The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-07
DR.. ". H. SMITH
breaches At
FIRST BAPTIST
DELIVERED EXCELLENT sERMoN
THERE SUNDAY MORNING
SOME FINE MUSIC RENDERED
AT BOTH SERVICES.

The congregation attending the First
Baptist church express great delight
with the organ music at the Sunday
services. Sunday Mr.. Scott. organist,
rendered some pieces for prelude and
interiudes, which carried away the au-
diencE with admiration.
At che morning hour DR.. William h.
Smith. Of Richmond. Va. preached
from the text Thy Kingdom Come"
II was q splendid presentation of the
world field, and he made much Of the
point that those who did not believe In
foreign missions could not pray that
prayer. He swept around the field and
viewed It from the standpoint Of the
benefit to the river, and then from the
great possibilities on the field. many Of
the countries being white to the harv-
est and then the success Of the work.
and under this point spoke Of q pray
er meeting In Korea attended by
eleven hundred. This would make
an American pastor faint-to see that
many come to prayer meeting" He
spoke at some length OF the field of
Italy and South America. where the
people are hungry for the simply story,
and In the latter country recently one
missionary preached four sermons
through an interpreter and as result
sixty people came for baptism. Mr.. N.
Donellan. of New Orleans. sang fine
baritone solo.
At the conclusion subscriptions were
quietly taken for Home and Foreign
Missions payable on or before the
Southern convention meets In Jack
sonville. or by the s0th of April. and In
a few minutes $40 was subscribed.
Night Services.
At night the pastor, Rev. Eugene
Pendleton, spoke from the theme
"Christ's Mission to the Lost" He
said that large percent of the world
belonged to the submerged tenth, the
great unchurcher, the outcast class. In
Pensacola alone, perhaps, the majority
laid no claim whatever to salvation
and recognized themselves to be lost.
But as bad and hopeless as the con-
ditions Of this class seems to be, that
Of another class is worse, the we'll
satisfied, SNUG class blinded by fiatter
Of successful life, who do not recog-
nize themselves to be lost. There is
no difference with God between q
white and a black sheep If the poor
bleating creature is wandering near
some abyss. This self-righteous class
must get, in attitude or mind. where
the first class is before there is any
hope from Jesus. The publican smote
upon his breast The outcast, when 1t
Is said thou art the man. trembles
and replies 7 know IT."
Then followed the propositions, that,
first, lost sheep OF man cannot find
himself. The history of sin unchecked
by some power without always grows
Second, Jesus Is able to find a lost
sheep. or man. The gospel Is a great
searchlight. and keeps men from de-
stroying themselves In sin II Is the
plan made by omnipotence of a lamb
slain 1t has drawn like a magnet.
Jesus has sheep in every land and can
save to the uttermost all who come to
God by Him.
In the application Of that plan also
the work has 10 be done by the Lord.
Salvation Is of the Lord. A man dead
in ,trespasses and sins cannot come to
Jesus Cannot get out of prison until
God breaks the letters. The Spirit
wooing men till men aspire after holi-
ness Is all the work of the gospel.
Without it men are caIlous to all holi-
ness. In answer to the idea that some
men are just naturally religious
stands the fact that some CT the most
unlikely people in the world come to
Christ. The thief on the GROSS, Paul, a
murderer, Augustine. vile reprobate,
and many with whom you might wish
to associate will be in heaven in re-
Spouse to His call. There were two, a
man and wife, who went forward and
united with the church at the conclus-
ion.