptio n ,

.

The physicia n s advised a trip to the mou n tains .

D urin g the first few mo n ths amo ng the R ockies he

improved rapi dl y and hope a n d ambitio n flamed
,

anew ; b ut it was only a brief respite from suffer

ing before the fin a l collapse Lyi n g i n a D e n ver
.

hospital he was visite d b y some co n secrate d yo un g

,

peop l e who sa n g a n d prayed with hi m He yielde d

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himself to Christ a n d t h e p eace of God fil l ed his

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heart .
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They b rou g ht hi m ho m e t o a little I owa city

to die The day after his arrival the p a stor was
.

summo n ed to his bedsid e when th e youn g man re

,

lated the circumstances o f his conversion The .

“ ”
pastor said ,
Then you are not a fraid to die !
“
N said he n ot a fr a id bu t n o t r ea dy
, ,
.

When asked why he was not ready h e replied ,

I have don e nothin g for my Master I have w o n .

n o souls for h im C o ul d I have s ix months more

.

to live th a t I mi g ht brin g s ome s ouls to Jesus ,

a n d thus not g o into his presence empty handed -

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I would be s a tisfied to die I a m n ot a fr a id t o die

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,

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bu t n o t r ea dy. Just then the door o f the room
opened and the dyin g boy s f a ther an old white
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haired m a n who had been absent from home and

h a d not seen his s o n since hi s return came in ,
.

The O ld man was n ot a Christian Then occurred

”

a pathetic sce n e The youn g m a n threw his arms

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a bout his father s n eck a n d drew him down upon

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his knees at the bedside ur g ed him to g ive h im ,

sel f t o G o d a n d then with shortenin g bre a th u t

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t ere dsuch a pra y er o f i n tercessio n a s is seldom

heard .The o ld man sobbed a loud yielded t o ,

Christ declared his faith and the dying boy had

, ,

wo n o n e so ul f o r h is Master I n a few hours h e

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had go n e into the p resence o f the ! i n g ; bu t not

e mp ty -
ha n ded .

O y e t o whom God has g ive n the strength a n d

vigor o f manhood and wom a nhood and who have ,

pledged y our a lle giance to the Christ of C alvary ,

are you wi nn in g any souls f or your M a ster ! Or

are y o u goi ng into his p resence emp t y ha n ded ! -

What if i n the jud gment day it shall b e seen that

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some souls who mi ght hav e been s a ved h a ve bee n

lost through your ne glect ! Wh a t if it sh a ll the n
be see n that the crown of many stars which you
might have wo n is give n to another ! And what ,

if i n t h e great day of his appe aring you sh all be

fou n d havin g gathered n o s h eaves and emp ty
,

ha nded !
 S T UD Y II .

TH E L O R D S C O MM A ND
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.

M E M O RY VE R S E ! G o y e i n to a ll the world a nd p re a c h
g o s p el to ever y c re a tu re ( M a rk x vi
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S C R IPTU R E F O R M E D ITATI O N ! E z e k xxx iii 1 1 1.

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Y the M a ster s final words to his disciples the
obli g atio n is laid up on every Christian to be a soul
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winner . Y e shall be my witnesses is the risen ,

L ord s messa g e to all his followers N o o ne is

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.

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excused .F ollow me said Christ
,
a n d I will ,

”
m a ke y o u fishers of me n A n d whe n hi s face was
.

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set toward Calv a ry he said to the F a ther
,
As ,

thou h a st sen t me into the world even s o have ,

”
I a lso se n t them into t h e world By the mouth .

o f the prophet E zeki e l God di stin ctly says that

, ,

i f we n e glect to war n the w ick e d from h is way ,

that wicked man shall die in hi s i n iquity ; but his

”
b l ood will I require at thin e h a n d We are all .

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s en t, a n d i f we shri n k or e x cuse ourselves from o u r

great m i ss i o n we shall c ome i n to co n dem n atio n .

T h e un saved multitudes k n ow that every Chris

tia n shoul d b e an amb a ssador f or Christ and whe n ,

we fail to do o u r duty we are co n demned i n their

e y es as well a s b e f ore G o d A writer i n t h e E p
.

w or th E r a sa y s !
“
A college p rofessor w h o w a s noted among h is
f ellow teachers for his habit of addressi n g young
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me n upo n their person a l relations to Christ was ,

asked b y o n e of his f e llow professors D O they n ot

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resent your appeals a s an impertinence He re

plied ! N o ! N othing is of such interest to any m an
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as his ow n s oul a n d its condition He will never .

resent words of warning or c omfort if they ar e

prompted by g e nuin e feelin g When I was a .

’
y ou n g ma n I ,
felt as you do My wif e s.cousin ,

a you ng fe ll ow n o t yet of a ge l ived in our house ,

f o r s ix mont h s My dre a d o f meddlin g was such

.

that I n ever a sked him to b e prese n t at family

worship o r spo k e to him o n the subj ect o f religion
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He fell into the company o f a wild s e t a n d was ,

rapidly g oi ng t o the b a d When I re a soned with

him I sp oke o f Christ D o y o u call yourself a
.

”
Christia n ! he a sked assumin g a n asto n ished look
,
.

“ ” “
I h ope s o I replied
,
.But you are n ot I f y o u .

were he must be your Best F riend Y et I have

,
.

lived i n your house f o r s ix mo n ths a n d you have

,

never once named his name to me ; n o he is n oth ,

”
ing t o you ! I have n ever forgotte n the rebuke .
 B Y P E R S O N A L E FF O R T .

ME M O RY V E R S E ! A n d he b ro ug ht h im to Je s us
“
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’ —
( John
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S C R I PT U R E F O R M E D I TATI O N ! John i 85 45
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HA VE you ever n oticed that muc h o f the work

“
whi ch the Master a n d his disciples did was per
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so n al work ! S ome o f o u r L ord s greatest ser ’

mons were preached to o ne perso n The ap ostles .

were all wo n individual l y Tur n t o your Bible

.

now , a n d read the account o f the visit o f N ico

demus t o Christ a n d o f the meetin g with the
,

woma n o f Samaria at th e well I f y o u take the

.

time t o follow this theme through the Gospels and

through the Acts o f the Ap ostles y o u will be sure
,

t o see that the work of wi nnin g souls f or Christ

by p ersonal e ff ort is the w or k o f every Christia n .

A n d a co n victio n o f t hi s is the greatest need

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of t h e Church t o day I t is the key to the twe n

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t ie t h ce n tury revival
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T h e world woul d be eva n
.

g e li z e d i n this generatio n did e a ch professi n g Chris

tia n wi n only o n e soul each year for Christ ; a n d
the g re a t social and labor prob l ems of the day
woul d b e speedily solved were the gre a t Christian
Church actively en g a g ed in leading me n and wome n
t o Jesus o f N azareth Mightier tha n the influe n c e
.

o f great sermons a n d fi n e music a n d sp l endid ritual

is the influe n ce O f a life consecrated to perso n al

eff ort i n seekin g the lost .

Th a t rem a rkable soul wi nn er D r J O Peck

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n ow translated said ! So great is my co n vie
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tio n o f the value o f personal e ffort as the r e ,

sult o f a lifework o f win nin g souls that I can ,

n o t emphasiz e the method too stro ng ly I f it were .

revealed to me from heave n by the archa ngel

Ga b riel that G o d h ad give n me the certai n ty of
te n y ears o f life a n d that as a co n ditio n o f my
,

etern a l sa l vatio n I must w in a thousa n d soul s to

Christ i n that time ; a n d if it were further co n
 S TUD Y IV .

T R O P HI E S O F P E R S O N A L E FF O R T .

“
M E M ORY V E R S E ! A n d he th a t is wi s e wi nn eth s o ul s .

( P rov x i 30 R V )
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S O R I PT U R E FOR M E D ITAT I O N ! 2 C or v 14 21
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, .

IS IT n ot a sugg estive fact that ne a rl y all those

me n w h o h a v e sho n e bri g h t ly in the g a l a xy of
martyrs pre a chers a n d reformers in the Chris
, ,

tia n Church throu g h the centur ies have been won

t o Christ by the person a l e ffort o f some consecrated
l ife ! Think o f some in o u r o w n a ge .

D wi g ht L Moody when a clerk in a store was

.
, ,

visited by his Sund a y school te a cher who put his

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h a n d up on the you n g m an s sho ul der a n d talked

’

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to him a bout Christ ; a n d Mr Moody says I had ,

not felt I had a soul till the n .

Colo n el H H Ha dl ey who has k n eeled a n d

. .
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pra y ed with over thirty five thousa n d drunkards -

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declares that o n e o f the a g encies which led him

t o Christ was a b rief in terview with Chaplai n ( n ow
Bishop ) M c Cab e o n a railw ay train i n O hio just -

af ter the Civil War .

L ord Shaftesbur y o n e o f the greatest Christian

,

p hil ant hr o p ists o f the ni n etee n th ce n tury wa s w o n ,

for Christ in earl y boyhood by the effort o f Mari a

Wil lis a servant g irl in hi s father s ho m e
,
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.

The c onversio n o f D iaz the g re a t Cub a n eva n

,

g e lis t was
,
due t o the faith f ul n ess of a consecrated
youn g lady o f Bro oklyn She f ou n d him i n a hos
.

p ital at the p o in t of death procure d a S pa n ish ,

N ew Testame n t read t o h im the words o f mercy

,

a n d in vitatio n po in ted him to Christ ; a n d he we n t

,

back to his o w n cou n try a flamin g h erald o f the

,

gospe l .

