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Spirit.” We cannot put to death the deeds of the body by our efforts. It requires a miracle. But we can by the power of the Holy Spirit do this. What is our part ? To believe. As we received Christ Jesus, so are we to walk in Him (Col. 2:6 ). As we were born o f the Spirit, so are we to live by the Spirit. Day by day there will be the need of putting to death the doings of the body, through the power of the Holy Spirit, by faith. A Christian who has learned this secret may speak an unkind word, may find him self thinking or planning selfishly, may be gin to worry, may yearn after some world liness, may be tempted to impurity. In every case, the normal thing is that he should be convicted that he has sinned, that he is walking after the flesh. Instant ly the sin is recognized, there should be a definite dealing and confession, and a stepping into the place of walking in the Spirit. It is a fight, but it is a fight pf faith. It is a life of real labor. But it is a labor of love. It is a life of diligence in prayer and Bible study, and Christian serv ice, and watching and praying that we enter not into temptation. But it is a life lived in the power of Another, who has conquered our great enemy. The disciples were indeed glad when they saw their risen Lord. It was a glad ness that need have no interruption. Our Lord lives, and our union with Him means resurrection life here and now in the midst of sin and sorrow and weakness, and a glo rious completion of that resurrection life when we shall have a body like His. He lives 1 He lives! Christ Jesus lives today. He walks with me, and talks with me, Along life’s narrow way. He lives! He lives— Salvation to impart. You ask me how I know He lives— He lives within my heart. As a pastor, Torrey was always a soul- winner. Hundreds o f men and women who are leaders in churches today found Christ through Torrey’s preaching. Like wise, the ministers represented on the pro gram of Biola’s conference were, every one, evangelists at heart. C. L. Kirk, pas tor o f the Melrose Baptist Church, Oak land, Calif., a man seventy-six years old and still a favorite with young people, was a dynamic speaker, using the subj ect, “The Greatest Work in the World.” Walter E. Edmonds, pastor of the Glendale Presby terian Church, Glendale, Calif., demon strated the effectiveness of making the Communion service central in the evan gelistic program of the church. John Bun- yan Smith, pastor o f White Temple, San Diego, Calif., has an enviable record for soul-winning work carried on in connec tion with the California Pacific Interna tional Exposition last year. He showed clearly that evangelism in cities is not only possible but is also imperative. In a stereopticon lecture, Louis T. Talbot, pas tor of the Church of the Open Door, Los Angeles, discussed “ How to Counteract the Influence of the Cults.” The truth con cerning the second coming o f Christ in its relation to present-day evangelism was made vivid in an address by George W. Davis, pastor of the Christian and Mis- WHEN TORREY WOULD HAVE FELT A T HOME [Continued from page 85] T h e P astor a s a n E van g elist
sionary Alliance Tabernacle, Pasadena, Calif. Finally, the pastor of the First Bap tist Church, Paso Robles, Calif., Rex L. Mitchell—a man fearless in exposing com munism and atheism in American schools —charged his hearers with lethargic living and sent them away to pray, and to act. Is it too much to say that Torrey, with his pastor heart, would have loved these brother ministers, could he have fellow- shiped with them, knowing their fidelity to the Lord and their zeal for the lost? E va n g e lism ’ s M a n y P h ases It is well known that “Torrey had no fads.” He continually stressed the value of balanced teaching. Had he come to Biola’s Conference on Evangelism, Torrey surely would have been pleased with the many-sided view of the subject presented. The need for that form of effort com monly known as the evangelistic campaign was presented by three speakers who have traveled nation-wide, Carl C. Harwood, Henry E. Burke, and J. C. Derfelt. The place of personal evangelism in the for eign missionary program was indicated by Charles A. Roberts of the Hunan Bible In stitute, China. “How to Evangelize the Jew” was the subject of an address by James A. Vaus, director of the Institute’s Jewish Missions Course. Evangelizing on the highways and among the children—the feasibility, the details, and the results of this plan—was the theme offered by Carleton E. Null, executive secretary of the Pocket Testament League. Oscar Lowry, author o f Scripture Memorizing fo r Successful Soul-Winning, gave a scholarly and challenging address on “ The Book of Books.” The Christian business man as an evangelist was illustrated in the person and method of Roy L. Brown, of Chicago, while the need for evangelism in Europe was presented by O. Vansteen- burghe, of the Belgian Gospel Mission. In a series of five remarkable addresses on “ Biblical Confirmation from Archaeology” —a course o f inestimable value to Bible Institute students—J. A. Huffman, Dean of the Winona Lake School of Theology, Winona Lake, Ind., proved the close re lation o f his subject to the whole task of Scriptural evangelism. Dr. Huffman is the author of a number o f books, most notable among them being Biblical Con firmation from Archaeology and Voices from Rocks and Dust Heaps of Bible Lands. W h a t of t h e O u tc o m e ? Obviously, no one will ever know on earth how far-reaching are the spiritual benefits of this one week. Even the visible results are countless. One wonders, mus ingly, what would be regarded by Dr. Torrey as the most encouraging sign. Would it be the increasing crowds, indi cating the return to the Institute of a great company of old friends? Would it be the ready cooperation of scores of true- to-the-Bible pastors and lay leaders? Would it be, perhaps, the perfect harmony that exists both within the Institute and between the school and its sister institu tion, the Church o f the Open Door? These are questions that no one can answer dog matically; and indeed it would seem that all of these factors have contributed to the encouragement enjoyed. But those who knew Dr. Torrey be lieve that, for answer, he would look be yond all these external evidences of di vine favor—gratifying though each one may be in itself—into the very hearts of the nearly four hundred young men and women who are being Biola-trained. It is
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