Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-22

Effective Work nt Mcimnr--t.or.
Today TO t.uGrnnrr,


Weimar. Texas, June i9.--l.ast night az
the usual hour o'clock, the Jones'
tabernacle was alive with people anxious
ly awaiting the renewal OF the services.
The choir sang a few pieces To entertain
tho crowd and then a duet followed. sung
by Misses Mayme Kindred ana Alice uoi.
man, during Witch time the stewards
took M the usual incidental collection
Mt Jones then arose and said: Nov
you are through with that Yankee doodle
dltty. doo-doo music. sing Us good old
Christian song. such as all can sing Am
l Soldier OF tho Cross." The choir
struck up and the congregation joined
ln the rvfrain. causing all to reel that
they had not forgo,tcn tho old time oamp
meeting. The evangelism then IN a clear
voice ruli Of feeling and earneatneas IN.
Ntei his eongrcgauon 10 .. Few thoughts
from Matthew, 9TH chapter and 9TH verse.
Matthew. follow me. Now, bro,hcrs. those
% you who nave read TINS text d,a Svu
mo Matthew was3 CHRIST found him at
the receipt ul customs, az Was u tltnu
sAthefer, hated ANA seornrd by all IA
a strange iand, among "a strange nation
atty collecting taxes. or coursu he was
unted by all lie was what We wound
vNli Yankee Ecallawag, Such as came
here Just after the war m search OF
revenue We hated thnt Huailawue.
Christ had been In the hearing OF Mac
NEW ana Matthew Used what he SAID,
anu sttniRhtNuy arose Nuu followed
Chtiat' Ito pohvNed, and without asking
Christ where ne wanted 10 take MIN ana
what he wanted TO do With himi he had
the nerve ana Win 10 follow, Nuw. Mat
NEW mad NO religion al that time, lie
aunt Know what II was, Nal he went On,
hc followed prVausu he believed what he
hoard Christ has commanded you TO
FOLLOW hun, VIII you DO M II Is true
he has not called you by name as he did
matthew, but he has said "lrt wncSueVor
will come" Nov Christ was only tllkinK
when Matthew heard him and | am only
talking now. ! ani not prcAehing Nor
was Christ. Now / nsk you 10 come ANA
unite with the church, iiisc M IN your
manhood. your wOinanhuuI. ,eur boy
hood ana girlhood. ana comc on ltave
the courage Of your Non yici ms, Get
riHht NJ and CONF ulong. 7 you want to
Join the Mcthodist church. thrrr'A It's
pastor N sou want TO join Che hat tlst
church, there's lts pastor Come iilht
along ana rive thrm your nAnos ana
Names, Il you wunt TO Join any ether
branch OF the church, give IRE your hand
aud tell me what church You intend to
ioln, have nu right to open tho doors
~ these churches, but you csn 10 thtp
Now while they sing. conc along, Sew
rfni rose aud went forward and taVe
their hands, After that Christians ana
sinners alike went np aud Stvc n,cit
hands 10 the new converts IN tckvn "
hrotherly love and kindness and hadr
| Shom romplu Htcadfast rpd fnithrii rh,n
after the hpuedlrtloa the 'hrge cor rfcgas
| ton quietly departed for theli hlmea
with apparent good Will 30 NIL mankind,
/ There was preaching tWaiu THIS t!ening
at o'clock. lie Will preach his fHtt well
/ sermon this evening. common i1r o 3
| O'Clock and tomorrow morning o. 1880
| this great and wondnrfll man VIII take
/ hiH departure on the wfRt-nauni southern
Pacific passenger train FOR l.a,irnhge
und from there he will 20 o lslgin, wfere
| he will conduct services for season and
then revisit his children N Ills Georgia
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