J Wil b ur Cha p ma n o n e o f the most success

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,

f ul pastor evan g elists of t hi s g eneration says that

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whil e i n a reviv a l meeti n g when a b o y his Su n

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da y schoo l teacher touched him o n the el b ow and

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“ ”
sa id D O y ou n ot thin k y ou had better sta n d !
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a n d that o n e touch as much a s anythin g else

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pushed him i n to the kingdom .

Joseph F Berry whose n ame is a h ousehold

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word i n the Methodist E piscopal Church was l ed ,

t o Chr ist by t w o y ou n g friends who took the you n g

prin ter t o his father s bar n and held a pr ayer
’
,

meeting w ith him which resulted in a glorious

,

conversion .
 S TUD Y V

THE W O R TH OF A S OU L .

ME M OR Y V E R S E ! F or wh a t is a m a n p rofi ted i f he g a i n ,

the whole world a n d lo s e hi s o w n s ou l ! O r W h a t

,

( M a tt
”—
s h a ll a m a n give in e xc h a n g e f or hi s s o ul ! .

x vi ,

S C R IPTU R E FOR M E D ITATI O N ! Luke x v 1 10 —

, .

W H A T is a life worth ! What is your lif e worth !

W h at is the lif e o f your son or daughter or mother
o r wife worth ! Wh a t w o u ld y o u t a ke f o r a life !
,

But if the lif e O f a dear o n e b e worth s o muc h

’
t o y o u w h at must be its value in God s sight
, ,

w h o sees t o what depths a soul may plunge a n d

t o w h a t hei g hts it may rise
'
! I t ma y b e a sm all
matter to y o u that i n y o n der saloon is a ma n dis
s ip at e d a n d dru n k e n But what if he were y our
.

father or b rother or hus b a n d ! I t may b e a very

small matter to you that t h e b o y whom y o u met
o n t h e street is p uffin g a cigarette a n d wears al

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ready up o n his f a ce the m a rks o f an evil life But .

what if he were your boy or your brother ! Y et in ,

God s S ig ht his life is a s v a luable as if he were

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your boy o r y our brother ; and every so ul is o f

in finite worth .

Jesus Christ set a h ig h estimate upon hu ma n

l if e wh e n he left his F ath e r s throne and cam e ’

into this s in cursed world to su ff er and di e that

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h e mig ht redeem us from de a th .

Th e Church of to day nee ds a n ew visio n of

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t h e worth of a soul We ne e d to stand b eside

.

C alv a ry a n d see the price th a t w a s paid there for

huma n life .

John ! eble the p oet preacher of the E nglish

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Church said that the s a lvation of o n e soul is worth

,

more th a n the framing o f the Magn a Charta o f a

thousand worlds .

I t was meditatio n up o n the words o f the mem

o ry verse o f this study that fired the souls o f
I gn atius L o y ola a n d F rancis Xavier with a holy
e n thusiasm to rescue the p erishin g multitudes .
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Had t h eir successors a n d dis c1ple s bee n fill ed with

the same e nthusiasm and kept themselves f re e
,

from the machin atio n s of politics they would have

,

lo n g sin ce ev a ngelize d the world a n d J e s u it is m

,

“ ”
wo ul d n ot h ave b ee n t h e sc an dal o f Christia nity .
 S TUD Y VI .

TH E DE A T H OF A S OU L .

ME M ORY V E R S E ! L et h im kn ow th a t he whi c h c on verteth

,

the s i nn er fro m the error o f hi s w a y s h a ll s a ve a

s oul f ro m de a th
.
( Ja m es v
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,

S C R IPTU R E FOR M E D ITAT I O N ! Lu ke x vi 1 9 31

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W HA T is death the de a th o f a soul ! What

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is it t o die eternally ! I n th e passage for medita

tio n our L ord g ives us a glimpse in to the realms
o f de a th . Surely the So n o f God is not triflin g
here ; n o r does he speak to co n fuse F or a mo ment .

t h e curtai n is drawn a n d we s e e what is actually

,

tra n spiring i n the future world I n these days .

there is a disp ositio n i n s ome quarters to make

light of the f uture p u n ishme n t o f t h e wicked .

S ome p reachers are dum b u p o n t h e awful pu n ish

me n t o f s in or preac h o nl y half a gos p e l sayin g
, , ,

“
as B is h o p Warre n p uts it Yo u must re p e n t as
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missing Goi n g to the ken n el where the faithful

.

shepherd dog lay w ith her little f amily h e b a de

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her go to find the sheep A n hour a fter w ards s h e

.

returned with tw o When th e se had bee n put in

.

“ ”
the fold he sai d O ne shee p is yet missing G o !
, ,
.

The faithful do g took o n e mute lo ok of despair

at her little f a mily then was o ff in the d a rk a n d
,

the st o rm I n t w o hours s h e had returned with

.

the lost sheep but w a s t orn and bleedin g a n d as

, , ,

s h e sta gg ered toward the kennel fell de a d a t th e ,

door But if a p oor dumb brute w ith n o im

.
, ,

mort a l hope be obedient even unto death wh a t

, , ,

shall we say o f men and wome n who k n ow the

destiny o f the soul and whom the ! in g o f kings
,

has bidden seek the lost yet are disobedient in , ,

different an d thou ghtless a s to the dyin g mul ti

,

tudes a b out them !

 S TUD Y V II .

THE S U P R E M E M O TI VE .

ME M ORY VER SE
F or the love o f C hri s t c on s tr a i n eth
!
”
us . C or v .
,

S C R IPTU R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! 1 C or x iii R V .

, . .

! the su p reme motive in a ll our eff orts to

UT
“ ”
win others should be the glory o f God Pos .

sessed o f a n undying love for hi m who first loved

us we will have an inspiration to see k the lost
,

f or whom he g ave his life A n d all o u r eff orts

.

shall b e as Paul puts it in hi s letter to the

,

“ ”
E p hesia n s u n to the praise of h is glory
,
.

T he love o f C hri s t doth m e c ons tr a i n

To s eek the w a n deri ng s o ul s o f m e n ”
.

L ove nev e r fail eth L ove k n ows no imp o s s i

.

bilit y He who work s f o r wa g es a n d he who works

.

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for love live i n two diff ere n t realms A l ot o f me n .

were entombed i n a coal min e a n d great crowds -

,

g athered to help clear away the earth a n d rescue

the mi n ers A n O ld gr ay heade d ma n came run
.
,
-

n i ng up a n d seizin g a shovel be ga n workin g with

, , ,

the stren g th o f te n men S ome o n e a sked to r e

.

“ ”
lieve the O ld man Get o u t of the way he cried ;
.
,

“ ”
I have two boys down there .

L ove will triumph ; a n d he whose heart throbs

with love to Christ will fi n d real j oy in rescuin g
from si n those who a r e the purchase o f h is blood ,

t ha t his n a me ma y be glor ified .

S tudy his life o f s e lf s a cr ifice See a g ain his

-
.

su fferin g for sinful men L in ge r in Gethsem a ne

‘

,
.

and behold the a g on y o f C a lvary The n your he a rt .

will be gin to throb with love to him w ho first

”
l oved us .

Get a n ew visio n o f your crucified but n o w ,

rise n S avior u n til the beauty o f his matchless life

, ,

charms y our heart and y ou are ready to s ay !

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Come , a nd po ss e ss m e whole ,

N or he nc e a g a i n re m ove ;
! ut su p with m e a nd let the fe a s t
,

! e everl a s ti n g love .

The n you will p ossess the highest motiv e that

moves huma n hearts a n d pe rs o n a l work in s ou l
,

wi nn i n g wil l b ecome a real delight .

3
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W I NNER ’
S L IFE .

Y I ELD Y O U R S ELV E S U N TO G O D .
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O F S O UL W I NN IN G
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.

conscious n ess O f sins forgiven and of the prese n ce

o f Christ in hi s life He must be able to s ay like
.
,

“ ”
A n drew and like Philip o f O ld I have fou n d him , .

He must know what it is to have a n ew heart “

and to have peace w ith God .

William Butl e r th e veteran missionary and

,

soul w inner no w transl a ted wrote th e a uthor o f

-
, ,

th e se studies a l e tter in w hich he s a id ! ,

“
F irst a n d foremost I th a nk God for a true ,

con v ersion When I go t religion I go t it g ood a n d

.
,

thorou gh Ch r ist b e came e v erythin g to me The

. .

la w o f sin o r tempt a tion to worl dl y conformity

,

of a n y kind w a s co m plet e ly er a dicated from my

,

h e a rt ; a n d from th a t hour t o this th e law o f Christ

h a s fully s a tisfied my soul a n d mad e me glor i ously ,

f r ee a n d ind e pendent of the world a n d its m a xims

a n d pleasures A n d no w; after fif t y five years e n
.
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’

j y
o m e n t of peace with G o d and hum b le devotio n
to his service I bless him that I ever g ave hi m
,
-

my heart a n d devoted myself to hi s work I am .

h a ppy The consoling comforts of the grace o f

.
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G od are with m e by day and by n ight a n d t h e ,

b lessed future is radi a nt with the hope o f being

‘
n um b ered with the sai n ts in glory everlasting .
’

I n these days of compro m ise a n d doubt w e

n eed t o have a s definite an experience o f s a lv a tion
as had William Butler He who would win others
.

t o a n ew life must himself p ossess that lif e and ,

“
k n ow it b e ing a ble to say with Paul
,
I know,

whom I have believed .

 S TUD Y I X .

A C O MP LE T E S U RR ENDE R .

