The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-07
INTEREST is GROWING.
Pastors Urge Attendance at Noon
Meetings in Christ Church.

INSIOEe Urge ~ -NOOAi
Meetings in Christ Church.
The interest in the evangelistic ser
vices being conducted by Mr.. Charles
n. Crittenton in the Tabernacle con-
tinues undated. Fully 1000 people
were present last night. The singing,
not a small feature of the meeting. is
steadily improving under the leadership
of Rev. n. Keff Smith.
A portion of the Tabernacle has been
cut off by curtains for an inquiry
room. To this room all who express a
desire for help and prayer are invited.
Here the ministers and local helpers
are TO be found ready to give advice,
sympathy and prayer. Rev. b. An
thony conducted the devotional exer-
ciscs preceding the sermon. he read
as a lesson Peter, iii:2.
Nv request. Rev w. A. Nisbet stated
that in asking the people to contribute
to the expense of the meeting, he was
not begging, but simply asking the peo-
ple TO pay for the Tabernacle, as it
is TO be a permanent possession OF the
Ministerial Association. I'VE in
lend he said. Ito put it
in Yamacraw, Old Fort, and other
points in Savannah. We are doing it
for your good, and if you don't help
us pay for it, why the preachers will do
it" He also requested the ladies TO
remove their hats, qualifying the re-
Quest. however. with the suggestion
that all baldheaded ladies might keep
theirs on. In a moment hats were re-
moved.
Mr.. Crittenton took as a text st.
Luke, xxi A: And being in agony he
"a lraT
said: when we stop and think about
the agony of Christ in prayer we get at
once an idea of the power of prevailing
prayer John Fletcher. who had learn
ed the value of such prayer, used to
stain the walls of his study with the
breath of prayer. John Knox, that
man of God, of whom il was said that
Bloody Mary feared him more
than all her other enemies-cried in an
agony of prayer, Give me Scotland
or l die'--the prayer prevailed. God
gave him Scotland. Lutt er through the
medium of prayer and faith sim
ply overthrow the deafness and error
of his age When any mother, father,
brother, sister, or friend gets into an
agony of prayer-God will come and
give you the things for which they
pray.
"A minister's son was a profligate-
a disgrace to his loved ones. One
day his father went into the pulpit
TO preach While on his knees in prayer
his sons condition came before him in
all of its appalling effect. He saw the
judgement Bar of God-and the posi-
BILE loss Of his son. The thought gave
him an agony of spirit. He cried out
oh, Lord, l can't preach un-
til my boy is saved. must
see him safe in the fold. The
prayer and agony prevailed In a mo-
ment his sadness disappeared and he
had the evidence of his sons saliva
ton.
when he arose from his knees
there sat his son in the congregation
weeping like his heart was breaking
Soon he told his father the good news
how his own soul had been troubled .
how he prayed until God came and
changed his heart and life.
y tell you this is the prayer and
earnestness that God will always hear
and answer.
another impressive story was told
of a young school teacher whose ia
Their was desperately wicked man.
but who was brought to forsake his
ways through her constant, unceasing
interest in his behalf.
Il do not believe that God will save
our friends or loved ones" said Mr.
Crittenton. "as long as we live and
act like the world. He wants us to
separate ourselves from everything
that is unlike himself.
ASK that society woman If
her form of life satisfies her,
and if she will only reply
truthfully she will say No Ask
the politician who is seeking prefer
ment ct the cost of principal and right,
if that form of life satisfies him, and
if he speak the truth, he will say
NO. But ask that man who has chosen
the better part--who lives for the good
of others-if his life satisfies, and at
once he will play say Yes over and
over again."
In response to the usual invitation
for prayer scores came forward from
every part of the Tabernacle 1t is
easy to be seen that the interest in this
direction is growing with each service.
Already many have applied for church
membership in the different churches.
The ministers interested in the Taber-
naele meetings yesterday signed the
following card, relative to the noon
meetings:
I'VE, the pastors of churches in the
city of Savannah. feeling the great
need of more spiritual power in our
churches and in our city. urge the Of
ficers and male members of our
churches to attend the monday SER
vices being held daily by Mr.. Critten-
ton in the lecture room of Christ
Church. John D. Jordan, Ed F. Cook
Bascom Anthony. P. H. Duncan, w. p
McCorkle, D. S. Edenfield, c. A. Jack
son, ]. A. Smith.