The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-23
ABLE GOSPELS SERMONS BIZ DIR.
NEEDHAM.
THREE SERVICES HELD SUNDAY
Two Services VIII be Held Daily During This
Week--A Number of Persons
Have Already Been
Converted.

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Ia packed at every service.
The sermons preached by the Rev.
Thomas Needham are simple, goSpel
talks. direct and unpretentious and often
very much in the nature of Bible read
ings, but always such as to carry con-
yiction in their every word.
Many persons have already protested
faith in Christ and at every service
large number ask an interest in the pray
ers of the church. So great has become
the interest in these services that it
has been decided to hold two services
each day: One in the afternoon at $3.50
and one in the evening at 1870. Sunday
these services were Woodworking, after
noon and evening.
"But | wholly followed the Lord my
God" .(Joshua XIV, . was DIR. Need
hams text at the morning services; and
his subject was walking with Cod
These words, he said were spoken by
Caleb when he was given Hebron as
his portion of Canaan.
"You will notice by reading the Book
of Kings and Deuteronomy that it is four
times said of Caleb that he wholly follow
ed God. l don't want any higher COM
pliment than that | walk with God.
Nnoch walked with God and was not
for God took him. Some one has said
that Enoch went so far with God that
he forgot to come back. | rather think
he went so far that he didn't want to
come back. Do you want to please God
then walk with Christ, study his life
and character; walk and talk with him;
come in close touch with Him; make Him
your example.
''Now how may l follow the Son Of
God?
"'As We therefore have received Christ
80 walk We in Him If you have not
been born again; if you have not be-
come regenerated; if you have not re-
eeived him you cannot walk with Him.
LET this mind be in you which was in
Christ Jesus How can two walk to-
gether unless they be agreed? If you
walk with the Son Of God you are iden-
tilted with Him.
''Then you must follow Jesus through
evil as well as good report. That is
what Caleb did. His word, his will was
his pillar Of cloud by day and of fire by
night. When you take your eyes off the
Son Of God you will soon stumble and
fall and be where the prodigal was. He
who looks behind is sure to deviate from
his straight path. If you are walking
with God he will fill your life-fill it
wholly and there will be no place for
the saloon, the dance hall or the gam
bling den
1.-The believers life is a life Of pro-
gress. There is no stand-still in the life
Of Christian. / tell you to-day after
twenty-five years experience in the
pulpit The greatest trouble in this
world is not wrought by men outside of
the church, but by men who are in the
church living in sin. / want no better
legacy to leave to my family than that
they can look back and say: Father
lived good life-he wholly followed
the Lord God. 1t is better than mil
lions and the cattle On many hills.
How are we to walk as Christians
Not in disobedience (Ephesians, H., p;
but in good works CEphesians, H., 1O);
worthy of the vocation wherewith We are
called (Ephesians, ~, u; in love Ephe-
slams, V. y; in the light (Ephesians, v.
y, and circumspectly."
At the afternoon service he talked
about the esprit Of God"
''It u.s." he said, mot an influence, as
man people suppose, but a personality.
The spirit is here, he said, % to bring
ebout regeneration. "Not by the orks
OF righteousness, which we have done,
but by the washing of regeneration and
the Holy Ghost" Regeneration is being
born anew-a partner of a divine life.
The old nature and the divine life will
never mix.
"Jesus was born by the spirit, he was
anointed by the spirit, preached by the
spirit, performed his miracles by the
spirit and was raised from the grave
BY the spirit.
Nation after nation has gone down
because OF sin and l tell you this nation,
unless it changes it's course, will meet
the same fate. Oh, the sins Of this
country, the open rebellion, the desecra-
tion OF the Sabbath.
"When the spirit Of God seals be-
never it brings about likeness-likeness
TO the spirit Of God.
"(2) The spirit is here to guide us
- bring the Lord Jesus to us as a real
person.
From the time the spirit Of God came
upon Christ it has never left the earth.
1t abides here, and see to it, you Chris
tians that it abides with you. When the
spirit comes upon you, it comes for SER
vice, for work, double service for work.
BE like Elisha, ask for a double por-
lion Of Gods spirit"
At the service last night there were
several conversions, and the meeting al
together was one Of the most interesting
yet held.
His text was taken from the gospel by
Jshn: at is finished"
While on the cross, said the preacher,
ysu will observe Christ cried out seven
times.
The first time it was prayer for for
giveness: lord, forgive them; they
know not what they do"
The next was a promise to the dying
thief upon the cross. ''This day shalt
thou be with me in paradise"
The third cry contained words Of COM