The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-29
PRAYER And CONFESSION.
That was the Subject Of Another
Practical Discourse
BY EVANGELIST ]. E. ECHOOLFIELD

By hYRkGhhlGI j. b. EGhUCLt lbLD.
The Services Attended by Lage Con-
sregatiou- Church Members Affect
ed by the Evangelist's Words OF
Ccunsel-A Synopsis of the Sermon
The series of meetings being con-
Quoted at Centenary church by
Evangelist Scheduled promises to re-
silt in much good both for the
churches of the Twin-City and those
who have never made any profession
ofrefigion.
The Evangelist preached another
powerful sermon June Goth to are
congregation His discourse was adj
dressed principally to members of the
church, bat it touched the hearts of
many on the outside.
After the usual song service and
prayer by Bishop Rondthaler and the
Evangelist, the latter announced his
subject to be prayer and Confession"
PEI haps there is no more impor-
tant subject in the word of God than
Prayer" said Mr.. Scheduled. Moth
ng can be done for God without pray
err. Give me ten praying Christians
in this community and | will win it
for Christ. How many of you prayed
half an hour for this meeting. The
hardest work | ever done was to pray
| was taught how to pray etfectually
by reading the memoir of Charles
Finney. The mere saying that pray
ing night and morning IS prayer Is no
more that7than reading a hotel bill
of fare is eating. Prayer can break
the power of sin in Winston and moth
ing else can do it. There IS no such
thing as religion without prayer.
If | put my finger on your spirit
ual pulse and it fails to thrOb there is
a spiritual corpse. If | put it on the
heart of the church and there is no
thrObbing it means that it is dead.
Gods word says Watch and pray.
The men who accomplish the most
are men of prayer. Ii we want the
church baptized we must get down IN
prayer. That is the way also to get
ourselves right. The greatest sermon
delivered by the Lord on the Mount
was preceded by prayer all night.
PRAYER is a duty enjOined upon us in
Gods word.
salvation and effectual prayer
have their conditions. The first con-
dition is that we must be in earnest.
L
definite-pray and stand upon the
promises of God. We pray sometime
for everything in creation. We
wouldn't know what to do with some
of the things we prayed for Wer" we
to receive them. We can't be ferYent
unless we are in earnest. Gods nc
sometimes means as much as his yes
If we do not get what we want the
trouble must be with Us and not Will
God.
''SCme of you church members are
going into bar-roOmS and some of you
keep the Gecanter in your houses
The difference between the two Is
that the bar-keeper is going TO he'll
for money while you who keep whisky
and give it out from your homes are
going to hell for nothing. A physician
issues prescription fora small bottle
of medicine and large bottle OF
whisky. The latter gives out first
They tell ION man in my town tha
he bought bottle of Cod Liver Oil
and a barrel of whisky and that the
latter gave out first.
eve must go down to the rocl
bottom IN order to get the best re
suits. | fear half of us are religion
frauds anyway. 1t is wrong to rOl
oAr fellow man but worse to rob God
A mans religion that don't go dow
to his pOcket-bOOk Is not worth much
If you have luminosity in your hear
against any man you are indicted Il
the sight of God as a murderer. tel
you, brother, that you are going dow
to hell and will go on until you RICH
your wrongs.
''Some of you men are unkind tt
your wives and children. Give III
three testimonials and | will tell wha
kind of a man you are. Tell me VIVA
your wife, children and employees sd
about you. The preacher always see
you with your best Sunday clothes OF
The wife. children and employees Sc
you as you are. Some wives, howeN
er, are to blame; They are dragon
their own souls and those of thel
husbands into hell. Many man ha
his home made hell by an unfaithft
wife.
Brother, are you putting the bottl
to YOUR friends or neighbours mOut
either by your patronage or vote
Some Of you may be renting your prof.
erty to immoral characters. If YOU'D
YOU are a cO-partner in the business.
Parents pray for their children an
tn en- chaperone them to parties, pla
ca rds, etc. Some of you think yo
are training them for society whe
70 are leading them to hell.
you may have some men her
ci ty officials, who are in colleagr
w it'll the devil. Judging from son
hings l have learned l think yC
have.
eff I was pastor of church l wou
rather have ten faithful membe
than one hundred with only ten
them faithful.
s'Another condition: Our mott
must be right. We must go and bre
the bread of life to others Some
us think we know more than the LoI
We must be obedient. The very
sence of religion is obedience to Go
The hardest thing for US to do is
make an honest confession"
The Evangelist closed his discour
by inviting those who had not be
living up to the standard to COZ
forward and make a confession
their sins A number of men accel
ed the invitation, a majority of who
were church members.
ANEW CASHIER ELECTED
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