RISK IN EVANGELISM
General Booth of The Salvation Army was once given a huge donation by a wealthy New Yorker, with the stipulation that none of it go for evangelistic work. In those times many criticized evangelistic rallies for whipping up a fervor that didn’t last, citing “converts” who soon returned to their old ways. General Booth countered the implied criticism by comparing a kitchen run by “two old maids” to a grand hotel. In the house of the two old maids every dish is accounted for. Should the kitchen help accidentally break a cup, the breakage is greeted with the dire news that if such accidents continue the kitchen worker would be left to seek some other employ. The New Yorker did not understand why he was being told this story, so General Booth summarized the state of the grand hotel in one sentence: “In a great hotel they break things every day, but look at the business they do.” The donation was…
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