The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
MIR. HAMS
FAREWELL.
The Two Tents Combined Could MOI
Seat the Crowd.
The Sermon Was to the Youns
Converts, and the After M Getting
A Regular Love Feast.

A splendid audience greeted Evange-
list Ham Sunday night to hear his
farewell sermon. The chairs were all
occupied, the benches we're crowded, and
a hundred or more people stood up.
And they kept standing. They stay
ed. There was something that held
them there. Whether it was the preach
er, or the power of the spirit, each
heart knows best; but the crowd was
still there when the benediction was pro-
nounced, and that was long after 10
| O'Clock.
We shall not attempt to review the
sermon, beca use the incomplete synopsis
that we could give would not do it
| Justice. JJ was an earnest, original,
logical, gospel sermon, full OF
good and wholesome advice to saint and
sinner. but more especially to the young
converts.
At the conclusion of the sermon al
those who had professed Christ were
invited to come forward and give
their names and church preferences.
Quite number who had professed
had already united with the several
churches, but quite number more
came forward and gave in their names.
A bout one dozen expressed desire TO
unite with the Baptist church, and Mr..
Tunnel asked the indulgence of the au
dience while he questioned them that
they might be taken in right then
In the Baptist church the congregation
votes upon candidates for church men,
bership. Upon this occasion DR..
Wharton claimed the right of all
christians present to vote; and they
did.
DR.. Wharton and Mr.. Provine made
appropriate and feeling talks, expires
slve of their commentator of the |
meeting, the good it had accomplished.
and of Mr.. Ham. DR.. Wharton said if |
the sermons had not been clean, pure.
gospel sermons, he was no judge, and
he prophesied great future for the
young man, and prayed that God might
use him all over this continent. Mr..
Provine said he Mr.. Ham, was one evan
gelist who could preach against sin
and talk right at sinners, without
using language bordering on the
vulgar. He had been in meetings,
he said, where it kept the local pastors
months and years apologizing for
some things the evangelist had said.
He thanked God that Mr.. Ham had
come here and accomplished great
good, without leaving behind him any
thing to be apologized for.
Mr. Ham was visibly affected when
the time came for him to say good bye
to the audience. He thanked the
pastors and all the christian workers
who had helped in the meeting, and
Thanked God for the good fellowship
and brotherly love he had seen so
manifested. He returned his
especial thanks to the family whose
hospitality he had enjoyed. (Mr.
} P. Brownlow and family.) He said
they had religion in that home for
dinner and supper, and
before breakfast and after supper. The /,
first day he entered that home he felt
the thrill of its spirituality, and there
was no discordant note-they we're
all devout children of God. He asked
Gods blessings upon that household,
upon each and every pastor in Columbia
and his work, upon all the christian
workers in their efforts to build up and ,
promote the Kingdom of God in this
town, and upon the unconverted, that
they might come to themselves and go
H. their Father.
Then came the benediction, and after ,
The benedictiOn a great and-ehaking,
and scores and scores of fearful fare.
wells, and scores and scores of God
bless you, and the great meeting was
closed; but its results will spread under
Gods good will, and it's influence will
asst through time.
At the morning service and again at
he evening service at the tent. COL
ections of voluntary offerings we're
aiken up. to defrsy the expenses OF
he meeting, and to pay the evan
'elist. Something over $500 was
sised.
FOR CONGRESS-.