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THREE VITAL SL
THE EVANGEL
Suggestl
The Foliow-lTpx
In the previous papers, Suggestion
No. 1 .1ealt with the Preparation; No.
2 with Conduct of the Meeting. We
now come to the third and last stago
of the campaign?the Follow-Up work.
The Preparation may well be held to
be more Important than the Meeting'
The Follow-Up work is the most Important
of all.
In the evangelism of the past there
has frequently been very inadequate
preparation, with the result that the
meeting was either a comparative failure
or largely spent in preparation, the
Christian Communities being about
ready to begin when the meeting ended.
And while the preparation was Inadequate
there was little or no Follow-Up
work ai all. The Evangelist may have
urged that there should be. The local
ministers rarely felt the need or Importance
of It. and. of course, still less
their people.
Not Infrequently the evangelists were
expected by miraculous means to bring
into the churches the unconverted in
the community and lift the entire
church iife to a new level. If they failed
thy ulono were held responsible.
It is now recognized that there Is no
royal road to newer and higher spiritual
life, no patent process for winning
souls. The road is toilsome. The process
is laborers. If the preparation is
well and thoroughly done: If the united
unristlan forces writer upon the campaign
itself, humbly, earnestly, enthusiastically,
depending cm God's enabling
grace, the church life and the
unsaved a encred burden on their
hearts, God will give bis blessing, raon
and -women will be unable to resist, they
will yield themselves to Divine grace,
ncce^t und confess Christ as Saviour
and Ijord, and be ready to begin serving
him or to begin anew.
Then It is that the Church is ready
to begin the work, not to discontinue.
The end is not to lend people to a decision
for Christ. That is only the beginning.
The end Is to lead them into
the service of God, to train them for It,
to keep thorn at it, to make them strong,
vigorous Christians, and to unite them
in a well trained army to light the
King's battles and do his work of saving
an-l serving the lost world of humanity.
Souls are saved, not to die,
but to llvo, not only for eternity, but
for time also, not only to get into heaven
at death, but to Introduce heaven
Into life here and now.
One of the most important, features
of the campaign is therefore just ready
lo begin when the meeting closes.
The leaders should understand this:
The young converts are not likely to.
Thev are hut babes. They need food,
air, exercise, that they may grow In
grace and knowledge and service of
Christ. Evangelistic meetings are often
criticized because they are followed by
reaction. Thero have been many meetings,
attractive singing, interesting
preaching, much enthusiasm, a crisis to
many and a new start in life, and suddenly
the meetings cease, the enthusiasm
a-m/M! an* ?? ?
?...vw, ?|I>| wU imuSL 1 ace Uie'B
daily round, wl'h the burdens, trials,
temptations. The devil is busy, the
world is cold and hard, even cruel too
often. Unless the utmost care is taken
these young souls will suffer, waver,
fall. And tbo last state may be -worse
than the first But reaction need not
follow if the Follow^Up work is well
and wisely done. It )s in thll that
pastors and church leaders will be tested.
It is not Evangelism that Is on
*11 or III SOOTH
JGGESTIONS ON
JSTIC CAMPAIGN
Ion No. 3.
trial, but they. Here, as ever, there
must be careful' and wise planning of
t-Vio wnrlr nnH thnrnnirh nnrl fnitliftll
working of the plan.
It >4s hoped the following suggestions
may he helpful. Some may be more
valuable In one place and less in another.
All are believed to he worthy
of careiul consideration at least:
(1) rhose who have been influenced
daring the meeting and have taken
some forward. step, such as signing a
decision or confession card. or have
otherwise shown a desire to begin or to
resume xne t.nnsuan lire, snouid ?e ai
once visited by the pastor or bis helpers,
or both, cordially welcomed, encouraged,
and warned of coming temptation.
This should be done without
fail and without delay. Nothing tan excuse
delay or neglect in this vital matter.
There is joy in heaven over every
penitent. There should be be joy and
tender solicitude on the part of the
pastor, elders and other Christian
workers. Jt was the anxious, loving
Interest In their salvation on the part
of the leaders or workers that led to
decision. The yciung Isoul needs It
afterwards and will look for it in the
Church, lit is criminal to neglect these
little ones It mnv onnao thorn tn
stumble. He who is guilty of such neglect
incurs an awful responsibility.
"It were better for hlra that a millstoue
were hanged atbout his neck and
he cast into the sea."
(2) Where the number is large, or,
indeed, whether large or email, there
should he system in the feeding of the
lambs. The* pastor cannot do it all,
but he should assure himself that it Is
.tone at. all costs. A plan that has stood
the test of experience is to arrange the
jonng Christians In groups, say of live
or ten, each group under the rare of a
trusted loader, who will be expocted to
keen In c'mia tnn/?Vi mis. ?o?i<
r _ _ _ ?T ?vu VMVU tuviliuvi
of his or her group, studying, welcoming,
cheering. warning, stimulating and
leading in "Christian service. This will
prove a blessing to the leader as well
as to those he shepherds. These leaders
should, of course, be required to
report regularly, and, if possible,
weekly, to the pastor, and preferably
in a meeting of the leaders. This will
materially help to deepen his or her
.sense of responsibility, a>:d is vital to
the success of the method. This plan
should continue in organized operation
for at least three months from the close
of the meeting.
(3) An early opportunity should be
given the new converts to become acquainted
with their fellow-Christians
and to make new friends. A social
gathering, or a numfber of such, may he
best for this. These should hs informal,
cordial, 'happy, but not frivolous.
Many young converts must and ought to
li^VA H.mia , A _.<tw m '
?..w iuibciy .mm iunuur irienua,
so far aa companionship la concerned.
New friends must be found. They will
look for these In the church. They
should not look In vain. If they have
teen previously quite # outside the
Church, they may be sensitive about
the Inattention and lack of cordiality.
They should not need coddling. But
they have a right to expect genuine
brotherhood, which includes sociability.
(. an any one imagine Jesus being Indifferent,
not to my cold, toward these
"little ones?" Besides, the sociability
of true brotherhood Is a Christian grace,
and there Is such a thing as "the expulsive
pp-wer of a nrw friendship."
Th?y reed the help true Christian
friendship can gKe. "Inasmuch as ye
did It unto one of the least of these, my
[February 26, 1913
brethren, ye did It unto me." Not only
greet them kindly, but get Into closo
touch with them and be helful in all
things, both material and spiritual. Be
brothers and sisters in deed and In
iruin.
(4) The K inn's Business Covenant of
Service method will fit In with the group
plan Just suggested. The Canadian Assembly's
Committee supplied cards for
Ibis pmpose, which read as follows:
The King's Business Covenant of
Scrv Ice.
I hereby professs my willingness to
assist my pastor to the extent of my
ability In everv lawful
pather In the fruits of this present
series of meetings. I further pledge
myself to allow no day to pass during
this period without an attempt at Borne
pos'tive act of service for others, and
hereby pledge myself for three months
Name
Address
Church
These cards should he distributed at
the close of the meeting and all young
Christians, as well as church menbers
in general, invited to join in this special
covenant of service. Those entering into
this covenant will, led by the pas
tor, undertake whatever work or sorts
of work seem most needed or advisable.
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