The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-10
AT THE TENT.
Or. Whites Sermons Are Doing a
Power Of Good.

White at the Baptist tent yesterday
morning and the enviable reputation
which nc Ind made by his PREVIOUS SER
mons was well sustained. A special
prayer was offered by ! DR.. Bronghton for
Mr.. VIM. Jones and wife, whose little
child had recently died and who were en-
route to Roanoke with the remains for
IN terment. After a song DR.. White began
his discourse saying.
Everybody believes in the indwelling
spirit. Every child of God has the spirit
dwelling in him. But there is differ.
ence between the indwelling spirit and
the spirit for service. Jesus himself
the work of this life. The disciples must
have the enduement of the spirit before
they could DO fully used. TO be filled
with the spirit is u command.
II am not talking about n second bless
ing Pm not talking about what some
people call holiness. I'd rather abuse the
fellow however who is satisfied with his
condition Than abuse the man who may
be extreme in his views of holiness. To
be filled with the spirit there must be
first clean heart Get sin ont of the
heart. Ask fer his filling. Get down
before God in prayer. Confess our sins.
our worldliness, our unbelef and ask ard
believe. BE willing that God should use
us. I'm afrnid we don't want the spirit
to use us. We've got to get willing to
be used. Get that point, unused Chris
tian.
Glove teaches that the HOLY Ghost
dwells in the Church of God but come
this morning to speak upon a special
work OF the spirit. In the second and
fourth chapters of Acts we find that they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, show
! ing the special induement of the HOLY
Ghost for work for the master. Christ
breaLhed upon his disciples and said Re-
ceive we the Holy Ghost.n
| He asked them If they hail been filled
with the Holy Ghost for this meeting and
] IL not that now was the time to do so.
| There is a commandment of God reuuil.
ing us to be filled with the Holy Spirit
| 10 be filled with this spirit is to be con-
| troiled by the spirit. The need of the
church to-day is the power of the Holy
| Ghost and with it Roanoke can he saved
from sin. Before we can receive the Holy
Ghost we must have n clean heart If
the'heart is not clean and free from sin,
the Holy Ghost cannot dwell therein and
our hearts can only he cleansed in answer
| to feryent prayer. We must give our
selves to God 70 be used by him for his
! own glory.
Dr. White then concluded his discourse
by requesting all Christians to kneel and
ask God to lead them to some soul that
they can bring to Christ
NIGHT SERVICE.
Commencing with only small attend
ance, composed mostly of the curious but
| gradually impressing itself on the minds
of the people, the Baptist tent meeting
presented last night what might he ap.
propriatcly called the acme OF religious
meetings from whatever standpoint con-
sidered. The singing, under the compe-
tent direction OF Mr.. j. P. Flippo, seemed
to have new life and tell Il new and more
lovely story of the won drous love of Him
who died that sinners might be saved.
1t has been said that there is more relig-
ION IN music than any other thing, ard
the sight of 1000 persons standing and
with faces glowing, heai is OVERLOOKING
with love, chanting the praise of the One
All-secing would convince the most skep-
tlcal that such was the case. At the con-
clusion of the song service DR. J. l..
White arose and stated that he had had
numerous requests from persons desiring
| the prayers of the church and asked DR..
Broughton to lead in q prayer especially
for those who had requested. After the
prayer, announcements were made for
services this morning at 10 O'Clock and
this evening at s.
DR.. White selected his text from He
brew 0-27 "It is appointed with man
once to de, after this the Judgment"
1.-The people of the world over to-day
are restless because of the uncertainty of
things, and if the tariff and money aues.
tions were settled the people might have
rest. But one thing is certain, that men
must die. will not stop to argue this
question, for we all know it is true. but
wish you to remmeber that the same
God which said men must die also said.
after this comes the Judgment and the
Judgment is just us certain MS death: but
there is an uncertainty and it is this, the
uncertainty of the time of death.
Since Sunday three men and three
children have been suddenly taken into
eternity Are you ready! If God should
call you tonight, are you ready?
You all know something of the earth
! quake. have felt it, but don't wish to be
shaken by it again; but every man must
feel the earthquake of the. Judgment.
The infidel, the skeptic and unbelieyers
will all be there and must bend the knee
to that Jesus they have rejected At that
time name and riches and blood will do
you no good. The rich and poor must
stand on the same footing No name will
stand there but the name Of Jesus. No
blood will do you any good but the blood
Of Jesus.
THE great majority of Christians will
| be saved rs by fire, and their works will
be burned. I wish could inspire every
Christian with Christian ambition. that
they might in that day wear IL crown
with stars in it, Which do you want an
abundance, entrance into the Kingdom or
Just pulled in? You old mosSbacks. wake
up and don't be satisfied with lust being
| Saveh Yourself