The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-07-06
THREE POW ERFUL SERMONS
Preached Sunday by Evangelist James
{. SChOOliiGld,
he JUMPS ON The EHISKEY TRAFFIC

Erect Family Altars-The Sermon
to NIen-Last Nights Service.
Evar~elist Schoolffeld preached
three powerful and impressive sermons
at Centenary church Sunday.
Large congregations attended each
service. which was characterized with
interest and earnestness.
ALL a. m. Mr.. Schoolfield selected
his text from 1st Corinthians 40: ''FoI
we are Iaborers together with God: ye
are Gods husbandry, We are Gods
building
.'When we 90 to build a house for
the worship Of GOd,' said the evan :
geIist, 1--WE first secure an architect to
draw the plans. A building commit
tee is next selected. To build success
fully we must stick to the plans ana
Specifications. We are building
temple for the service OF God. we
are also building d temple of charac.
ter today which is to last through all
eternity. If it is necessary to have
good foundation for our earthly tenn
pie, how much more important is 1t
for Us to have ii solid foundation for
our Christian character In order to
secure il we must go to the great ar
chitect. In 1st Cor. OH we read: For
other foundation can no man lay than
that is laid. which is Jesus Christ.
1--WE sometimes confOund reputa-
ton with character. Reputation is
what man thinks of another: charac-
ter is what God knows about US.
Many man has good reputation
but bad character. We can make
reputation in day, but character is
the work of lifetime. Character is
-lrvz.f n IL
Some men in this town, church
officials, too, are running after the al
mighty dollar. If they were not they
would have been here the past week
attending these meetings. Yes, they
are going To hell after the dollar.
Habits make character and char
acter makes destiny. God cannot
change our acts or make character for
us. The temple of character IS grow
ing hour by hour and day by day.
''Br0ther, examine yourself this
morning and see where you stand.
You must have faith in Christ-liying
faith-if your Christian character
grows: we must pray without ceasing
and stick to the specifications as
drawn by Christ. There are two kinds
of ChriStianS-On is the worlds stan
dard and the other Gods standard.
I'VE can't succeed without honesty.
He that walketh uprightly walketh
surely. Show me a man who is hon
est with himself and God and / will
show you a man who is all right.
There is no trait in ones character so
important as sincerity. We must also
have liberality. In Deuteronomy 1917
we find these words: Every man
shall give as he is able, according to
the blessing of the Lord thy God
which he hath given thee
Brother. if you did not take any
more interest in your tobacco bust
ness. bank or store than you do in the
church, your business would be wreck
ed. Our first obligation belongs to
God and the church.
Are you willing, brothers and Sis
tiers. to conSecrate your homes to
God? If you are you will stop sending
your children to the dance and card
parties. We must cOnSecrate our
money and talents to Cod
Mr.. Schoolfield closed his morning
discourse by inviting church members
to come forward and re-cunSecrate
themselves to the service of the Lord.
The invitation was accepted by at
least two-thirds of the congregation.
The evangelist next asked all those
present who held family prayers to
stand up. About twenty-five respon-
ded. He then asked those who would
agree to erect family affairs to come
forward and give him their hands. A
number, including several ladies, ac-
cepted the proposition.
MEMS MEETING.
A meeting for men was held at
o'clock p. m. The attendance was
large, and the evangelist preached a
plain and practical sermon. After
reading scripture lesson from the
9TH chapter of Galatians, Mr.. School
hi +S,xy
S:l4: For as many as are led by the
spirit of God, they are the sons of
God"
HThere are only two classes in this
world-the children of God and the
children of the DEVIL" said the evan
gelist. ga boy once asked a preacher
why the devil was not killed. The
friends reply was that he would leave
so many orphans in tie world. Every
man is arraigned either on Gods or
the devils side; there is no neutral
ground.
There is less excuse for profanity
than any of the other commandments.
w hen we swear we are simply biting
at the devils hook without bait. Note
the difference between the two COM
m anGments, Thou shalt not kill and
Thou shalt not take the name of the
Lord thy God in vain We are al
most a nation of swearers. Some men
who swear claim to be gentlemen.
II Ow dare you do 1T. This one belongs
in the same category of the ten COM
mandments. We are restrained from
d DING a great many things by society
"a nd law. We get something when we
steal, but nothing when we swear. In
the eye OF God sin is a sin; one sin
will cut the soul from God. Some
people get lower down than the devil
wants them to be. He don't want
them to roll down in the ditch on the
street, but he does want you to visit
the bar-room, keep whisky in your
homes. All this is the DEVILS business
and he's having it done. The hardest
people in any community to reach are
the respectable class of sinners. ]
don't know anything about your clubs,
but | want to say that if you keep
whisky there it is doing more harm
than any bar-room in Winston, and
all on account of its respectability
Cards in the home are more danger
Gus than all the gambling dens. Wine
on the table, too, does great damage
1t is the respectable sins that are par
alyzing the church today. The most
respectable bar-room in Winston is
the most dangerous one-it feeds the
lower ones.
zone traitor in the church will de
more harm than ten thousand devil.
on the outside. The landlord wht
rents his property for immoral pur
poses is a co-partner in the business
There are men here perhaps who, i
their wives knew them as well as Goo
does, would spurn them from them
Who is it that supper IS these disrep
utable houses? We're they not sup
ported they would not exist.
sGOd hasten the day when impurity