The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-12
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The Work Of Saving Souls Goes
BraYaLY On.

The largest congregation tffaS has yet
assembled at the morning services greet
ed Dir. White at the Baptist tent yester-
day morning. The services we're opened
4 by singing Showers of Blessings" The
\ opening services We're condo cted by Rev.
William Lunsford and the opening prayer
\ was offered by DIR. L. G. Broughton.
DIR. White then arose and after reading
a list OF persons who requested the pray
Z erB OF the church read scripture lesson
from Hebrews, 18th chapter, beginning
( with the S4th verse.
The sHbject of hts discourse was 1.-THE
Heroes Of Faith or stSelf Denial
( reaching that without faith nothing
could be done, in nur religious, social,
business or political world. The success
y OF every undertaking depended upon
! faith. In part he said:
tThis,'' said he, ais the catalogue of
faith. There is no great deed without
& great faith, True of businesses well as
religion. Moses was a hero of ,self-denial.
The first step in his public life was to
called the son of Pharoahes daughter.
4 Out of this, however, came che greatest
blessing OF his life It's so to-day. Can't
serve both the world and the Lord at the
bame time.
ssYhis is the veal, point in our
> churches. Allowing members to go with
the world. dancing, playing cards and
such things; you say you go with them
to save them. It's not so. I tell you you
can't go with so-called society to day and
be child of Christ. Your punch bowl
business is of bell. You society folks can
scussp some of these preaohers;..s GU may
scuss" me If you want to, bnt this thing
as or he'll and the church member who
does it is going there
IF your religion don't make you will.
ing to give money without having it
pulled out of you, you are not right.
Your work for God is not q willing ser.
vice. Wealth lis efferyescenu. Some peo-
pie VINO have 'built+fine homes in this city
can't get money enough to get back to
Roanoke to-day.
Pleasure is the DEVILS net Some of
yo1 mothers are CRAZY to get your daugh.
ters into so. called society You think it
the meridian of life when she gets there.
oh, shame upcnsuch mattersi God have
mercy on you'll
Religion is,no ,reproach TO day except
from these little upstairs who walk
around in the garb of dude They say
It's fogy to be Christian. They laugh
ct consistent Christianity. i tell you
what IL reminds me Ola pup barking
at an elephant. Sensible people attach
no reproach to follower of Christ.
"Thins of it! Joy in religion They
more than pay for what we give up.
What joy There will be in meeting of old
heroes OF the cross after. while. Oh,
think of it, Christians! Get ready for
that day OF reunion! I've never known
God to speak so plainly as He has in the
last few days IN Roapoke; first. the me-
chanic, then the babe, then last, one of
the leading citizens Of your city. Oh,
friends: get ready for Jesus!"
NIGHT SERVICES.
The opening services at. tns Baptist
tent last night were conducted by Rev.
VIM Lunsford, and the singing was led
by j. p. Hippo.
AS usual the tent was filled to over
flowing and the interest seemed, to he
unabated. The opening prayer was maSie
by Rev. j. B. Taylor, of Salem.
DR.. White then announced Services for
10 q. m. and p. IA. to-day, but no SER
vices Sunday morning; also special ser
mon to railroad men Sunday Afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
DR.. White prefaced his remarks with
reference to the attack made ON him by
the mayor of Macon and spoke of the
corruptness Of that city'g government.
He selected his text from Job, 9th chap
ter and 18th yerse: tThis IS the norton
of the wicked man.
1.-The uncOrruptsd man is spiritually
dead and is wretched man, no matter