The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-05

and many didn't believe that He con-
| tinued that he wanted TO invite them TO
be suited. The atheist, the agnostic,
| infidel, the moralist, murderer, thief, the
wise and the foolish, the rich and the
poor, would all be suited. The reason
why they would he suited was because he
who run the meeting would be able TO
! answer all their questions, and all mouths
| would be stopped before him, bcause 1t
was Amos 4:12 where he found the
| printed invitations, and every one would
be certain the He who invited them
would find them the correct quarters TO
sojourn in forever after, because they
| We're told TO }" Prepare to meet their God. "
| Evangelist Barrett then went on to de-
scribe the surety OF the meeting, quoting
| from Scripture that all must die, and all
must come 10 the judgment. Romans o;l2
and 1i:10-12. He next showed the need
of preparation, because Matt. 2o:4l) all
who are unprepared are lost. All men
| out of Christ are lost. The standing and
condition OF men out OF Christ as set
forth in the Bible is a dark and hopeless
lone word alone expressing it-lost,
hopelessly lost
This is different from the conception Of
| man that is popular in novels, on the
| lecture platform, and even IL many
| pulpits today. The evangelist went on to
| say that he had preached this same SER
mon in large church in Western city
| where the pastor thanked him after the
| sermon and said he had often wished to
preach such sermon but was afraid TO
do SO. He was getting large salary and
| didn't wish TO lose his job. He thanked
God he was not afraid of preaching
himself out of job. The Bible doctrine
is, that outside OF Jesus Christ men are
| utterly lost in a state of never-ending
| conscious torment.
The fire is literal, the torment Is end
less; and il our best friends will not
accept the salvation provided for them,
through Jesus Christ, they deserve TO go
| to hell, for IL the world remains antag-
onistic to God all through this life, they
would do so all through eternity. 1t is
| great deal better to accept the Bible doc
| trine and try TO save our unconverted
friends than, like the man who saw the
| cyclone coming, try TO prevent 1T by
| trying not TO believe ii was coming. He
then went on TO show why men did
not prepare. Some through neglect,
| others through Indifference, but most
| through .foolishness. Men are playing
fast and loose with God today, but they
will not always do SO. We can be pre-
pared to meet God by accepting Jesus
| Christ as our Saviour, and obeying Him
as our Master. The result of our being
prepared will show itself in our being
saved. Matt. 25: :36, "We shall be in God 5
sight as il we never had sinned; we will
be cleansed like the leper; we shall have
1
Being made heirs of eternal life, we shall
have no part in the coming wrath of God,
| but shall be glorified with Christ, and
reign through him forever and ever"
After wonderfully touching illustra-
tion, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson sang.
SOMETHING ABOUT EVANGELIST BARRETT
AND HIS GOSPEL TENT.
Very few persons as they sit there
and listen to the sold, old story - as it
fslls from lips of Evangelist Barrett, real
iZe that but 20 months have gone by
since he was one of the most hardened
criminals. That, however, is said to be a
fact. Few people, indeed, imagine as he
pleads with the unsaved that this man
has had Is years of continuous criminal
life, and has seen the inside of more than
score of prisons, both in this and other
lands. He rarely refers to his old life
of sin, and is much adverse to any
notoriety, but when THE NEWS man
asked to publish an account of his life
and work, for a moment the evangelist
mused and then replied, "There are
some things / would like TO make public
about my work. My life, however, is a
sealed book. "
Mr.. Barrett has been student of the
Chicago Bible Institute, one of Mr.. ID. IL.
Moody's schools, for the last year. he
has told in his meetings about his con.
INVERSION in the X. l. Rescue Mission at
Woonsocket, on Dec. II, 1898, through
the kind interest of Rev. William Sheafe
Chase, rector of st. James Episcopal
Church of that city. AT the time OF his
conversion Mr.. Barrett was a partial
cripple, as a result of a disastrous at
tempt at train-robbery in the West, some
months before. Immediately after his
conversion he expressed strong desire
to devote the rest of his life TO his
Masters work, and he soon became as
sistant superintendent of the mission In
which he was converted, and soon alter
ward went TO Chicago to study.
When it came time for him to go into
active work, his footsteps were turned
toward the East and his first work here
was at the Norwood Free Baptist Church,
where public attention first was drawn
to him by reason of his forceful, earnest
preaching, and his evident power III
touching the deep chords of the human
heart. Mr. Barrett first thought of using
/ a tent for visiting the various towns in
Rhode Island, realizing from his exper-
ience in Chicago that the tent work In
the summer is far superior in its advan-
tages to church work. But as he saw
church after church practically closing
down active work for the summer. and
the clergymen taking much needed rest,
he became imbued with the idea that
someone should strive against Satan In
Providence, and the following week saw
the gospel tent raised at Broad and
Public streets. The tent is large on,
for this purpose, seating 1928 persons,
and is lighted by two arc lights, while
instead of the seats commonly used In
circus tents Mr.. Barrett has had made
very comfortable seats with a back rest
to them.
Mr.. II. l.. Thompson of Chicago leads
the singing and Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Wilson OF this city give wonderful power
to the services by reason OF their gospe
of song. Beside this aid, there are two
watchmen employed, one for days nnc
one for nights, and the best of order !:
maintained by the presence of the police
Mr. Barrett says that the Providence
police force, both officers and men, ar,
the most gentlemanly and obliging o.
any he ever came in contact with.
A great many are under wrong i'm
preston az to how this tent is supported
, financially. The evangelist sounded 9
number OF the leading local clergy about
the moral and spiritual support which
such work would receive, but left th'
financial support practically out OF th'
} question, and when the tent was erected