“
M EM ORY VE R SE ! I b e s ee c h y ou there fore b rethre n by , ,

the m erc ie s o f G od th a t y e p re s e nt y o u r b odie s a

,

livi ng s a c ri fi c e hol y a c c e p ta ble un to G od whi c h is

, , ,

y o ur re a s o n a b le s ervi c e —
( R o m x ii
.
’
.
,

S C R IPTU R E FOR M E D ITATI O N ! R o m vi 1 13 — .

, .

“
JO HN W E S L E Y said Give me one hun dred
,

p reachers who fear n othin g but s in a n d desire

n othing but God a n d I care not a straw whether
,

t h ey be clergymen o r laymen the y alone will shake ,

t h e gates o f h e ll a n d set up the kingdom o f heaven

up o n the e a rth .

A lif e surre n dered to G o d will be a n i n vin cib le

li f e while the life o n ly partly surre n dered wil l
,

k n ow n othing but def eat S ome o n e s ays that

.
,

i n t h e tra n sfer of property a ny reserv a tio n im ,

plies also reserved rights I f a ma n s e ll s a te n

, ,
.

acre lo t a n d kee p s a y ard square in t h e ce n ter

,

f o r h imsel f h e h as a right o f wa y across w h at

,

36
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he has sold t o get t o his reservatio n A n d if in

.
,

“
o u r surre n der , we kee p b ack a ny thin g that co n,

s t it u t e s the devi l s territory a n d he will tram p le

’
,

”
over all we c all consecrated t o g et to his own .

Therefore a complete surre n der o f the lif e to God

is absolutely n ecessary .

To the rich youn g ma n who came to him Jesus

“ ”
said O n e thin g thou lackest
,
. He dema n de d a n
u n co n ditional surr e nder O f every interest of his
life But the young ma n was n ot willi n g to make
.

the surrender a n d w e n t away sorrowful O f every

,
.

man a n d woman Jesus asks the s a me surre n der .

But man y n ow wander o ff in the d a rkness of for

m alit y a n d doubt because they are n ot willi n g .

Three thin gs are implied in such a surre n der

( )
1 An ackno w l e dgment o f the D ivine ow n ership
a n d huma n stewardship in all temp oral a ffairs ;
( )
2 A complete su b missio n of the will t God !

( )
3 T h e supremacy o f Jesus Christ i n the heart
a n d l ife s o that the in terests of hi s ki n gdom are
,

first , always a n d everyw here

,
.
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.

There is a n o ld story o f a monk who havin g ,

been disobedient to the rul es O f the mo n astery ,

was told he must die They to ok him out into the

.

gravey a rd stood him upri g ht in a g rave filled in

, ,

“
the earth about his feet Then th e y a sked Are.
,

” ”
you de a d yet ! He s a id N o The e arth was,
.

then filled in about him t o his w a ist and th e ques ,

“ ”
tio n a g a in a sked He replied N o
. Then they ,
.

fil led in the e a rth until he w a s covered all but his ,

h e a d a n d could sc ar cely bre a the When a sked if

,
.

“
he would di e he replied Y es I will give up ; I
, , ,

w ill di e
. S O m ay we die to th e o ld life o f self
and si n an d li ve the new life o f entire surrender
,

t o our risen Lo rd !

I f C hri s t wo uld live a nd rei g n in m e ,

I m us t die I m us t die
,
.

L ike h im I c ruci fi ed m u s t b e ,

I m u s t die I m u s t die
, .

S o de a d th a t n o de s ire m a y ri s e ,

T o p a ss for g ood or g re a t or wi s e
, , ,

T o a n y b u t m y S a vior s e y e s ’
,

L et m e die let m e die

,
.
 S TUD Y X .

TH E S P I R IT S W I T NE S S
’
.

M EM ORY V E R SE ! T he S p irit H i m s el f b e a reth wit n e s s

”
with o u r s p irit th a t we a r e c hildre n o f G o d .

( R o m viii 1 6 R V )
.
, , . .

S C R IPTU R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! 1 Joh n v 1 1 5

—
, .

WHE N the lif e has bee n wholly surrendered t o

God a n d Christ the crucified a n d risen Savior
, , ,

is enthrone d in the he a rt a n d co n fessed before

men then the bl e ssed assur a nce o f o u r s o nship
,

with G o d will be cle a r a n d j oyous N o longer shall

“
we s ay I hope I a m a Christi a n o r I am try
, ,

in g to be a Christi a n but like P a ul we shall

,

“
exclaim I know wh o m I have believed
,
.

The witness o f the Spiri t wil l give a holy co n

fi de n ce to the soul win n er -
.

W h a t we h a ve s ee n a nd felt ,

W ith c o n fi de n c e we tell .

39
40 T HE A RT OF SO UL W I NNIN G
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.

Much o f the timidity a n d relucta n ce shown by

Christia n s toward perso n al work may b e traced
to a refusa l o r n eglect t o live the surre n dered l ife
a n d have the clear a ssurance of a ccepta n ce with

G od .

This direct testimo ny t o o u r adoptio n is g iven

only by the Holy Spirit and give n only to b e
,

lie ve r s because they are the so n s o f G o d I t is.

’
G od s se a l which he p laces up o n his o w n and we ,

the n n o lo ng er receive the spirit o f bo n dage unto

fear ; but we receive the spirit of ado p tion whereby
we cry Abba F ather The voice o f G o d is he a rd
, ,
.

i n the soul be a ring witn ess t o o u r accepta n ce and ,

then the fruit of the Spirit speedily follows in

“
the life t o corroborate the inner voice a n d give
u n mistakabl e confirmation to the testimony which
w a s primary a n d direct .

To s ome this assura n ce comes like a sudde n

,

flas h f rom the s k y ; t o others like the g e n tle b reath

,
~

i n g o f the eve nin g zephyr But it comes i t s u rely

.
,

comes ; a n d n o soul should be satisfied u n til it

 S T UD Y X I .

E VE RY W E I G HT .

ME M ORY V E R SE ! Where fore s eei n g we a l s o ar e c o m

p a s s ed a b o u t with s o g re a t a c lo u d o f wit n e ss e s let ,

us la y a s ide ever y wei g ht a nd the s in whi c h doth s o

e a s il y b e s et u s a nd let us r u n with p a tie nc e the
,

r a c e th a t i s s e t b e fore u s looki n g u n to Je sus the

, ,

a u thor a nd fi n i s her o f o u r f a ith ( H e b x ii 1

”—
. .
, ,

S C R IPTU R E FOR M E D ITATI O N ! 1 C or viii 9 13 ; i x 24 27

.
,
— -
, .

WE he a r much a bout person al liberty i n these

d ays a n d t o he a r s ome talk o n e would th ink that
, , ,

pers onal liberty was a gift to be selfishly guarded

rather th a n t o be sacrificed for th e g ood of others .

But P a ul the a postle sa crifice d his liberty for the

, ,
-

sa k e o f others ; s o did O nesimus the Christia n ,

slave Surely those professin g Christians who

.

”
make personal liberty their plea for en gaging
i n some form o f w orldly amusement ( such a s da n c
ing card playin g or theater g oi ng ) a n d those who
,
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,
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,

42
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ar e g ive n t o some filthy habit ( such as the use o f

toba cco ) have n ot stud ied the lif e o f Je s us o r o f
, ,

Pa ul o r o f O n esimus
, .

I f there were n o other reaso n s wh y t h ese th in gs

should b e renou n ced that they i njure o u r infl u
,

ence as s o ul winners would be su fficient ; for who

-

e ver heard o f a m a n or woman who en g a g ed i n

th e se f orms of questionable a museme n t b eco min g

illustrious a s a soul w inner ! To s ay the least the y
-
,

“ ”
are wei g hts and must be laid a side
,
.

I n a reviva l service a lady rose and with tears

, , ,

“
raining do w n her f a c e said ! I have tau g ht a S un
,

d ay sch ool cl a ss o f sixteen young men for thre e

-

y e a rs an d have n o t seen o n e of them converted

,
.

I believe I know w hy and now confess m y S in ,

.

Being a teacher i n the cit y schools I thou g ht I ,

must see a Shakespearean pl a y a n d went to the ,

theater o n e ni g ht I s a w several o f my class there

.
,

a n d they all seemed to b e lookin g at me as if s u r

prised N e x t day I met some o f them and t h e y
.
,

co n f essed surprise that I was at the theater I .

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h a ve b ee n co n scious from that time t h at I had

lost my i n flue n c e t o w in these y oun g me n to
”
Christ Within o n e wee k a fter this co nfess io n
.

w as made t his lady had wo n seve n o f h er c l ass f or

the Sav ior .

A youn g lady o n ce a s ociety be l le a n d f o n d o f

,

worldly amusements co n secrated her life to the ,

L ord s w o rk I n a rescue mission S he was asked

’
.

t o spe a k to a poor wreck o f a man who had bee n

a g am b ler He looked at h er suspiciously as he
.

as k e d D O y o u play cards or da n ce o r g o to the

, , ,

” “ ” “
theater ! N o n ot n o w she replied
,
Well then ,
.
,

’
you may talk t o me ; but I wo n t listen to o n e
word from y o u fin e folks wh o are doi n g o n a small
sc ale the very thin g s th a t brou g ht us p oor wretches
”
t o where we are And the young lady a fterwards
.

said she had fou n d more real j o y i n l eadi n g that

l ost sou l t o Christ tha n S h e had ever fou n d in t h e
p l easures o f t h e worl d .

L ay a s ide every w eight ; la y a s ide e ve ry w eight,

j u s t n ew .
 S T U D Y XII .

P RA YE R .

M E M ORY VE R SE ! T he e ffe c tu a l f erve n t p ra y er o f ari g h t

co u s m a a v a ileth m uc h ( Ja m e s v
— ’
n .
,

S C R IPTU R E FOR M E D ITATI O N ! G e n xxx ii 24 30 Luke x i

— .
, .
,

—
1 13 .

