The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
EVANGELISTS CLOSE
THEIR LABOR In BARRE
Service Was Held at the He'd
ding Methodist Church Last Evening
Each of the Four Churches Meets
Separately TONIGHT.

Tho largest crowd Of people gathered
at Hedding Methodist Episcopal church
last night for the closing service OF the
evangelistie campaign that has assem-
bled in the church since the evangelistic
meetings began. The spiritual atmos-
phere Of the room was tense from the
starting Of the first song under the di-
rectiOn OF Mr. Dickson, until the closing
song, God be with you till we meet
again" One feature OF the enthusiastic
singing last night was "The Fight Is
On which members OF the local corps
Of the Salvation Army were invited by
Mr.. Dickson to sing alone, the audience
joining in the chorus, which they did,
singing with all their might.
After the song service Rev. +. A.
Poole led In prayer and DR.. Toy read the
Scripture lesson from Matthew q, be-
ginning at the llth verse. Mr.. Dickson
followed with a solo. What shall / do
with Jesusf" touching the hearts Of
many. DR.. Toy took al his text Matt.
27;22, what then shall do unto Jesus
which is called Christi They all say,
Let him be cruoifed."
DR.. Toy gave snatches of history of
his life, among other things saying he
did not want to be an ordained minister
after he was converted, but wanted TO
continue a business man and work as a
personal worker with men on their own
level, so they could not say, "Oh. You are
preacher But God compelled him TO
enter the ministry and from that line
Of work into the evangelistic work.
The question for us TO settle tonight
is, What shall do with Jesusf" This
is a personal matter and has to be set
tied by each individual for himself.
There are men and women here who
have not yet accepted Jesus have
never yet known Of a successful silent
follower Of Jesus. We must confess Him
before the world
Plate had jesus on his hands and
wanted to get rid of him. After all,
friends. you, too, have Jesus on your
hands What will you do with Him
Many will soy, "0h, | am not really
for Him but | am not against Him. !"
Let me tell you, friends. there is no neu-
trail ground. If we arc not for Him,
we are against Him.
Here DR.. Toy told the story of the
man whom the police arrested and gave
as the cause for arrest that the man was
drunk and found staggering in the street.
This the man denied and said he never
drank intoxicating liquor and was not
drunk. The judge asked him to explain
and he said there was hand playing oil
TO his night one tune and another band
of to his left playing another tune, and
he was trying to keep step to both tunes.
That's just the trouble with too many
people, they try 10 keep step with the
music Of the world and with the music
OF heaven.
Plate realized that he had more than
an ordinary man on his hands and really
believed that He was the Son of Cod
He believed Jesus when He answered
this question, "Art thou the Son of
GodG" when He said with authority, Il
am" You know tonight, deep down
IN your hearts, that YOU ought to accept |
jesus. There is nothing you are asked |
to give up but what viii harm you.
Plate decided against Christ because |
the crowd demanded that He be cruel |
fed. Pilates Judgment was banishment |
from the throne and became a suicide. |
You may not 60 50 fur as PLATE. but if |
you decide against Christ you will be
damning your own selves. God desires
that none shall perish, but that all shall
accept Him and be saved.
Many came forward and thus testified /
for Christ and the desire to live the new
life. Each church has its meeting sepa-
rately tonight and will decided what
course to pursue in continuance Of the
great work but just begun.