Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-13


hear Mr., stuart. He preached from tho
text Gallatins, vl.l0, His subject was
Opportunity for Doing Good" lie took
These simple points: Opportunity takers,
| opportunity makers, opportunity breakers
tunity. and the lost opportunity
The lost opportunity, he said, is given TO
us by God. II is born OF our klnshlps. our
business relations, our social relations.
our opportunities are born Of our COM
mon misfortures, our troubles, our JOYS
aud scrrows. Parents have opportunities
to save children. husbands and wives
opportunities with each other. business
men have opportunities with employees.
People Of common experience have oppor-
tunlt!es with each other. All our ties
give US so many opportunities to reach
and help each other.
Mr.. Stuart, to establish these rolnts,
rave number of pathetic lncidents-onc
of mother wko saved her husband, Of
merchant who saved every clerk In his
store. Mr., Stuart then took up the point
Of opportunity making and gave a num-
Der OF cases whore plans had been made
and various schemes formed for. saving
men. Then on opportunity breakers he
gave some very thrilling and impressive
cases where good opportunities had been
neglected and awful consequences follow
ed. He then took up the least and last
with striking Incidents. The audience
was greatly moved under the thrilling
relat'on Ct tho various inc dents, ana " hon
he invited pcnltents 70 come forward,
from sixty TO a hundred gave their hands
for prayer.
THE AUDITORIUM AT NIGHT
II the crowds that flock out to the big
Auditorium continue TO increase Rev.
Sam Jones' will doubtless have to hire a
balloon for u pulpit and ten-acre field
to accommodate all who would give err 10
the magic of his eloquence In behalf OF
Christianity and against the devil and
his legions.
The hour set for the beginning OF the
night service Is 1850 o'clock. yet half IN
hour before that time last night but very
few seats were unoccupied and steady
stream Of truth seekers--and some curios-
ity hunters, was crowdlng into the bulld-
ing. 1t IL more thnn evident that the
people are aroused and the campaign 10
now on in dead earnest, with every pros
poet OF a climax q magnificent SUCCESS,
MIR. Jones was particularly pleased at
such large Monday night attendance.
and he 80 expressed himself.
These who attended the Auditorium
last night for the sole purpose OF having
their visiblcs calored TO by Mr.. Jones
quaint sayings and witty SMILES were
dsapp9in.ed; FER once the great SSnor evan AM
stripped as gladiator prepared 10 give
battle to the death to the champion OF
all that is mean, and wicked and de-
He made a powerful presentation OF the
absolute necessity or preparing Tor the
incNttnul' v.'I 49, ~, -. Ito sn,IIe rclax
Jfst pass NJ ~ averitv Of Ms featiires
liz liz a,,,,ardaa fha shsoi,te attention OF
every inulyliuhi IN ,ua' i..,,eatnI TIA
SIX lhousahu SOUS an ne ,ha, go,,na a
oesusl9n VIII y - n, ~ ~ ~ h,iman
features, ...,,, ..,,,,, an ,uIi
~ can scateely recall n mlest,i,s ~ IN, IN.
Of promise saIu INC eNa"ss .,.,,,c,t nj
close OF the sioiluus sons AS, a,,,s,,-sc,,,
READY Ihere nave peyh mar hn',.,,s,fcs9
and think this week VIII % INC sreasGsss
ever known IN me history OF iiouSN"
But these are merely the advance drops
OF the coming deluse OF reformation.
Some OF the very worst men " own nre
selves over to Christ. ] can not tell now
much I'm gratifcd at this large gather
ing here tonight; here In builnlns away
out In the suburbs, 1t Is marvellous. WHAT