The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-08
THE GREAT REVIVAL
Evangelist Charles NJ. Crlttenlon Speaks to
a Great Congregation Las, Night.
THOU SHALT STAND IN Thy lO7."
- STIRRING Sermon Hlnny Stnnd IN
for Prayer unu COnversIOm. Arc
"h"c = announcements = Services
NJ S"sdicr's II Onc Thia Morning
= Meeting for Young reop,c.

ne AUDITORIUM or the Academy OF
Music was iilled with al Interested con
gregation last night to hear Mr.. crit
,ehton. the evangelist. speak !. had
peeh found best t. move The choir back
upon the stage, and This was done. the
singing being assisted by organ, violin
ana corhet accompaniment
Inc usual song anu Bible service pre-
ceueu The scrmon. which was an un-
uSuaiiF St!ohG onc. Mr.. Cylt,cnton taking
Tor his theme. Go now thy way tn, the
END be. for thou shalt rest and stand
IN, thy lot at the end or Thy days"
IN MS discourse the speaker sought
TO show that after awhile the time viii
come when cod having extended !, last
caH VIII lei man alone. He quoted
numerous ca,Ses that had come under
MS own observation of men who had
refused the nleadinrs Of the Spirit. and
nah ,,a shortly after that been called to
Judgment He read the last words nf Il
number Of dying unbellrvrrs. who any
TOO late their folly.
CEASE TO DO EVIL.
Cease 70 do evil and learn to do wc,,,,
quoted Mr.. Crit!cnton. Tho nbod, os
Tie lost Is peDpled with thousands upon
thousands who expected SOmc day In
come 10 CHRIST. but never did The Erpa
adversary or man IS always Whispering
IN your ear "to-molrow, but, my good
friends. when tomorrow comes YOU arc
Just one day further away from God.
lhings thai touched you years ago do
not touch YOU now. Delay is danger
on:. Now Is the accepted time"
THAT WOULD BE THRILLING.
There are" he continued, "bus two
roads mapped ont in this precious book,
ana they are clearly deilned. You can
hot make mistake. One Is the broad
way. whose end Is destruction. The
other Is tho marrow way that leads Ia
COD IN II there Is jus. enough room,
for You and Christ. Iii it Jesus Will take
YOU hy the hand and rs you sing
Nearer, Ny Cod to Thee" He Will lead
YOU to he throne"
You don't believe tha, Cod, from
Genesis to Revelations would he con
stnn'ly warning you If there were no
danger: That would be trlfling, anu
God never trifles with. ,h..''
When God withdrawS from any OF
u there Is nothing left but the animal.
an animal Is no, afraid to die So when
see q goddess man who tells ne he l.,
not afraid to die. | know thai GOD has
;et that man alone. He will stand In his
lot at the end OF his days
NOT WITH y CLUB"
II never went into bar room with
Il club 10 convce harkcepcrs Of the error
of their way. don't 20 III anu call
ihem names. or tell them they ought 10
De ashamed Of themselves. | plead with
t'cHl, ana 'Ju VIII fenr Tho cry Of any
man 10 him. | don't care whether he
PC saloon keeper or any one else"
IN this rcror, il Is impossible to do
justice to Mr. Crittcnton. or Ia even l.
GIN to dnn;c him III al coimplctciy At
the conclusion Of Ills discourse Il large
number stood up for prayer and ,tuitr
Il number profr$sed cnnve.sibn
-NNNOrNCr,M IsNTs.
Services viii be held to-day al lD:3O
a. m. al the Soldiers Home, iamp ton,
and as large number as pcc il,l,. 4
asked 10 attend, going owe. III a pa:ty,
II possible.
Services Will Dc held every afternoon
az 1870 O'Clock ana every evening ~ I $50
o'clock at the academy nf Music this
week. On Friday evening tl,n address
Will BE especially to young people ana
all the church societies OF young people
arc asked to come nu:, or send rs nany
members as idsSiblc. On saturday ar
te:noon the meeting vii be particularly
for children. and al parents art. asked
10 send or bring their little ones
On Sunday afternoon at the Aca dcmy
Mr.. Crittrnton Will give an exposition of
The work that Is being accomplished
by the Florence Ci!ttenton homes. IL"
viii probably be assisted by several OF
his co-workers from Il distance. On
sunday nigh: the servic.. vii! be 4 Nc
kendree Methodist church In R.imbii-
ton ward. Tho theme Saturday nigh:
Will be 'Conscc:a.!on,' ana II will be n:
conseciat!on meeting