NO T HI NG is more essenti a l t o the so winn er ul -

than pr ayer Pr a yer w ill g enerate a spiritual a t

.

m o s p h e r e in th e individu al life The pr ayers of .

many will ge ner a te a spiritu a l a tmosphere in a

community I n answer t o prayer the Holy Spirit
.
,

will do his o ffice a n d produce such p u ng ent con

,

vict io n o f sin that m e n will cry out a s on the day ,

“
of P e ntecost Men a n d brethren what sh a ll
, ,

”
we do !
I n the Life o f Mr F in n ey it is related that
.
,

during a reviv a l at R ome N e w Y ork the air , ,

s e emed surchar g ed w ith D ivine p o wer A s h e rifi .

,

w ho had l au g hed about the meetin g s came over ,

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from U t ica He f e l t this stra nge in flue n ce w h e n

.

he crossed the O ld ca n al a mile west o f town

,
.

Whe n h e s at in the hotel dinin g ro om he had to -

,

g et up and g o to the window t w o o r three times

t o divert his attentio n and ke e p fro m weepin g .

After dinn er he hurried away but was a f terwards ,

converted .

See what spiritual triumphs a n d great revivals

the early Church witnessed ; but the secret of it
”
a ll was that they continued steadfastly in prayers .

Why is it that to day ma n y h a ve s o little cour

-

a ge a n d s o l ittl e p o w er to w in others to Christ !

“
They n eglect pr ayer . Th e y th a t w ait upon the
L ord sh all r e n e w th eir stren g th ; they shall mount
up with win g s as e a gles ; they sh a ll run and not ,

”
be weary ; they sh all w alk a n d n o t fain t
,
How .

little time we spend daily in prayer ! Study the

life o f Paul a n d Savonarola an d Catherin e o f
, ,

Siena a n d Marti n L uther a n d Joh n ! n o x a n d

, , ,

s e e how they a l l g ave themselves co n tinua l ly to

prayer a n d so prevailed All they who have b e

,
.
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come ill ustr ious as great so ul winn ers have b e e n -

,

w ithout e x ce p t io n me n a n d wome n mighty in

,

’
prayer They came to understa n d that God s store
.

h o u s e s mf wisdom pr a yer a n d grace are inexhaust

, ,

ible and with the key O f praye r the y u nloc k e d

,

every door .

Prayer avails f o r the salvation O f others w he n

every other me a ns s e ems to f a il The disciples .

spe n t ten d ays i n pr a yer Then came Pentecost

.

a n d a revival that brou g ht thousands in to the kin g

dom Joh n L i v in g stone with a few f rie n ds s p e n t
.
, ,

a whole ni g ht in pr a yer an d the next day five

,

hundred perso n s g ave themselves to Christ T w o .

sisters agreed to sp e n d the ni g ht in prayer in b e

ha lf O i an u n co n verted brother That night al .
,

t hough twenty miles aw a y the y oung man tossed ,

On hi s b ed in ago n y o f co n victio n a n d n e x t day ,

st arted f o r h ome and fou n d sal vatio n

,
.

Pray er is omn ip ote n t ; a n d if we woul d s e e the

,

kin gdom o f Christ come sp e edil y in the world we ,

must have a great revi val of prevail in g p rayer .

 S TUD Y X III .

FA IT H .

M E M ORY VE R S E ! V eril y veril y I s a y un to y ou H e th a t

, , ,

b elieveth o n m e the work s th a t I do s h a ll he do

,

a l s o ; a n d g re a ter work s th a n the s e s h a ll he do ; b e

c a us e I g o u n to m y F a ther ”—
( John x iv
.
,

S C R IPTU R E FOR M E D ITATI O N ! H e b x i . .

N OT the mystery o f f a ith n or the philosophy ,

O f f a ith does the s o ul winner need to study ; but

,
-

the si m plicity the childliken e ss of f a ith To b e

,
.

liev e God i m plicitly is to h a ve victorious f a ith .

“
I can d o all thin g s throu g h Ch r ist which stren g th
”
e n e t h me s a id P a ul ; a n d e v eryw here i n the Bible
,

“
w e find the cle a r te a chin g th a t God a n d one make
a m aj ority ”
To re al ize this in o n e s o w n life is
.
’

t o live the victorious life .

But perh aps w e should distinguish betwee n

trust a n d savin g f aith Trust g ives the life to God ;
.

f aith takes from God that which h e h a s promised

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p ower a n d e x ercise it in winning souls f or Je s us

, .

A l ittle girl who had b owed at the a l tar a n d give n

’
her hear t t o God pul led the pastor s coat at t h e
,

c l ose o f the service a n d said Will you please pray

, ,

” “ ”
f or my mamma ! Certainl y s a id the pastor
,
.

And the n ext evening the little girl brou g ht her

mother to the service When the invitation w a s ,
.

give n s h e took her hand and led her to the altar

,
.

’
That little girl s faith w o n her mother to Christ .

F aith will g ive courage f o r person a l work With .

a stro n g unfaltering co n fide n ce which tak e s God

,

at h is word we shall n ot hesitate nor fear to ap

,

proach the unsaved and seek to wi n them to the

Savior .

“
F aith is nourished by the Word F aith com .

”
eth by hearin g and he a ring by the Word O f G o d
,
.

I f we feed o u r f aith upon the Word and exercise ,

it the n we sh all have the faith of those mentio n ed

,

in t h e e l eve n th chapter o f Hebrews a n d we shal l ,

“
p rove t h e promise of t h e S a vior Al l things are ,

”
p oss ib l e to hi m that believeth .
 ST UD Y XIV .

S EL F -
S A C R I F I CE .

ME M O R Y V E R SE ! F or who s oever will s a ve h is li f e s h a ll ,

lo s e it ; a nd who s oever will lo s e hi s li f e for m y s a ke ,

( M a tt x vi
” —
s h a ll fi n d it
. .
,

S O R I PT U R E F O R ME D I T AT I O N ! M a tt x vi 24 ; 2 C or iv
.
, . .

“
T HE words of C hr ist I f a ny ma n wil l come
,

after me let h im de ny h imsel f a n d take up hi s

, ,

”
cross a n d fo l low me ca n n o t be mistake n The
, ,
.

earthl y l ife o f Jesus was a supreme e x am p le of

self s acrifice All the way from Bethlehem to Cal
-
.

vary hi s life was a co n s t a n t de n ia l o f self The .

earl y Church followed their Master They were .

ready to sacrifice all Me n sold their fields a n d

.

’
houses for the work s sake The y cou n te d n ot h .

i n g t o o good f o r sacrifice e ve n to life itse l f ; a n d

,

many we n t gl adly to the are n a a n d t h e fiery sta k e

rather tha n b e u n true to their L ord As l o ng .

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.

as the early Christi a n C h urch m aint a ined this

s p irit s h e we n t from victory t o victory N ot hi ng
, .

could withstand her progress A n d when the f o l .

lowers O f Jesus Christ in this twentieth century

S hall a g ain put o n the be a utiful g a rments o f self
sacrifice the Church w ill b e com e invincibl e
, .

There is n o w a g re a t opp o rtunity f o r men a n d

women to s a crifice in person a l liberty in p o pu
, ,

lar it y in soci a l st a ndin g a n d p e rson a l comfort

, , ,

for the sake of the perishi n g multitudes N one are .

too p oor none too o ld to d o somethi ng to wi n

, ,

souls .

An aged widow who had all her mo n ey invested

,

in a farm in a drouth stricken part o f the West -

,

found herself al m ost pe n niless She was compelled .

to fi n d shelter in a R efu g e Hom e At first s h e !

was discouraged an d he ar t broken ; but God put

r
-

upon her heart the multitudes o f perishi ng women

in I n di a She tried t o occupy her mind piecing a
.

quilt This s h e sold and the mon e y was sent to

.
,

I n di a . Then s h e made a n other f o r Afric a then ,

 T HE S O UL W I N N E R S L I F E
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another for Jap a n until now in s ix years she , , ,

h a s g iven f our h u n dred dollars to home and forei g n

missions and has s ix people at work as her s u b s t i
,

“
tute e in fore i gn lands A n d s h e s ays I w a s surely
.
,

c all e d O f God to te a ch that no one is t o o p oor to

g ive to missions or t o o O ld to w ork for God a n d
,

”
so ul s .

A young m a n twenty four y e ars O ld worki ng

,
-
,

on a f a rm for twenty dollars a month and b o a r d ,

h a s I n n i net e en months sent s ix substitutes an d

, , ,

“
says I pr a y God to make me a Christian drunkard
, ,

that I may spend my time a n d money f o r hi m as

”
t h e dru n kard does for the devil And when the .

whole Church sh all be gin to S ho w the sam e spirit

o f self s a cr ific e in g ivin g time and money
-
a n d in ,

s a crificin g ple a sure an d co m fort a n d soci al sta n d

in g for the L ord s work a n d for dyin g multitudes
’
,

a bout them th e n w e shall s oo n s e e the dawn of

,

the millenni a l day .

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.

C O M P LE T EL Y F U R N I S HE D .
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.

the Ho ly S p irit is magn ified ; but the in stru me nt

throug h whi ch the Holy S p irit wor k s is largely
f orgotte n T h e result is tra n sie n t e n thusiasm a n d
.

activit y but no steady co n ti nua n ce a n d increase

,

i n p ower and useful n ess We can n ot obtain p ower

.
,

a n d we ca n n o t maintai n power in o u r own Lives ,

a n d in o u r work for others unless there is deep ,

and frequent meditation upon the Word of God .

