Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-15
THE SCHOOLFIELD MEETINGS.

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est in point of numbers. Order was
better, singing better, preaching, as
usual, good, and results more far reach
ing than at any previous meeting.
( After the usual song and prayer ser
vice, Mr. Schoolfield read the evening
lesson, Romans, 18th chapter, after
which the audience united in singing
Lord, revive us." Mr.. Scheduled
then took his text from 1<t Chronicles,
Doth chapter and the latter clause OF
the 9Th verse, "Who then is willing to
consecrate his service this day unto the
Lord 2" He said aside from His
word the Lord calls us in many ways
to consecrate our lives to Him. The
opening of a new year is but call
from God TO consecrate ourselves 70
his service. Do you know why New
Years resolutions so seldom stand ?
Because they are but faint efforts at re-
formation, depending solely on ones
own strength without taking God into
consideration. Conservation means
that l put myself once for all in Gods
service, consecratc, dedicate. de-
cote my life to His service. You be-
long to God already by two rights,
first, by the right of creation; second /,
BY the right of redemption on pur-
chase, and until we make full surren-
der of our soul and body
on Gods altar, we are rob
bling Him Of His own right.
The are two sides to consecration-a
negative as we'll as positive. We so
often hear christians say don't do this,
l don't do any harm. Let me ask,
What good are you doing? You go out
here IN the country aud see an old
stump on the roadside, it don't do any
harm, but what good is it. A little boy
was asked if his father was processing
christian. He answered Eyes" but L
don't think he practices at his profession.
| Are YOU christian? What sort of one
are YOU? Do you ever practice your
| profession? Alb great responsibility
rests upon us as christians. Again, the
Word says. we are my witnesses.
What sort of testimony are you giving?
You say you are christian. When,
on Sunday? Where, in church? The
world is watching you, brother, sister,
and you are testifying either for the
Lord Jesus Christ or for the devil, in
everything you say and do. Consecra-
ton enables us to give true testimony.
W.. read also in the Word that we are
epistles known and read of all men,
Did YOU ever thiuk of yourselves as a
leaf torn from Gods word? The only
Bible some people ever read is your
self and your walk in life.
cor secration means that we are to be
par takers of the Christly nature. A
man once went to his preacher and
ask ed him where heaven was. The
pre- acher pointed up the mountain side
to o little hut and said poor woman
live there. Take load of provisions
to her, then sit down and read the
BiMe to her and pray with her and then
come back and l will tell you where
heaven is. The man went and did as
he was hidden, returned to the preach
er and said l don't want you to tell me
whe, heaven is new, l have found out.
Who, then is ready to consecrate his
life to God this night? Ifyou think it
is b, lrdensome you are mistaken, put
the hardest thing in the world is to
wea the yoke of Christ and the yoke
of ii re world at the same time. Throw
off he woke of the world and you will
be a Il right. The service Of the world
is nc t satisfactory. | found that out
wheI 10 years old. Money does not
salts fy. God has blessed me far more
than I ever deserved. | was thrown
upon the world with widowed mother
at tn, age of Is. / used to think when
| stan ted in business at p that If l was
ever worth $4,000 that would satisfy
me. 1 got it and found l was not and
wanted $4,000, got that and wanted
$50 GOO, got that and will say that |
ne YER got dollar in the world that
an not willing to go before the bar
of Coo with. then set my mark for
a million. and was prospecting. Every
thing took hold of seemed to prosper,
b,1t three wears ago last October God
laid His hand on me and commissioned
me 70 this work. ] have not as much
none as had when l began to preach,
but I want to be millionaire up yon-
der, ind when ] appeal to you to- night,
| do lot ask you to make sacralce,
but il ,st turn away from your worldly
life, for the happiest life in the world
is consecrated life" The meeting
was then turned into a conservation
mesG ny and while hymn was being
sung and a number of persons came
forwa I'd and shook him by the hand as
p,ed ge of reconsecration. The after
meeti1 lasted until 10 o'clock and
was. a ttended by about 500 people.
Ano Their large congregation was in
the On urch at eleven o'clock this morn
ing. Mr.. Scheduled in his address
urge j sincerity and activity on the part
ofalI church members, and recited In
cider It's ubere servants of God had en-
dure d peils and the contempt of the
worl in up,Aes.ding what they knew to
be ri, ,.ht. He referred specially to the
KILN of q minister in North Danville
during; the crusade in that place against
liquor selling, and said that town was
now re IN under local option law.
POTOMAC FISHERIES.
A lie tier from Stafford to the Fred
y,