The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-28

please remove their hats. Most OF
them came off at once
you won't like everything / do
Mr.. Jones stated. ,"Of course, If 20,
look for things to criticise. you'll find
them. And I'm perfectly willing to
nave YOU make suggestions, blu,
don't criticise, unless you know why
you're doing 1t or IL you don't mind
you'll get in somebody's way, WIFI
would otherwise be saved"
Mr.. Jones introduced all of his
party. and said that, in starting he
wanted to tell the audience about the
financial work to be done in the cam.
paign. Collections will be taken until
the local running expenses have been
taken In. also the expenses OF the
workers. with the exception of Mr..
Jones. who will receive nothing for
his work until the last day of the
campaign. The necessary expenses to
lie collected will be about $1,000, and
when this has been collected the
plates will not be passed around any
more until the last day. o
After explaining the necessary de-
tails Of running the campaign prop
erly. and the Offering of a short pray
or. Mr.. Jones launched into his SER
mon for the afternoon. He READ from
the 18th chapter of st. Matthew.
where Christ. speaking with his dis
ciples. asked the question Whom do
men say that l am? Whom do 20 say
that 1 ann" Enlarging on Peters
reply. Thou art the Christ" Mr..
Jones showed by vivid illustration
why the thinking mar cannot help
but know that there is a God. Ma,
ture Itself points 10 the ~undenlable
fact. said MIR. Jones. u oven deep
er than that, in man himself, when
the rubbish OF accumulated sin is
brushed away. there is the image of
God. God is trying to reveal himself
to men all the time, In one way and
another but, says Mr.. Jones, the way
to find him best is to go to the Bible.
"the only book that speaks with alb
solute authority about God" SOM
say the Bible Is vulgar, Mr.. Jones
says, but while there are some parts
Of 1t not to be read In a general aud
ience, 1t Is all necessary. according to
the evangelist. THE Bible deals with
the diseases of sin, just as valuable
medical books deal with the diseases
of the body. and you don't consider
them vulgar" he said. God reveals
himself to men as men possess the
ability to grasp the infinite God, but
a man must read the Bible and be
taught, for said the speaker, 81 be-
lieve In depravity-every man left 70
himself Is hopelessly lost" II believe
In God, because 1t takes God to con-
vert n man." MIR. Jones forcefully re-
marked In this connection. THE way
to convert an infidel Is to cure him.
DO you know God" the speak
er inquired further. "Our church.
es are filled with people who
don't know God, but some of us
know him, for we've met him. Draw
ing a telling illustration OF mans con.
ception of God when God had prop
erly revealed himself in a mans SOU
Mr.. Jones said that IL it were possible
for God to cease his existence. the
knowing ones would have a vacant
place i'm their hearts, a void. and
God fills the vacant place" tn,
speaker said. you can't understand
God. just like a child can't understand
the talk OF its father" said Mr.. Jones
and yet he knows and trusts In him.
Anybody can start "a religion" nc.
cording to MIR. Jones, and people vii
run out OF the church to join 1t be
cause they don't know Coo. Hcr,
Mr.. Jones changed his subject matter
to talk Of just what the church
means. Its not the Baptist, Methods
or Presbyterian church that tn,
gates OF Hell cannot prevail against
he said. but the church, I'm the full
meaning Of the word. and thpt is tn
called out" people. Those who be
long in this gathering have citizcnshi
in Heaven. the evangelist said, and ar
pilgrims I'm a strange land down her
ON earth. Men should live their re
ligion. is Mr.. Jones idea. you tai
about politics and everything else,
he said. but mighty little about TN
church. II believe i'm II life test
mony."
Speaking of each persons part /
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