Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-22
Over Three Thousand Persons in At
tendance Last Night,
Two Thousand Of Whom Pledge
Themselves to Pray for the
UneOnVerted.

PIC " AAAoI III AAG AOAuf N4C kAE1LU HELAAAOM
of the enemy, the return Of the people in
triumph and Jehoshaphat's reign.
DIR. Brooks commented in an enthusi-
astic n on some Of the scriptural
passages contained inthe chapter. BE said
that in order to have the power of Jesus to
rest upon Christians, they would have to
walk so as to please the Lord and not the
world. They were nOt sent here to please
the world but to please God. Satan had
devised many ways to entrap the wayward
and impiOus. The worlds hands were
dripping with the blood Of Gods murderers
sins. The h~alfhearted Christian, the
worldly Christian, was the u~nhappiest
person that could be found and the most
Wretched. If we confessed our sins God
would be faithful to forgive them
and cleanse us Of cur unrighteOus-
ness. Were they setting themselves
to seek the Lord OF depending
upon the arm Of flesh and relying upon
the fact that these meetings had simply
been i~naugurated? God was able to begin
a glorious work in Nashville, and was able
10 save thousands OF sinners. Were they
willing to have Gods name dishonOred as
it had been? When the people were stirred
to pray in the name of Jesus, then the
blessing would come.
Rev. A. D. Phillips offered a prayer and
then the familiar song, Sam l Soldier Of
the Cross" was sung.
An invitation was extended 10 any per-
son in the audience to offer a payer, and
DR.. Paul f. Eve responded in a strong en-
treaty for revival of Gods work in our
midst. He prayed that Gods word would
nHawnfN IN fhfu nfFu nn1 that - Unr1A ha
like a sea, covering and flowing down the
streets.
DR.. j. B. Lindsey read 4 letter from a
lady now living in Louisville, but former
" Of this city, addressed to her nieces in
this city, and requesting them to be sure
and attend all o. Mr.. Whites Bible read
ings, as they would find them pleasant and
very instructive. He remarked that the
Bible readings were held at such a time as
would be convenient to a large number of
children TO attend. There were at least
one thousand children living within walk
ing distance Of the building, and another
thousand living on the fifteen m~acadamized
roads leading into the city, who could very
conveniently attend. He had been in
Nashville fifty years and had never seen a
meeting with such hoUrishing prospects
held here before. The children would
never have such another opportunity to at
tend a meeting like this.
DR.. j. w. HOyte requested the audience
to bring their Bibles with them in the af
ternOOn and 10 look into them, for they con-
tanned the words of everlasting life.
A closing hymn was sung and the bene-
dictiOn pronounced.
TIE BIBLE READING.
Long before ( o'clock, the hour appointed
for the Bible reading, people were seen
iOcking towards the Exposition building,
and when the exercises commenced there
were at least 500 people seated in the place
of worship. The audience was composed
largely OF ladies and children, many Of
whom, as we'll as some Of the gentlemen,
had their Bibles with them.
Rev. Dr.. Brooks conducted the services,
first giving out an appropriate hymh, which
was sung by the audience.
Prayer was offered by Rev. 7. a. HOyt,
after which DR.. Brooks announced that he
had selected for his subject the Nazarite, a
history of whom and the rules governing
him during his period of devotion could
be found in the sixth chapter Of the Book
Of Numbers. He said that the tue power
Of NaZaTitic separation was to separate
from the worlds form and live in constant
fellowship with God. So far as we were
concerned we became Nazarites by birth,
and it behOOved us 10 exhibit Our Nazaritic
character. As Nazarites were dead to all
earthly joy so were they separated from the
power Of self. Once self was all, but now
A new master had come in. We ought to
get rid Of self at the beginning Of our
lives, as shown in the character Of the
Nazarite. Il was for a time Nazarite to
come TO the end of self that Jesus might
be all in all. Death was the wit
ness of s.n and every new-made
grave was a demonstration of sin. A Naz-
arite should not touch sin, nc matter where
he might zee it, father, mother or friend,
for if he did, that moment he lost the on
SeCratiOn. If there was a child Of God
present who had allowed himself to be be-
trayed aud defled by sin, he would earnest
" urge him to 90 to God with a frank IN
fessiOn and renew his Nazaritic separation.
Peter lest his NaZarltiC character in a most
cruel and cOWardly way, and when the ser
wants would insist that he wa one Of the
Lords disciples, he would repeatedly deny
the assertion, and finally swore and used
very profane language. Christ turned and
upon him ~sOTrOwfully and tenderly,
lOOkthat wastruly yearning. The speak
er described at some length the return of
TO Christ in language that wa pleas
ing and eloquent.
He urged them to ponder well in their
hearts the question, "AIe you now walking
in this Nazaritic separations OF course
they fe,t an anxiety for the unsaved, but
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The life of a NaZarite, TO be practically sep
arated from sin, to know that they be
to Jesus. A great responsibility |
rested upon every child Of God in Nash
-ille to see to it that he did not lose their
Nazaritic character by tamPering with sin.
He advised themtO IeturntO their homes at
NE close Of the meeting and so 10 some Sc
ret place, where no eyes but the eyes Of
Tod would rest upon them, and confess
heir sins and then rise and say, "My
Father has forgiven me and now l must
walk SO as 10 please Him."
He then closed with a few words o. en-
'Ouragement TO the children who were pres
mt. He ssid that Jesus wasjust as willing
o save the young as the old. There was
o difference between old and young in the
resence Of the Lord. He wanted them to
INSTANTLY think of Jesus, who had said to
hem not to fear Him.
A deyout prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
De Witt. The hymn 81 am so glad that
ur Father in Heaven was sung, Mr..
Bliss singing the verses and the audience
in the chorus. The meeting was
hen brought to a close.
Last Nights Meeting.
The depth of interest in the meetings
-as fully attested by the immense ~cOncOurse
bat greeted the Evangelists last night. 1t
-as estimated by those who claim to be
God judges of numbers, that there were at
EAST $500 persons assembled. The ushers
,ere kept busy finding seats for the
lrge audience, and by the time the services
lmmenced, there were but very few seats
smaining ~unOccupied. Here and there
luld be seen groups of two and three
anding in some conspicuous part Of the
10 order 70 get a full view Of the
ulpit and the surroundings. The stand
occupied by the ministers of those
that consented to take part in the
.vangelical meetings, besides several visit
ministers. Our reporter noticed in the
rye audience many old citizens of Nash
lie. Five hundred more people could
ave been comfortably seated in the build