The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-06
THE EVENING SERVICES.

Tho Great Tabernacle Filled to Over
flowing.
The night service was crowded to
Overlooking, and the thermometer must
have been at least 100 in the shade.
The service was opened by the rendition
OF several hymns, which the choir sung
In such harmonious and feeling man
ner as to win enconiums from Prof. Ex-
cell. Rev. G. ii. Buchanan introduced
Rev. DR.. AGREE, who led the meeting in
prayer, after which a collection was
taken.
Prof. EXCEL sang with great deal of
feeling and pathos that beautiful HYMN.
"Oh, What Shall it Profit Thee. Broth
er?" and then came the event of tho
evening in the shape of one of the best
sermons 1T has been the lot of tho au-
dience to hear; one that even the most
captious of Mr.. Jones' critics land tn cir
name is legion) could not possibly find
any fault with, and which thrilled tho
vast audience and held it spcll.bound
from beginning to end
MT. Jones, on coming to tho fore,
said: ''We invite your prayerful atten.
tion to the 24th and Goth verses of tho
hrst Chapter of tho book of Proverbs:
hecause l have called and We have re-
1used' have stretched out my hand and
no man regarded il, | will also laugh at
your calamity. | will mock Won when
fear cometh'
Because l have called It was
Mr. Spurgeon who said once that if we
mac but eyes TO sec and ears to hear the
calls OF Coo would multiply about us a
Thousand fold every day This much
we know. as we wake up in the morn
ing and walk into the dining room and
sit down to breakfast-as we sit there
and help the CHILDREN 10 the morning
meal, God looks down on us and saws.
AS father pitieth his children, SO TIM
Lord pltleth them that call upon him.
AS an earthly parent is willing to give
good things unto his children. how much
more will the Heavenly Father give
gOod Things unto those that ask him.
After the morning meal is over and we
walk out on the business of the day, tho
sun looks down on us and says: Man,
my pathway IL upward and onward.
HOW IS your pathway in the pilgrimage
OF HE" When the sun reaches his
meridian height at noon, he says, have
now reached the meridian OF this davis
Hight, and ! now begin to descend to
the western hill. And just before he
goes down behind the western hill in
the evening, he says. man the sun il
setting and you have your grave. Will
you go down 20 your grave midst the
splendors and glories as | do this even
ing, or will You go down amongst dark
ness and clouds forever?
when the days work is done and
you SIT down by the candle, or gas, or
lamp light, and the little candle moth
comes q own and sc orches its wings, YOU
say. Oh, poor foolish thing. YOU will
be burnt to death, but it comes back
and flutters around again and is
scorcned and dies. God says, Man:
you are doing the very same thing.
You have been dazzled by the pleasures
of sin; already your conscience is scared
as Win hot iron; will you at last drop
into the fire unquenchable and forever
And when you 90 into your bed 70 om
at night and close the door, God saws.
And Heavens door win:be closed some
day, and Will you come in before it is
too late or will you be shut out with
the lost forever? And God saws, .Ye
must always be ready, for ye know not
the hour nor the day when the Son of
Man cometh.'
God is calling you and me to better
life. Are you q farmer? You take your
plow INTO the held and pillow the ground,
and God says, Man, ] have been pillow.
ing your heart for many years. When
you plant the seed, God says, MIN.
have been sowing the seed in your
heart for many year. When the seed
comes God says, Man, tho seed is CON.
ing up-haye the seeds | have sown in
your heart fruitified?'
When you go into the field and cut
down your wheat or oats, God says:
Man, the sickle OF death is on yoar
track When you thrash your wheat,