Speaking as one of the "men of the
street," as one of the millions, I think that the best thing for you
to attend to is this question of faith.
I have no respect for a lawyer who does not know certain fundamental
definitions by heart; and I have less respect for the preacher who
cannot repeat the eleventh chapter of Hebrews offhand.
_Get your faith into your blood_; the brain is the place for your
reasonings and argumentations.
You say that you are a soldier of heaven, battling with the
world--meaning that you represent righteousness as opposed to evil.
That is your attitude--your conception of your mission. Very well, the
secret of your strength has never been so well stated as in the words
of the Apostle, "_This_ is the victory that _overcometh the world_,
even our _faith_."
Four of the most extraordinary doers of God's work in the world were
Luther, Loyola, Wesley, and Savonarola. Each of this company of
practical and militant Christianity has life instruction for you. But
in the art of preaching, as such, Savonarola has more than either of
the others, although Wesley is nearly his equal, and, as an organizer,
vastly his superior. He perfectly illustrates the miraculous power of
conviction in mere oratory.
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