The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-14
SUCCESSFUL REVEALS.
Are Being Conducted at Duffy Street
and SOuthside Churches.

and SOuthside Churches.
The series of protracted meetings at
the Duffy Street Baptist church are
proving the most successful in it's his
tory. The congregations are large and
deep interest is being manifested. The
congregation at the IL o'clock service
yesterday was one of the largest ever
seen at a morning service at any
church in the city. At this service,
Mr.. H. A. Wolfsohn, the gospel singer,
by request sang The Holy City,"
thrilling the hearts of those present
with the inspiring words and music.
Rev. Mr.. VanDeventer preached an
eloquent sermon, his subject being BE
Holy" He urged his congregation TO
come out and be a separate people
from the world. The evening service
was a fitting end of a fruitful days
work. The building was filled to over
flowing, and it is expected that during
the week it will be crowded to its ut
most capacity, because those who have
once heard this gifted and thoroughly
consecrated singer, and Mr.. VanDeven-
ters clear and stirring exposition or
the gospel, are anxious to come again.
Mr.. Wolfsohn again complied with a
request at the night service, and sang
The Judgment"
The pastor took for his text, Gala
tians 1920, II am crucified with
Christ; nevertheless live; yet not /,
but Christ liveth in me; and the life
which 1 now live in the flesh 1 live by
the faith of the Son of God, who loved
me, and gave himself for me-"
The speaker seemed inspired in his
exposition of this passage of the scrip
ture, bringing out the fact that every
thing in this life is dependent upon
faith, where science and all other
things fail."Science can tell us" he said
"how the boat is built and propelled,
but when we question the safety of the
voyage, whether it will reach the har-
Dor safely, science cannot tell us;
neither can skepticism, nor agnosti-
cism, but faith promises us a safe voy-
age; tells us the ship is strongly built,
able to battle with the waves, and re-
sist the extraordinary influences of the
storms of life; that the good old ship
of Zion will make a safe trip, with an
able captain, and reach port all right.
Faith is necessary to have a proper
view of God. Without faith God is a
hard master and unsympathetic. Faith
assures us that God is good, assures
us of the love that sent Jesus Christ to
this world to suffer and die for a lost
world, for you and for me. All human
love and devotion cannot be compared
with the love of God for humanity.
Christ gave his life because he had.
faith in humanity. He has faith in
me; He has faith in you, no matter
how. far down you may have gone, and
because of this faith in you he has
done what he has done for you. Faith
saves, gives salvation believe in the
Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be
saved"
The invitations were well responded
to, and the after meeting was large,
resulting in five conversions.
The meetings will continue during
the week. Afternoon meetings will be
held at 4 O'Clock, and the evening
meetings at o'clock. Mr.. Wolfsohn
will have charge of the music and will
sing at each service.
At the Southside Baptist Church,
likewise, the meetings conducted by
Rev. Dr. 7. j. Shipman of Roanoke,
assisted by Rev. D. S. Edenfield, pas
tor of the church, have proved most in
teresting and successful in bringing
many people to express conversion, and
the desire and intention of living new
life Many acessions to the church have
already been made and many others
| are expected as the result of the meet
| ings which will be continued this week,
| both afternoon and night.