Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-29
THE PAsCHAL LAMB.
The Blood of Christ the Antidote for
Bin.


There seems to be no abatement in
the interest taken in the services at
the tabernacle, and Mr.. Pearson APP
pears to be as fresh and full of thought
and vivacity as he was at the COM
mencement. The pastors Of the
various churches, the singers and
Christian workers all seem to be work.
ing in unison for the single object
the conversion of sinners. While
much praise is due to the central fig
the hearty cooperation of large num-
Der of Gods people he would be al.
most powerless.
Al an early hour last evening aim ost
the entire space from Main to Houston
streets was o solid mass of human be-
ings, anxiously awaiting to catch the
! first sound of the exercises. Nor did
they wait long, for promptness Is q
| characteristic of the evangelist, and
| soon the choir was singing "Ye Must
be Born Again." and prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr.. Cough. Then fol-
lowed another song: Jesus of Na2-
areth Passeth Bv,n at the conclu-
sion of which Rev. Mr.. Tinnon
read greeting" from Rev. Dixon @.
Williams, who is holding q meeting at
Corsicans, saying they had 445 con-
versions at that place. Several other
cities and towns were reported to be
Offering up prayers for the success of
the meeting in Fort Worth. At the
conclusion of his remarks Mr.. Tinnon
offered an earnest prayer for the con-
version OF sinners, and after the choir
/ Filled with Blood" Mr.. Pearson
announced his text from Exodus xii I,
| 10: "And the blood shall be to you for
q token upon the houses where we
are.u
The subject was the Paschal Lamb,
and was divided into three parts:
l. "Blood."
2. "Shed blood"
8. "Applied blood"
Each Of these was taken up separate
ly and discussed in regular order.
The fact that it was the blood OF the
paschal lamb that effected the
J delivery OF the Israelites was
dwelt upon and sinners were told
that the blood of the Son of God IL
what must effect their delivery from
the bondage Of sin and death; that tht
sinner who accepts Christ Tor MI
} Saviour will be saved, but he thai
does not accept Him must go down Il
eternal perdition.
; IThe law and testimony" were herr
introduced to sustain the proposition
laid down and the argumen
was fnrcible and convincing
Then a ina'I supposed
/ be stained in sir was pictured out ant
= the question asked: How are 20,
r going to wash him clean?' And tn
g Bible answer-the blood of Jesus wa
] given. Sinners were told that 1t wa
Q either Christ or hell; that he talke'
earnest to them because he loved thei
( souls and because he was In earnest
z that life was TOO short, heaven to
g high and hell too deep to fool tim'
e away; that the blood OF Chris
e destroyed the idea Of salvation
d by reformation or any good works tina
IS men might do. Not that he was OF
d posed to good works, but that II thos
Jews had placed on placard owe
their doors " Reformation Goo
Works. "a Free-thinker" or "Ecclt
siastieism,n the angel Of death woul
not have passed over, but the blood
n Christ would have been required tha
the blood not only had I
be shed, but 1t had to b
applied in the right manner, o
the right place, at the right time; tins
10 100 men under this tabernacle wei
n going to perdition because they Il
~ nored Gods plan OF salvation an
% wanted TO set up plan OF their owl
. that now is the time to apply tn
is blood to the soul, and let no one So
10 tomorrow and let the golden oppo
q, tunity pass. ~. o.
c. and the benedlctlon by Rev. Lorraine
the choir sang, Nothing but tn
9, blood of Jesus, y andIthe ''afteI-mee
II ingn commenced, which lasted 4
ot some time, during which there we
ID twelve conversions and four Dael
sliders reclaimed.