The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-11-07
EGREAT MEETING.
STIRRING SERMONS AND
GREAT CROWDS
HEAR THEM.

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MIR. Jones breaches with Tell
ing Earnestness- Hundreds
Manifest a Desire to Lead
a Better Life-ClOsing f-a
Scenes. rG
SATURDAY NIGHT. &.
Mr.. Jones has preached six sermons
since the RECORDER was last printed
He has uttered SO many truths and
said so much that we would like to
print, but we find that our space ia
limited and we can only give a gen.
eral review of the sermons. e.
Saturday night he preached a
most effective sermon on burden
bearing, homemade trouble and go-
ing out TO meet things not coming to
us; expecting difficulties we'll never
have. He dwelt upon the fact that
there were hearts in this town that
needed help and that the people OF
God should cease from adding trou-
BILE and worries to their other cares
that great many women had trou-
bic machines, and they we're not the
only ones with these machines-tL ere
we're complaining men. His text
was the 18th and 22d verses of the
55th Psalm, and be urged all to cast
their burdens upon the Lord. He
contrasted the difference between the
service Of the devil and the service
Of the Lord I; that the devil takes a
fellow out and gives him the best
first and the worst last, through all
e'ernity while God give the worst
first and best lest.
At this meeting many gave their
names for church membership and a
great number went up and gave the
evangelist their hand thereby ex-
pressing a desire to start a better
life. v \ mr~. -..<.:. s
SUNDAY MORNING. ~...
A Sunday School Mass Meeting
was held at 3 o'clock in which the
two B4ptists, the two Methodists and
the Presbyterian Sunday Schools par
The meeting was CON
Quoted by Mr.. v. Ballard. 1t was
to hear hundreds Of chill
dren singing the Gospel songs and
see them listening attentively to the
addresses.
Rev. r. G. Beaman. of Chapel
Hill, and Mr.. N. B. Broughton, of
Raleigh, made short talks which were
full Of sound advice and encouraging
words to the children. Mr.. Brough,
ton said he believed In little chris
tians as well as big Christians. Don't
overlook the little christians. Value
little faith-the faith Of little Buys
and girls. Mr.. Broughton here re
lated several thrilling incidents If a
mothers influence following her son,
md the i,Guence of q little girls
prayer.
A collection was taken up for Rev.
Sam Jones Orphans Home, and
s94 05 was contributed.
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICE.
AT this service the congregation
was extremely large-every portion
,f the large warehouse was crowd I'd.
There were people from every section
of this part Of the country.
The choir sang a beautiful anthem,
arranged by Prof. Z. o. Excel: Il
was glad when they said unto me, let
ls 90 into the house of the Lord -
Here Mr.. Jones said: II feel that
Gods excursion train has come 10 a
halt right here in Durham, ard God
calIs, AN aboard Let US all get
Dn."
Mr.. Jones referred TO the 8 o'clock
meeting as being exclusively for men
and speaking TO the ladies, said: at
is not because we do MT want good
10 enjoy the services. We
want your prayers. You pray while
The meeting Is going on here"
Mr.. Jones sermon was on "Lifes
He announced as his
text: Her ways are ways Of pleas
antness and all her paths are peace"
Tire christian life was compared to a
pilgrimage--here we we're on our
journey there we'll be at our jour-
ney's end. II is better TO bu good
than bad. Better TO be sober than
drunk and that virtue carries along
her own reward. His many illusira>
lions were the most forcible we ever
heard. After describing O railro..d d
and engine he said the track was
made for the engine and the engine
for the track and that God had made
. moral track for the sUul and the
soul for q moral track. II an engine
got off the track II mIpd. Brother" "
said he, '.yod are doing the best you
can on the track you are running on.
| blame you tor not getting up where
you can't mire." Get on Gods nor