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July 7, 1909. TF
few of the things He has accorded His
people the privilege of doing.
Our meetings and prayer services, and
hard lights in the very haunts of the
Devil himself, have produced in our
church a large number of men who lead
in prayer, and who are ready to testify
for the Master any time and anywhere.
The spirit of service has led them
into many efforts that have been hard
to produce where the Brotherhocd is not
known such as visiting the sick, canvassing
the hotels in the interest of the
church services, teaching classes in the
Sunday school, leading the prayer meeting
services, taking part in rescue mission
work in the slums, and many others
too numerous to name here.
Eearly in the spring of the present year
our Brotherhood, remembering the final
command of our Lord, "Go ye into all
the world and preach the Gospel to every
creature," decided to undertake an
evangelistic campaign in the suburbs of
Atlanta, and for this purpose twenty-one
of our men pledged themselves, out of a
meeting of about thirty-five. Hence we
purchased a good sized tent with benches
and after careful selection pitched it on
the edge of the city in one of the most
populous manufacturing districts, and began
our services.
The preaching was done by our pas
ior a pari ot tne time, sometimes by
the men, and at other time3 by otner
pastors of the city, and our men and
women did the personal work.
One earnest little woman and several
of the men visited all the neighboring
homes in the interest of the meetings.
By the grace of God the word spoken
has reached many hearts, quite a number
of conversions taking place, and many
lives being changed.
These services lasted a little more than
three weeks and the interest manifested
was so great that at the end of that
time we decided to establish a mission
Sunday school and Thursday evening
prayer service.
For this purpose one of our earnest
laymen was elected superintendent, a
house rented, and the school opened on
Sunday, June 20, with an attendance of
sixty-six, which increased to eightyeight
on Sunday, June 27, and gives
promise of growing continuously for some
time to come. For the carrying on of
this work quite a number of our men and
women have volunteered as teachers.
After tho starting of this work on a
firm basis the Brotherhood, in conjunction
with other Brotherhoods and
churches of the city, expects to move the
tent from place to place and carry on an
evangelistic campaign throughout the
Bummer.
ihe time has come, dear brethren, to
Ihrow off our lethargy, and putting on
he whole armour of God, go forth with
iur matchless Captain to wage the vicorious
fight against Satan and the evil?
'For as the body without the spirit is
lead, so faith without works is dead
Llso."
1 Shall we not join hands in this work
|nd have some part in the winning of the
porld for Christ?
Curtis M. Anderson.
IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU'
JUNE DOTS FROM THORNWELL.
' A.x. the recent commencement of th
Thornwell College for Orphans and the
Thornwell Home and Schools, the exercises
were all of the highest order and
the general public expressed themselves
la kindest terms of the same. Now that
the season Is over, eight young women
who have graduated, face the stern realitie?
of life. Two of these have li.?en
offered situations at *he institution. Several
ethers will take up teaching aid
some will undertake office work. The
'president of the institutien, will take
great pleasure in putting them in communication
with those needing their services.
Quite a large number of former pupils
took occasion to visit their Alma Mater,
coming even from distant States, thus
showing their love for their old home and
their happiness in revisiting the scenes
of their youth. A lively, happy party of
them, some forty in number, spent a day
at Riverside, and several receptions were
given them both on and off the Orpuanage
place.
The Thornwell Momnp'oi Church v,???,
row been fully organized by the election
of two e!ders and two deacons. This
church of the fatherless is taking up all
collections ordered by the General Assembly
and is also trying to raise funds
by weekly collections fcr the purchase of
a communion service and baptismal font.
This latter is needed, as many of the
children who come to the throne have
never been baptised.
Notwithstanding the urgent appeals
sent out to the pastors to take up collections
during June, only five churches
heeded the request. May the God of the
fatherless bless those who did so, and
may lie lead others in the three Synods
of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
to do in July what they could not find
a place for in June. Ihe institution will
suffer without it.
The Board of Trustees met during
Commencement, there being thirteen
members present. A strenuous call was
ordered to be sent out for an addition of
$25,000 to the endowment fund and the
Executive Committee was urged to ta&a
measuresr accordingly. Of course this
must come from special donations. One
thousand dollars will found a scholarship.
The grounds about the Home were
never more beautiful than now. The
green grass and the many forest trees
make an ideal place for childhood and
the children enjoy it to the full. It Is
surely a gratification to visitors to see
what the dear old Southern Pre?hvt?rU?
Church is doing for her orphans. Indeed,
it is & work that is worth while. And
there are many who say. Why don't you
let the Cnurch know what you have here.
W. P. Jacobs.
Clinton, S. C.
SOME CHAPMAN ME88ACE8.
My definition of a Christian is to bs
like Christ, but that change can corns
only through regeneration?there must
bs repentance, belief, confession and
obedience. If you are to live as a Christian
you must show it In your business,
at home, on the street and in your conversation.
How many of you have ever led a
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soul to Christ? 1 asked a reporter thismorning
if any one had ever spoken to*
him about his soul, and he thought noi.
Speak to your friends. A young lawyer
in Indianapolis struggled with the question
of becoming a Christian, because, as
he said, mental difficulties were in the
way. a grand old general heard of it and
went to the man's room at night, talked
with him until he had brushed away all
the difficulties, one by one, and at one
o'clock in the morning they knelt and the
lawyer made a full surrender of his l?ie
to Christ. That General was Benjamin
Harrison, President of the United States,
Cry your eyes out, and it don't amount
to anything; sign the cards that are
passed among you ^y the personal workers
and that don't amount to anything;
stand up for Christ and then go to some
church. The reason you are drifting is
that you do not keep in touch with some
church.
God is constantly bringing us opportunities,
but we are busy here and there
and do not take advantage of them.
There are constantly within the sound of
our voices people to bring to Christ, but
we are busy here and there. And the
boy has grown to manhood and no word
>; 3 been spoken to him, and the door is
snut and the soul is lost.
i?ve worked the miracles, wrote the
parables?love, matchless love. The finest
trait in your own great Bishop Broons
was love. He was known as "Mr. Greatheart"?the
man who won people by the
grasp of a hand, and the kindly glance
of his eye. Wherever you find a man
who ha3 held and swayed people you will
find it is by the spirit of love.
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