Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-06-09
THE FIFE MEETINGS.
Many Convictions of Their Short
Comings and Many Professions of
terest and Attendance Increasing
Daily.

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terest and Attendance Increasing
Daily.
!, The most powerful sermon of the
series thus far preached by Evange-
list Fife in this city was that on
Thursday night, on the power and
work of the Holy Spirit: the need
of the indwelling of the Holy Ghost
for the strengthening of theChristian
heart and the enlightening of the
Christian mind unto right compre-
hension of the Scriptures and the
manifold and important duties Of
the Christian life.
This was the ablest, most persuad-
ing, most convincing, most terroriz-
ing, most uncontrovertible presenta-
ton of the whole sweep of the Chris
tian life and the all-pervading and
always abiding presence Of the Holy
Spirit, that has never forsaken the
world since the day of Pentecost,and
that will abide to teach the Christian
heart seeking God all truth unto the
consummation of the world.
At the close of the discourse Mr..
Fife called upon all uneonvel ted
sinners who desired the prayers O
Gods people and the baptism of
the Holy Spirit to come for
ward and give him their hand, and
fully two hundred from all parts of
the tent went eagerly forward, while
the vast congregation, Christian and
sinner alike, swayed with emotion as
the wind sways the soughing trees
of mighty forest. The scene beg
gars description. It was Gods work :
in whom we all "live and move and
have our being" It was His counte-
nance turned with loving invitation
unto sinners convicted, converted
and seeking His mercy. Old feuds
were forgotten; all malice was ex-
tinguished, and on the tide OF tears
many souls foated into the haven of
Gods love.
The business houses as a whole
closed again yesterday morning and
the tent was crowded and the service
and sermon brought rich blessings
in their train that will surely apper.
tain unto the greater glory Of God
| Every one is invited to the ser,
vices this. morning and tonight
either in the tent, if the weather
permits, or in the Baptist Church il
it rains. No one should stay away
All are cordially invited.
4 The congregation that gathered
uDder the tent Friday night was th'
, vastest gathering we have ever seei
in Goldsboro. It exceeded by seyera
hundred the largest of the Pearson
congregations here, four years ago
, Z he choir seemed to be in toucl
with the spirit of the great gather.
ing, and the singing was truly sub
,, line. Mr.. Fife, too, seemed at hi
, best, and preached one of the mos
s powerful sermons that, we imagine
I has eyer been delivered to man sine
> the daysof Paul; so much SO, that whe
he announced an inquiry meeting a
e its close-the first he has held-an
r invited all who had been converte
J and all sinners desiring conversio
to remain, several hundred ker
/ their seats as the congregation file
: out, while the Christian worke,
O who had remained to assist wen
e among them with the messages {
the Scriptures and pleading tn
t merits of salvation. It was a mo,
j ing, it was a thrilling it was a sui
g lime scene.
n The services Saturday mornin
IS were held in the Baptist church, ov
i ing to the rain, and that commodi
! GUS edifice could not accommoda
$ the large congregation. Mr.. Fife
: sermon at this service was in b
It characteristic style of earnestnes
d eloquence and force: conyinein
/ convicting, reclaiming and convert
Z ing, and when he called for man
= festatinns of church members who