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208 ReacJiing the Russian a7id Slavonic Peoples
cuting those Christians and one of the prominent leaders, Mr. Fetler,
has been banished." He didn’t know I was there. Then later on in
the meeting he said that anybody could ask questions. So I just stood
up and stated the simple claims of the Gospel. But bless your heart,
he and the whole crowd wouldn’t listen. They had no patience with
the simple statement of Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Now, why do
we keep quiet about these things?
Great Work in America
Well now, the first thing is the missionaries, to get the workers as
many as possible, and they must be men who will not compromise.
It is either Christ or Belial, either light or darkness. Therefore I
cannot trust personally, as a Russian Christian leader, I cannot trust
as a missionary leader, any one who does compromise. We want men
to go out there and preach to those people not "isms," but Christ.
These leaders see it themselves, they must see it. And then the ques-
tion arises: "How should such a work be done?" It must be done
on a broad basis, thoroughly evangelical and right here in this country.
Now in Philadelphia, the Russian Missionary Society has been formed
to prepare men to go into Russia. We cannot touch so much this
country, but we must have an organization to do the work in this
country; and I wonder if the Chicago Tract Society is not the natural
body to take this matter in hand in a larger way than ever before. We
know Dr. Brooks. I have heard him speak to my men in Chicago
and Philadelphia. We know his leadership in this work, and after
the suggestions offered at this conference, I wonder if the Chicago
Tract Society cannot be the agency for reaching the Slavonic people in
all parts of this country.
The Missionai’ies Needed
In order to evangelize the Slavonic people in this county, we must
have missionaries to go to them, and every evangelist who goes out
among these people should be examined as to his belief and as to his
personal life. If I live in a community, people will watch me. As
Christian workers, we cannot afford to do anything that will hinder
our work. I was told of a prominent Bible teacher who is known all
over the country, and yet he thinks nothing of his wife going to
theatres and his family going to the movies and all such places. The
Bible says: "If a bishop cannot mind well his own house, how will
he rule the church of God?" There must be godliness. There must
be sanctity. There must be the life of prayer. There must be the
life of holiness. That must be first. I was in the house of a pastor
the other day, not in this city, and while there was a meeting going
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