If soul-winning is the most important work of the church, it naturally follows
that Satan will do all he can to get us side-tracked or satisfied with something else.

Thousands therefore are giving themselves to Social Service, including education,
philanthropy and reform work, etc. But Social Service is not Salvation; and
Reformation is not Regeneration. One has to do with this life, the other with Eternity.

If we would gauge the spiritual life of a church we must do it, by ascertaining
its attitude toward the perishing. The Annual Report may tell of a great work done and a large amount of money raised for benevolent purposes, but if it has no record to give of souls won, its spiritual life is low indeed. Real spirituality always results in soul winning.

This, then, is our most important work, and what a glorious occupation, how
wonderful to be linked up with God in the greatest of all undertakings.

Oh, my
brethren, let us get back, back to our old-time love for the lost! Where, oh where,
is the burden of bygone years? How earnestly we once prayed for perishing souls

How eagerly we watched for results, have we lost all feeling? Does the awful
doom of the unconverted no longer move us? Has Satan so far side-tracked us that
we have forgotten our most important work?

Oh, then, if that be so, may God in His great mercy open our eyes, and get us
off the side-tracks so cunningly laid by Satan, back to our most important work, the winning of souls to Jesus Christ.