The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-11-21
RELIGIOUS TIDAL WAVE.
THE GREAT MEETINGS HELD ON
SUNDAY
Evangelist Fife Talked of Consecras
ton, Advice to Young Converts
and Fafth-Mr. Prices Services
Nearly $50 Professions.

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| Nearly $50 Professions.
That there was no abatement of the
| great tidal wave of religious fervor
that has been sweeping over this COM
munity for two weeks or more was
manifested Sunday morning by the
| vast and eager throngs that crowded
| into Centenary church and the Opera
| House until both buildings were
| packed with humanity and scores and
scores were unable to gain entrance
I at either place.
At Centenary, Evangelist Fife
stated that he wanted to make a
| plain, simple, little talk, so plain that
| all, even the children can understand.
| His subject was, Conservation" and
| he quoted Exodus 1929, and Romans,
! II, IL.
He praised God that He didn't want
| any dead sacrifices now. He wanted
| living sacrifices. Conservation means
| separation living for God. He feared
that very few church people are con-
| Secrated to the service of the Lord
| Jesus Christ.
Effective use was made of an illus
GTdUlOu Vi d plUCll0T-uiIUy duu oupbyu
| To to useful it must be cle1nSed and
| filed and used. So with the Chris
| tian.
Several examples of consecrated
lives were pointed out and commented
| upon.
Worldly amusements were spoken
Of as being Inconsistent with con-
secrated Christian life. The Twin
City Club, card parties, whist clubs,
or no
sion.
Mr.. Fife repeated the beautiful and
touching conservation hymn, composed
by Miss Havergall, Take my life and
let it be-" etc.
At the close of the sermon, there
were many responses TO the Invitation
for assent to the following PROPOSE
tions:
l. Those who would say they would
from this time, by the help Of God,
live consecrated Christian lives.
2. Those who would say they give
their hearts to Jesus now.
3. Those who would say they want
ed to be Christians.
SERVICE FOR YOUNG CONVERTS.
At $3.50 o'clock Sunday afternoon
Evangelist Fife conducted a service
for those who have been converted
during the series of revival meetings.
His advice to them was edifying alike
to older christians.
The first thing he told them to do
was TO study the Word of God,
quoting 1st Peter p; Ephesians 2:l;
Joshua 1:8; End Timothy 3:1617. He
advised the young converts to study
both the Old and New Testaments.
but he thought the New should come
first. Everyone should have private
altar He quoted Matthew &c; 1st
Thes. SIT; John 15:5 Must seek
christian society. Young Christians
are known by the society they keep.
If they join the Twin City Club,
gamble, attend euchre parties, etc,
they will find themselves drifting.
Believed it almost impossible for the
genuinely converted to enjoy the asso
citation of worldly things. Christ and
the world don't mix. Won't find
Christians dancing, in dram shops and
with card playing church members.
You will want to fellowship with
Christians if you are thoroughly con-
verted.
Acts 2:42 was quoted, when the
Evangelist advised all to join some
church-gO where they could get
people to help them hold out. Acts
PAT and Acts 5:l4 were quoted
clear cut Christian will attend public
worship. Hebrews 1925. They will
want to be found at prayer-meeting
and Sunday School also. When you
can get the older people out to the
Sunday School you find good, live
church. Some don't go to preaching
or Sunday School either. Some wives
90 but they can't get their husbands
out. He asked all wives who had to
get their neighbors to go with them
to church to raise their hands. Two
went up. II your husbands take a
stick to you when you go home, send
for me and I'll clean 'em up, said Mr..
Fife.
You must speak and pray in public.
Quoted Psalms 1922; Malachi 3:14 II;
Psalms 40:10. Would that you had a
| union prayer-meeting here once a
week. Heretofore you have had more
Church than Christianity. Said if he
was the pastors here he would not
| hold the prayer meetings regularly;
would make the officers and members
help conduct them. He endorsed the
| MONDAY prayer-meeting for men and
said he thought the warehousemen
should shut down sales long enough
to allow business men to attend 20
minutes prayer service.
Should engage in personal work.
Quoted Revelation 22:17; John L. Said
tobacco manufacturers in sending out
bills could do great deal of good by
enclosing llGUle UTdcGS.
Should have family affairs. Many
young converts stood up, thereby say
| ing they had family prayers. Several
wives promised to aid their husbands
along this line.
The Evangelist made a short talk
| to the unsaved. Quotations were
given on believing, as follows: Acts
Is; Romans 1910; John 3:16; Rev.
| 22:3; Isaiah 55:1 2; Acts 1913; sRomans
1913.
Several made profession before the
| service closed.
SUNDAY NIGHTS SERVICE.
1t had been announced that the
night service at Centenary would be
| for men only and that the doors of the
church would not be opened until I
o'clock. Before that hour columns of
men were standing in front of the
doors, waiting for the appointed hour
| to arrive, and when the opportunity
| to enter was given scarcely ten min
| utes had passed before every seat in
the body OF the church, including the
| galleries, was occupied.
This was the time set apart for a
| free-will Offering to Evangelist Fife
and his co-labOrers. The collection
was conducted by Mr.. @. B. Watson,
| who prefaced his feeling aud appropri-
| ate remarks with the observation
that the fact that it had been an
nounced a collection would be taken
| at tn 8 time had not kept the crowd
/ away.
/ At this service, Evangelist Fife
smoke Of Eaitn referrino tn the whole