The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-09
At the Gospel Tent.

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The meeting at the Gospel tent was at
tended by over three hundred persons
last evening. Only short service was
held. Evangelist Barrett believes in liv-
ing ones Christianity--if you have any TO
live. IL Is only once week that he asks
Christians to confess Christ before the un-
saved who attend the meetings. Last
night most of the audience were unsaved,
but about a hundred raised their hands
when he asked how many Christians were
present. Thursday night Is prayer meet
ing night In most of the churches, and as
the Evangelist does not encourage those
who have services at their own church to
come 10 the tent, but, dutifully, TO 60 to
their own church on meeting nights, he
supposed that those Christians who were
present would gladly take part in the
meeting. 1t is hard work TO convince
the unsaved that Christianity Is of any
value, unless IL Is possible to convince
them that their condition would be bet
tered by accepting Christ as their Saviour.
When the Evangelist threw open the
meeting to the congregation and extended
a call for those who were Christians to
tell the unsaved of the joys of the Christ
ian life, he met with but one response.
AS no one else seemed TO care TO take part
in the service, and as only one out OF a
hundred or more was fully convinced
that he had something it was good for the
unsaved to have, the others by their ST.
lence virtually taking the negative side,
the Evangelist thought his own testi-
mony additional would hardly convince,
and therefore asked the congregation to
arise and be dismissed. The Rev. j. w.
Parsons of Olneyville will preach tonight,
and Mr.. Barrett will preach tomorrow
night, and Sunday at $3.50 p. M, and 7:45
p. m.
Evangelist Barrett was seen before he
Tor ttrn ri In
morning and said: ~ hope that last
night may be a lesson to those present
Christ never praises success, but fidelity
Christians are being watched very closely
at the tent meetings to see IL they really
mean what they profess, or not. There
are great many protesting Christians
who are not possessing Christians. You
can't expect to get people saved il you al Q
not saved enough yourself to get up and
tell them of what Christ has done for
you. | am ashamed of the protesting
Christians of Providence. fully believe
that persons are under the impression
that ] came to Providence purposely to
amuse them. They don't seem to think
God expects anything of them in this
matter at all. Ipropose to give God all
my life, for He has saved me from the
depths, but i do not propose TO pander
TO people who ought to be helping in the
Masters work, by going out to the tent
and preaching to them every night, unless
they are willing TO help the work. / am
here to glorify God, above all else; am
here TO save mems souls, under God,
next; but do not believe that anyone,
were he a Moody even, could do success
full Christian work when Christians
publicly and passively deny Christ. IL is
time for the followers of Christ TO find
out how they are pleasing God, and the
best way to find out is to get down and
ask Him. hope that Timothy 2 may be-
come more familiar TO those who profess
to be Christ's followers. Yes, sir, GER
tsinly l shall preach Saturday evning,
and we will have our testimony meeting
also. Praise the Lord.