The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1894-06-21
AT Y. M. G. A. SUNDAY.
The Excellent Address Of j. II.
Pullen---Mr. T. T. Hicks Next
Sunday---The Entertainment on
Friday Night.
ICOmmunicated.I

Friday Night.
Communicated
One of the most interesting and in
structive addresses ever given in the Y.
NJ. c. A. rooms at this place was deliv-
cred by Mr.. John I. PulIen, of Raleigh,
Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately there
was comparatively small crowd pres
ent owing to other conflicting services.
However, those present were deeply i'm
pressed, and feel confident that some
seed fell in good ground. The lesson
was taken from the eighth chapter of
Acts, entitled Personal Work" Mr..
Pullen opened his remarks by saving
every man could and was intended to
work for our Lord and Savior. He then
portrayed with vividness and fervency of
spirit, the example of EnOch and Phillip
saying further that every Christian was
ut one time or another moved by the
Spirit of God, but like posts they didn't
do His bidding He stated that the ex-
ample of Phillip taught that when we
were moved by the Holy Spirit, we
shouldn't walk, trot or gallop, but as
the lesson taught we should run lest the
devil with his sagaciousness, might dis
suade us, and above all things to have
courage, and stand up for God under
any and all circumstances, and then
closing the paragraph showing that
''GOd would take care Of his own by
citing the examples of Daniel in the
lions den, the Hebrew children in the
| fiery furnace and Paul and Silas in
prison. A Bible picture was then clearly
depicted, strongly prompted by the Word
OF God, showing that men were actually
lost; and said what a hero a man was
| that rescued n being from temporal
death, and how much more so man
| that saved q human soul. That saving
soul gave a double blessing-one to the
| saved and the instrument through which
it came, quoting the consoling words
| from James, "Let him know, he which
converteth a sinner from the error OF his
way, saves a soul from death and shall
hide multitude OF SINS That we
could never do effectual work for our
Savior till We believed from our hearts
that men were actually lost, and used
beautiful illustrations showing the en-
| genuity of mans influence, and how
much good they could do if they would
only exert themselves. That we as
Christians should be careful to do our
duty, that the righteous were watched
of the wicked and first we should get
ourselves right, before we sought our
weaker brother lest he might say, "Phy-
stefan, heal thyself, before thou seek to
save thy brother" That we should APP
proach them with love, mercy, tender
ness and sympathy, with the love of God
which was sharper than a two edged
sword and not in our own weakness.
1t made no difference how low and de-
graded your brother might be, desert
him not. God was able to save to the
uttermost." The speaker then cited the
case of the woman that was about to be
stoned to death, and how Christ said,
"He that is without sin let him first cast
the stone,' and how He lovingly said:
woman, sin no more" He then beau
tifully and impressively closed his re-
marks by quoting, 81 have stuck to Thy
testimony, 0 God" and urged upon the
young men to accept the Word of God
as their guide and counselor and It would
prove to be u treasure more valuable
than all the gold and silver of this world
and that if we deposited in the bank of
Heaven no thieves would ever break
through and steal. Y.D. S.
Mr.. T. T. Hicks will deliver theaddress
Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. Subject:
''Profit and Loss" There will be singing
by the male sextette.
| L mere VIII Oe an entertainment Tree to
ladies and gentlemen tomorrow (Friday)
night at 8 o'clock. Among those who
will take part are the following: Hon.
W. R. Henry, the Misses Shaw, Miss
Fannie Parker, Miss Mary Ousbey, a
male sextette composed of Messrs. C. b.
Cheatham, R. P. Watson, F. H. Rossiter,
j. F. Thomas, S. d. Young, G. NJ Foote,
Capt. w. B. Shaw, Miss Tucker Massen-
burg, Mrs. Henry Perry, Miss Lizzie
Pinkston, Messrs. Julian Ingle, John Hill
Tucker and others.