The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-01
PREPARE TO MEET THY GOD.
DR.. Pearson's Sermon ct Wesley
Churh Last Night.

Ohurh Last Night.
Dr. Pearson continues to draw immense
crowds at Wesley Monumental church.
The church was crowded to its fullest ex-
tent last night. DR.. Pearson preached from
the text Prepare to meet thy God"
DR.. Vass OF the First Presbyterian church
conducted the opening services
DR.. Pearson said before beginning his SER
mon that he could say one thing for Sa-
vannah. In all toe meetings he has con-
Quoted all over the country for a number Of
years he had never seen more perfect and
absolute good behavior in churches than he
has seen mere.
DR.. Pearson divided his sermon into three
heads First, why prepare; second, how
prepare; third, when prepare.
why should yon prepare 70 meet your
GodF he asked. because it is the order of
thy God. the God who made you, the author
! OF your body and your spirit, your creator
and preserver, your benefactor and re-
deemer and final judge. WIZ go right on
to eternity with no preparation whatever!
| 1t is an insult to God to go into his presence
without preparation. Would you 60 into
the presence Of the President OF the United
States without preparationl 1t is an awful
| thing to stand face TO face with God.
You should prepare because you are I'M
| prepared" In support of tAis DR.. Pearson
gave the twenty-sec nd chapter of Reve-
lanons. Johns description of the day of
| Judgment and the book of life in which
| were enrolled the names Of all the redeemed
I'VE should prepare he said, because no
mon Is prepared to meet God whose name is
not written In this book. Is your name writ
ten therer he asked.
Those whose names are written In the
lambs book Of life, the preacher added will
| at the final Judgment enter into enter
| nal heaven, and thoss whose names are not
there will be marched Off to an eternal
bell. You should prepare because of the
Importance OF that meeting, because of the
| terrible consequences and the awful results
attending it. DIR. Pearson read the parable
OF the man who attended the marriage sup
per unprepared and without wedding
| garment and who was cast into outer dark
ness. The whisky drinking, gambling and
sinful church members, he said. are not
prepared to meet God. The profane, lewd
and Goddess must forsake their sins or be
| lost Unless they cast their sins aside they
will certainly sink them.
| How prepared" he asked. take hold
| OF Christ, by personal belief in a personal
savior, and commit your soul to his hands.
| IL you have wronged any man make ressi-
tuition to him. The highly pious, amen
bench church members who won't pay their
| debts, the preacher said, ARE the greatest
drawbacks to Christianity.
when preparem he asked. NOW" he
replied. Seek the Lord while be may be
| found. He .can be found to-nIght-in the
| time that God has appointed. while the
means are afforded you, while the evil may
be avoided. You should prepare when the
rewards that are held out to you may be
secured"
DR.. Pearson concluded with the reitera-
ton that those who prepared now should
enter into eternal life hereafter, while those
who do not prepare should be condemned to
everlasting fire.
Where are the Reapersg' was sung by
the congregation standing. The meeting
| was then resolved into an inquiry meeting,
those who did not care to remain being
allowed to depart.
Quite large number, perhaps one-half
the congregation. remained and very in
teresting inquiry meeting was held.
Before beginning his sermon DR.. Pearson
announced that tonight he will preach an
expository sermon on the tenth chapter of
John, showing the difference between Gods
sheep and the DEVILS goats.
Sunday night he will preach on the dis
vinity Of Jesus Christ from the text, IF
thou be the Son of God come down from
the GROSS" All Jews, infdels and agnos-
| tics, he said, are especially invited to be
| present and hear this sermon.
The whole lower floor Sunday night will
be reserved for men only. and the gallery
will be reserved for ladies only.
On Monday night DR.. Pearson will preach
a sermon especially to business men on the
laying up Of riches.
Tuesday night he will preach on the ex-
cuses men make for not becoming Chris
tians, and Wednesday night on the subject
of faith.
The interest In the meeting is, If anything,
on the increase, and there is hardly room in
the church for the crowds that attend each
night. A larger building could easily he
| filled. The plain, straightforward way DIR.
Pearson has of putting things
and his extreme earnestness form the charm
f his preaching.