Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-16

REV. j. r. QUINN.
1t has been announced that am to conduct tent
meeting in Fitzgerald expected to begin next Sunday
but the tent makers have had difficulty IN securing
material for will necessarily be delayed for
week. We will hold first service at M on the
fourth Sunday June the oath. There will services
at the tent any time during the meeting to cotct with the
regular Sunday services at the churches The tent will
have seating capacity for 1900 people, and comfortable
seats will be provided for those who attend.
cordial invitation is extended to the public in gen
era to take part in these meetings. All Christian people
invited and urged to give us their cooperation 1t IS
to be campaign for the salvation of souls, and with the
help Gods people of all denominations hope especl-
ally reach the church goers and to lead them into
the kingdom of heaven Will not every Christian man
and in Fitzgerald unite with us in this etfort7
Will you not unite with in prayer for Gods blessings up
this movement? am ccnfdeat that this meeting will
bring blessing to community and to your churches
There are some things essential to the of
such a movement to which wish call special attention.
They prayer, the Holy Spirit and the Bible. In the
first place have real revival blessing and IN
must avail ourselves of the quiet hour for mportunlng
God How sadly the quiet hour of prayer has been neg
1ected in this day. Christian people have been too much
into the rush of the world lam afraid this true
of those Of us who preach well rank and he One
OF Engands greatest preachers SAD at the close Oh MS
with and not enough with God" We cannot hope to
have power with unless we have. power with God,
and the only to gain power with God is hro prayer
We must take time TO be alone with God in the secret
closet before we undertake to deal with men.
You say you have many other things to do that
you cannot find time for prayer. Too busy with other
things Martha busted herself about things while
Mary not only kept with her daily duties, but found
time also to sit at Jesus feet Martin Luther busy
man. but when he had unusually hard days work ahead
him he would spend three hours in prayer and Bible
study before leaving his My brother, my sister,
regardless of how busy you let urge the
importance of prayer Especially do entreat to be-
gin praying for our meeting.
In the second place must have the guidance and
power of the Holy Spirit We living in the dspensaon
of the Holy Spirit and He is in the world today to direct
all Christian work. But have not taken things too
much in hands? And as result have we not lest
influence and power in the world? There is dod ging
the question, this day something lacking IN much OF
our Christian endeavor.
What is this we lack? Is it organization? In some
cases we NAV need more organization
ion generally speaking the Christian forces of the
world to-day well organized Do we lack equlpmentF
Not BY any Do we lack money? We have in the
church to-day m1lionaires and mu-millonares. Do we
lack learning? The great majority of educators OF educa-
tors allied with the church Do we lack influence!
The majority of the most influential in the world be-
long to the church. What do we need! we neeo lie,
power, notion We need the moving power OF the most
High We have plenty OF macniney out II IS stauaing
still the track But shalreceive power after that
the Holy Spirit is upon you"
In the third place all our Christian endeavor will be
futile we out depending upon any other
of warfare other than the Bible The word of God the
foundation the cnurch and it should be the basis of all
operation 1t is the sword OF the Spirit and II IS our
guide in prayer.
The Bible is the greatest book in the world to-day
When Sir Walter Scott was dying he asked his sonnaw
to read to him. what shall read?' Lockhart asked,
Scott replied There is but book" In his dying
hour Newton laid his hands tue oraces of God and
hours Cowper laid his other books and pressed the
New Testament to his BOSOM Thus the Bible has COM
manded the devoonof the worlds greatest intellectual
giants and literary How should love this bless
ed book and how carefully should study its teachings
hope that meeting will revival of Bible study
It is our only weapon for this Christian warfare
Prayer the Holy Ghost and the Bible, these three go
together and each essential in the life of the church
the individual Christian and IN every revival movement
Let get praying let call upon Col for an out
pouring of His spirit let ourselves with tue word
of God and then will be prepared for the coming CAM
pagn when the battle there will be many new
soldiers of the cross added the army of the Lord
Fraternally and faithfully yours,