But many Christians content themselves with speaking to the impenitent whenever they meet them under favorable circumstances, in the ordinary intercourse of life.  This is a duty; but it does not appear to be the extent of duty.  It is only following part of the example of Christ.  He came “to seek and to save that which was lost.”  “He went about doing good.”  Is it not, then, the obvious duty of every one of his followers, to seek opportunities of conversing with the impenitent upon the great subject of their soul’s salvation?  We are bound to labor for the conversion of every sinner, for whom we have an opportunity of laboring.  God requires us to do all we can.  The primitive Christians carried out this principle in its fullest extent.  In the 8th chapter of Acts, we read that the church at Jerusalem were all scattered abroad except the apostles.  “And they that were scattered abroad went everywhere, preaching the word.”  And afterwards, in the 11th chapter, 19th verse, we hear of them as far as Phenice and Cyprus, where they had travelled, preaching [in the Greek talking] the word as they went.  It is to be particularly remarked that these, or at least most of them, were the private members of the church:  for the apostles still remained at Jerusalem.  And what was the result of these joint labors of the whole church?  Revivals of religion immediately spread all over the land of Judea and its vicinity.  And so might we see revivals spreading over this land, and continuing, with increasing power, and multitudes of sinners converted, if the church, as one, united in Christ, would come up to her duty.  Nor would it stop here.  The fire thus kindled would burn brighter and brighter, and extend with increasing rapidity, till it spread over the whole world.  Should not all Christians, then, consider themselves placed, to some extent, at least, in the situation of watchmen upon the walls of Zion?  If they neglect to warn sinners, will they be guiltless of the blood of souls?  How can they meet them at the bar of God?  Ezek. 33:1-9.

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Few persons are aware of what they might accomplish, if they would do what they can.  I once knew a young lady, who was the moving spring of nearly every benevolent enterprise, in a town of seven or eight thousand inhabitants.  The Bible Society of the town appointed a number of gentlemen as visitors, to ascertain who were destitute of Bibles, and make collections to aid the funds of the society.  But the time passed away in which the work was to have been accomplished, and nothing was done.  The books were handed over to this lady.  She immediately called in the assistance of a few pious friends; and in a very short time the whole town was visited, collections made, and the destitute supplied.  She imparted life and energy to the Tract Society.  She set on foot, and with the aid of a few friends, sustained