The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-27
The Crane Meetings.

- large congregation gathered to the
afternoon meeting at o'clock In the
tfeemasm Street Church, and Evauge-
list Arthur Crane spoke on Christian
growth.
He declared that real religion Is the
lite OF God I'm the soul, and the life Is re-
Vealed TO the world by purity and deeds
OF charity.
creased faith In God, through testing
his promises, and applying the same in
the daily walk and life
Ihese afternoon services are becoming
deeply Interesting to Christians as is
shown by the large and increasing
congregations, The subject announced
Privilege of Every Believer"
AT the night service the subject of
the discourse was the Passover Lamb.
ForeShadowlng OF Salvation by
Christ
He made two divisions-the sacrifice,
and the blood
Under the first head he pointed out
the lamb 81 the type of Christ; that II
must be without blemish: foreshadow-
ing or Chris:s perfect life; that II must
be killed. just as We are saved by
ohr!sts death, not by his life;
that II must be roasted with fire. just
as Christ when lie took the sinners place
had TO bear the fire OF Gods wrath
against sin.
He pointed out the eXactness of Scrip
ture In the fact that not bone of the
Passover Lamb was 10 be broken. and
showed lis fulfillment, when the exc
cutioners at The ciucifixion broke the
legs OF the two thieves. but finding
Christ already dead. did not break his
legs. as was the cuEtom.
Under the second heading. the blood,
he said the blood had to be snrink led in
dividualiy, just as an individual accept
ance and public confession OF Christ
must be made before there could be
salvation, and when the blood wa.s
sprinkled the Jew was not saveable but
saved. So when man accepted and
confessed Christ, he was saved, not by
anything in himself but by Christ.
He used many Illustrations to enforce
his points-some pathetic. some humo-
rous, but neve" word of slang. His
aim was evidently TO give Christian as
surance as well rs bring decisions for
Christ, and in both he was successful.
He Is different stamp of evangelist
to any we have had in the city, and those
who love Gospel preaching should not
fail 10 hear him present old truths in a
new garb.
He is ably assisted by the Gospel solo
ist, Hugh a. Mclean, and already the
meeting Is great one.
There were four special services in
the Freemason Street Baptist Church
SuHudS. 4 lie llTSl one was at ~ a. m.
at which there were several conveT-
sions among scholars OF the Sunday
school
a II O'Clock Mr.. Crane preached a
very strong sermon from the text,
What Think Ye or Christi"
In the afternoon at 4 O'Clock he gave
very sensible talk on the "True Con-
fession."
His sermon Sunday evening from
where Art Thou?" was perhaps the
best he has yet delivered here. Its
earnestness, logic, and pathos caused
many to go forward and pledge them
selves TO lead n Christian life.
He will hold services every day this
week al and 7:30 p. m, and a prayer
meeting from 1915 TO p. m. in the Y.
NJ. G. A. Hall. which he urges all to at
tend. il for only hve or ten minutes
each day. II looks as though a real re-
vival OF old-fashioned religion is going
to break out through these services