Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-02
SHERMAN.
Evangelist Dixon in Discourse L
"Men Only" Deals Out Some
Very Hard Blows.
snecInl 10 the GaEotln.

Special 10 the Gazette,
PLAIN TALK FROM IKE PULPIT.
SHERMAN, TEX, Nov. Second 10 iu-
tcrcst n not in Importance co the people
OF our city fur the past few days, white
the iair was In progress, hiss been The re-
yiy0l meeting here under the preaching
OF the distinguished evangelist Dixon
w illiams. He has hcvn ligteued TO 10y
large aud Interested audiences night aud
day, aud the bold originality 81 AiS inter-
anCcs has taken fast hold ON the minds OF
the light-scebers, His appointment Go
preach at the opera-housc 40 ~ O'Clock
to-day brought out a large number, aud
his discourse Go gentlcment only, at
O'Clock this afternoon, was listened
TO by many who have not heard
a. sermon In a year past,
Before the hour arrived for services 30
begin the center and dress circles were
well filled with promiScuous mixture of
old men and young and the gallery had a
respectable fringe OF listoniu. auditors
on the seats next the rail
Services were introduced by reading
hymn 1888 by the speaker, after which he
seated himself ut the organ and played
the accompaniment while several gentle
men Of the city assisted IN the song Or
G. w. Rogers of the First Baptist church
was called upon and led the audience In
feryent prayer for the success OF the
services and abundant blessings
to flow from them. Mr.. Williams
then read the well-knOwn hymn,
"What shall the harvest bcln
Before the singing Mr.. Williams
announced that he expected 10 say some
pretty hard things this evening, and they
were harder because the people were not
In the habit OF hearing them said by the
ministry. lie wanted 1t understood that
he was not an ordained minister, and II
any were offended they should not hold
the regular ministers present responsible
for what he said. II any one present
expected TO End fault with his remarks
or to take offensc he now pointed
them to the door. He was responsible
personally or otherwise for all he had TO
say and no one was asked to divide re-
sponsibility with him. Before the second
verse was sung the speaker noticed
youth OF about twelve summers seated In
the gallery and promptly Invited him out.
lie did not wish boys 70 hear what he
wished TO say to older sinners Another
minister was called on and made brief
prayer TO the Lord TO help us SOW good
seed in good soil and reap reward OF
righteousness. The choir then sang so, |
Where Is My Boy Tonight most inn
presslvely and the inierjcction Of apt adj /
monitlons by MIR. Williams during it's
singing seemed to take deep hold on the
minds OF the audience.
The speaker introduced the discourse 1
by reading the sixth, seventh and eighth 4
verses Of Galatians, "Be not deceived, (
etc"
He remarked that there was no service
he so much looked forward 20 as that I
for men. only, and none he so much
dreaded 70 hold. II was no pleasure 20
tcll men of their worst faults, but II was
his duty In every series % meetings, and
he was always glad when IL was over.
He opened his discourse by a home
made parable OF the sower aud the seed
around the home Of hrs boyhood. He
said the seed OF lust was sown daily, and
men high In soci, position In this town
WeiJ dividing their time between their
wives and mistresses, and he knew them.
He would name his men II anybody dare
dispute Old men with families talk in
leylty OF women IS they
pass along the street, and sometimes In
the presence Of the young tell OF their
which only license the young
10 90 and do likewise. Hardly a young
man in Sherman bat has been guilty OF
making sensuOus comments on the purest
young ladies' as they pass, but the same
Iustiul sconndrels would brain the rascal
who would make such remarks about
their own sisters. The barriers OF sin
could be broken down byiChristianity bat
he same sensuous rascals scon at re-
Iiglon.
lie literally Gayed the town alive and
everybody before him, Much
.bath he said would not look we'll In print,
but there was power OF actual fact In
nevertheless, He then closed by In