The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-19
THE TABERNACLE REVIVAL
TO CONTINUE NEXT WEEK
Evangelist Greenwood Preached Last Evening
to Large Congregation. Will Re-
main South.

The revival at the Tabernacle will con-
tinue every night next week. So much
interest has been aroused in the services
that it was decided yesterday to con-
tinue the meeting. The day services
will be omitted next week.
Mr.. Greenwood has cancelled all his
Northern engagements in order to re-
main in the South.
The evening service was very in
teresting one. The sermon was the sec
ond one on "The Blood" and the text
was Having Made Peace by the Blood
of His Cross"
Evangelist Greenwood spoke with much
earnestness. He said in part:
You do not have to make your peace
with God Christ made peace by His
blood, and all you need to do is to ac-
cept it.
Peace has been declared and as a
preacher I am to herald, to announce it,
There was a time of peace, in heaven,
without blood, but it was broken by re-
bellion. A time of peace existed on the
earth once, not because of blood, but sin
ruined it. God does not restore us in
Christ to the peace of heaven or the
peace of Eden, but to the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding. There
are three great words in the text, peace,
the blood, the cross.
How much an offer of peace means to-
night to poor fever stricken, disappointed
SHINING humanity. How much it meant
to the Hebrew children in the fire, to
Daniel in the lions den, to Paul when on
stormy sea, and to many of us in grief,
trial and loss. The next word is 1.-THE
blood"
God commendeth His love towards us
in that, while we were yet sinners
Christ died for the ungodly."
The last word is, 1.-THE Cross"
God is not so much moved by our boast
ed progress, but He is stirred by the
cross of Christ raised on Calvary for
sinners.
Many veteran is stirred as he re-
visits the old battle fields and lives over
the old time struggle.
The thing which moves heaven is the
mention of the cross of Christ.
And what was it all for?
To reconcile sinners.
1 heard of a man who had sent his
son, a way ward lad, away from home.
The son cursed the father and said:
You send me away! You will send for
me ere l ever come back"
Days, weeks, months passed, and no
word from the son.
The mother failed in health until the
doctor said to the husband. her trouble
is more mental than physical.
One day the mother said: Husband,
for the love you bear me, l ask you to
send for our boy" At first he refused,
when she said: Il will not be here long,
send for my boy
At last the boy was located and start
ed for home.
On arriving he went straight to the
mothers room, she clasped him in her
arms and kissed him repeatedly The
father on the other side of the bed was
hard and did not recognize the son, till
at last the wife, taking the sons hand
in one of her own, and the husbands in
the other, she brought them together on
her bosom, reconciled, as she breathed
out her life.
The illustration fails in this that God
is a loving one, but it is true in this
that the wounded palm of Christ reaches
cut tonight TO place your hand in that
of God, as your Heavenly Father.
very interesting after meeting was
held.
Services today at $50 and at 1880. Mr..
Greenwood viii again speak on 'rhe
Blood of Christ this being the third
sermon on this subject.