The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-06-10
Evangelist Says Sin Of the Day Is
Churches Run Without Christ.

Inc attendance az the FeNlNdl
Tuesday night was the largest of any
of the series. The choir loft had been
enlarged and it was crowded to its
full capacity with singers from the
various churches. Mr.. Smith was in
charge of the choir and the music
was inspiring.
DR.. Walton announced that on
Thursday every christian was re-
quested to have early morning pray
err for the family and at $50 O'Clock
the different pastors would meet
their own congregations in their
churches for forty-five minutes.
He also announced that next
Tuesday morning there would be one
hundred homes opened for prayer at
an early hour.
Before the sermon Mr.. jolly sang
as solo He Is So Precious to
Me-" and the quartette sang Keep
Close to Jesus - Dr. Walton took as
his subject, Gods Mercy and JUS
tice." IN speaking he said:
Il want to say in the beginning
that | have no use for this religion
that says Jesus Christ was perfect
man, but was not divine. If Jesus
was not divine and equal with God
then he was an imposter and could
not be a good man for he himself
said he was equal to God and was
sent by him to the world. The sin of
the day is churches which are run
without Christ. A few months ago
Japanese was in Chicago and was
asked to speak in Unitarian
church They told him to say any,
thing he wanted. Taking advantage
of this he proceeded to say what he
thought Said he, I came from a land
that is called a heather land and
where people are not supposed to
know much about God. When | came
to America | found horseless car
riages, chainless bicycles and Christ
less churches He then proceeded to
open the eyes of those Unitarians-
Some say Christ was put here as an
example. If | am to follow, or if |
thought l was to follow Christ's ex-
ample in death | would not feel as
happy and as much like praising
! God as | do tonight Then this doc
| trine of God being all love and that
| if | live right ! will be right with
God is nothing but lie. God is love
| but if he didn't hate sin he would
never have sent Christ down here to
! bear our sins and to suffer for us,
| God showed his hatred for sin and
caused the law to be honored more
perfectly by sending the dearest
thing he had to earth to die If he
had sent anyone else would he have
so honored the law as he did by
sending his son."
The sermon drew forth many
| "amens" from the pastors On the
/ platform and it was plain that the
speaker was touching responsive
| chords.
At the close of the sermon the
| evangelist called for an after-meet-
ing and gave opportunity for any to
| retire who wished to do SO. Much
| interest was shown by the fact that
meeting Mr.. Smith sang Just You
| and Jesus" and many raised their
hands for prayer Great stress is be-
ing put upon the meeting for men
only on Sunday night.
Reports have just come in from
the morning meeting today, which
show that the threatening weather
! had very little effect on the attend
ance. The meeting was remarkable
| for the large number of men pres
ent. DR.. Walton urged the people
not to grow impatient because he
was not making things move right
off with furry and explained that
he was building the foundation and
that when the time came and the
people were ready the meeting would
be launched with all the energy pos
sible. Said the preacher, I'VE were
talking among ourselves yesterday
and one of the men said that we had
never been to place before where
there were five preacheds united and
| not kicker and a knocker among
them" Special pianists have been
appointed for the different services
and Miss Halle Mcpherson presided
this morning at the instrument.
Mr.. WI at Illinois.