The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-09
AT THE TENT.
DR.. White, of Macon, Ga, Delivers an In-
structive Address.

DR.. White, of Macon, Ga, Delivers an In-
structive Address.
The services yesterday morning at the
Baptist tent were conducted by DR.. J. L.
White, of Macon, Ga. DIR. White is a
forciEle speaker and is regarded rs cce of
the foremost Baptist ministers Of the
South. He is an NJ. A. from Wake Forest
College in North Carolina and immedi-
ately after graduating was called to the
passionate of the First Baptist Church at
Raleigh. He has since filled the pulpit
of the First Baptist Church of Durham
and Ashville. N. c., and Macon, Ga. At
q recent commencement of Mercer Uni
versty of Georgia, thesdegree of Doctor
of Divinity was conferred upon.him.
The subject of his discourse yesterday
morning was swimming Souls,'' and
among other things said
The Bible MAKES verybody in Christ n
soul winner. Don't wait for your
preacher to do our work. Every Chris.
tian can win II soul to Jesus to-day if he
will properly try. Nearly every one is
brought to Christ by a personal appeal.
''To- day is the time. Don't take up
time to size up the new preacher. The
sad news of the sudden deaths in your
city makes it important to work to day.
begin at home-get right in the home
and it will mot be hard to talk religion
Your children are on their way to hell.
This ought to make you strive to win
them. Suppose you have some society
in Roanoke. / never saw n city that
didn't have little of it. Somebody must
go to these people and tell them of Jesus
Stop going with them in their worldli.
ness. am glad to see so many men
here. It's compliment to the religion
of Roanoke.
Business men, go to work in your
places of business. Go for fallen men
fallen men are as mean as fallen women.
You must get right for this work You
can do nothing without the Holy Ghost.
Pray for the Holy Ghost. When he comes
all else comes with Him. Pray for me,
pray for this work and let's win Roanoke
for Jesus. Let. me beg you to take some
individual in your heart and stand by
him. Get in earnest and don't be fool
ishly cautious:
''There is a lot of foolish caution in re-
ligion. Condemnation rests upon the
people of Roanoke. Go after them and
save them from hell. These questions to
ask and pray while / ask them: Have
you ever won n soul for Christ? Has any
soul gone to hell that you might hare
brought to JesusP Is there Il soul in Roa-
noke can bring to Jesus?''
NIGHT SERVICE.
The tent was crowded with n deeply
interested congregation last night, for
whom there was not. even standing room,
many being turned away on this account.
The services began with singing. "We
Are Marching to Zion," after which DIR.
l.. G. Broughton led in prayer. He was
followed 10y DIR. l.. G. White, of Macon,
who arrived yesterday morning and
preached. He stated that Wednesday
at 10 o'clock he would discourse
ON the Holy Ghost in revivals. He said
the report was going around in Roanoke
that he was an nglier man than DIR.
Broughton. That was rather more than
he would like to stand, but as he would
be here only n short while he would try
to bear with the report. He took his text
from the DIST Psalm, 18th verse: 'Restore
unto me the joy of thy salvation"