The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-21
DIR. PFARSON'S SERMON.
THE NOTED RvANGRLIsTS INITIAL
MEETING IN SAVANNAH.

Wesley Monum entail Church CroWQed
TO Hear Him-A Singular Preacher
breaches a Singular sermon-The
Programme of the Meetings Under
the Auspices OF the Pastors Asso-
citation.
Wesley Monumental church was crowd
ed last night to hear Rev. R. g. Pearson,
| D. D., preach the first of his series Of ser-
mons here in the interest Of religious re-
Yival.
The church, both body and galleries,
was packed. Over 500 people were pres
ent. 1t was union meeting, the Baptist,
Presbyterian and other Methodist churches
of the city being closed on account of it,
All of these denominations we're largely
represented 10 the service. Rev. l.. G.
Vass. D. D.. of the First Presbyterian
church. Rev. E. P. Jones of the Duffy
Street Baptist church. Rev. DIR. Dupps
of the Independent Presbyterian church,
and Rev, r. Q. Way Of the Second
Presbyterian church, were pres
emit, besides DIR. bowman
A union choir of about thirty members led
by Prof. w. N. Smith, occupied the rear Of
the pulpit.
The services opened with the singing of
NEARER the Throne" by the choir, followed
| by prayer by Rev. Mr.. Way.
Come Thou Almighty King and Help
Us Thy Name to Sing was then sung by
the choir and the congregation.
Rev. DR.. bowman led In prayer. Rev.
Mr.. Way read the fourteenth chapter Of
Hosea and the lesson for the evening. He
| gave an explanation OF the lesson, with an
| exhortation, and at the conclusion called
1 GnI 20 IN
THE CONGREGATION ANXIOUS.
Mr.. Pearson did not arrive until $3.50
| o'clock. His delay seemed to cause some
| nervousness to the ministers and the con-
| gregation did not understand the cause of it.
| 1t ia suspected that the evangelist shrewdly
| took this manner Of impressing upon
the congregation the inconvenience Of com
| ing in late. He Immediately took the stand
upon arrival and gave out the hymn. 80.
| Where Are the Reapers That Garner H."
which was sung by the congregation stand
ing.
Mr.. Pearson Ia a young looking man with
q pale, smooth face, and wonld not attract
| particular attention in crowd by his ap-
pearance. His voice is rather weak
At the conclusion Of the hymns, be led ia
prayer. He then requested that everybody
get still and keep still for the sake Of them
selves and all who wanted TO hear the SER
| mon. He took for his text: Gal. vi, z:
"Be not deceived; God 10 not Knocked, for
| whatsoever q man soweth that shall he also
reap"
deception" he said, sis a common sin
Children deceive their parents; men deceive
| their associates: merchants deceive their
customers and servants deceive their en-
| ployers; but we" he added, cannot de-
| ceive God, especially in the matter of SOW
| ing. We are all sowing and we are all
reaping."
THREE PROPOSITIONS.
These three proposition Mr. Pearson said,
can be deducted from the text logically and
theologicaIly, namely: "The res ping is
| certain; the reaping Is Of the quality Of the
sowing; the reaping is in excess of the
| sowing
These propositions he proposed to discuss.
The audience was perfectly still as the
voice of the young preacher pierced to the
turthest corner with its wierd intense
ness
1.-THE reaping is certain" he said. "God is
no respecter of persons. There Is no ec
parte legislation In the laws of God. Igno-
| rBnce even will not prevent the harvest"
| He discussed the question of sowing" aud
Of ''reaping," aud by many practical
illustrations showed the certainty
Of the reaping following the sowing.
"What are your secret sins!" he asked.
"Do you think you can escape the reapinga
The whisky manufacturer dies drunkard,
his sons make drunkards and his daughters
marry drunkerds. There are numerous ex-
amples to prove it. The gambler fleeces one
and he 1eeces another, and thea somebody
fieeces him. The man who kills his man
| and perhaps repeats the crime, usually dies
with his boots on. Old Hutch squeezed
millions out of the country with his great
corner in wheat. and now others have
squeezed is all out Of him, and he is poor
again. IL am sowing few gospel seed, !"
the preacher said, land at the end I shall
reap life Of eternal joy and bliss"
A LOGICAL DISCOURSE.
DIR. Pearson discoursed in this manner for
about half an hour, or, perhaps, three
quarters, though it did not seem so long,
He gave both example and logic at length
to show that the reaping is as sure as the
sowing; that it is of the same character as
the sowing and that the reaping is in pro-
portion to the sowing as the harvest to the
planting
The intense earnestness of the preacher
and his practical manner of putting things
impressed his hearers. 1t was evident that
he was no sensationalist, but that he may
create a sensation before his series Of serv-
ices is ended IS not improbable.
He concluded his sermon abruptly. saying
that he had preached long enough and re-
quested all his congregation who would
promise to SOW to the spirit and not to the
flesh ID rise. Almost the entire congrega-
tion rose
Mr. Pearson made statement as TO the
object of the meeting. He said 1t was
union meeting, where all might unite in the
work Of saving souls. There will be two
services every day in the week except Sat-
urday-from II to II O'clock in the morn
ing, and the night service beginning at s
O'Clock, with preaching at 80 o'clock.
PRoMPTNEss VIRTUE.
Mr. Pearson urged specially and point
edly that everybody intending to come to
church should come at the time appointed
for the service and not come struggling in
after the beginning Of the sermon. He re-
quested them to be In their seats by 8
O'clock
The morning services, he said, will not be
monotonous prayer meetings, but lively and
interesting Bible meetings. IL will be the
more interesting and beneficial OF the two
services.
In conclusion Mr.. Pearson made an urgent
plea for earnest Christian work in connec-
ton with the services. DIR. bowman an
nounced that there will be prayer meeting
for Christian workers at $50 O'Clock every
morning at the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms.
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