holds good wh en these t h i n gs shall How blessed to t h i nk t h a t such a mu l t i t u de shall be saved in t h at t i me of woe. P e r h a ps f a r mo re t h a n are being reached now, for it is t r u e at present t h at " b r o ad is t he way t h a t l e a d e th to destruction, a nd ma ny t h e re be who go t h e r e o n ," because " n a r r ow is t he way t h at leadeth to life, a nd f ew t h e re be t h at find it." God will not leave Himself w i t h o ut wit- nesses in this d a r k e st h o ur of e a r t h 's n i g h t; some lights will shine amid t h e gloom, and His ma t c h l e ss grace will snatch trophies for t he k i n g d om of light even wh en all hell seems t u r n ed loose on e a r t h. "Wh en t hy j u d gme n ts a re in t he . e a r t h, t h en will t he i n h a b i t a n ts t h e r e- of l e a rn r i g h t e o u s n e s s ." come to pass. a n d no two men will use preciesly t h e s ame method, or adopt t he s ame tac- tics. One's inventiveness in t he circum- J M stances in which he finds himself, a nd fl one's k n ow l e d ge of t he h a b i ts of m i nd of t he people amo ng wh om he labors, will always h a ve mu ch to do with t he m a t t e r; a nd of course t he special Spirit's guida'nce i3 always s u p r eme ly *• needed. Wh a t we a re now urging, how- ever, is t h at this ma t t er of personal ^ approach should be c a r e f u l ly studied and cultivated. At t he basis of pecu- ^ liar skill in t h is line of t h i n gs is t he spirit of a divinely begotten love; t he , love whch " b e a r e th all things, believ- e th all things, h o p e th all things, en- d u r e th all t h i n g s ," 1 Cor. 13:7, the love * which never seeks to win a victory in j a r g um e nt over a n o t h e r, for t he vie- tory's s a k e; b ut r a t h er t r i es to ma ke a n o t h e r 's difficulty one's own and to -q all t h a t is best in itself to one's fellow. , M S. * , , Evangelism Horton
This r e mn a nt will doubtless f o rm t he nucleus for t he new nation in t he mil- lenial age which shall follow. " Th ey shall look upon H im wh om they pierced," at t he closing mome nt of this t i me of trial a nd ma n i f e s t i ng t r ue re- pentance shall at last receive t h e ir t r ue Messiah. But, second, " a g r e at multi- t u de which no man could n umb e r ," f r om all n a t i o ns (Gentiles) a re seen coming o ut of " t he tribulation of t he great o n e" (correct r e n d e r i n g ), having wa s h ed t h e ir robes and ma de t h em white. You will note t h at this is not tribulation in general out of which they come, b ut " t he g r e at t r i b u l a t i o n" in particular, t he definite article being used twice. So t he divine order, " to t he J ew first, and also to t he Gentile," Lesson 10. H E word t a ct is an important word in connection with soul winning. You a r e always urged to use tact. The word tact is f r om t he L a t in word, tactus, me a n i ng to touch or touching. We b- ster defines t he wo r d: Peculiar skill 01* faculty, nice perception or discernment, ready power of appreciation, a nd doing wh at is required by circumstances. A c a r e f ul study of this definition will sug- gest wh at is me a nt by t a c t f ul soul-sav- ing work. The time, t he place, t h e circumstances, are all to be considered. " H e t h at w i n n e th souls is w i s e "—n ot only becaues he wins t h em, b ut wise in t h e way he wins t h em. Ask God for wisdom. Jas. !:•&; Doctor He n ry C. Mabie, a spiritual prince, says in his book on "Me t h od in Soul W i n n i n g ": " T h e personal equation as between man and man is always a differing factor, Personal
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