The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-16
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
REVIVAL SERVICES
Interest Growing Daily i'm Sermons
and Music-Fine Crowds.

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The auditorium of the Christian
church is being filled nightly to hear
Evangelist Holmes preach and Mr..
| Curtis sing. The latter is a Colfax
| product and the people are showing
a commendable pride in his splendid
work. They knew him before as a
strong preacher whose worth had
been attested by the important fields
he has occupied, but they had but
little knowledge of his ability as a
Song Leader and Soloist. He is as
sisted by large chorus which leads
the congregation to hearty re-
spouse, and pleases every one with
the special songs. The music is in
deed an attractive feature of the
work.
The compliments being passed up
on the sermons Of Evangelist Holmes
are very f1attering and general. The
fact that the audience is increasing
daily and that the same people come
back night after night is sufficient
testimony to their value. He does
not waste time with useless prelimi-
naries, but goes Immediately to the
point, dealing direct, forcefuI blows
against all kinds of evil, and makes
a strong appeal to the better life. ANY
one can see that he is a man of deep
conviction, but yet in all he has to
say against sin, there is no sarcasm
nor bitterness. He seems to follow
His Master in that he hates sin and
loves the sinner
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of his work for the present is
the discussion of Church History
from large chart. On last Saturday
evening he took up the prophecies of
Daniel and proved beyond all posi-
bic doubt that the Church was estab-
lished on the Day of Pentecost. On
Sunday night he took up this same
line of thought In connection with
the church and from large chart he
pointed out in most interesting and
forceful way the cardinal doctrines of
the Apostolic Church. He noted that
everything centered in Christ and
that to become a member of that
church one must hear of Christ"
believe in Christ" repent toward
Christ, Confess Christ" and be
"baptised into Christ" He noted
that the Church rested upon obi
vine foundation, namely the Di-
vinity of Christ; Had a Divine law"
the Word of God; Had a Divine
Name, the Church of Christi"
Had Divine creed, AS revealed
in the Scriptures; and finally that it
had a Divine form of Government"
Beginning with this last statement.
last night before the regular sermon
on THE Devil LIAR" he pointed out
how the early churches came to de-
part from the Divine form of Gov
eminent" noting the growth of the
power of the ''Eldership." He point
ed out that the name Elder" grad
ually gave place to the name
Bishop" and that in the struggle
for chief place after the death of
the Apostles, it narrowed down to
few places and at last came to be
contest between the Bishops of Con-
stant1nople and Rome, the latter
gaining the advantage in the Coun-
Gil of Nice in 325 and a successor
named Gregory declaring himself
to be the Pope" in the year of $50.
thus establishing Roman Catholic
ISM. He will continue this inter-
estlng discussion until he has traced
the history of the Church next Sun
day night.
In his sermon on "The Devil a
Liar, Mr.. Holmes gave a number of