Evangelistic Work In Principle And Practice

Evangelistic Work in Principle and Practice by Arthur T. Pierson. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1887 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.

Excerpt from Evangelistic Work: In Principle and Practice It is "the altar that sanctifieth the gift." To this divine pledge this book owes its origin and its inspiration. The object ennobles the oblation. The cause of a world's evangelization is like the wheel in Ezekiel's vision. Its rim is dreadful, for it touches both earth and heaven; and every other question that is vital to holy living is embraced in it, - "a wheel in the middle of a wheel." To reach all human souls with the good tidings is so imperative in importance that it fills the word of God and covers the whole history and philosophy of church-life. It would be presumptuous to hope that the pen which writes these pages can solve this problem of the ages. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xxiv. A word of witness. erily I say unto you: If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."1 This is one of the great, deep lessons taught by our Lord. The difference between the minute mustard-seed and the mountain is not, however, one of quantity only, but of quality also. The seed may be little, but it is the hiding of that great force of nature which we call vegetable life. The mountain is but a dead, inert mass of matter, incapable of motion or growth. The seed has the secret of life and, with it, of growth, 1 Matt. xvii. 20. and, by growth or expansion, can lift and heave huge masses of dead matter. So of the prayer which is the hiding of faith, and so of power to prevail with God. The prayer may be insignificant in human eyes, and the faith, even in the eyes of the praying soul, so small as to seem nothing; but it is the seed of God, and hides the life of God; and in contrast to that vital principle all external obstacles are only like dead masses of matter, to be removed by the f1at of faith, which Coleridge says is "An affirmation and an act, That bids eternal truth be fact." Even where obstacles are overcome in the mind and heart of a minister of Christ, or a servant of God, he often finds obstacles in his environment which he seems powerless to remove or surmount. He feels himself hemmed in by massive walls or pressed down by heavy weights, and knows not what to do. For example, here is a man of God who in the midst of preaching is drawn or driven into closer contact with God, and comes to feel that his heart has never been fired with passion for souls or the flame of the Holy Ghost. He has a...

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