The Washington times., 1908-12-20
HOLCONB MEETING
ABOUT TO CLOSE
Revival Will End With Last
Sermon to Those Cut
side the Church.
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. VA. DEC. 20

Tonight will see the close OF the Hc'-
comb revival meeting. which has been
going on at the Washington Street
Methodist Church for the past two
weeks. Many have professed conversion
at the sessions
This afternoon has been given TO the
mems meeting. and large gathering
is expected. Mr.. Rountree will sing one
OF his best solos. At the night service
Mr. Holcomb will preach his last ser
mon 10 those outside the church.
This morning NIr. HOlCOmb took for
HIS text Mark 1861. What shall Il
profit a man If he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul" The speaker
said that the author OF these words
must have had a vision OF both worlds
Such knowledge. Jesus Possessed He
had seen the successes and failures OF
this and the other life.
Christ did not intend 70 make the i'm
preston that a man can gain the world.
This would mean to possess its wealth.
honor and pleasure
Nor did lie mean that "a man v ouId
necessarily i,.sr his soul il he should
possess the entire world. We have al
ready assigned poor old John d Rookie
Teller TO the pit. because Of his wealth
The truth of the matter is that he went
after oil with 4 big auger. when the
other fellow had been boring with a
gimlet- A fellow that can't find any
thing more than that against him ought
10 be bored Tor the hollow head.
But Christ did mean TO say that Ia a
man could get ali the world at the sac
Tifce OF his soul. that Il would be the
poorest transaction that could be made.
For after he has sacrificed his soul and
been consigned to his doomed estate.
the loss is irretrievable. as Christ says,
What shall man give in exchange
for his soul"
The funeral Of the late George T.
Smith will be held from his home. so
South Patrick street, tomOTTcp after
noon at B O. CLOCK. The funeral scT yi,cs
will be conducted by the Rev. g. u.
Bulla, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, and the burial will be in
Bethel Cemetery.
The remains Of the late Mrs. Myrs
Lee CivalieT, vino died a. the nome OF
her daughter, Mrs. William PinCkney
Holmes, in Baltimore, yesterday,
reached this city today. The funeral
viii be held from Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock. The Rev. W. j. Morton viii
conduct the funeral services and the
burial viii be made in Ivy Hin Gene
terry
John Davis is held at the police head
quarters charged with taking five coal
hOds and a wagon jack from in front
of the hardware store Of the Carlin-
Hulfsh Company
George Chichester. who was arrested
by Policemen Bell and Sampson charged
with stealing five pounds OF butter from
r. F. DOwnham store. at the corner
OF King and Payne street. viii be given
a hearing before Justice eaton tomorrow
morning
At the First Baptist Church this morn
ing the Rev ". F. Watson, pastor, de-
livered an interesting sermon taking for
his subject "A Great Contribution" At
the services this evening Mr.. Watson
viii take for his subject The Scriptur-
al Basis OF Giving"
The Christmas entertainment of Beth
any MetbSdist Protestant Church viii
be held on Wednesday week
The Christmas entertainment of St.
MaTy's Sunday School will be held next
Sunday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock.
The Rev. c. r. stansbury. pastor Of
Cecil Charge Northeast, Maryland Oc-
cupied the pulpit in the Methodist Prot
estant Church this morning, owing 10
the absence Of the pastor. the Rev. G.
/. HUmphries, who is in Newark. y. j.
The Rev. H J. Cutler. pastor Of S..
Mary's Church being in New York. the
Rev. L. T. Kelly. the assistant pastor,
celebrated both masses at that church
this morning
The Rev. Berryman Green. who was
last week elected Bishop COadiutOr OF
Virginia, preached at St Paul's Prot
estant Episcopal Church this morning.