The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-02-13
I WILL COME AGAIN"
Mr.. Garland ProcIaims The Doc.
trine OF Christ's Second Coming.
PEOPLE WERE TURNED AWAY
The Pastor Publicly Thanks The Star and The
Free lsncs For Help and Co ope alton.

Ii Is very evident that the Baptist
church cannot hold the people that want
TO come TO the meeting now In progress
At $50 p. IN Wednesday the people be-
gan tn gather and Ill the church and by
1:3O there was no standing room TO be
had No other attraction 10 the city
seems To Affect the interest, for the truth
ously there Is nothing on earth that can
stop them
Mr. Garland Il not a sensational
preacher In the ordinary sense of that
word, Tor no man could be simpler and
palmer. be breaches only the Bible, but
he breaches that with wonderful direct
ness aud power, and when the Bible gets
real hold OF a people there Is nothing
that can create "a greater sensation.
Therefore. the kind OF sensation that this
preacher creates IL always 10 be well
coined by any community
More than 80 have already been added
20 the church and IL IL fully expected
that many Others will do likewise.
The song service WAS very good. When
the great congregation let out their
voices on that inspiring song, Throw
Out the Lie Line" II was ike an ocean
song. Mrs. J. b. Proctor sang with
great sweetness Over the Line
One OF the most interesting sights in
the meeting Is to see the boys around the
pulpit. Probably 40 or 80 boy gather
ed Wednesday night on the steps and
around the platform.
Before Mr.. Garland spoke the pastor
OF the church. Rev. X. Aubrey Williams.
said that he desired to express publicly
the appreciation Of both himse and his
people for the courtesy and Kindness
and cooperation of she press OF the city.
mentioning them by name. He said that
they had contributed In no small degree
TO the general interest and success OF the
meeting and called attention to their
power In this regard.
Mr.. Garland announced rs his text, IL
VIII come again." found IA the l4th
chapter of John. He introduced his sub
lect by saying that he believed IN the
eternity OF heaven and the eternity OF
hell and quoted Matt 25:46 In support.
de always backs up his declarations
with Scripture and quantity says, 1.-THE
Book said IL; didn't" He never argues;
he relies on the Book. he declared that
he believed that Christ was coming
again, because Christ said so. He did
not know when He was coming, because
that was Christ's business and Christ had
not said when He was coming His
business was to get ready for this COM
Ing. He touched very graphically on the
manner OF His coming, spoke of the pub
licity OF His coming. for every eye shall
see Him" but the greatest stress he laid
on the purpose of His coming-to wei.
come the redeemed. to reward them for
their work and toll. he spoke OF the
rewards OF Spurgeon. and Wesley and |
Moody and their great surprise at the |
amount OF their service. and then in a |
most tender manner he called the names |
OF some leading Christians 10 the congre- |
cation aud the reward that awaited |
them because they had been faithful 1t |
was quite impressive and was undoubt- |
eddy calculated to make men want to |
be better and to be better prepared to |
meet the coming Christ.
His final word was that Christ was
coming TO punish. he said he was sorry |
to have to say It, but the Book made |
him. Christ was coming to Judge the |
world, to separate the people. to award |
according to the deeds, and closing sud- |
denly the preacher urged the unsaved |
to get ready for His coming and 10 re- |
Spouse to his Invitation some eight or |
niue men aud women went forward.