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Finally, one night I heard a lusty, booming bass voice to my right. Upon looking in the direction of the voice, I could see and hear a rather elderly man intently and unashamedly singing and loving it. After the meeting I made it a point to contact this man, and while talking to him about the meeting and asking him how he liked the talk, he told me that he thought the meetings were grand. But when you kept telling me to sing whether I could sing or not, I finally took you seriously and I find that I have a fine bass voice.
He knew that his voice was desired, and was grateful. The method paid dividends. Many who love to sing have been told by thoughtless friends or parents to "stop that noise. That hurt, deep and painful, may be covered up in various ways and never be healed until some thoughtful soul untangles the threads by inviting them to sing, and keeps at it until they believe him and break down and sing. It may not be the most beautiful singing, it may be off key, it may be a deadly monotone, but it opens the heart and gives someone a chance to express himself. Page 12 The song service is the audience's chance to express itself, and more important still, it is also time when the audience relaxes and is prepared to hear the blessed gospel.
Now a word to the song leaders. If the evangelist does not seem to appreciate you and forgets to tell you that you are doing well, if you seem to be just plugging along, don't become discouraged, for someone from the audience will tell you that he appreciates the singing. He will say that some song or phrase touched his heart and brought him closer to God. If you will pray through and see the songs as God sees them, then you will receive a blessing. But don't forget to talk to your audience and get close to them in a dignified way. Win them to the song service, and you will win them to listen to the marvelous message to follow.
Always remember, the message is the thing they are there to hear, and the singer's task is to prepare them for the words of life.
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Invite all to sing even if they can't sing. Drake appeared in the December, , Moody Monthly. This virile presentation begins thus "Sacred singing differs from secular singing. It has a mission and a message. True, singing is the unpunishable pastime,' but the very joy of it reaches its zenith when it is charged with an eternal purpose a message born of experience.
What sincere, regenerated singer can refer to a life's transformation and the circumstances and experiences surrounding it, without putting his soul in the song and having a light in the eye, unmistakable and compelling Heart changing means heart singing.
Drake soundly contends concerning the unbelieving music teacher "He may know much about musical interpretation, the structure of the vocal organs, or how to breathe with a perfect breath column, the laws of vocal vowels and consonants, and man's vocal leanings toward the erroneous rather than the right.
He will tell you that vocal laws must be engraven in the heart, must become vocal nature, that singing must come from the soul and not from mechanics. Yet he does not know the difference between law and grace, or that man is naturally a sinner. He knows that the song must be burdened with a message, that in order to get it across it must be a soul-to-soul message. Yet he does not know what it means to have a message of life-or-death importance. He teaches musical inspiration and thrill, but he has never known the voice of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
He will tell you of the peculiar reaction of involuntary muscles to persuasion rather than command, and still may know nothing of total dependence upon and guidance of the third Person of the Trinity. He may even explain the utter relaxation and vocal superiority of a drunken man, yet would deny this superiority in one filled with the Holy Spirit.
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One must have accepted the invitation in order to sing an invitation number successfully. It partakes largely of the nature of a forum, and properly so. Here men of varied experience and success share with their brethren the methods they have demonstrated personally as successful in their own efforts.
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The range covered is wide, and many of these contributions have marked excellence. Differing and sometimes almost opposite methods very properly appear here, for through comparison, evaluation, and elimination, we gather and retain much of permanent value. Such is the sound historic method of growth and advance in this movement.
We have become increasingly method-conscious in recent years, and that is not without its advantages. Occasionally, however, someone, in his earnestness and ardor, becomes somewhat dogmatic and tends to insist, or at least to imply, that there is only one "best" method for a given objectivethe one, naturally, that he is projecting.
It is well, of course, for a man to find the method that is "best" for himself. But even that achievement should not be static. He who ceases to grow and to improve is on the road to stagnation or oblivion. This "best" method, however, that someone has discovered for himself, should not be adapted or applied to all other brethren as best for them. There is no one best method for all in evangelism. There are many good methodsperhaps as many as there are strong and virile personalities. These methods necessarily differ according to the training, education, location, experience, and outlook of our various men.
What may be best for one is not necessarily best for another. And what may be best for one in one place, or under one set of circumstances, often proves a disappointment and perhaps a failure when applied by the same individual to a different location, or to different circumstances. Candid counsel was sought regarding the soundness of the presentation and the backing our thoughtful men in the evangelistic field -would give it. All but about two or three strongly urged its publication and unreservedly supported the fundamental position set forth. The Ministry, September, achieve uniform results.
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In some places the prevailing unbelief of the community prevented outstanding success. This is a fact and a principle that we should never forget. No man can fabricate a method that will work uniformly for all or under all conditions. I As personalities differ, so methods are bound to vary. The range is astonishing, and presents a series of virtual opposites. One man's strength lies in the effectiveness of his work in the pulpit; another's is to be found in his studies, appeals, and prayers in the homes of the people.
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One man's success hinges principally upon his personal efforts; another's on the effective use of his associates and the laity. One man lays down a heavy barrage of precampaign literature ; another waits until the interest creates a demand for further information. One man preaches his way into the hearts of the people; another successfully employs the teaching method. One man reads all his texts from the open Bible; another merely quotes the supporting scriptures.
One man uses screen pictures constantly throughout his series ; another rarely or never employs them. One man rigidly holds himself down to thirty or thirty-five minute sermons ; another seems able to hold his congregation night after night for an hour. Some men are sober and always tremendously in earnest; others have a smile and a vein of wholesome humor. A few make clowns of themselves, to the distress of their brethren and the disregard of the Spirit of prophecy counsels ; but that is outside our present consideration.
One man capitalizes effective music with his appeals ; another seems unable to use music to any particular advantage. One man uses charts and other devices with marked success ; another disdains all such. One man ties his effort in with a local radio broadcast; another never employs the air waves. One man capitalizes the news columns of the public press ; another ignores the possibilities of the press.
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One man uses large, dignified handbills; another utilizes small, highly colored cards. One man presents the exalted message with excellent language and accurate pronunciation ; another disregards grammar and pronunciation, to the mortification of the friends of truth, yet holds his hearers by the very earnestness and the helpfulness of his message. One man uses the question box constantly and with success, almost from the Page 13 first night; another uses it only occasionally, and that after the meetings are well under way.
One man comes onto the platform with his associates and kneels in silent prayer, the associates remaining on the platform throughout the service; another enters at the conclusion of the song service, in time to lead in the evening prayer; yet another never appears on the platform until after the prayer has been offered by an associate, who simply enters, prays, and retires. One man preaches winter and summer in a white or cream suit; another always appears in a black or dark suit.