The Manly Stuff by c.t. Studd — Compilations

A Call to Rise and Build

Too long have we been waiting for one another to begin. The time for waiting is past. The hour of God has struck. War is declared. In God's holy name, let us arise and build. The God of heaven, He will fight for us, as we for Him.

Building on Christ's Sayings

We will not build on the sand, but on the bedrock of the sayings of Christ. And the gates and minions of hell shall not prevail against us. Should such men as we fear, before the whole world, yes, before the sleepless, lukewarm, faithless, namby-pamby Christian world, we will dare to trust our God.

Daring Trust and Joyful Sacrifice

We will venture our all for Him. We will live and we will die for Him. And we will do it with His joy unspeakable, singing aloud in our hearts. We will a thousand times sooner die trusting only in our God, than live trusting in man.

And when we come to this position, the battle is already won, and the end of the glorious campaign in sight. We will have the real holiness of God, not the sickly stuff of talk and dainty words and pretty thoughts.

Masculine Holiness and Daring Faith

We will have a masculine holiness, one of daring faith and works for Jesus Christ. Christ's call is to feed the hungry, not the full. To save the lost, not the stiff-necked. Not to call the scoffers, but sinners to repentance.

Raising Living Churches Among the Destitute

Not to build and furnish comfortable chapels, churches, and cathedrals at home, in which to rock Christian professors to sleep by means of clever essays, stereotype prayers, and artistic musical performances.

But to raise living churches of souls among the destitute. To capture men from the devil's clutches, and snatch them away from the very jaws of hell. To enlist and train them for Jesus, and to make them into an almighty army of God.

A Red-Hot Faith Centered on Christ Crucified

But this can only be accomplished by a red-hot, unconventional, unfettered Holy Ghost religion, where neither church nor state, neither man nor traditions are worshipped or preached, but only Christ and Him crucified.

Not to confess Christ by fancy collars, church steeples, or richly embroidered altar cloths, but by reckless sacrifice and heroism in the foremost trenches.