Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-19
WAS
WELL ATTENDED
Opening Night Of Evange|ls'
tic Campaign Brings 0ut
Good Attendance
Meetings will Continue for
Next Two Weeks IN Charge
Of Rev. Peterson

me EVdllS.ilCdl CdIiDdlSu At thS
First Baptist church has begun. Last
night was the opening night and a
good sized audience vas present to
join in the song service and listen to
the first sermon by Rev. A. l.. Peter
son, pastor Of the First Baptist church
Of Fargo, who is in charge.
Rev. u. e. Harnhart with the aid OF
the chorus led the congregation in a
rousing song service which was great
ly enjoyed. Kindly in manner and
with splendid ability as a leader of
song Mr.. B%arnhart makes out OF the
musical part of the service a feature
of great interest and inspiration. The
song service of last evening gave
promise of many ENJOYABLE and helpful
services to ONE At the close OF the
sermon Mr.. Barnhart rendered a beau.
tiful solo which touched the hearts of
those who listened.
Rev. A. E. Peterson was introduced
by the pastor of the church and before
| preaching the sermon spoke briefly
| upon the plan OF the campaign. lie
| said he was not an evangelist, hut a
! pastor who e%ndeavored t. do the WORK
| of an evangelist. He will make use OF
none of the tricks of the professional
evangelist during the campaign, but
the simple gospel of Jesus Christ will
be preached and every effort put forth
to open the way for God to bless the
| community and reclaim those in sin
| The meetings will have a three-fold
purpose. They will be devotional, in
spirational and evangelical.
Mr.. Peterson then took for the
| theme of his first sermon, Bread
Enough and to Spare" choosing as
his text, Luke 1917, "How many hir
| ed servants of my father have bread
enough and to spare?'
Some of YOU" the speaker said
have not passed very far along the
highways of life; your experiences
have been limited; and you have
known but little of real want; Others
of this congregation have lived many
years and lifa's experiences have beer
many and not a few of them have beer
nard. But wnen you have turned YOU
thoughts upon the Fathers house 20,
have remembered there vas bread
enough and to spare. Never once die
you fail to find bread. And so | sup
pose it can be said tonight that the
verdict of our common experience Ii
this, that the truth expressed in oul
text has been verified in the past, art
| therefore we may look the future IL
the face with full confidence, and be
lieve that it will be equally true there
Four great facts there are which
these words :uggest. The first o.
| these upon which the speaker dwell
was the fact that in our Fathers house
there is bread enough and to spare
for a complete pardon for sin. 1--WE
| can meet the fact of Cur sin on ne
| other ground than on the ground o.
pardn; the only place where the sin
ner can meet the Savior is at Noun
| Calvary" The a%tonemcnt is to us
mystery u~nfathomable, but yet in i
we find bread enough a,d to spare FOL
a complete pardon for sin.
The second fact mentioned was this
that in our Fathers house there is
bread enough to insure the susten
ance of the spiritual life. God pro
| vided for the children Of Israel moi
only the brazen srpent upon which
they could look and be healed, but the
mama for the s]ustenahce OF life fol
every day.
The third fact brought out was tha1
/ n our Fathers house there is breat
enough to furnish strength for life's
trials There is no escaoing lifes con
| fficts, but there is something better
Bread is to be given us that will nerve
us for the struggle and make us victor
thro ugh Jesus Christ
The closing fact brought out was
that there is bread enough to guaran
tee power FOR the Kingdoms tasks
"There is a positive side to life. Life
must reach out and lay hold and serve
And for this there is bread enough and
to spare. '"s>
With clear language, forceful Logic.
and apt illustration Rev. Mr.. Paterson
brought this message to the people
who listened in q way that held their
attention very closely from BEGINNING
to end.
The subject Of the sermon tonight
tonight will ne, "The Nted Of the Re
ligious Experience" The sermon will
be proceeded by a song service led
by Mr.. Barnhart and there will be
special musical numbrs.