The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-04
Sal. E, NJ
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

At 2 clock yesterday morning the
soul of j. c. Deyerle crossed beyond the
rivsr Of death. He died at his Main street
home surrounded by friends The
funeral will be conducted this afternoon
at 8 o'clock at the Episcopal Church by
the rector, F. W. Hubbard, after which
the remains will be inferred in East Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. H. T. Allens,and two daughters,
and Mrs. Warner, of Petersburg, are
stopping at the home of Mr.. and Mrs j.
p. Saul on the Boulevard.
The initial service of the great pente
costal meeting, unuer the auspices of the
OF the Virginia Association for the Pro-
motion of Bible Holiness was held Thurs
day night in the Alabama street Taber-
nacle, with IL good audience in attend
ance.
The large building will comfortably
seat about 1000 people and it had been
put in order, and is scrupulously clean
ard neat. the walls being adorned with
Bible notices, and brilliantly lighted for
the night services.
The choir is composed of some of Sa-
lem's best talent and is under the man
agement of the sweet singer, w. II. Bur-
nett, of Roanoke city.
The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. Joseph II. Smith, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Smith is man of splendid. physical
development, with broad white brow,
and speaks with the power and earnest
ness of Catalina before a listening sem
ate. He took for his text the latter part
Of the 18th chapter of Acts, "What
Meaneth This" The speaker said:
"What does pentecost mean? In the Wis
ion the cloven tongues were not seen by
the multitude for this was only witnessed
by the 100 -
Pentecost, he said, was the most his
toric epoch in the Bible and registered
the advent of the Holy Ghost. the third
person in the Trinity. He said that God
would show before the meeting closed
what Peutecost meant to the community
atlarge, to the church and to tie indi-
vidual Christian. The witness .of the
Holy Ghost was not promised to any but
Christians, but that God would come to
outsiders through the Christians IN the
different churches and that the wicked
would be drawn to see their sins through
the magnet of the Holy Ghost We long
for revival of the old time convictions;
we want to see men sin sick. When God
pours out His spirit on His people the
sinners hearts tremble as they did in the
Olden time. There are many, the speaker
said. who had never passed the convic-
ton line. The holiness people are work.
ing for the conversion at men. He adj
vised united prayer for a great revival,
as we'll rs sanctifications. The text was
eXhaustively treated under the three
heads-W Whats Pentecost means to the
community ut large, to the church, to the
individual. Christian.
Mr. Smith is earnest and able and II
great meeting is expected.
There will be four services day during
the meeting. a song service with testi-
monials at 9::D n. m. Preaching ut 1880
a. nj. Preaching ut 3 in the afternoon
ard preaching lit S.15 at night.
The following prominent preachers are
in attendance at this time: Rev. Il. l..
Kregloe. Rev. NJ n. Davenport, Rev. F..
V. Goodwin, Rev. II. a. Wilson, Rev. j.
w. Pursley aud Mr.. }. Il. Grubb, secrc-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A., of Shenandoah.
Va. Others are expected and the meet
ings will continue for ten days.