The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-29


Greene Memorial.
Notwithstanding tho revival services
which nave been in nuch successful
progress at Calvary Baptist Church for
several weeks closed last night, interest
In religion is deepening and the good
work is still going on. Hundreds have
already protested conversion and as
many more are deeply impressed on the
question of their eternal Happiness or
misery.
Rev. j. e. Schoolfiold closed his re-
vival services with Calvary Church Sun
day night, preaching to large and
sppreciativa audience. The nature of
the service was praise service"
After reading the las; ID Psalm and
singing Praise God From Whom All
Blessings Flow" he called for testi-
monials from those who wanted to
praise God for the blessings they had
received during the meeting, and num-
bers OF people oil over the room arose
and testified how gracious God had been
to them, and had answered their
prayers during this meeting by bringing
their loved ones into the fold Of Jesus
Christ.
The speaker spoke of what we should
praise God for. 1--WE should If we want
the Holy Ghost quit praying and lit our
hearts in gratitude to God for what He
has done for us. To show the impor-
lance that is attached to praise by God
IL is mentioned in the Bible oftener than
prayer. Prayer is mentioned about
IS times, supplication 325 and praise
365.
'Dr. Broughton, in short time you
will have preached your last sermon,
and want to say to you Christians,
members OF this Church. you ought not
to have any objection to your pastor
going out and preaching the gospel of
Jesus Christ. The world ia hungering
and starving for the plain gospel. 1
honor you in the work you arc doing.
praise we can carry into the world which
Is to come.
Humanity was on the bridge of death
and Christ came to this world and suf-
fered, left His Heavenly home, that we
nigh. live. and surely tonight we can
find something to praise Him for.
"Shall give praise for sickness?
Yes, yes. There Is many g soul in
Heaven tonight that would never have
been there If God had not sent sickness
to that home.
'Shall praise God for poverty? Yes.
There is many q soul in Heaven to-
night that WAS making an idol of money
and God came and took the last dollar
from them, and had it not been for this
they would never have been in Heaven
Shall praise God for bereavement?
Yes. there is many soul In Heaven
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there If God had not taken their little
darling child from them that they might
be willing to follow Him.
Gods word says all things work
together for good to them that love
God. There are great many things in
the province OF God that cannot nder-
stand now, but the time will come when
God will draw the veil aside and then,
then, | shall know why these things
are. / cannot understand why an old
servant Of God is made TO suffer and
want in this world and blssphemer ia
prosperous and seems to have ell this
world can give, / cannot understand
this, but the time will come when
shall know why this was done.
81 believe tonight if you people did
not rise up and praise Him the very
benches would cry out"
for good and 200 or more souls were born
anew into the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Mr. Sohoolfield has gone to his home
in Danyille, We, and on Saturday next
will leave for Baltimore to engage in g
meeting there.
The meetings at this church hays re-
suited in 225 conversions within the
past two weeks. About Fl tty have united
with this church and have received tho
ordinance OF baptism. Special services
were held by DR.. Broughton last night
and forty OF the newly converted were
baptized and received into the church.
at the First Baptist.
The series of meetings which have
been 80 successfully conducted at the
First Baptist Church for the past two
weeks by Rev. DR.. A. G. Barron, came
to close Sunday with three services,
each OF which was largely attended by
an earnest and interested congregation,
In the morning the doctor preached
from Luke $40, What Shall We Do
Then" sermon which evinced careful
thought. Professor and Mrs. Bush sang
as duet, "Savior, Blessed Savior"
The afternoon service was attended
principally by young people and the
sermon from Acts 27:23 What | Am
and Whom | Serve" was addressed to
them. Though Your Sins be as Scarlet"
was oharmingly sung by Professor and
Mrs. Bush.
AT night DR.. Barron's subject was,
Tho Healing OF Naaman," which no
handled in masterly manner. DR..
Barron and Prof.. and Mrs. Bush left on
tho 104o train Sunday night, tho for
NOR for Rochester N, Y. whoro no