The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-26
Al The TENT.
I A Large Audience Listened to a
Sermon by Or. BroughtOn.

S srhe song service was led by Mr.. j. p.
Hippo at rlie tent last night. A large
4 crowd assembled by the time services
opened.
DR.. Bloughton read the requests for
i prayers and then led in prayer for the
persons for w HON prayerswere requested.
After prayer the congregation stood
and sang Alas, and Did. Ny Saviour
4 Bleedfn
DR.. Broughton read the scripture les
son from the 9th chapter of Matthew,
: and took his text from the 10Th verse.
i He said:
PLATE is not the only man that ought
TO have listened to his wife. If you would
listen to your wife you would not be in
debt. If you would listen to your wives
YOU men would not go to the club at
night or visit barrooms or violate the
Sunday laws.
THE crowd. that cried out, Cruelty
4 Jesus, ara not the only people that
wanted Christ crucified. There are men
in this town that would rather see the
town filled with thieves and tugs, and
clubs and bar. rooms and gambling dens
and disreputable houses than to see it
filled with churches and preachers, or to
have Christ Himself to come into the
city.
"The question asked by PLATE, what,
then, shall do with Jesus?' is the great
est question that any man has to deal
with. This question must be decided by
every man and you have got to decide this
question, and have got to decide it to-
night, Yes, you have got to decide it
now, You can't get around it. The
question is put to you and you must de.
eide one way or the other. You may
have another opportunity, but neverthe-
less you must decide it now.
Many people decide that they will use
Jesus and therefore are not saved They
must come to Gods plan and that is that
Christ may use you and not you to use
Jesus. If you wish your life to be sweet
yourself to Christ to be used by Him.
Christians, are you willing for Jesus
to use you? Can He use you as personal
worker In this tent tonightY When you
come to the point thet you are willing for
Christ to use you in His own way, then
Christ will give you the power of the
Holy Ghost.
"Sinner, what will you do with Jesus?
Don't you feel tonight that you ought to
give yourself to Jesus. This is the Spirit
pleading with you and don't resist Him.
for God said, My Spirit will not always
strive with man.. There are men in this
town that have sinned away their day of
grace
He then referred to the man who few
days ago on Salem avenue cursed Christ
and said:
81 believe that man is lost man, I'M
less he is insane.
THE thing for you uncovered people
to do with Jesus is to accept Him and do
it now. One reason why you should ac-
cept Him is that you are lost-not going
to be lost-but you are lost now, and the
only thing that is keeping you out of hell
to- night is the brittle thread of life.
Again, Christ offers you pardon and
eternal life, If you will accept Him.
"Jesus is not only Savious, who gives
eternal life, but Jesus will supply all our
temporal needs in this life"
He then related the instance in his own
life, when at college and out of money,
and in answer to prayer, Christ sent the
means and enabled him to continue his
course at college.
t'If you will accept Jesus He will go
with you in death and take away it's ter
rors, and make your deathbed sweet.
Yes, it will be sweet to die If we have
Jesus. You have ali got 70 die and when
you come to that hour what will you do
with Jesus?
Will yon take Christ tonight or will
you deny Him? Don't deny Him. beg
you to accept Him now. If you will ac-
cept Him, come up here and give me your
hand and confess Him.