O f course it is much e a sier and therefore

, ,

much more agreeable to o u r spiritual l aziness to ,

go t o a conve n tion or revival meeting a n d claim -

,

‘
a fillin g with the Holy Spirit than it is t o peg ,
’

a lo n g day after da month after mo n th year after

, y , ,

year digging i n to the Word O f God But a filling

, .
‘

’
o f the Spirit that is n ot maintai n ed by a per
,

siste n t study of the Word will soon vanish

E vide n tl y Paul k n e w b f n o fill in g with the Spirit
d ivorced f rom dee p a n d co n sta n t meditatio n upo n
”
t h e Word .

T h e most remar k a b le moveme n t amo ng you n g

’
me n in t his ge n eratio n is the World s Christia n
 T HE SO UL W INN E R
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’
S E ! U I PM E N T .

Stude n t F ederatio n orga nized by Mr Jo hn R Mott

, . . .

T h rough this moveme n t m ul titudes o f y oun g me n

the world over have bee n led to keep what is called
“ ”
The Mor nin g W a tch by w hi ch they rise at least
,

half a n hour earlier than usu a l each mornin g and ,

spe n d the time in devotio n a l Bible study a n d -

prayer What a mi g hty impetus wo ul d be g ive n t o

.

Christian work every w here if all Christian youn g

“
people would form the habit o f keeping The Mor n
”
in g Watch !
Have a pla n f o r your Bible study a n d f aith ,

f ul ly follow I t Commit to memory the te xts f ou n d

.

in Study Twenty seve n and thus be able t o use

-
,

skillfully the Swor d O f the Spirit .

 TA CT .

’
ME M ORY VE R SE ! I a m m ade a ll thi n gs to a ll m e n th a t I ,

m i g ht by a ll m e a n s s a ve s o m e
.
”
C or i x
.
,

S O R P T U R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! 1 C or i x 1 9 2 7
I .
,
— .

T HE successful business m an knows the v alue

o f t a ct,
a n d the Christi a n worker should know th e

v alue o f consecr a ted tact A special study o f the

.

life O f Christ to notice his m e thods O f de alin g with

v a r ious pe o pl e a n d t o s ee th e a ptness with which
,

h e us e d p a r a ble a n d e xhort a tion would prov e very

,

helpful to e ve r y soul w inn e r

-
The life o f P a ul
mi ght a lso be studied in the same manner with
profit He knew ho w t o b ecome all thing s to all
.

men to save some .

“
Christ s exhortation to his disciples was Be
’
,

”
ye a s wis e as serpents but h o w little wisdom m a ny
,

seem t o h a ve in seekin g to win the unsaved t o

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Christ ! A n d this t o o when w e have the promise

, ,

“
I f any o f you lack wisdom let him ask o f God , ,

th a t giveth to all men liberally a n d upbraideth ,

no t ! a n d it shall be g iven him .

”
N o w if I co ul d tell you s a id a p a stor to a n ,

unsaved business man who had been relatin g how,

much a friend had helped him in business how ,

much Christ h a s help e d me a n d w hat he has been ,

to me I believe I could win y o u to hi m

,
.

The valu e o f tact w a s well illustrated in a n

incide n t which occurred during Mr P in n ey s meet .
’

in g s in N ew Y ork City The big cutlery firm of .

S h e fli e ld E n gl a nd had a br a nch house in N e w

, ,

Y ork T h e manager w a s a p a rtner o f the firm a n d

.
,

very worldly O ne O f his clerks who h a d been

.
,

converted in the meetin g s in vited his employer to ,

atte n d O n e evenin g h e was there and s at just

.
,

a cross the aisle from Mr Arthur Tappan He ap . .

p e a r e d a ff ected durin g the sermon a n d Mr Tap ,

.

pa n kept his eye o n him After the dismissal Mr .

,
.

Tappa n stepped quickly across the aisle i n tro ,

5
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.

du ce d himself an d i n vited him to stay f or the after

,

service The g entlema n tried to e x cuse himself

.

a n d g et away but Mr Tappan cau ght hold of th e

,

“
b utto n o n his coat and s aid N ow do stay ; I know
, ,

y o u will enj oy it ; a n d he was s o ki n d and gentle

manly th a t the cutlery ma n could not very well
r e fuse He st a id a n d was converted Afterwards
.
,
.

“
he s aid An ounce O f weig ht upo n my coat button
,
-

”
saved my soul .

T O w a tch for opportu n ity and then t o k n ow ,

how e fi e ct ive ly to make use o f the opportu n ity is ,

a ll imp ort a nt in s oul winnin g

- -
And there is n o
.

better te a cher than the Holy Spirit o f whom it is ,

“
said He sh all teach you all thing s a n d brin g all
, ,

thi ngs to your remembra n ce .

 ST UD Y X V II .

E AR NE S T NE S S .

M E M ORY VE R S E ! W h a t s oever th y h a nd find e t h t o do , d o

( E cc l i x
”—
it with th y m i g ht . .
,

S C R IPTU R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! M a rk ii 1 1 2

—
, .

T HE tes timony o f Ch a rles H Spurgeo n sho ul d

.

“
have weight here He said ! I f a man is to be a
.

sou l wi n ner there must b e in him inte n sity o f emo

-
,

tio n as well as sincerity o f heart Y o u may repe a t .

the most affection a te exhortatio n s i n such a half

hearted manner that no one will be moved either
by love or fear I b elieve that for so ul winnin g
.
-

there is more in this matter o f ear n est n ess than in

”
a lmost a n ything else .

Whe n we become as much i n ear n est to rescue

o u r fri e n ds and dear o n es from etern a l death as we

are t o save them from physical su ff ering a n d death ,

t h e n we shall s e e the r apid spread O f the kingdom

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.

of Christ A ma n falls overboard from the deck

.

o f a vessel an d h is wife scre a ms ! Stop the bo a t !

,

”
My G o d ! My husba n d is drowning ! But n o on e
criticises the woman for her passio n at e outcry or ,

b ids her keep still I t was s o n a tur a l f o r her o

.

t
cry o u t f o r help And w h en th e Church O f Jesus
.

Christ becomes thorou g hly a w ak e to the worth o f

a soul a n d th e a w f u l dan g er t o w hich a ll o u t o f

Christ ar e e xposed it will be the most n a tural thing

,

in the world f o r them to S how an undyin g e a rnest

n ess in s e eking the lost Then propriety and reti
.
,

cence and restraint a n d rules of rhetoric will be

, ,

thrown t o the w inds a n d a divine p a ssion will p o s

,

S ess the life The w o rld m a y sneer at it as f an a t i

.

cis m,
but it is the fan a ticism O f Pentecos t When
the crowd s aw the i ntensity o f emotion sho wn by
the n ewly anoi n ted disciples they e x cl a imed
-
, ,

“
These men are full o f new wine Here was .

show n a n e n thusiasm that le aps over all di ffi cult ies

and rises a bove e very discoura g eme n t the e nt h u —

s ia s m o f Pe n tecost ; a n d every so ul wi nn er must -

 S TUD Y X V III .

P E R S E V E RA NCE .

“
ME M ORY VE R SE ! Y e th a t a r e the L ord s re m e m b r a n c ers
’
.

t a ke n o re s t
.
—
( I s a l x ii 6 R V )
.
, ,
. .

S C R IPTU R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! Luke x v 1 10—

, .

Ho w WE are willi n g to persevere to save o u r

friends from physic al suff erin g and death ! N O
ni g ht is t o o l o n g to w a tch no s a crifice too g reat
,

t o m a k e no burden too he a vy to bear th a t the lif e

, ,

o f a loved o n e m a be s ved But should we not

y a .

b e just a s persistent in our eff o rts t o s a v e f r om

et e rn a l death th o s e whom we l o ve !
Perh a ps we h a ve n o mor e illustrious exampl e
~~

of devotion t o soul winnin g th a n e videnced in the

-

l ife o f U ncle John V a ssar T w o incid e nts related

.
,

by the R ev Walt e r B V assar illustrate the perse

. .
,

ve r an ce with which he sou g ht th e perishing .

A y oung ma n was n oticed t o come ni ght a ft e r

66
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n ight t o revival meeti ngs but would s l i p away b e

-
,

fore o n e could grasp his ha n d M r V assar f elt h e . .

must s e e this soul and walked five miles to the

,

farm where he lived a rriving as the f a mily was

,

a bout t o e a t a n early dinner of which he was urged

,

to partake After being seat e d the face o f the

'
.
,

youn g m an not appe a ring i n the family group Mr ,

.

V assar excused himself from the t a ble and hunted ,

throu g h all the farm buildings where a ma n mi g ht

-

p ossibly be i n hiding At last when ab out to co n

.
,

fess himself defeated he walke d to the further end

,

o f th e corn crib
-
,
a n d there in an o ld ho g shead
,
he ,

found the fellow lying low He confessed after .

ward th a t he h a d t a k e n s a tisf a ction in lookin g

through the bunghole o f the ho g she a d in believing ,

U n cle Joh n would not find him th e re But this .

“
win n er o f souls knowin g his opp ortunity l e a p e d
, ,

over by the side of the ru n away a n d then and there ,

“
turn ed as Charles Spur g eo n has said the hogs
, ,

head i nto a Bethel a n d wo n a s oul for heave n

,
.

A n I rish woma n i n a village w a s told about a

68 T HE A RT O F SO UL W IN N IN G
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.

stra ng e man calling about her place a n d a ffird ,

he woul d n ot be kin dl y treated if he k n ocked at her

door Mr V assar not k n owin g her feelings came
. .
, ,

there in his visits but the moment s h e s aw he was

,

th e man according to the description o f him S he

— —

slammed the door in his face He s at a t once upon .

her doorstep and be ga n to sin g !

