The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-11-14
THE GREAT MEETINGS.
AT CENTENARY SUNDAY MORN
ING AND NIGHT.
Increased Int rest in the Services
Big Vote Against Lfquor-More
Than a 100 Men Enlist Under
the Banner of the Gross.

Although the weather was quite in
clement. very large congregation at
tended the IL O'Clock service at Cen
tenary church, Sunday morning.
The Evangelist read LIST Cor. 1912
and collection was taken.
Mr. Fife said this crowd this morn
ing. under the circumstances, meant
business. 1t was most encouraging
Prof. Browne sang, SIS Your Lamp
Burning, my Brother"
After which the Evangelist selected
as his text Matthew 5:1-16. He said
he thought the ladies were not hold
ing up his hands as they ought. The
attendance upon the ladies' prayer
| meeting was very small-much smaller
| than is usual in towns with far less
population. He referred to criticisms
upon him. He cared not what any
mau, woman or child thinks of him.
| The question is: What does Jesus
| think? OF course he preferred that
| people should like him. If any man
tries to do his whole duty he is going
real good meeting that he didn't make
| the devil mad. Some old fraud and
| hypocrite would go off and criticise
him. The sinners don't criticise.
He had been criticised for his gram
| mar. He wouldn't know grammar if
| he was to meet it in the road, but
| thank God he knew Jesus Christ and
| that Jesus Christ used him. He wasn't
| going back on education. II he had
it he might, possibly, be used more for
| Christ.
"Ye are the light of the world"
Winston is Cd a hill. Everybody can
see it. So with men and women who
are living for God. The church of
Jesus Christ is the light of Winston,
of Forsyth county, of North Carol1a,
| of the United States, of the world.
LET your light so shine" 1t doesn't
say make" but ''let." Let the church
member live for Christ and he will
shine. God has placed Christians
| here to guide tempest-tossed sailors
to the harbor. One reason there is
| no more shining for God is because
people can't do something great. If
| you can't be great head light, or
great electric light, grant that every
| one may drop on his knees before
Christ today and say, make me little
tallow candle. Many small lights make
great light.
Have you been letting your light
shine for Jesus Christ, when you can't
pray in public, can't do personal work,
when you vote for whiskey, when you
| world and the liquor men have no re-
spect for the church member that
| votes for liquor. God help US to get
| right.
Men and women have allowed the
| banner of the Lord Jesus Christ to
trail in the dust. You have had men
and women to die who wanted some
| body to point them to Jesus. "Too
| busy" one says. One precious soul is
worth more than all the tobacco you
| sell in Winston in year. Where your
| treasure is your heart will be. The
| treasure of some men is in their DuSl-
| ness. God can sweep it away in
| jiffy. Come out to the meetings this
| week.
| J He had been called a fool, crazy, IA
natic, crank. II he is crank about
| anything it is about the family altar.
It's what we need. We need family
religion. The Evangelist gave incl
dents from his family history. The
| family altar had done great things in
his home. He urged his hearers to
| establish the family altar.
| II you've given your hearts to Jesus
| Christ, will you not be grateful and
out of gratitude let your lights shine
| everywhere for God?
The close of the sermon was long
and fervent prayer for conversions.
All who would promise, by Gods
help, to let their light shine, were ask
ed to stand. Many arose.
All who had established family al
tars before this meeting began were
invited to shake hands with the
| preachers. Quite number respon-
ded
All who would promise from this
| time to erect a family altar were in
| vited to come forward. There were
many responses to this proposition,
also.
All, whether in or out of the church,
who would promise to do what they
can against liquor were asked to come
forward and shake hands. Hun
dreds of men pressed forward and
gave evidence that the liquor traffic
will have a hard row to weed in Win
ston.
All ladies who would pray that these
men keep their resolutions were asked
to raise their hands. A large number
Of hands went up.
A prayer of Thanksgiving was then
offered by Rev. S. d. Stamey and the
sermon was brought to close.
THE MEMS MEETING.
That was a great meeting at Cen
tenary church Sunday night.
1t was a service for males only and
the building, main auditorium and
galleries, was packed sWith men and
boys.
A deep interest pervaded the assem-
bly, and the tangible results were
larger than at any service since the
meetings opened.
Mr.. Fife proposed to take the last
collection and wipe out the expense
account, so that time would not be
J consumed in talking about money ano
such things.
II Many asked for prayer for other:
/ and many asked for prayer in theiI
own behalf. The Evangelist asked fol
: prayer that he might be given power
, He said he didn't call for a men,
! meeting to say anything he couldn't
: say to a mixed audience, but because
: he wanted to reach men. God hat
| specially blessed him in leading mel
to Christ. He proposed to make
7 | plain, simple Bible talk. He wouit
} | try to speak from Daniel WI: s'Thol
+ | art weighed in the balances and ar
? | found wanting"
He wanted to take four character
and weigh them in the balances: !
The Moralist. 2, The Skeptic. )
, The Average Church Member. 4, Tn
: Sinner.
: Who is the most moral man in tn
com muuity? / ask, are you Chris
| tian? He says, no, don't think /
:. | necessary for me to be converted;
] never do anything very bad; try t.
follow the golden rule, etc. Brin
him to deaths door and take his sou
i, and put it in one side of the balance
and in the other side put the gospe
!. weight and down goes that side an
into hell is thrown his soul. Roman
viz; iii:22 %; x:4. James lilo. lsala