The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-24

bert pastor of the First Baptist Churci
/ al East Providence Centre. who render
ed Nhe solo. The Ninety and Nine
Lieut. Gov Frederick r. Jackson reat
the Scripture lesson, which told OF The
rolling away ~ the stone and the resur-
rection prayer was then offered boy
Rev. l.. L. Hurson pastor Of the Gran
ston Street Baptist church. Another
solo. Want 10 Go There. was rendered
by Mr.. Lambert.
MIR. HALLS REMARKS.
Governor utter then introduced the
speaker of the afternoon, Todd Is. Hall
a detective OF Baltimore.
Mr. Han said in part: 1T gives me
great pleasure 20 look into your faces
here today and bring 20 YOU this mes
sage Of Christ, this Easter message
Christ has done the most remarkable
thing that was ever done or ever will be
done FOR man when he settled the sin
question. And he has settled II. No mat
ter what position of life you occupy, lie
will display that power
when / chose the better lfe the devil
put in am appearance and said 10 me.
You can't be- a Christian and detec-
tive / went into a Christian meeting
after a man. aud IL was while looking
for criminal the spirit moved me. on
MA hll 90 l0Afs dN ~ ~ a. III "a man dNhfl
me II / would become a Christian. l re-
piled. though. had given the matter
no thought Yes, sir IL was just like
a plain business transaction with me.
and for more than - years now | have
been living and trying 10 honor my Mas
ter ! could entertain you for hours and
hours telling you OF the power OF the spirit
on criminals whom ! have come into
contact with. Some Of them have been
The most desperate that man ever took
hold OF, but they have many times sur
rendered 20 the power Of God.
You remember how Christ came here.
how lie was received You remember
how when Christ was going toward Geth-
semaue he met the two wicked men and
east the devils out Of them They went
into the swine and straightaway those
hogs ran down the hin and committed
suicide. Those devils met with a good
reception. didn't they? Now. / wish you
would do the same thing today and cast
out all evil
THE OLD SIN QUESTION
"rhe sin question must be settled by
God and by Him alone Now your name
Is in Gods word. Your fun name is
there. You can't jump IT, there's no way
OF getting around H. Ny names there,
and God so loved Todd Hall that He
gave His only bsgotten son that Todd
Hall might have Nbverlasting life Well.
II that isn't foundation for a man 20
stand on, / don't know what lie is the
same yesterday, today and forever
"Onc day there was a fellow I'm Balti-
more who tried 10 blackmail one Of our
t1crchants. He was going 10 blow TO the
un~chant's wife about a girl he was go
Inc around with The merchant com
planned to us and fixed up a decoy letter
aud sent 10 10 the general delivery win
dow. My man came for the letter and
nailed him. lie reached for his gun, and
the Lord put strength into this old right
hand and ! fetched him one on the Jaw.
took Sim along TO the station. and |
talkeo 20 him. In the cell / slipped 10
lin little Testament and II helped him.
II tell YOU instead OF being a hind
u i,cc Christianity Is the greatest hclp
tlat any man can have. no matter what
ms business ! travel all over this country
ana way up into Canada You know. Paul
Wuen ne started went from Jerusalem to
home The angel said TO Paul. You must
go and spread this gospel all over the
world. believe in spreading the seed
wherever I am. Now, when I have a
crook to look up, ] simply ask the Lord
10 t1cfp mr., don't Lord, YOU know
Vhefo this fellow Is. show him 10 me
ana then sit down and wait for him 10
come. ! try TO hello myself and then the
l'oru heips me. / am just imprudent
enough To ask the Lord for anything"
IN concluding Mr.. Hall said that ne had
glft Tor the man who would come for
NarG and say that he was convinced OF
'ee power Of God and ready TO take n
stand for Christ. IL held up a COPY OF
me Blole. offering IT 10 whoever should
come forward Young man from the
bacE or the han went forward and took
re book, The meeting then closed