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"How shall we gain the masses?" "Go for them!" was Moody's rough but sensible response. Let the text be our guide. Scripture, reason, history, and experience corroborate it. There is a vast work outside our ordinary Church connection. Those whom we daily meet in business, in the neighbourly intimacies of life, or in circles of pleasure — many of them are neglecters of God and His worship. Shall we let them die? Our Christianity needs to be more abundant in labour; our prayers need feet!

1. This work is to be done by you, or the blood of souls will be found on your skirts.

2. You have the facilities for doing it. Let not religion be the last thing on your tongue in "society." Remember, you must give account for your opportunities.

3. It is inhumanity to neglect this work.

4. It takes but little time.

5. It is the most successful kind of work. It builds up Sunday-school, prayer-meeting, Christian character.

6. No special talents are needed. Only a special consecration. The diversity of works fits to the varied talents we have, as one cog-wheel works into another. But only the gifts that are on the altar can God use.

(J. L. Peck, D. D.)

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KJV: Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

WEB: But he said to him, "A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.