Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-04-16

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way Of the Lord, to do justice and
judgements that the Lord may
bring upon Abraham that which
he has spoken Of him Rev. Stu.
art said be was not here to deal in
personalities, but he was here TO-
create Christian sentiment, purify
the church membership and lead
sinners To Christ. Gladstone said
Christianity would solve all ques-
tions. social, moral and political,
and the preacher added that the
American home is the pivot Of the
American nation, and in it every
child should receive the proper
training. The sermon was a plea
for home authority and home in
huence. God is all right for the
divine side, and the hope of this
country is the proper performance
Of our duty on the human side.
At the close ofthe service hundreds
Of fathers and mothers stood up
and pledged themselves TO try and
live right IN the home, and hun
dreds went forward FOR prayer,
numbering among them gray
haired men who have made no
pretenlions to religion.
When the congregation was dis
missed the people Of the city opened
their homes TO the visitors from
the surrounding country and en-
deavored to return the generous
hospitality for which the people Of
old Brazos county, in their homes
and at their basket dinners, have
been famous. A notable thing
about the meeting is that the PEG.
pie Of all the churches and Of the
town and county have been drawn
closer together, and above all
there has been no semblance OF
I UNCONVENTIONAL friction or jealousy
A great experience meeting was
conducted at the tent by Rev. +.
\ l.. Shettles at o'clock Sunday
afternoon and many words OF en-
conragement were spoken by those
who have been benefited and
blessed in the meeting. Many
pledged themselves TO more earnest
and consecrated efforts for the sal
walton OF souls.
Sunday night 5000 people assem-
bled to hear George Stuart's mas
terful and terrible arraignment OF
the liquor traffic with its train OF
myriad evils and rivers of blood
and tears. The text was from
Hab. ii: ~, 10:
"Woe unto him that buildeth ,
town with blood, and established
o city by iniquity!
"Woe unto him that giveth hi
neighbor drink, that puttest thl
bottle to him, and makest hin
drunken also, that thou mayes
look on their nakedness,"
The speaker charged the liquo
traffic with the political and socia
evils ofthe nation, and the poverty
ignorance, shame and crime tina
stalk abroad in the land. II
declared it to be the baue of pros
perity, the destroyer Of wealth, tn
instrument Of poverty, famine an,
nakeduess, the death Of the bod
4 aud the eternal damnaJion Of th
soul. Yet in all the bitterness an,
strength of his denunoiation, n
word Of personal attack was mad
upon the saloon man. The argu
ment was pitched npon a plane en-
tirely above personalities and mad
a profound and lasting impression
The harvest time of the meetin
has come. The whole town ha
been shaken from center to circum
. ference. After the sermon yestel
day morning, in which the preachc
made plain the simple process {
4 salvation, there were, upon cor
sentative estimate, two hundre
public professions of faith, and a
many more gave their hands r.
4 newing their vows and obligations
1 No one will hazard an opinion {
the far reaching effects Of the n
vival.