The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-27
Opening Service In the Evangelist Tent Oh
North Main Avenue.
The TWO SERMONS BY E. ". Bliss
One in the Afternoon at the Initial
Service and the Other in the Even
ing-Services at the Home OF the
Late Professor Joseph Roney'
Funeral of Miss Jane Slocum.
Other Notes.

is erected on the northern side, contain.
ing seats for the choir of fifty voices
selected from the various West Side
churches, On the platform were E. W.
Bliss. assistant Of Mr.. Moody and the
leader Of the evangelical work; Rev. D.
G. Hughes, pastor Of the Jackson Street
Baptist church. and Rev. T. J. Collins,
Of the Scranton Street Baptist church.
The singing was led by Prof. Will.
liam G. Jones' The meeting was
opened with singing after which Mr.,
Bliss made Introductory remarks on
the nature of the meetings. Rev. ID.
G. Hughes followed with PRAYER, and
the large congregation sang "Praise
Him. A scriptural passage from
Matthew xiii, was read by Rev L. j.
Collins. "At the Cross" was then rem
dered and E. w. Bliss announced that
Mr. Moody will be here some time dur.
ing the coming week, and that the
meetings in the tent would be con-
Quoted every evening.
Mr.. Bliss chose for his text the
Epistle of Paul to the Romans, Chron-
icles, 10th verse, 'For | am not
ashamed of the Gospel of Christ" His
remarks were confined to trying to
convince the sinful of the works Of
Jesus by giving illustrations where
Christ had been found During the
course of his impressive remarks he
said:
NOT ASHAMED OF GOD.
| I hope to revive your memories this
afternoon to some things you already
know. Paul said in this text that he is
not ashamed of God, How many Of us can
say that? You know there are great
many people in this world that are relig-
| ious. Others are righteous. There Is q
great difference between the two. Most
men have to get to the end Of the rope be-
fore they understand. When Paul found
what he had to do he went forth into the
world with great enthusiasm.
He was striving to be right, yet he
could not look up to heaven and cay that
he was right. The Jews went about,
without the knowledge OF God, and as
serting their own Righteousness. Paul
went about trying to teach people the
proper wav to live. Saul was climbing in
| the sand when he found Jesus by trying
eousness. But if any man WILL right here
1
eous. One mans excuse was, "When l.
try to do good, evil is against me-" My
friends you must vanquish this evil.
Again the thought comes to u.s. "Why
can't do rightF" 1t is the influence OF
company that controls us. Therefore
choose your company. Sin ties us up,
hands and feet, and we cannot help our
selves. 1t is the binding, scourgng inhu-
ence of "sin."
On! what a Transformation takes place
when Jesus Christ has the right of way
Again we hear of people cursing the
! church and Christians. My friends, never
curse the church again. just suppose for
moment that we had no churches, no
Bible, no spre pointing heavenward, with
the cross of Jesus on the pinnacle to re-
mind us that He had died for US. What
would we do? The influence of evil would
take such possession Of our souls that we
could never expect to enter the kingdom
of God. If we believe that Jesus Christ
died and will come again then we can also
believe that our children will come with
Him.
Are you afraid to have people hear you
pray? If you are, then never be ashamed
again. 1t is your only hope for life
hereafter. Jesus said, Heaven and earth
shall pass away, but my word lives on for
evero Never be ashamed Of the Bible
The book OF the word Of God, and that Is
the sinew and light of life. Live by it il
you ever expect to enter your eternal
home.
This discourse from DR.. Bliss was
followed with the closing prayer from
Rev. T. j. Collins. and after the sing
ing Of the doxology, the meeting closed.
SERVICES IN EVENING.
Fully 2. 600 people attended the even.
ing meeting. which opened with song
at 7.30 o'clock. A great increase had
been made in the choir and it now
u mbered about 1875 voices. Rsv. L.
c, Floyd, D. D., of the Simpson Meth
ojist Episcopal church. opened the ser.
vices with a prayer. On the platform
were Revs D. G. Hughes, L. @. Floyd,
T. J. Collins, R. G. Jones and E. w.
Bliss. The congregation sang II Will
Follow Jesus" and Rev. ID. G. Hughes,
D. D., read a portion of the Scripture
from Joshua l.
Mr.. Bliss delivered the sermon in his
usual forceful and convincing manner.
He dwelt on the duties of a pastor, say.
ing:
The life Of pastor is wrought with
temptation. People say. '1f was like
you, would be good" They think the
devil never visits preacher. 1t may be
that PASTORS family Is not just what il
should be, and it may be that it has q
large amount Of influence among the peo-
pie in that church. / knew man once
that always went to sleep whenever
preached, so went to him and asked why
he dldso. "Well," said ne, IL stay awake
long enough to see you get a good start and
that things are going all right and then
so to sleep"
Some preachers make you go home and
you feel real Christian like. Another will
make you feel miserable. The latter sort
is the most to be sought after, as the rea
truth of our condition in Christ is not q
balm to ones feelings. The fear of man
brings snare. A young man came to inc
the other day and asked me if he could be
a Christian and measure freight with ten
per cent. OFF for railroad company.
told him no. Thus it is that Chris
tan people are moved, and led
about by the fear of man. / do not
know but what every man here
would sacrifice himself on the field of bat
tie for his country, but how about our re-
ligion. We know what is right, we know
how to do right, but to tell the truth we
have not got backbone enough to come out
and do it, There were many good men
with Christ at the time OF His crucifixion.
They were all right until they found Hin
bound and driven to the cross, and then
their courage failed them. Peter denied
Christ three times and day or two later
stood before upwards Of nearly 5000 peo
pie and confessed Christ.
A GUILTY CONSCIENCE
Do You know what had happened in the
mean timer Why, he had become Imbusd
with Christ, the Saviour. A very bad
thing to have is . guilty conscience. Ihad
one for about sixteen years and never
want such thing again. Conscience was
the last thing heard when l went to bed
at o'clock in the morning and conscience
was the first thing encountered on aris-
ing. Conscience kept it up until the very
last. would not have such thing again
for all the world would give. What a re-
lief the narH0n nf al r,tx, Aon