Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-05


work as a result of revivals have con-
tinued without abatement for many
months, bringing more and more men
and women to an appreciation of their
spiritual state and to an ardent desire
to reach out for higher things"
Some people remark that your
methods are sensational" mentioned
the reporter
Religion Necessarily Sensational.
The evangelist's face wore smile.
That has been the charge through
all the ages" was his reply, when
Christ drove the moneychangers from
the temple that they had polluted they
doubtless charged him with being
sensational. why the life of our Loro
and Master is one continued series of
sensations. Whenever he denounced
evil, whenever he pleaded with men to
lay aside their sins, whenever he laid
before them the punishments of an
after world, whenever he wrought a
miracle to illustrate a great truth
whenever he forgave sins, or cured
bodily ills, or raised the dead, there
is no doubt that the pharisees and all
who were opposed to his influence,
his teachings, his example, charged
him with sensationalism. There new
er has been a time, there probably
never will be a time as long as the
world knows sin, when those who are
recreant to their duties, when those
who are Indifferent to their salvation
when those who are secretly or
openly opposed to religion, will not
denounce earnestness of purpose as
sensationalism, when they will not
dismiss heart-stirring appeals with
shrug of their shoulders as uncon-
ventiOnal and sensational, when any
thing that is not prim and prosaic, ac-
cording to rote and entirely in the
routine, will not receive their rebuke
as sensational. Really, do you know
that is the severest charge that some
people imagine can be made against
an evangelist or a minister, who puts
his whole soul, his whole life into his
work, who pleads and struggles and
works and fights for souls for Christ
that he is sensational. Why | real
ly regard such a charge as a tribute
to earnestness of purpose. May God
ever keep me from falling into the
ruts, of being satisfied with less stren-
uous appeals, of coldly and calmly
presenting the great impassioned
truths of Christ as though souls did
not need awakening, as though they
did not need to be stirred from their
apathy and aroused to a sense of their
danger II this be sensationalism,
then let me be forever sensational.
His Soul in the Work.
To those who have followed the
meetings, who have heard Mr.. Jones
morning after morning, or night after
night, there can be no mistaking that
the soul of the evangelist is in the
work, that the whole intensity of his
nature is brought into play, that like
Paul of old he 'magniffes his Office
and that his hearts desire and pray
er to God is, that they might be
saved"
Mr.. Jones is but twenty-five years
of age. Since his graduation foul
years ago he has been steadily in the
field. He is a man of strong charac-
teristics, full of sympathy for his fell
low men, full of appreciation of their
temptations, realizing their struggles
and their pitfalls. 1t is safe to say
that he will become more and more a
power for good in his chosen field.
Miss Harrison, who's sweet solos
have been delightful feature of the
meetings to all, is a lady of fine cul-
ture and rare Christian character, who
has also devoted her services to the
evangelistic field, working more par
ticularly among the women The
meetings conducted by her have been
enjoyed by all who attended them and
are spoken of by the ladies as highly
beneficial both to avowed Christians
and to those not professors of relig-
ion. She returns to her home at
Columbia, Ala, but will doubtless
continue with Mr.. Jones in his work
in the fall. Mrs. Jones will give her
services to work among the children
at future meetings