The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-02-11
GODS GREAT GRACE
The Theme OF Mr.. Garland Mon.
day Night.
COTTAGE MEETINGS WELL ATTENDED

A packed house greeted NJ. Garland
Monday night at She Baptist church. No
other attractions Ia the city seem to In
tertere with the interest 10 these services
The people come In large numbers and
they come early. AT T:45 the house was
Toll To the dOors-gallery and all In n
evidently the aim OF the speaker not TO
narrow the meeting down TO any one
church or any class ~ people The Inter
est seems 10 be general. Many OF all the
churches are present aud take part In the
services Rev. Mr. Hende riit, lat on The
platform ard led in l. VERY tender nraver
Tor revival Of grace all over tho city.
Mr. OAKLAND, ~ usual. req9e-ted that
the Merry widows" be removed and
there was generally - good response.
Ihi- - surely good thing aud greatly
heip- TIE service, hecau-e usually speak
iny the average auditor Is more interest
ed when he can see the speaker
Mr. Garland again ca led for volun.
teers TO hold cottage PRAYER meetings at
their home There were four responses
aud from n IN. Tuesday Ia $40 a IN
these meetiny- were held at Mr. Frank
n Tyler Mr.. W. :. Chesley's. Cant :
J. Quinn'- Mr.. NJ. G. Willis. About ~
people all told gathered at these homes
and with song and reading and prayer
committed the meeting 10 God.
Many singers from al the choirs of the
city come and willingly help I'm the music
This Il very much appreciated nv the
church. Me-srs Wright aud Bullock
sang very tender duet
Mr. Garland took ss his text the words.
My grace l. sufficient for gu. and then
proceeded To snow that Gods grace was
sufficient Tor our every need. whethe
that need was a time OF sorrow. OF diff
Guilty, ui trouble, OF work He plucked a
chapter out 81 his own personal Lille and
told now he came TO give himself abso-
lut-ly u evangelistic work. With no
ost-ntation, but very earnestly, he told
now he had held back, he had had no
collegiate education. he did not want to
rehnguish his salary as "A drummer but
alter three years struggle he gave IN all
and determined TO throw himself abso-
lutely on the grace OF God For ten
years, he sail, he had been leaning on
that grace. but It had never failed him. -
lie cited the cases OF Moses. Elijah. Paul
ana Others To show how full and free
this grace OF God was and then. turning
his attention TO the unsaved. he called
on them TO cast themselves on the grace
OF God
IL was a strong appeal, coming right
rom the mau's heart and life. Eight re-
sponded To his appeal
THE AFTERNOON
Fully 25O people gathered in the lee.
ture room OF the church to hear Mr.. Gar
land discuss the "Christiau's Relation "a
the World"
There was no attempt at this service
TO attack any Christian for attending
places OF amusement. nor did he attempt
| 20 draw any line and saw that a Chris
tian could do this and he couldn't dc
that In every case he referred the peo
pie back To the Bible and said I'm sub
stance that the Christians relation wa,
TO be determined In large measure moi
whether the doing OF these things hurt
the party themselves. but did Il influenc,
some one else so that Il hurt them. IL il
sale To say that the Christian people ar,
having their duty pointed out very clear
ly. Mr.. Garland has "A way OF gettin.
very close To the people.