The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-14
BIG CROWDS AND MUCH RELI,
GIOUS ENTHUSIASM AT THE
MEETING YESTERDAY.
REVIVAL WAS ENDED LAST NIGHT
Sam Jones EXcelled, if Anything, All His
Previous Efforts Yesterday Morning.
George Stuart Delivered Fine
Sermon in the Afternoon.

visibly impressed by the sermon. The
music was very fine and contributed
much to the interest of the services.
Sam Jones' sermon yesterday morning
was stemwinder. 1t was overlooking
with love for poor fallen humanity, and
in beautiful and touching language he
held up Christ as the savior of men.
The geatest question of this century is:
| Who is Christ, where is Christ and who
is Christ? and the salvation of our souls
depends upon how we determine and
answer this question. More lives of
Christ have been written and more
pens are writing along this line than
ever before in the history of the world.
The world has always wanted to know
more of God and it strives for more
knowledge of Him.
He argued that 1--WE are not orphans
wandering through this world, but we
have loving Father overlooking us, and
we are the children Of His providence,
| He feelingly told of the love of God
| for men. He is not only seen in the
scourge and sufferings he sends upon
humanity, but is seen in love, and this
is the view we are to take of Christ"
He contended that Christ was not
simply historical character born in the
manger and nursed by Mary, but that he
was divine and full of compassion toward
men. what the world needs is the
absorbing love of Christ" and he argued
that historical Christ did not satisfy
drifted into Unitarianism and all was
lost. He contended that Christ's words
were infinitely greater than his miracles.
What the world needs today is a book
on the thoughts of Christ, for | ray to
| you that as man thinks, so he is. The
greatest preacher in the world today is
not the one preaching to the biggest
crowds and bringing in the most converts,
but the one that is making men think.
A man never lives above his thoughts"
| Continuing. he said: SIS it true we
present the Lord so poorly because we
know so little of Him? God never in
tended that we should live in ignorance
| of the Lord"
"Christ has announced that 4 am the
way The way to life, the way cut of
sin, the way to Heaven. Jesus Christ is
the way of the soul and He is the only
way. Look at the glittering steel
motive. On the rails it is all powerful
and moves easily and swiftly, but off of
them it is utterly helpless. An engine
can not run on dirt road. You can not
run on the dirt road of sin, of intemper-
ance and infidelity. If you try it you
will bog in the quagmire and go to hell
in the end"
He referred to his past wicked life and
told how Christ had rescued him. He
told men present that Christ could free
them. Christ said, Il am the life and
he that believeth on Me shall never die"
I'll kiss my sweet and precious wife for
the last time and bid farewell to my dear,
sweet children, but I'll never die.
Blessed be God. I'll live forever. God
made the ocean before He made the fish.
He made the air before He made the
birds, and He made Heaven for nen be-
fore implanting desire for Immortality in
their souls. I'll never die. God AL
mighty never engendered aspiration into
Il man to live forever and then let him
drop into nothing"
Along this line he argued, he knew
his mother and father were not dead
and he was certain he would meet them
in better world. "There is a country
where there is no sickness, no sorrow,
no trouble, no shroud no death. Broth
ers, let us emigrate to it when we leave
here
He argued that the trials and troubles
| Christians were subjected to made them
better g If you suffer with Me. you shall
reign with Me- said Christ. No man is
reliable until he is tried by fire. People
who have never had any trouble and
trials know nothing about it. and they
are not reliable" Affections. he contend
ed. were often of the greatest good.
''My greatest prayer is. Oh, Lord God,
save my soul at any cost to me-"
| Along this line he insisted that Christ
was the way to heaven. "If you don't
remember anything Sam Jones has said
in these meetings. remember this. Your
own soul will damn your soul and send
you to hell. If you have your own way
you will make your bed in hell"
God help us to do right. God stands
by him." and he argued that reliance
upon God would keep men out of saloons
and keep them from sickness by destroy
ing desire for such. He made strong
appeal at the close of his sermon, say
ing: "The man who speaks to you went
to the very gates of hell" but Christ
saved him. | am not the same man, now
I owe all l am and all l expect to be to
the Divine Christ
The discourse profoundly moved the
great crowd and scores of men went for
ward and pledged themselves to live for
Christ.
AFTERNOON SERVICES,