! dro p s o f g rie f c a n n e er re p a y
ut
’

T he d e b t o f love I owe ”
.

I n a few weeks she w a nted admissio n i n to the

Prot e st a nt Church a n d a ll h e r experie n c e w a s
, ,

“
Those drops o f grief those drops o f grief ; I could
,

”
not g et over them .

Se e how m e n persever e t o ge t rich o r to g a in

politic a l presti ge ! Se e how insur a nce a ge nts a n d ,

book a g ents a n d traveling men p e rsevere in th e ir

,

e ff o rts to convince men ! They seek most f a vorabl e

times and then often g o a g ain a n d a ga in And
,
.

sh a l l we w h o win imm ortal souls be a ny less dili

gent !
 S T UD Y XIX .

T ENDE R NE S S .

ME M O RY VE R S E ! I a m the g ood S he p herd ; the g ood

” —
S he p he rd g iveth h is li f e f or the s hee p ( Joh n x
.
,

SC R IP T U R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! Luke x v , 3 7;

-
Joh n x , 1 18
-
.

WH A T i nfinite depths of tenderness are revealed

i n these sweet p a r abl e s of the L ost Sheep and the
Good Shepherd ! Th e tender lovin g heart o f the
,

S a vior g oes o u t in e a g er compassion a n d pity for

th e strayin g . Wh a t boun dl ess sympathy is r e
ve a led in the words He c alleth his o w n sheep by
,

“ “
name He g oeth after that w hi ch is lost Wh e n
he hath found it he l ayeth it on hi s should e rs r e
, ,

”
j oicing ! The seeker after souls must be like his
Master A heart ready to melt at the sight of
.

huma n su ff eri ng and huma n n e ed is n ecessary t o

successful soul win n i ng
-
There are ma ny whose
.
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.

hearts are harde n ed by lo n g years o f re b e ll io n

agai n st God ; whose p ower o f will is emasculated by
lo n g ye a rs o f n e glect ; and they w ill n ever be saved
unt il some earnest Christian worker sh all find the m ,

whose he a rt h a s been touched with the same sorrow

th a t Jesus felt wh e n h e stood on the Mount o f !

O liv e s w e epin g ov e r Jerus al e m .

.J Hudson T aylor o f the Chin a I nl and Missio n

, ,

tells th a t when h e w a s a c o ll eg e student he h a d

char g e o f a m an w ith a g a n g r e nous foot I t was .

his duty t o dress the man s foot every day He

’
.

soo n learn e d that his p a ti e nt w a s n o t a Christian ,

a n d h a d not b e en in a church f o r forty ye a rs Such .

was his hatred of reli gi on th a t he refused to g o

i n side the church at hi s wif e s funer a l ’
Y ou ng .

Taylor m a d e up his mi nd to spe a k to this m an

a bout his s o ul e very time he visit e d hi m The m an
.

cursed him and refused t o allow him to pray The

,
.

student p ersisted in prese n ting Christ until o n e

“ ”
day he said t o himsel f I t s n o use an d was l eav
,
’
,

i n g the room . Whe n he reached the door he ,

 T HE S O UL W I N N E R
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’
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tur n ed aroun d and saw the man looking after hi m

“
as if sayi n g Why y o u are goin g away to day with
, ,
-

”
o u t speaking to me about Christ ! The n the young
m a n burst into te a rs a n d retur nin g to the bedside
, ,

said ! Whether you wish me t o o r not I must de

“
,

! ”
liver my soul Will you let me pr a y with you
.

The m an a ssented be ga n to weep was co n verted

, ,
.

“
Mr T aylor says God broke my heart th a t through
.
, ,

me he mi g ht bre a k this wicked man s heart ’

.

A s k n ow that the Holy Spirit m ay g ive you a

tender he a rt a n d m a ke your eyes a fountain o f
,

tears th a t w ith the sympathy o f C h rist y o u may

, , ,

seek the lost a n d peris hi n g .

 S T UD Y XX .

! U R DEN F O R S OU L S .

ME M ORY VE R S E ! F or I c ould wi s h th a t m y s el f were ac

curs ed fro m C hri s t f or m y b rethre n —
( R om ix .
’
.
,

S C R IPTU R E F O R ME D ITATI O N ! G e n x viii 16 33

.
—
, .

Ho w T H E g reat heart of
the S a vior was bur
d e n e d for the lost ! See hi m standing o n O livet a n d
w eepin g as he s aid ! 0 Jerusalem Jerus alem thou , ,

th a t killest the pro p hets a n d sto n est them which

,

a r e sent unto thee ,

how often would I have ga th
er e d thy children to g ether eve n as a hen gather e th
,

”
her chicke n s under her win g s and ye would not ! ,

Where there is no re a l s oul burde n f o r sin n ers

-
,

there will be no reviv al The early Church t r a

.

vailed in pain for the s ouls o f dyin g me n O n e .

“
preacher said As I e n tered the pulpit I could
, ,

scarcely sta n d erect because o f my co n cern for t h e

”
peo p le a n d sol icitude f or souls ; a n d a n other said ,

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.

L ord would s e nd him here . She would n o t eat

a ny din n er but spe n t the day in fasting a n d prayer
,
.

The reviv a l be g a n i n that i n valid s ro om ’

.

A gentlem a n w a ked his wife up at three o clock ’

in the mornin g t o have her j o in him in prayer in

beh a lf of a nei g hboring f a mily w ho w e re unsav e d ;
a n d a t daybre a k w e nt to his ne i g hbor s house to

entre a t them to yi e ld to Christ .

When such concern f o r the perishing is mani

f e s t e d by the Church there is sure t o be a gracious
,

in g at h er in g
.
 S T UD Y XXI .

A P E R S O N A L P EN T E C O S T .

ME M ORY VE R S E ! ! u t y e s h al l re c eive p ower a fter th a t

“
,

the H ol y Gho s t i s c om e u p o n y ou ! a nd y e s h a ll b e
witn e ss e s un to m e b oth in Jerus a le m a n d in all ,

Jude a a nd in S a m a ri a a nd un to the u tte rm o s t p a rt

, ,

( Acts i
”
o f the e a rth .
—
,

SC R IP T U R E F O R ME D ITATI O N ! A c t s ii 1 4 ; x i x 1 6
— —
, , .

! UT ,
the s oul wi nn er must have a p er
above a ll, -

s on a l P en t e cos t Christ do e s not send us alo n e to

.

seek the lost I n the fif teenth a n d si xtee n th chap

.

ters o f St John s Gospel he defin itely pro mi ses the

.
’
,

Comforter And a gai n o n the day of his a s ce n

.
,

sio n he bids his disciples tarry at Jerusalem u n til

,

the Holy Ghost is come The n as they waited .

,

“ “
with o n e accord i n o n e place a sou n d from ,

heave n as of a rushing mi ghty win d fil led a ll the

house where they were sitti ng a n d t h ey were ,

all fil led with the Holy Ghost Sin ce that da y

’
t h e o ne supreme qualification for C hrist s wit n esses
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.

is t he Holy G hos t He wil l give

endu emen t w i t h t he .

a better k n o wled g e o f the Scriptures ; he w ill r e

enforce tact and earnestness and perse v erance ; he

will give tenderness o f heart a n d the burde n for
souls .

What a marvelous ch a ng e the coming o f t he

Spirit wrou g ht in those w a itin g di sciples ! They h a d
forsaken him ; they had doubted his w o rd ; P e ter
had d e nied him But n o w they all bec a me flaming
.

“
e van g els a n d spak e the word o f G o d with bold
,

ness .

A person a l Pentecost will help the soul winn er -

to overcome timidity g ive utterance an d a holy

,

boldness and m a ke effective the w ords he speaks

,
.

I t is the suprem e ne e d of the Church to day God -

.

wa n ts men a n d women in every voc a tion o f life w h o

are Spirit fille d ; and who by dilig e n t study of the
-
,

Word o f G o d by prayer a n d by Christia n testi

, ,

mo n y l ive a Spirit fille d life that is pere nn ial

,
-
.

The person a l worker w ill succeed only when

e n dued and empow e red with the Holy Ghost D r . .
 T HE SO U L W INN E R S E !
-
’
UI PM E N T .

J Wil bur Cha p ma n tells o f a young I rishma n w h o

.

w a s a mem b er of h is Church a n d who had n ot had

,

t h e educatio n al adva n tages ma ny y ou n g p eo ple

h ave D r Chapma n says !
. .

“
With a heart burdened for the me n o f the city ,

I called together a few o f the men o f the Church ,

a n d lay in g before them the p la n I had i n mind told ,

t h em first O f al l that we could do nothin g without

t h e infilling o f the Hol y Ghost
‘
.
’

Whe n this had been explained I n oticed this ,

ma n l eave th e room He did n o t retur n while t h e

.

meetin g was i n session Whe n I s ought him I

.

found him in o ne o f the lower ro oms of the church ,

literally o n his f a ce before God He was in prayer

. .

“
I S h all n ever forget his petitio n ! O God I ‘
,

p l ead with the e f o r this blessing ! the n as if God ’

,

were showin g him what was i n the way he said , ,

‘
My F at h er I will give up every k n own s in o n ly I
, ,

p l ead wit h t h ee for p ower a n d then as if his in ,

dividua l s in s were passing bef ore him he sa i d again ,

a n d aga in I will give t h em u p ; I will give them

,
‘

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.

