The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-27
At THE CHURCHES
Four RavivalS Now Ia Progress
In Raleigh.
re SUNDAY SERVICES
A SCORE OF NEW MEMBERS JOIN
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
AN ABLE ADDRESS BY OR. DANIEL
Already There Have Been Many Con-
versions at the Services'"Or.
Barrons Able Sermon
Last Night.

Last Night.
Like the sound OF an alarm bell at
night; Ike the forked lightning that plays
across the heavens telling of the coming
storm that will refresh the face OF the
Garth and revivify it; so is the voice
of the God-fearing men who are now,
day and night, calling upon TINS sin1ul
city to repent and turn to the paths OF
peace and MISUNDERSTANDING ana
alarming the spirit only to lead 1t unto
deeper peace.
Last week there were services in two
Of the CITY churches-the Tabernacle and
Fayetteville Street Baptist church-uay
and night, and large number OF people
were converted. This week there VIII pe
similar services in four Of the churcnes-
Tabernacle Baptist church, by Or. bar
ron. of Charlotte; Edenton Street Metno-
dist church, by the pastor, lev. w. ~.
Norman; Fayetteville Street baptis.
church, by Rev. +. Nj. jordan, ana We y.
Raleigh BAPTIST church, by Rev. .. 1.
Belts, of Richmond.
The meetings last week were Wen az
tended, especially at night, ana Tue IN
terst has become so great that lney VIZ
no continued for another week. AL the
Taberna Gle Yesterday there were tour ser
v;cas and there were large gregatiohs
OF all of them. At the morning serNlee
Dr Rarron's subject was walking WIN
God" His text was Genesis ", "a: Ana
Enoeh walked with God: and he was not
for God took him..
"As | read these first chapters Oh 1eh-
esis." said the preacher, 1T seems 10 lie
that It is ebb tide in the history OF Goa
Linodoin. The drift is all away from
God B,lt amid all the wreck ana rum
and filth and slime stands out this one
GREAT character, Enoch. He walAeu
with cod That tells it ala man o.
chara cter. power and convictions.
Trhere are in our churches to-day 100
MANY people who have no force OF chaf-
acter. They have not the courage OF their
convict:ons-no backbone. Blown about
nv every wind of doctrine. Enoch was
not so. Let others do as they VIII,
said Enoch. but | will worship the true
and living God
This was the critical period in his MS
tory. It is always so. Old associations,
habits and thoughts become things OF the
mast. New ideals, new loves, desires,
homes. ambitions are formed. The Old NE
is dead. a new one takes its place. Goa
comes In and fills the life, and angels and
men rejoice that the dead is alive and
soul is saved to God. The world and
the things of the world are given up; the
face is set toward heaven.
"Where are you to-day-bound to the
world or ON your way toward heaven!
How does your soul stand! Are you
making ready? Are you like Enoch,
walking with God?
"To walk with God you must have
faith. Without faith it is impossible to
nle,se God. 1t is mutual walk. Enoch
walked with God and God with Enoch.
God comes into your life, he controls and
directs you; his plans become your pia MS
II 10 the only way to reaii2e the highest
ideals of life. TO attain Tie highest des-
t;ny of human Life and human effort.
s.Enoch's life was a life OF holiness.
don't believe that he was perfect man.
II God only walked with perfect men
he'd have mighty little company on eartn.
There are no perfect people on eartn, eA-
cept in the graveyard. Enocn mace
mistakes, but he always repented. No
doubt his breakfast sometimes disagreed
with him and he was cross. No doubt
Mrs. Enoch sometimes made thngs IN
comfortable around the house and ne
very discreetly concluded it was healthier
out in the open ar. But he, IKE Davld,
was man after Gods own heart
.'Then there came time when Enoch
was not, for God took him. But he
Ia not dead. His memory lives, his life,
his example, his influence live and move
men. The Christian lives forever, he
l. "a. Go vnv, <fn pnSf U
to eternity. 1t is an influence ON ages
telling, telling of Gods glory and power.
Whatever your life in this world is,
that will it be in the next. HE that is
ashamed Of me ON earth Of him will be
ashamed when ] come into my king
DOM"
At the evening service the church was
crowded to it's utmost capacity and the
interest was more intense than at any
time since the meeting has been IN pro-
gress. DR.. Barron's sermon was one OF
the best Of the many excellent ones that
he has preached here. Strong, thought
full, eloquent pleading, it carried convic-
ton and power in it's every sentence.
"Christ's Love for Sinners" was his
subject; his text being Luke v, 20: land
Levi made great feast in his own house:
and there was great company ol publ
cans and of others that sat down with
them"
The prea cher explained that this Lev
was Matthew Levi, the author of the
book of Matthew in the Bible. lie was
a publican, tax collector-a great sin
ner and Jew. The name Levi, he said
showed that he could trace his descen,
directly from Abraham, but nevertheless
he was very wicked and unpopular man
'We have great many aristocrats to.
day." the preacher went on to say, but
they are like Irish potatoes-the best part
of them is under the ground. / don't
know anything more pitiable than the
man or woman who goes around boa stinl
OF descent from some Colonel, or Genera
or Judge, and have nothing else to recon-.
mend them. You have plenty of them
here in Raleigh. We have them in Char.
lotte. They are everywhere.
''The feast this man Matthew Levi
gave was public confession of his con-