The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-13
THE BEsETr1NG srN-uNRELuEF.
Evangelist VarIey's subject at the
FIRST Church Service.


Yesterday was busy one for Evangel-
isl Marley. Not content with two large
meetings at the First Baptist Church. he
visited one of the camps and gave an open
air address to a number of the soldiers
They were evidently interested in the clear
and manly talk which the London preacher
gave them.
The largest audience yet assembled 10
the IL o'clock Bible study at the First
Baptist Church. The preachers subject
was The Besetting Sin" This Mr. Var
ley showed TO be unbelief. In torcloe
terms dealing with reason, fact and nu-
man experience, he showed the irrational
character of the sin of unbelief.
In a series of telling Illustrations MI
Marley showed that human society is con-
structed and stands to-day upon the basis
Of mutual confidence; that unbehet Is
social outlaw where ordinary human lie
is found, whether friendship, the nome
the family, commerce, the church, or the
world is concerned, it is not only an I'M
possibility for any man to be saved spirit
ually who is an unbeliever, so far as the
eternal God and world are concerned, but
il is equally true now with men in time
and in Savannah.
Mr.. Varley stated that just as no honor
able engagement or marriage union could
be formed apart from mutual faith, behef,
trust, and confidence, so with the same
certainty no friendship, relationship, fellow
ship or union with the eternal God can
be formed or known so long as any human
soul refuses TO believe, trust in, and con-
fde in the Lord. Hence 1t is written
without faith il is impossible to please
God for he that cometh to God must be-
lieve that He is and that He is the re
warder of them that diligently seek HIM.
Men say that they cannot force them
selves to believe. This, said Mr.. Narley,
is a very specious statement. We never
force ourselves to believe anybody. We
either do it, or We do not. If any man or
woman in this audience should make to
me a statement concerning his past his
tory and l were to say, Il cannot believe
YOU" you would not only decline 20 adj
nit my inability to believe, but you would
| rightly affirm that / had insulted you,
and 1t would not improve the position If
| should plead that / was Intellectually in
| capable of believing and trusting you IL
l tell a man that l am not rejecting upon
his veracity when I decline to believe him,
| unless l have the strongest reason for my
| position and words, / lie, and do not
| speak truth. The fact is that if unbelief
| was common in this city for a month So
ciety would be strained and broken to
| pieces.
The interest being taken in Mr.. Marley s
addresses is very remarkable. Last night
the largest audience yet assembled filled
the spacious church. Mr. Vareys lee
ture was in answer TO the suggested ques-
| ton, What Think Ye of Christ-Whose
| Son Is He?" The interest was intense and
the varied answers given by the eminent
preacher were followed with intelligent
and evident profit and delight.
Rev. Mr. Jordan and his friends may, in
deed be congratulated upon being the
means of bringing to Savannah a man OF
| God, of whom 1t may be truthfully stated
All sorts of people hear him gladly. 1t was
, nearly 10 o'clock before the large audi
ence broke up and then they showed nc
desire to depart
This morning at II o'clock Mr.. Varley
will give another of his striking Bible
talks. the subject is IAN Eminent Servant
of God Severely Punished for the Sin OF
Unbelief" The evening service will com
mence at Sis. The title of the address
is thus given, THE Young Ruler Under
Examination" Mr. Marley will occupy
the position of the cross-examining bar
rister. The meetings are free and open t.
all
1t is most noticeable that Christian PEG
pie identified with the various churches
come in great number to the meeting. Mr.
| Varley comes to Savannah as a servant
of Christ ministering the word of life tc
the church of God as a whole