The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-02-21
which soc, 900 people were converted IN

} different states OF the union. Do you
, know where one of its chief powers was
l demonstrated? In Washington. nc
} you know on what street? This street.
/ Do you know in what church? This
church. picked>up an old book few
, days ago, and was startled, and thrilled,
and enchanted to read these words,
written at that time by the Washing
ton correspondent of New York paper.
He wrote: 1.-THE First Presbyterian
church can scarce contain the peo-
pie. Requests are daily preferred for
an interest in the prayers offered, ana
the reading of these forms one OF the
tenderest and most effective features
of the meetings. Particular pains are
taken to disclaim and exclude every
thing like sect srian feeling. General
establishment is felt at the unexpected
rapidity with which the work has thus
far proceeded, and we are beginning
to anticipate the necessity of open
ing another church" Why, my
hearers, not have that again,
and more than that? There are
many thousands more of inhabitants
now than then. Besides that, since
then the telephone, with its semi-pre
ence, and the swift cable car, for as
sembling the people. [ believe that
the mightiest revival of religion that
this city has ever seen is yet to come,
and the earth will tremble from Capt.
| toline hill to the boundaries on all
sides with the footsteps of God as He
comes to awaken and pardon and save
these great populations People OF
Washington, meet us next Thursday
night, at 7:3O o'clock, to pray for
this coming of the Holy Ghost-uct fon
a pentecostal 5000 that l nave ~.
ferred to, but 10000. Such fire as
that would kindle light that won d
be seen from the sledges crunching
through the SHOWS Of Labrador to tho
Caribbean sea, where the whirlwinds
are born. Let our cry be that Oh
Habalkuk, the blank verse poet of the
Bible: "Oh, Lord, revive Thy work
in the midst of the years; in the
midst of the years make known; in
wrath remember mercy" Let the bat
tle-cry be: Washington for God! the
United States for God! America fol
God! the world for God We are all
tired of skirmishing. Let us bring on
a general engagement. We are tired
of fishing with hook and line. With
one sweep of the Gospel net let us
take in many thousands. This vast
work must begin somewhere. Why
not here? Some one must give
the rallying cry. Why not I, one
of the Lords servants? By providen,
tial arrangement, am every week in
sermonic communication with every
city, town and neigbborhood of this
country, and l now give the watch
word to north and south, and east and
west. Hear and see it, all people-this
call to forward movement, this call |
to repentance and faith, this call to
continental awakening.
And now I would like to see this
hour, that which / have never seen,
but hope to see-a whole audience
saved under one flash of the Eternal
Spirit. Before you go out of any OF
these doors, enter the door of mercy.
Father and mother, come in and bring |
your children with you. Newly-mars
IIcu lOlho, COuoSCldOC youA liiC'
time to God, and be married for
eternity as well as time. Young
man, you will want God before you
get through this world, and you want
Him now. Young woman, without
God, this is hard world for women.
One and all, wherever you sit or stand,
l lift my voice SO that you can hear
it, out in the corridors and on
the street, and say, in the
captain: "Cal upon thy God, il
so be that God will think upon US,
that we perish not" Oh, what newa
to relate to your old father and motheri
what news to telegraph your friends
on the other side of the moutains; what
news with which to thrill your loved
ones in Heaven! 1t was such news that
a man read in a monday meeting in
He arose and unfolding
a manuscript, read:
Where'er we meet, you always say
What's the news? what's the newsf
Pray, what's the order of the dayP
What's the newsi what's the newss
OH have got good news to tell;
My Saviour hath done all shings we'll,
And triumphed over death and hell,
That's the newsl that's the newsi
The Lamb was slain on Calvary,
That's the newsi that's the newsi
To set a world of sinners free,
That's the news that's the newsi
The Lord has pardoned all my sin
That's the newsl that's the newsi
! feel the witness now within
That's the newsi that's the newsi
And since He took my sins away,
And taught me how to watch and pray, II
I'm happy now from day to day