The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-01-21

PROTEST

Is the gospel of Jesus Christ emas-
culated? Has the pulpit lost its pas
sionate sympathy. its burning zeal,
its holy eloquence, toward the world?
NO one present at the Union Evan
gelistic meeting last night could have
entertained such a thought for a mom-
ent Every moment of the time was
pregnant with reverent purpose. 1t
was the orderly march of soul-stirring
convictions, convictions as vitally ap-
preciated as life and superiatively
dominating in strong manhood.
Rev. George Fowler delivered a Wig
orous and eloquent sermon on "Heav-
ems Protest" Text: saul, Saul. why
persecutest thou ne? 1t is hard for
thee TO kick against the oads."-Acts
26:1i. He said in part "For long
periods the world moves along the
even tenor of it's way, When suddenly
far-reaching event occurs, farreach-
ing in its effect and never repeated
in history.
God has given distinct. unmistaA-
able declarations of his will and coun-
sci. In mans adolescence He spoke
by covenant promises with tangible
signs. He gave tle rainbow of prom
ise which has been called Gods scarf
thrown over the shuddering shoulders
of the storm All, however was Gods
protest against mans disobedience.
Then followed the prophetic utteranc-
es of prophets and finally the great
protest OF heaven, made in Jesus
Christ. His life was a protest, his
death was a protest, His resurrection
was a protest against mans sin. He
came back from the sky to make a.
mother protest when He appeared to
Saul of Tarsus in the words of the
text.
THE man who rejects Christ lives
amidst repeated protests. God doesn't
condemn us for one sin, profanity.
vulgarity, taievery, etc, but for sin,
the root out of which all these others
grow. The sin of sin is the rejection
of Christ Right heart relations to
Him Will ultimately determine every
other relation and condition of moral
living. Rejection of Him endangers
every other relation of soul and life.
If sin, a good fellow will save a man
rnen the life and suffering of Christ
We're superfluous. No So He shall con-
"ince the world of sin. because they
believed not on me said Christ
The appeal was mighty When the
speaker portrayed the faitafulness OF
God towards the sinner and declared
aow he lives with knowledge of Gods
protest against his wrong way every
body was evidently moved. He de-
clared: Every church, every Sunday,
every sermon, every gospel song Ia
a protest. These meetings are a pro
test against the sin of Roswell"
Every sinner has within limself
a protest His unsatisfied spirit cries
out against the misuse of his soul en-
'rgies."
One man and one woman went for
ard
The climax of this campaign is ex-
peeted on Sunday in a great meeting
FOR men only, at 3 p. m, when live
subject To be announced tomorrow
will be presented by different speak
ers. Already il is believed that five
hundred men will be in attendance.
Tonight being the service rounding
out the week will be of great inter
est The audience will be treated with
"A Striking Exclamation and an In
spring Announcement" Rev. w. G..
Tenney has requested Rev. p. T. Ram
saw to speak in his place tonight ow-
ing to the fact that Mr.. Tenney is
very busy preparing to remove from
the city.