The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-14
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bodies. as living sacrifices
70 Cod" Our hands, hearts, feet, eyes,
oars and all for Him. The great end and
aim is to win the young for Jesus tnat
tbe;r lives may be cOnsecrated TO his
service Every one who comes into the
Sunday school should be made to reel
that this is a Saving station" to save
people from their sins. The very at
mosphere Of the Sunday school snouid DE
feIt as an atmosphere for Jesus. Nothing
should be permitted to interfere WIN tnis
work of the teacher, as he strives 10 NIX
the mind of the scholar on Jesus. Ii the
teacher will let this take possession or
him as he prepares his lesson, and as ne
brings it to his class, he will have the
uuerring guidance of God and the help or
the Holy Spirit in this great work. First
realize that some of these people are lost
without the gospel of Jesus Christ re-
ceiyed into our lives and obeyed. And
until this shadow falls upon our soul, we
shall fail in the great work to which we
are called of God. We have to meet them
at the bar of God. How shall we meet
them, as saved or lost? How shall we win
them? Only by the grace of God. Let
this sink into your soul. Only by the
love God. A single ray of divine truth
sprung into the darkened soul breaks IN
beauty and glory that shall last forever.
1t is your privilege and mine to beheve
that God will stand by us and own his
truth. We must ourselves see Jesus in or
der to show Him to our scholars.
In words of burning pathos and tender
appeal replete with illustration and ear
nestness, this gifted speaker begged his
hearers to be in earnest in this great
work God has given to us. He closed with
an invitation to any who would join him
in prayer for the guiding and consecrat-
ing influence of the Holy Spirit upon their
lives and hearts and work to bow their
heads. Hundreds bowed and the speaker
led the prayer.
An invitation was then extended to any
who would confess Christ as their saw
our who had not done SO before. A num-
Der did so, while the audience sang,
"Glory to His Name"
Another invitation to those Christians
who had not been at work for Christ and
who wanted to consecrate their lives to
Christ and go to work for Christ to
come forward and take the hand of the
speaker, and a great number came while
they sang Il Want to be Worker for
the Lord" and other selections.
This scene will never be forgotten by
the thousands present, men and women
confessing Christ; Christians re-conse-
Grating themselves to the work and prais-
ing God and rejoicing in His love all
over the great tabernacle, and as the
benediction was pronounced by DR.. Bar
ron all went away feeling that it was in
deed good to be here.
THE WOMEN'S MEETING.
At three O'clock on Thursday after
noon in the Red Springs Tabernacle oc-
Cured the conference on women's work.
1t was woman's meeting, the men being
rigidly excluded. The attendance of la
dies was very large and the exerc's full
of interest. Miss Maud Reid, a graduate
of Mocdy's Bible Institute, Chicago, pre-
sidel. A beautiful duet was rendered by
Mss Broughton and Mrs. Joe III.
Weathers, Of Raleigh.
Miss Reid then delivered n very i'm
pressive address on "Woman's Work"
emphasizing its Importance, showing how
it differs from mans work and suggest
ing many forms of it in which women
might engage, and still have time for
their varied domestic and social duties.
Miss Reid is now the city missionary of
the Baptist Tabernacle, Raleigh.
After this able address there was a
general conference, in which questions
were asked and suggestions made.
Thursday was red letter day in the
history of the Sunday school Chautau-
qua and the women's conference was one
of the best features of the days proceed
ings.
THE EvTERNOON SESSION