The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-11-14
THE FIFE MEETINGS.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND IN,
CREASING INTEREST.
The Evangelist breaches About Per-
sonal Work, Why our Prayers are
Not Answered, and the Office and
Work of the H Iy Spirit

/
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, NOV. 9TH.
Evangelist Fife preached another
| timely sermon last Wednesday night.
The discourse was directed cprinci-
| pally to those who profess to be
| Christians. The church was crowded.
During the song service Mr.. Fife
remarked that he did not believe there
were many Singers present-they
were all Wheeler & Wilson's or Do
| mestics.
Rev. Mr.. Turrentine led the first
prayer. The Evangelist requested
the Christians to pray for the Davis
School cadets; said he had a boy there
and had been praying for Superinten-
| dent and teachers. He also asked that
prayers be offered for the young ladies
of Salem Academy. Mr.. Fife added
| that he wanted to go and speak with
| the girls if his health would permit.
| This prayer was led by the Evange-
| list.
A collection for expenses was next
taken. Mr. Fife told the congrega
| tion that they had been robbing God.
| Said he had never begged money for
| himself; that he probably received
| more with the exception of Sam
| Jones) Cor his work than any preacher
| III UuC OOuUu. ndu DeGi ScUUluS llOul
| $4,000 to $50. 900 per year the past
seven years, but some people in the
| congregation knew what he did with
| his money: that the house he lived in
was not paid for; said he spent about
| S40,0 900 up to his 29th birthday. He
| said some OF the women were robbing
| God also; they paid more for one hat
than they gave to God in whole year,
land some of your hats have mighty
| 9 a o.
| list.
| ''WHY OUR PRAYERS ARE UNHEARD." )"
This was the subject Of Mr.. Flies
discourse. He said great many of
| us have been praying but God has not
| answered us. The fault is not with
| God; it is with US.
Mr.. Fife gave fine reasons why our
prayers are not heard. He quoted
| Mat. I'll. The first reason is BE-
| CAUSE OUR HEARTS ARE CORRUPT.
| Bible quotations were given as fol-
| lows: Isaiah 50, II; Psalms 6G:9;
| Psalms 81. God help us to be purged
Of sin and be clean; man in sin knows
| he is sinner. There are numbers of
| people calling themselves Christians,
| who have no joy in salvation. L beg
you tonight not to look at your neigh
| Dor, preacher, church officers or mem
| bers, wives or children, but examine
| yourselves inwardly and ask God to
| tear out all sin lurking in your heart.
''BEEN RoBBlNG GOD"
| This was the second reason given by
| Mr.. Fife why our prayers are not
heard. He read Mata. 3, 80 10 and
asked how many there were in this
| community who were giving God one
tenth Of their income. Said he had
| heard two men spoken of since he
| came to Winston as being liberal.
Wonder If they have bank account
with God. We may be liberal with
our money but not with God. God help
US to quit robbIng Him. God will
bless any man who will honor Him:
Mr.. Fife said that before leaving
Charlotte Presiding Elder Brookes, of
that district, asked him (Fife) to do
his best while in Winston to split
Centenary church and cause the mem
hers to build another church in West
Winston. The Evangelist promised
the Presiding Elder to do his best on
this line. Suppose we were to start
tonight and give one-tenth of all our
incomes. All of the churches could
then spread out. God help us to do
our whole duty. Mr. Fife remarked
that he had heard it said one reason
why Centenary church did not spread
out was because the members could
not raise the money. He thought this
a poor excuse, and one that would not
stand in the sight of God.
''DO NOT ASK EARNESTLY"
Another reason why our prayers
are not answered is because we do not
ask in Jesus name, earnestly, Sa2d the
speaker, who quoted John 1913. We
ask but we don't mean what we say
and don't look for what we want.
First, we must be right when we ask.
We must be in earnest, as taught in
the 18th chapter of ST. Luke. Mr.
Fife said that God had assured him
that his son would be saved; he hoped
his son would preach the gospel. He
told the wives that when they got in
earnest their husbands would be saw
ed, and so with mothers and fathers
who were praying for their children
said his greatest desire was to SEE
this city rescued-to see the people
saved He asked the Christians tC
help him plead with God and He
would save the towns.
: SLACK OF FAITH"
This was Mr.. Flies last reason why
God does not answer our prayers. He
quoted James 1:6 7. We ask but ex
pect no answer. Let our motto bt
run up on the banner, 'sWinston ani
Salem for Jesus" He told the Chris
tians they wanted to thank GOD fo
|
; Get in communion with God, and Win
|. ton-Salem and this community will
be taken for Jesus, said Mr. Fife
, as he closed his earnest and effective
! discourse.
DIR. Browne sang 'tA Little Tall
with Jesus" the congregation join
5 ing in the chorus.
Mr.. Fife said he wanted to see th
2 colored people here saved as well a
1 the whites, anG would begin meet
ing for the former class today.
!, He asked the women to meet at tn
First Presbyterian church at 4 o'cloc
this afternoon, and the men at the !
Z M. @. A. at the same hour, and pra
= meeting in progress.
THURSDAY NIGHT, NOV. Z.
Notwithstanding the inclemer
weather, Centenary church ws
: crowded with people at an early hol
- Thursday night to hear Mr.. Fif
y with whom verybody seems to ha,
y = become infatuated.
. The congregation sang so, how
y love Jesus,n as an opening hymn, an
y never have we heard it sung wit
g g more earnestness than on this occs
= sion. After. the song there was
ie prayer led by Rev. FL. A. Brown, f
the amounting of the Holy Spirit.
Mr.. Fife said: Friends, before y
:. sing I'm going home to die no NOR
~ ~ let me say there is not praying enoul
q, going on here. Let us lift our hear
av In earnest suplication to God and
is will bless us. He does not come whe
nts he is not wanted
1--WE will now take collection