The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-02-18
"JERICHO" WAS HIS SUBJECT.
Rev. MIR. Prices Sermon Last Nigh,
at Broad Street.

Rev. Mr.. Prices Sermon Last Night
at Broad Street.
Another full house greeted Mr.
Price at the Broad Street Baptist
church Monday night. His subject was
Jericho, from the 5th chapter of
joshua
Joshua and his people stood before
the high walls and strong gates of
heatben Jericho. Satan and his en-
misaries were strongly entrenched
Gods people were to storm the cita-
del and take the city for him. The
great procession was formed. The
armed men of Israel came frs; the
musicians next; the ark of the coven-
ant of the Lord third and the great
host of Israel last. They obeyed God
to the letter. He did the rest and
the city surrendered.
Today within the gates of Winston
Salem there is another city. A place
surrounded by walls OF adamant and
hinged with gates of steel, Satan
and his army are apparently safely
ensconced behind these walls. The
Lord commands US to storm this re-
doubtable fortress. But how can we
scale these seemingly indomitable
heights of sin? We have tried to sur
mount them-indeed, have encom-
passed them, yet without apparent
success. Many of Gods children have
ere this heaved sigbs of disappoint-
ment and DISBURSEMENT and have
quietly retreated, saying it Is no use
to try longer. Others of US are dis
mayed and sit IDLY or stand helplessly
by while these walls grow stronger
vintage and higher with lewdness, in
temperance and greed. Your town
is possibly no worse than any other
city of its size, but it is poor philoso-
ply and very cold comfort when we
try to get consolation out of the fact
that we are not wore than our neigh
bOrs
Good commands us to storm the fort.
How shall we go about 1t? Let Us
place the armed men first in the pro-
cession. If God has body of loyal
men, and women with the Bible in
their hearts and under their arms to
move round these walls Of sin and
shame which Satan has erected in
our midst, he will need mo stronger
armed force with which to rout the
enemy. Next in the procession, give
us the musicians. Oh, for consecrat-
ed singers! II our songs were sung
from the hearts as carefully as they
are from the lips, what wonderful
powers for good would they be? Third
in the procession give us the Ark of
the Covenant-emblem to US of the
presence of the Holy Spirit. When
we as Christian workers EARNED men)
and consecrated singers (musicians)
move forward as solid phalanx.
planting and watering (cultivating)
as we march, the Holy Spirit will
surely be just behind US to give the
increase Fourth in this great pro-
cession, give US the reward" or. the
great host of Gods army to march in
the rear, each one In his or her place,
looking always ahead to where they
see the Ark of the Covenant leading
them on as il did the children Of Is
rael-as a pillar of cloud by day and
of fire by night-shall we do this? II
SO, depend upon it, the Lord will do
the rest and these walls SO strong now
around our boys and girls and hus-
bands and friends will surely be razed
to the ground.
Mr. Price gave notice that on
Thursday night next he would con-
duct a special service for men and
added that as this day is the eve of
the converting of the Young Mems
Christian As>ociation of the State in
our city, it would come in most ap-
propriately. He urged all and espe-
cially the ladies to bring out men to
that meeting. Everybody is invited
TO all services, daily at 3 p m. and
100 D. NJ