San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-15
THE COLORED PULPIT.
What VIII Ys do in the Solemn Day
Before the Judgment SeatP"

evening at the Second Baptist Church
(oOlored.) For the past week a series OF
revival services have been conducted by
the Rev. Carr, which have produced
very good results. The services are
carried on in the usual revival manner,
and before the sermon had commenced
several seated themselves on the mourn
ers' bench at the urgent request of their
pastor to join their brethren and
sistren in agonizstion." The text Sc
lected was the 9TH verse, 9th chapter,
Hosea: What will We do in the solemn
day?"
my brethren and dear congregation,
said Rev. Carr. Il don't want TO hear
any talking over there: don't want to
hear, Smith, Harris or Brown. | only
want to hear Carr now, and don't want
to her hi very long. | want him to
have the floor about this time, because
he don't propose to say very
much. will, by wRy of
exemplitcation or explaining the Ian
guIge OF my text, present 1t to you by
presenting to you q question Of vast i'm
pOrtance, claiming the due oonsidera-
tioR Of everyone present, and in order 10
ascertain as to whether or not what |
have said in connection with this text is
true, ii will be an essential necessary for
you to note the following train of
thought: In the FIRST place ] would be
be pleased to say Christians, | want
you to pray nightly. l want you to
talk to Jesus. You know ! have shouted
and sung SO much don't know whether
can preach. 1 want you to pray to
move this impeachment of speech away
and let me get loose OF this.) | say il
would be a good idea for you to note the
following routine of argument OF
thought: Listen; the question Is asked.
The question in the language OF my text
very simply addresses itself to every
one present. That is the beauty of this
selection in my estimation. The text Of
itself naturally divides itself into seven
divisions by way Of classification. This
selection includes everyone. 1t is
worthy of the consideration OF
everyone present, listen; what will We do
in the solemn day.? My brethren and
dear congregation, 1t matters not how
reprobate, how much OF a transgressOr
they be that question which is asked by
the language Of our text will pass over
their mind, what will We do in the solemn
day?' A man may say that | don't be-
lieve there is any heaven and | don't be-
lieve there is any hell, and if there is
any hell don't believe there is any hell
of fire and all that sort OF thing, but God
bless your soul the language of my text
will pass through their mind, because
their own common sense teaches them
that there is God. Not only so, but
there is time coming and every man will
appear before Christ, desire TO quote,
For we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ &C. The Ian
guage of my text addresses itself to you.
listen here for we must all appear be-
fore the judgment seat of Christ Now
remember the words OF my text
solemn day. / am going to tell you
what you are going to do. You have
said frequently within yourself that you
don't believe that man would go to the
judgment seat of Gods mercy. You
have also said you don't know anything
OF going. Well, let me tell you what you
are going to do. Thisis what the Apos-
tie Paul, in connection with this text,
tells every man Just what he is going TO
do. Listen for We all must appear be-
fore the judgment seat of Christ. That
is the solemn day. Do you see it? This
passage OF Scripture is just about as Of
ten misquoted as it is quoted correctly
by preachers, because you frequently
hear them say All men living must ap-
pear before the judgment seat of Christ
to give an account of the things done in
his body."But it does not say that; it says
that all must appear before the Judgment
seat Of Christ to RECEIVE the things thst
they be good or bad. 1 am 60
ing to receive the things |
have done in my body when | get before
the judgment seat, instead of going into
hell or somewhere else. mean to tell
you that when you march forward to
appear before the judgment seat you
shall receive the pains that have been in
the body. You shall receive all the
Sights of the invitation to go to the
anxious seat Of mercy. just as You have
treated Gods servants, Just SO many
times as you have called Gods servants
hypocrites, just 50 many times, just so
many times will you get 1t all back when
you 60 up there.
What will you do on the solemn day?
| want you to appreciate the truth as
laid down here. wish to establish the
the fact of the solemn day. 1t will
place. Those parties who have turned
from Christ, those who have treated it
with contempt, they shall stumble into
darkness. What will you do on
that solemn day, my friends. The
preacher from this point gradually
worked himself into frenzy, carrying
away his hearers, who continually kept
up weird monotone. All the gradua-
tions from fortissmio to pianissimo the
Rev. Carr used to impress his audience,
pausing now and again after a wild
shrek to regain his vocal powers