Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-19

REV. j. r. QUINN.
It has been announced that am to conduct tent
meeting in Fizgerld expected to begin next Sunday
as the tent makers have had difficulty IN securing
material for our tent will necessarily be delayed Tor
one week. We will hold first service at p NJ on the
fourth Sunday June the oath? There will be no services
the tent any time during the meeting to conflict win the
regular Sunday services at the churches The tent VIII
seating capacity for 1900 people, and comtor
seats will be provided for those who attend
cordial invitation is extended to the public IN gen.
eral to take part in these meetings All Christian pGope
are invited and urged to give their cooperation 1t IS
to campaign for the salvation OF souss and Win the
help of Gods people of all denominations we hope especF
ally reach the church and to lead them into
the kingdom of heaven. Viii mot every Christian man
and woman in Fitzgerald unite with us in the eHortF
Will you unite with in prayer for Gods blessings up
on this movement? am confident that this meeting will
bring blessing to community and to your churcnes
There things essential to the success OF
such movment to which wish to call special attention.
They are prayer the Holy Spirit and the Bible. In the
first place have real revival blessing and IN
gathering of the unsaved without earnest prayer we
avail OURSELVES of the quiet hour for importun1ng
God How sadly the quiet hour Of prayer has been neg
ected in this day. Christian people been too much
into the rush of the world am afraid this IS true
of those of us preach well the rank and he One
of Engands greatest preachers said at the close or MS
life my chief regret is that have spent too much time
with men and not enough with Cod We cannot hope to
have power with men unless we have power with God'
and the only way gain power with God is thro prayer
We 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 loo busy with otner
things! Martha busted herself about many THINGS while
Mary only kept up with her daily dut1es but found
time also to sit at Jesus feet Martin Luther Wasa pussy
man. but when he unusually hard days work ahead
of him he would spend three hours in and Bible
study before leaving his My brother, my sister,
regardless Of how busy are let me urge you the
Importance of prayer Especially dol entreat you 70 De-
gin praying for our meeting.
In the second place must have the guidance and
power of the Holy Spirit We living in the dispersal
ton Holy Spirit and He is in the world today to
direct all Christian work. But have We not taken things
much in hands? And as aresult have we not
lost influence and power iu the world? There no dodg
ing the question: this day something IS lacking IN much
Of our Christian endeavor.
What is this we lack? Is it organization? In some
cases we may need organization and closer copera-
tion generally speaking the Christian forces OF the
world to-day are well organized DO we lack equpmen5?
Not by any means Do we lack money? We have IN the
church to-day millonaires and multmllonaires 10 we
lack learning? The great majority OF educators
The ority of the most influential in the world be-
long to the church. v hat do we need? We need lte
High We have plenty of machinery but it is standing
still the track But shall receive power, after that
the Holy Spirit is upon you
In the third place all our Christian endeavor Will be
futile if go out depending upon other instrument
warfare other than the Bible The word of God the
foundation of church, and should be the basis of all
operations 1t is the sword of the Spirit and it is
The Bible is the greatest book in the world to-day.
When Sir Walter Scott dying he asked bis soninaw
to read him, What shall l read?" Lockhsrt asked
Scott replied There is but one book" Ia dying
hour Newton laid hands upon the oraceS OF 200 ana
sweetly entered into the Joy of his Lord. In his last
Cowper laid aside his other books and pressed the
New Testament to his bosom Thus the Bible has
handed the devotion of the worlds greatest intellectual
giants and literary How should love this bless
ed book carefully should study its teachings
hope that meeting will revival of Bible study
1t is our only weapon for this Christian warfare.
Prayer the Holy Ghost and the Bible these three
together and is essential in the life of the church
the individual Christian and in every revival movement
Let get to praying, let call God tor an out
pouring of His spirit ourselves with the word
of God aud then will be prepared for the coming
paign when the battle there will be many
soldiers of the cross added to the army of the Lord
Fraternally and faithfully yours,
]. r. GUM