The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-04
UNION EvANaKLIsTIOAL MEETINGS


UNION EvANGKLIsTIOAL MEETINGS.
An Increased Attendance at the Prayer
MeetinKs-Rev. q. n. Thompson Last
Nights Speaker.
The increased attendance at the
o'clock prayer meeting yesterday after
noon In Greene Memorial Church was
very gratifying to the ministers and
laymen who are ]eboring with earnest
ness and we'll directed zeal to win souls
to Christ. Rev. Lewis Reiter conducted
the services.
In his remarks he said that II the
spirit Of unity in the great work of saw
Ing souls that now characterized the
ministers and their focks in Roanoke
was tho only good result of the union
meetings now in progress, all good
Christians would have cause for great
thankfulness to God. But souls were
being brought to Christ.
At the close Of tho services the ex-
ecutive committee held short meet
ing and decided that until further no.
tice the "overflow" meetings should BIO
held in the lecture room of Greene
Memorial Church, and that Christian
people be earnestly requested to attend
these meetings and thereby afford more
seating room in the auditorium for the
unconverted. The ushers were in.
structed to see that seats were found
for the latter.
Lnst Nights Services.
w. r. Terrell led the song service of
fifteen minutes. Rev. l.. G. Broughton,
Of Calvary Baptist Church, asked ali
present whose hearts were burdened
with prayer for some particular rela-
tive, friend or acquaintance to Indicate
their desire for special prayer for them
by rising. Some forty or fifty re-
sponded to the invitation and Joined
with him in fervent petition to the
throne Of grace.
Rev. G. Ii. Thompson, OF Lee street
Methodist Church, preached q deeply
impressive sermon from the following
text:
Are not ALBANIA and Pharpar rivers,
of Damascus, better than all the waters
Of Israel? May 1 not wash in them and
be clean? So he turned and went away
in rage" III. Kings, SIP.
He briefly sketched the life and char
acter OF Naaman, the chief pillar of the
Assyriap government, who ruled In the
hearts of the people with the sceptre
| Of love. He was leper, the victim Of
a loathsome disease that baff1ed science
| and ended only in the death OF its VIC
| tim.
The Lord Jesus speaks of disease
which he calls the leprosy OF the soul
that he alone can cure. The uncon-
verted soul has many characteristics
OF the disease OF Naaman. he was
gradually merging into mass OF COR
ruption and putrefaction. while the
| soul of the sinner is corrupt and has
tens the fulfillment of the destiny of
it's tabernacle Of clay in becoming food
| for worms.
Having laid his foundation the
| preacher procet ded to show his hearers
how God could cure the sin. sick soul as
easily as He cured Nasman OF leprosy,
and plead earnestly and elouuently
| with them to come to the fountain Of
| all power, the blood of Jesus, who died
that sinners might inherit eternal life.
DR.. Broughton again took charge of
| the meeting and an hour was spent in
| song and prayer. A mum Der protested
faith in Christ and at the close there
were many more deeply concerned, and
| desired to be prayed for.
The overflow meeting was conducted
| by Rev. s. L. Rice. of the United
Brethren Church. There were several
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