Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-02

TABERNACLE SERVICES.
The Great Methodist Revival Steadily
Increasing in General
Interest.
Over 100 Conversions So Far-Moses and
His chnracteristios-To Days APP
pointments.

Of protracted meetings were iuauguratet
: at the Fourth Street Methodist church
No preparation was then made for othe
than the usual earnest efforts Of tn,
Methodist brethren, and IL is not out o
the way 10 say that the recent results
were not fully anticipated.
Such was the increased interest from
day to day in the meetings US t.
necessitate arrangements for the accom-
modation OF the people. BY Saturday
last an immense tent had been erected
80xl00 feet, and capable of shelterinC
1000 attendants. Seats OF the usua
camp-meetlng kind had been provided
numerous gas-iets gave abundant light
and all arrangements were comfortably
made.
Last night the tent was about two.
thirds tlled, and from the beginning OF
, the services a great degree OF interest
characterized the meeting. After several
songs had been sung Rev. A. A, Allison,
pastor of the Fourth Street church, spoke
OF the success of the meetings thus iar,ex-
| pressed the hope that the congregation
would permit him for that occasion to do
the talking and that his hearers would
give heed; encouraged Christian workers
to renewed effort on behalf OF the Mas
ter, and stated that no clap. trap arrange
ments had been made for these meetings,
but that reliance upon Gods spirit alone
was to be had. He also announced that
all pastors of churches and
the superntendents OF Sunday
schools would be requested TO announce
today that at O'Clock this afternoon
there would be held in the Fourth street
tent u mass-meeting of Sunday-schoOl
scholars and workers. Tonight ma
jority Of the churches in the city Will
hold unlon services in the tent.
Following Is a synopsis OF Rev. Mr.
Allison's sermon last night. He TOOK his
text from Exodus xxxiii. 10: ''For where
In shall 1t be known here that and thy
people have found grace in thy sght2 Is
It not In that thou goest with us2 So
shall we be separated, and thy people,
from all the people that are upon the
face of the earth" Mr.. Allison said that
the speaker here uttering these words
was remarkable man; that the character
of such man as that Of Moses was very
interesting; that with whatever defect
that character contained yet Moses pos
sessed caudor and earnestness and an
Intensity of interest In Gods affairs.
The events of Moses life were wonder
full his birth remarkable; God cared for
him mysteriously, he was adopted miracu-
lousy aud was reared in plenty. Yet in
all this was his seli-denial apparent, and
In Romans III he is held up as, one OF
Gods worthless. God used Moses for two
great purposes---to deliver Israel out of
bondage and as great and representative
character. Moses always went to God
with all of his troubles, while we are al
ways slow to do so, and yet we should be
IN God and He in us. Moses talked to
God as freely as man would talk to his
wife. Every where was God with Moses,
In Egypt and through the Red Sea, and
now that Israel was forsaklng their God
and bowling down TO images, God still
promised 10 go with Moses and his peo-
pie, aud Moses felt this reinsurance.
What spiritual philosophy do we gather
from thisY First, the knowledge Moses
had that God was still with him; he diff
fered from us In that he trusted God; we
look for some eloquent man or fine singer
to make our meetings successful, when
we should look only for Gods spirit. The
different manifestations OF Gods presence
before Moses were commented on by MIR.
Allison 'Yet," said the speaker,
"Moses louged for more OF God, and AZ
Moses longed for God to continue with
his people, so do our Christian workers
labor for the CONVEX sion Of everyone in
Fort Worth.
at is God's spirit IN our heats which
induces us to iorsake sin and causes us
TO get religion like that expression,
getting religlon'-when you got 1t you
have It." Not only does Gods spirit
bring TO us the knowledge that we may
be saved, but directs us Ia the way
OF salvation. The abundance OF saliva
tion Is In Christ II is tie spirit OF
Jesus that enters the hrart ami casts out
sin. As Moses WAS gwen protection so
is 1t with usi God has ireed us from the
bondage OF sini when we were slaves We
began 10 see the light OF HIS salvation.
Blindness is the ssddest thing In human
HES but Ia spiritual things it Is Chrisi's
work TO come and light up this cita-
del OF the heart Through all the
wandefings of Israel, God was their snp-
ply, their protector and their guide. He
Will be ours; He will protect and deliver
U.S. as God gave TO Moses enjoyment, 80
VIII Jesus always give TO us happiness.
be our worldly conditions what thew NAV
'As The ISraelltes passed through the sea,
so shall we pass through the valley of the
shadow OF death over Jordan and into
the beautiful bright beyond, into Ely sian
delds OF glory"
Al the close OF the sermon those deslr-
ing TO become Christians were earpestly
urged tocome forward, and many active
workers OF the church circulated among
those present with marked results.
twas announced thaS Including the
meeting Of last night, thus far there have
been los conversions known to these
workers.