Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-03-21
THE SCH00LFIELD MEETINGS

night in the NJ. E. Church South Nr
Schoolfeld announced that he wanted
to make special effort to get the men
out, and so on Thursday nighthe would
preach to men only, and all are cordial.
~ invited to be present at that time
He announced services for Friday Sg,.
urday and Sunday as already stated !,
the GAZETTE. Three services on Fl;
day, II o'clock general meeting
O'Clock special for ladies, and -.96
general. The requests for PRAYER Were
read. prayer offered, and then the
usual collection was taken up. siter
which very beautiful duet was SUNG
by Miss Lille Smith and Miss Virgs
Driscoll entitled "Some. Sweet Day
Mr.. Schooliield read scripture lessons
from Acts Sth chap, 26th to Both verses
inclusive, remarking that it was not
from the resolutions but acts Of the
Apostles, and after another short
prayer, he announced the text Acts Sb
chapter, 35th verse, "Then Philip open.
ed his mouth and began at the same
scripture and preached unto him Jesus
He said The theme for our meditation
tonight can be comprised in one word
and that one word Jesus. Would Won
understand the Bible, then Jesus is the
key. Blot Him out Of it and all j
meaningless; accept Jesus and all that
this involves and it becomes clear as
the MONDAY sun. A young preacher
once delivered carefully prepared
sermon and after the sermon asked an
old man what he thought Of it, The
old man said he didn't like it. Why,
Because it did not mention the name OF
Jesus. The young preacher said. but
the text did not mention Jesus.
The old man answered that in England
there were many roads, but all lead to
London, so in the Bible are many texts.
but all lead 10 Jesus. don't know who
the best preacher in the world Is: don't
know his name; but he is the one who
portrays Christ. don't know who is
the best Christian in the world: don't
know his name; but he is that one who
is most like Christ. In our study Of
Jesus we so often look in the New
Testament and not in the Old; but We
read the Old Testament and search the
scriptures we see Jesus written on
every page in letters of blood.
The prophecies of the Old Tesla.
ment are fulfilled in the New.
In reading the Bible TO find about
Christ we cannot fail 10 be impressed
by one fact--that is, that no age OF the
world has been left without Christ. As
soon as Adam sinned the plan of the
Gospel began to be untolded in the
promise. The seed of woman shall
bruise the serpent's head" Mr.. School
field here entered into an interesting
and instructive exposition of the
prophecies and promises, commencing
with the one above, mentioned; teen
1900 years after, when renewed 10
Abraham: again to Jacob. 700 years
before Christ; again about 1000 years
after this Jacobs promise was re.
newed and name of family mentioned
by Isaiah; again by Micah giving name
OF the town of His birth; then Daniel
$50 years before the birth, giving the
exact date: then with some incidents in
our Saviour's life, bringing all up to
the touching scene at the tomb of lal-
arus, abounding in beautiful diction,
all told in a touching and impressive
manner. He said: ITO myimnd this
is the sublimest scene of His life when
He stood before the tomb OF Lazarus.
Alb! friend, you do not know how soon
the angel of death may come unto your
home. and if you bid. the Lord Jesus
welcome to your home and heart He
will not forget you; He will be with
you to bless aud comfort you in that
time of reed, Who but the divine
Son of God could bid defiance to death:
At the cruci6xion, when Jesus cried
with loud voice and gave up the ghost
darkness was over all the earth, the
sun was darkened and the veil of the
temple rent. How can you explain
these things away on any other by
pothesis than that He is the Son Of
Cod? l cannot; it requires more ere
duliiy not to believe the Bible than it
does to believe it. Aside from the Bible
how can you doubt the testimony Of
upon millions of the saving
power of Christ? Inidelity would r.
move the only prop from under tie
sorrowing heart. have seen the couch
of suffering made soft as down by the
power of Christ. Time an0 again have
we seen the home of the drunkart
made palace of JOY by the power OF
Christ. Somehow it is transformed. and
now you people who don't believe, tell
me what other power on earth could DO
this except the Son of God. None
An inidel's daughter asked her ia her,
Must l take your views, or my mothers
Saviour? He told her with tears in his
eyes, to believe on her mothers Sa-
viour. would rather have trust in the
precious promises of my Redeemer and
scarcely know one letter from another
than to be very learned in some matter,
yet skeptical. The greatest wretch
On earth, is he who would tear down
his faith and the next is he who says,
Jesus Christ shall have no part in my
soul. Your only hope in time or etern
ty is Jesus Christ and the hour is com
ng when the dread messenger viii
come and in that hour Jesus Christ is
,he only power who can stand you in
need. In that hour he alone can sus-
ain you. If you bid him welcome to
'ouI heart and to your home, He will
De there to help. He will take your
,nfranchised spirit to the gates OF
heaven to live with Him forever vii
you take Him as your Saviour? VIII
you let Hin in? He will not come in
IS an unwelcome guest. Ifyou receive
Him twill open up ambitions that you
know nothing of now. Come calmly,
quietly, and deliberately and say, sur