’
up . T h e n without a ny emotio n he ros e from his
, ,

k n ees tur n ed his f a ce heave nward a n d S im p ly said

, , ,

‘
A n d n o w I claim th e blessing .
’

“
F or the first time he became se n sible of my
prese n ce a n d with a shini n g cou n te n a n ce he
,

re a ched o u t his han ds t o clasp mine Y o u could .

‘
feel the very presence o f the Spirit as he said I ,

’
h a ve received him ; I have receive d him ! A n d I
believe he h a d f o r in the n ext few months he led
,

more tha n si x ty men i n to the kingdom o f God .

His whole l if e h ad bee n tra n sformed ”

.
 T HE S O U L W I N NE R S M E T HO D S
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’
.

T H AT I M A Y, ! Y ALL M E AN S SAV E S O M E
, .
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n it y !Ho w his questions search the life ! Without

a ny ap olo gy h o w h e thrusts ho m e w a rning an d
,

entreaty !
Ho w easily we m ay lose opportunity to spe a k
directly to men o f their d a nger ! While the gr e a t
D r Ch almers w a s a guest a t th e hom e o f his friend
.
,

a Hi g hl a nd country g entleman h is friend di ed sud ,

d e nl y D r Ch almers h a d never spoken t o him

. .

a bout his soul He was much dis t r e s s e d a n d said

.
,
°

“
I f I had o nly kno w n that he w as g oing to be t a ke n
from e arth s o soon how e ar nestly I would have ,

”
ple a ded w ith him ab out his soul !
D r J E C a rson o f N ew Y ork City s aid to his
. . .
, ,

co ng re ga tion o n e Sund a y morning th a t every saved ,

m a n w a s eith e r a ch a nnel throu g h which the Spirit

o f G o d w a s re a chin g the unsaved o r a barri e r pre ,

ve n tin g t h e Spirit d o in g his work O ne O f the .

trustees o f the Church said to himself o n the way

“ ”
home Am I a chan nel or a barrier
,
! That night
,

“
he coul d not sleep and cried o u t 0 L ord make me
, , ,

”
a cha nn el ! Almost the first thou ght that came
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was that there were some men I n hi s emplo y t o

whom he had n ever sp oke n a word a bou t Jesus
Christ He co n fessed h is fault a n d told the L ord
.
,

that if he would m a k e him a chann el he would

sp e a k to these men The first man who entered .

his office the n ext morning w as his confidenti a l

clerk w h o had b een with him eig hteen years The
,
.

“ ’
merch a nt said E dward h a ve n t I been a goo d
, ,

“ ”
employer to you Ye s s ir H a v e n ot I ,
.

” “ ”
treated y o u well ! Y es s ir Why s ir what,
.
, ,

” “
have I do n e said the clerk that y ou are g oin g to
, ,

dischar g e me “
E dward I am o n my way to ,

heaven and I want you to g o with me

,
Tears
came into the eyes o f both men as E dward to ok
“
the mercha n t s extended ha n d a n d said I will
’
, ,

”
s ir
. D r Cars on a fterwards received eleve n me n
.

i n to his Church because this trustee h a d consented

t o b e a chan n el f or the Holy Spirit .

D r Ma n ley S Hard talked with a physicia n

. .

a b out his soul a n d two days after t h e doctor e n

, , ,

t e r e d the revival meeti n g just b e f ore the b e n edic

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tio n walk e d straight to the altar a n d begge d t h e

, ,

peo pl e t o wait and pray f o r him sayin g ,

“
I k n ow it is late and you are all tired but I ,

wa n t y ou to stay a little while a n d pr a y for me .

This has bee n a n awfully hard day I have ridde n .

fif ty miles and visited more than twe n ty patie n ts ,

but I a m the sick e st m a n of them all Two sermons .

h ave b een preached to me ; a f a ithful o n e yesterd ay

b y m y pastor ; the other this morning whe n I had
t o tell a wom a n s h e had better g et ready t o die for ,

s h e could not live As I drove away I sa id to my

.

sel f Yo u have war n ed a n other b ut y ou are n o t

,
‘
,

’
ready yourself .

To go to a m an a n d speak to him directly a n d

p lai n ly a b out his resp onsibility to G o d and warn ,

“ ”
him to flee from the wr a th to come may ta k e ,

more courage tha n t o pr e a ch to a thous a nd ; but

n

it p ays a n d it must b e do n e if t h e dying mult itudes

,

are e v e r s av e d .
 S TU D Y XX III .

C O RR E S P O NDENCE .

ME M ORY V E R S E ! Ye s e e how l a rg e a letter I h a ve writ

t e n u n to y o u with m i n e o w n h a n d —
( G a l vi
’
. .
,

S C R I PTU R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! P hile m o n .

W HA T a b eautiful letter is that w h ich Paul

wrote t o Philemo n ! How it breathes aff ectio n and ,

sympathy a n d tender entre a ty ! A n d it w a s written

,

by his ow n ha n d .Study thi s letter an d have your ,

heart s a turated with its spirit Y ou will then k n ow

.

“ ”
h ow to write words that touch to your unsaved
frie n ds .

There are special o ca s io n s such a s the time o f

,

bereavement o f sickness of trial or o f success

, , , ,

w h e n this method m ay be employed to adva n tage .

Ma ny a so ul has bee n wo n f or Christ an d ma ny a ,

.

l o n e l y l ife cheered by a symp at h etic wise l y worded ,

-

letter wi n ged b y p rayer

,
.

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Sittin g i n a public p a rk a youn g m a n was see n ,

p oring over a letter while the te ars rained down

“
his f a ce and he almost sobbed aloud
,
I t is from .

“
my mother he s aid Sh e wrote it herself a n d
,
.
,

thou g h I ra n a w a y from ho m e a n d broke h e r he a rt ,

yet s h e s ays th a t she still loves me and is praying ,

”
for me a n d w a nts me to come home
, .

D r T L Cuyler went to m a ke hi s first call o n

. . .

a rich m erch a nt I t was a cold wint e r e venin g and

.
,

as the door w as opened when the minister w a s leav

in g a cold pi e rcin g g ale s w ept in D r Cuyler said
, ,
. .
,

“ ”
What an a wful ni g ht for th e poor ! The mer
ch a nt went b a ck a n d brou ght a roll o f b a nk
“
bills sayin g Give these to th e poorest people you
, ,

”
know S ome d ays a fter D r Cuyler wrote him
.
,
.
,

tellin g h im h o w his bounty had r e li e ved many p oor ,

a n d th e n a dded
“
Ho w is it that a m an s o kind to
‘

his fellow cre a tures h a s always bee n so unkind to

-

”
his Savior as to refuse him his heart ! That se n
te n ce touched hi m He se n t for the mi n ister to .

t alk to h im w a s converted and told D r Cuyler

, ,
.
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that he w a s the first person in twe n ty years who

h a d sp oke n t o him a b out hi s so u l
.

D o n o t al l ow letter writin g to excuse you from

-

direct perso n al work ; but watch f o r opp ortu ni ty to

“
w rite a s well as speak that by all me a ns y o u may
, ,

”
s a ve some.
 S T U D Y X X IV .

T R ACTS A N D B O O ! S .

M E M ORY VE R SE !
“
A ndwhe n I looked b ehold a h a nd , ,

w a s s e n t u n to m e ; a nd lo a roll o f a b ook w as, ,

therei n .
—
( E z e k ii .
,

S C R IPTU RE FOR M E D ITATI O N ! E cc l x i 1 ; 1 T im iv 7 1 6

— .
, .
, .

T HE influence o f a tract o r o f a good book ca n

not b e estim a ted R ev J Hudso n Taylor of the
. . .
,

Chi n a I nland Missio n was converted in boyhood

,

throu g h reading a g ospel tract whi ch he fou n d i n

’ “
h is father s library He had been freque n tly
.

t r oubled about his soul and had a g a in a n d a ga i n

,

tried to become a Christia n but h a d failed s o ofte n ,

that he h a d co n cluded that there w as n o u s e in

”
tryin g any more .

A n a g e n t o f t h e America n Tract Society rel ates

the f oll owin g
“
A ma n o n a ca n al b oat received a tract but
-
,

t o show his co n tempt for the tract a n d it s giver ,

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to C hrist by it was Phili p D oddridge D oddridge .

“
wrote The R ise a n d Pro gress o f R eligio n i n the
” “ ”
S o ul a n d the time would fail to tell its blessed
,

i n flue n ce By it Wil berforce was co n verted and o f

.
,

his life a n d labors volumes could be writte n Wil .

“ ”
b e rf o r ce wrote his Pr a ctical V iew o f Christianity ,

a n d this led not only D r Ch almers into the truth

.
,

but L e g h R ichmond to Christ R ichmond wrote .

”
The D airyman s D a u g hter which has been pub
’
,

lis h e d in a hu n dred la n guages a n d ma ny millio n

,

copies have b een sold .

But he who would m a ke the b est use of g ood

literature must b e wise How little tact some work
.

ers h a v e ! I n a hospit al a tr a ct distributor handed

-

a leaflet o n da n cin g to a poor fellow who had lost

both limbs Anothe r zealous you ng man ga ve a
.

tract o n The Tobacco Habit to a b eautiful cu l

“ ”

t u r e d l ady the wife o f a minister

,
A g ood supply .

o f commo n se n se is just as n ecessary to su ccess i n

the use o f this method a s in a ny other .
 S T UD Y X X V .

TH E P RAYE R L I S T .

”
M EM ORY V E R SE ! I will p r a y f or y ou u n to the Lo rd .

( 1 S a m vii ,
.

S C R IPTU R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! Lu ke x viii , 1 8 -

.

