Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-10

Ing from 9 to 10 o'clock, 1t WAS well
attended and much interest manifest
ed. In word, 1t was but spiritual
preparation for the morning services
at the tabernacle, aud In the Language
OF u brother, was dino OF great
power
jones at his Post,
The morning exercises begun With
out deviation from the preliminary ush.
ering In Of tabernacle meetings. Songs
and the prayer were enjoyed and the
required collection taken, when the
great Georgia divine arose ana took
his text, from which he advanced the
following thoughts;
Christian conseoration-rhere il no
word IN the Christian vocabulary 80
comprehensive In its import. It's pow
er and sweetness are not sufficiently
comprehended. He had not met twon-
ty-tive thoroughly cousecratcd preuch-
ers in the United Statcs from hat TO
heel In every hour OF their time OF
I'm their actions. There " but one test
of tull conservation and that 10 power
Sampson, Elijah, John the Baptist, ST.
Paul, who was grand rolling ball OF
lire from the moment OF his CONVEX
sion. George Whiteneld, a power In the
hands OF God--conscorntlon 4 preach
er that has not influence with God nor
with man had better look to his con-
secration lie had never known n
preacher asking for minor appoints
ment and turning himself loose for
the glory Of God. HIS health was wan
ing when he moved to n cheap work.
nor TO a cheap appointment grumblcd
at by the Rppointee. l never met a
half dozen preachers who We're not
good men, but they had better look
TO and utter their conservation. Whom
a preacher Is not In connection with
God, giving part of his time to God
and part 20 business, the heavenly
cannot, Will not, pass. a consecnitod
preacher Is on the hunt for souls like
the pointer for birds. And those preach
ers. some Of them, would no more
go on this platform and hunt for
souls than n bcnch-lcgEod flce. whit
ten Excel and stuart went 10 shoot
birds the other day, and the fools left
their ammunition AT home Just no
with mnny preachers, they either don't
know how 10 shoot or like the fools
above mentioned have left their am
munltion. God puts a preacher In this
world TO save souls. and he Gun build
churches, parnonngcn, etc. and II he
don't save souls he IL no account
lf preacher gets the power and ad-
ministers the gospel, Ii will kin the
sin In man and bring that soul to life
light and liberty In the son of God
Strychnlne VIII no surer kin dog
than conservation win kill sin IN
man aud preacher A conHocrntcd
preacher Is not bothered about bust
ness-he is on his Masters work
Whenever you get n rouaecrptcd
preacher, things win have to mend or
break. Moody as u consecrntod preaoh-
er has brought more souls to God
auN at aaaNa
United Statos, a Methodist preacher
VIII sing Methodist IN ! dio-l3np-
list TIL ! dic-nnd the presbytorian,
Presbyterian IN l die, and you leave
the sinner 70 shout sinner an dies
And you viii never bring on the mill
lonlum until preacher can shout out
the successful meetings OF another
Of different denomination. Now and
then we meet with Presbyterian
OF too much starch and education that
he cant mix with others, Why. bud, you
need n wetting and then maybe the
starch Will be taken out. You can't
Disgrace preacher when you tell
the truth ON him, but ahl when you
tell n lie ON him, then he'll have to
hump Conservation. nh. for tho
time to come when we preachers Hhall
march In solid line together, conac-
Grated for the Masters work. These
preachers look at me and think, how
Is It, Jones you know 80 much about
me.
A thoroughly conaecrnted laynnn.
have shaken hands with a million OF
christians and never mot with hum
dred consecrated lnymen He then
gave several personal Illustrations OF
OF consecrated lnymen, aud ono prom
inently consecratcd WIS Mr. Petition
OF Lynchburg. Va. These little fellows
worth 5000 and only give 500 when
they die VIII go 10 hell like they were
haf nlNf lf "a 10
several Scriptural passages In reference
to those that had riches.
These mean little Christians should
shave the hair Of their heads and set
your heads out In johnson grahs, MS
] am told 1t viii grow anywhere
! know one other oonsecmted lay
man, Brother Brown. In Meridian, Miss
The little man OF God Is sim against
the liquor traffic. Today Meridian has
no such curse IN the city. This In no
lie. and I can't AFFORD to lle IN be
caught IN II, and these newspapers
will publish It.
Jones said that sometime ago HIS
daughter was supposed 10 be dying
he telegraphed Brown to pray for
her and In few days he received
telegram from Brown that God had
told him that his daughter would get
well And today she ig alive. sweet,
devoted mother and Christian. A call
was made for preachers and laymsH
to come forward and promise to seek
that conservation necessary for this
HE and tho passport to the one
above thousand came and gave
Brother Jones their hands.
Several chme forward md shook
Brother Jones by the hand during the
prayers OF the people OF God.
Benedlctlon.
The NiRht Service. Niny =.
Tho people began pouring into the
tabernacle before daylight went down.
and the crowd kept Increasing until
the great Georgia evangelist faced
multitude. notwithstanding the threat
ening aspect OF the weather, similar In
number 10 that OF apoatolic times.
There was one character in the vast
host that was missed and that was
Excel the noted musical leader. Mr..
Excel left on the as y. m. eastbound
FOR Wichita. Kan, TO attend the Kan
sas State Sundayschool convention.
However. he win return Friday morn
ing. d. ". and lead the choir. lie Is
substituted by Evangelist Stuart, who
win lake up the strain and send Il
circling 70 the skies. The choir re-
hearsed some select pieces. and then