The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08

In service on the battlehelds of life
Fought another battle, as he tried &,
make the decision to take his stand I'm
the front ranks of the army of Christ
"A comrade pushed him forward, bu,
ne still hesitated. Leaping from the
platform, Bob Jones hastily made RI
path to the side of the waverer and
led him to the front, amid the hearty
applause of all who witnessed the In
cident. AS young men, old men, girls
women, and little children continued
to come forward applause again broke
out as many saw loved ones, friends
and comrades make their choice TO
lead a better life. All things con.
sidered, 1t was a glorious victory for
Christ. and all the more remarkable
a victory considering the fact that
only eight days have gone by in Mr..
Jones thirty-day campaign.
When the invitation had been sus-
pended for the evening, Mr.. Jones
made a little heart to heart talk to
the converts, which was istened To
with equal interest by the rest of the
large audience. He said that some
who have come to Christ say: How
do L really know that 1 am saved.
when i don't have any feeling"
Every saved person knows 1t, Boil
Jones says. because the Bible tells us
how to know when we are saved.
Just give yourself unreservedly to
Christ, accept him as your Saviour.
and . will have all the expert.
ence,' blessing and The new ma
ture' that scmc sneak OF az being a
port Of salvation. Christ says: Him
that coineth unto Me, i will in no
wise cast out" and If we turn over
on lives to Him He will uphold His
promise to the fullest. Read your
Bible, pray In secret, do 1t every day,
and trust in Jesus leadership always.
and Salvation. in the fullest meaning
of the word, is yours.
AS stated above. the Masons were
guests of the tabernacle last evening,
attending the service in a body, and
The Church in the WILDWOOD waa
sunk by the choir at their request. Mr..
mckenzie again had his "whistling
chorus at work last night, and they
did fine work on the official "whistling
song" IF Your Heart Keeps Right
Other songs OF the evening were God
Will Take Care of You" Nothing
but the Blood OF Jesus" and Il Would
be Like Jesus" Mr.. Mckenzie sang
a solo. Rev. Tolar offered a pray.
err at the beginning of the service.
Afternoon Talk on Holy Spirit.
Beginning yesterday afternoon Bob
Jones delivered the first of a series Of
talks on the Holy Spirit" Although,
in the words of Mr.. Jones himself,
he only touched with his fngertips,
h hem of the garment of the story
he had to unfold. still he gave his
audience some interesting facts about
the functions of the Holy Spirit
which seemed to make a profound
impression on the rather small num-
Der present.
Before going into his talk, Mr..
Jones held a resolution service"
asking for a statement Of resolutions
which any Of the audience may have
made pertaining to the campaign
now I'm progress. Many told Of hay
ing purposed to do all i'm their power
to make the series of services fruit
full. Rev. Robert Phillips offered Il
prayer. a very small choir was in
evidence at the afternoon service, and
Mr.. Mckenzie urged the audience Ia
join in the singing. Holy Spirit,
Faithful Guide" 81 Never VIII Cease
To Love" and My Jesus Love Thee
were some OF the songs of the after
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Mr.. Jones said. i'm connection will
his talk on the "lIoly Spirit that II
was his purpose only To stick closely
to the facts as stated i'm the Bible. an(
not to give any of his own or anyon,
elsc's opinions on the matter. FIRST al
all. Mr.. Jones says tho Holy Spirit /!
a self conscious being with "a free will
u is just rs necessary for u to civ,
II reverence md respect as the FathcI
and the son. I'm fact. we can rcCciv,
forgiveness from these Two whore
when we have offended the Holy Spir
II, 1t would be difficult to recciv,
pardon. The proof Of the Holy Spirit
being q person I'm the sense tina
there Is definite work which II has {,