ON E of the hi g h e st privile ge s o f the Christia n

life is the privile g e o f intercession for the u n s a ved .

E very Christian may be a n intercessor and bear to ,

the mercy seat in the arms o f pr a yer some u n

-
, ,

saved friend every d ay H a ve a p r ayer list I n a

. .

little memorandum book write the n a m es o f those

-

w hom you are an xious to s e e saved Spread these .

names before the L ord daily u n til your prayers

are a n swered .

O n e of the greatest Christia n moveme n ts o f

moder n times started with a prayer list carrie d i n -

the vest p ocket o f a comm ercial traveler Mr E R

-
. . .

G raves travel i ng for a paper house in N ew Y ork

,
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City He secured permission from a mercha n t t o

.

a ll ow his n ame t o be e n tered o n his prayer lis t -

.

’
The merch a n t w rote h is n ame i n t h e traveler s
book a n d the n proceeded to i nform Mr Graves that
, .

he had determined n o t to be a Christia n, and that

he had t a ke n t o o bi g a contract if he expected to
pr a y him into the kin g dom But the trave l er .

“
simply said I confidently expect my pr a yer t o be
,

”
a nswered When they met a ga in the merchan t
.

h a d be en co n verted an d amid tears o f rej oicing

, , ,

a n other n a me was checked o ff the list The mer .

ch a nt s n ame was Samuel M S ayf o r d Mr S ayf o r d

’
. . .

b e c a m e a secretary in the Y oun g Me n s Christian ’

Association and shortly after met C ! O ber then

,
. .
,

a student a t Willi a ms Colle g e a n d pushed him o u t ,

into Associ a tion work Mr O ber i n turn found

. .
, ,

John R Mott in Corn ell U niversity persu a ded him

.
,

to e n ter Associatio n wor k among stude n ts ; an d

Mr Mott i n the course o f time started o n his j our
.
, ,

n ey arou n d the world organ izing the Worl d s C hris ’

’

tia n Stude n t F ederatio n .

 W O R! A M O N G S T U DEN T S .

M EMO R Y VE RS E ! N o w the n we a r e a m b as s ad or s f or
C hri s t a s thoug h G od di d b e s ee c h y o u by us ! we
,

p ra y y o u in C hri s t s s te a d b e y e re c onc il e d to
’
,
”
G od C or v
. .
,

SC R IPT U R E FOR M E D ITATI O N ! 1 C or 1 1 . .

N OO R E fruitf ul an d importa n t field f o r per

M

so n al work ca n be f ou n d th a n i n our educ a tional

institutions a n d Christi a n students who make so ul
,

winn ing a h a bit o f lif e may w in m a ny rich trop h ies

for the Master Bishop H W Warre n whe n a
. . .
,

Fr eshman i n college was le d to an open co nf ession

,

o f Christ through a! Saturday mor n i n g walk with a

Ju n ior wh o talked t o him about his s oul

,
.

D r J W Ras hf o r d i n T he C hris ti a n S tu dent

. . .
,

“
te ll s a b out a Senior i n the O hio Wesleyan U n iver
s it y w h o was smitt e n with conviction because he

h ad ne glected perso n al work for the Master He .

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i n te n ded to be a mi nister b ut had b ee n i n differ en t

,

t o the s p iritua l welfare o f h is stude n t frie n ds He .

offered himself to Christ i n ful l co n secratio n a n d ,

made a l ist of sixteen frie n ds f o r whom he fel t per

sonal r e sp o n sibility He en g aged i n systematic per
.

sonal work with thes e friends a n d h a d the satis ,

faction before the year w a s co m pleted o f seein g

every o n e o f them be gin the Christi a n life Si x o f .

his sixteen frie n ds entered the ministry and some ,

o f them ar e even more t a lented a n d successful tha n

”
the student fri e nd w ho led them to Christ .

As a rule youn g people durin g their col l e g e

,

years a r e thou g htful an d easily reached ; but if n ot

s a ved befor e they leave the colle g e halls an d begin
the active work o f lif e they are almost cert a inly
,

l ost t o the kingdom Ho w oft en because o f timid

s
,

ity o r careless n ess Christia n stude n ts and teachers

,

allow this precious harvest time to g o by an d l ose ,

t h e o p p ortu n ity t o win a soul f o r Christ !

A man who is now a n emin e n t and widely
,

k n ow n minister says that he roomed with a young

,
 T HE S O U L
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m an at co ll ege f o r two ye ars a n d n ever said a word

,

to hi m about his soul Whe n he was ab out t o l e a v e

.

“
f o r home h is room mate said
,
-
W hy have y ou n ot
,

”
sp oke n to me a b out my soul ! S aid the Christia n
“
student I thought you did n ot care for me to do
,

’ “
so. The young man replied Why that is the , ,

very reaso n I roomed with y o u an d there has n ever ,

been a day for these two y e ars that y o u could n o t

”
have do n e s o .

L et Christia n students s e t o u t t o wi n some

trophies a mong their frie n ds a n d room m a tes f or -

Christ The results o f faithful personal work may

.

n ot b e immedi a te o r a pparent but the blesse d ,

Spirit o f God will water the seed F or thirteen .

mo n t h s a college S tudent prayed for and urged a

fellow student to surrender t o Christ a n d died
-
,

without seein g a ny result o f his eff orts But the .

seed was faithfully sown a n d the youn g m an was

,

a f terwards co n verted and b ecame Bishop Hannin g

,

t o n t h e marty r b ishop of Africa

, .
 S T UD Y x x v n .

MEE TI N G O ! JEC TI O N S .

M EM ORY VE R S E !
“
F or I will g ive y o u a m o u th a nd w is
d o m whi c h a ll y o u r a dver s a rie s S h a ll n o t b e a b le to
,

ga i n s a y n o r re s i s t
.
” —
( Lu ke xx i ,

S C R I PT U R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! Joh n i x 1 4 1 ,

-
.

T HE zealous personal worker will b e met by

obj ectio n s ; but it must be remembered that thes e
obj ections a r e often g iven for the sake of ar gument ,

a n d often f o r the s a ke of somethin g to s ay They .

should be squ a r e ly met however and a n swered ;

, ,

a n d the b e st w a y to answer such is by Scripture .

There is not a n obj ection a dv a nced by the u n co n

verted that can not b e met a n d overcome by some
p a ssage o f S cripture Just as Jesus in the wilder
.

’ “
n ess met the tempter s a rgume nts with I t is writ
”
te n s o we m ay me e t e very argument of the O b
,

j e ct o r with the Word .

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.

“
I am t oo g reat a sinner .
( L uk e v ,
32 ; xix ,
10
1 Tim i .
,

“
My day of grace h a s past ( E x xxxiv 5 7 ; . .
,
-

Chro n xx x 9 ; I s a lv
.
,
.
,

“
I d o not feel concer n ed ( R om xiii 1 1 ; E ph . .
, .

v 1 4 ; Heb ii
,
.
,

“
I ca n not know that these thing s ar e true .

( Acts xvii 1 1 John v 39

, ; vii 1 7 , ,

“
I t will cost me my livin g ( M a tt vi 3 3 ; P S . .
,
.

l xxx iv 1 1 R om x iv
,
.
,

“
I t will prevent my becoming rich ( 1 Tim . .

vi 9 1 0 ; Mark v iii 36 37 ; R ev 111 1 7

, , , ,
.
, ,

“ ”
I ca n not hold my frie n ds ( Matt x 37 . .
,

xxn 3 7 ,
Phil iii .
,

“
How may I know tha t Christ is the Son of
”
G od !
( John xx 3 0 3 1 ; x 23 2 5 ; 1 ,
Joh n v 1 3 ,
-
, ,

2 0 ; Mark iv ,

“ ”
How may I know that the Bible is true !
( Joh n vii ,

“ ”
Will not G o d save me if I do my b est ! ( E ph .

11 9 ; T itus iii 5
, ,
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Why must a m a n believe i n Christ t o

”
saved ! ( Joh n x iv ,
6 ; Acts iv 1 2 Gal ii ,
.
,

R om iii 23
.
, ,

“ ”
How may I know I am f orgive n ! ( P s .

5 ; Pr o v xxviii 1 3 ; 1 John i 7
.
, ,

L el C
’
.
 S T UD Y XX V III

N O E FF O R T I N VA IN .

M E M O RY V E R SE ! S o s h a ll m y wor d b e th a t g oeth f orth

o u t o f m y m o u th ! it s h a ll n o t retu rn u n to m e void ,

bu t it s h a ll a cc o m p li s h th a t whi c h I p le a s e , a nd it
h a ll p ro sp er in the thi n g W hereto I s e n t it
S .
’ —
(I sa .

lv ,

S C R I PT U R E FOR ME D ITATI O N ! Joh n iv 36 ; 1 C or x v

, .
, 58 .

SO M E day I hope y o u will preach the gospel ,

said a n aged minist e r to a l ittl e boy in E ngl a n d .

That b oy became Charles H Spur g eon Tha t g reat

. .

soul winner Mark Guy Pe arse s a ys that w hen h e

-
, ,

w a s a boy his f a ther t o ok him to see a s a intly O ld

l a dy who laid her h a nd upon his head sayin g

, , ,

“ ”
G o d b less the boy an d make him a minist e r
,
.

Mr Pearse say s that throu g h this aged woman

.
, ,

G od cal led h im to the min istry .

I n a co l lege c h ape l in Pe nn s yl va nia a Christia n

layma n s at down b eside a b o y a n d talked t o him
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Church rol l F ar better do our best f o r Christ and

.

souls then leave the results to God He will see

,
.

that the seed faithfully planted is watered and

, , ,

that n o efior t is in va in
.