The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-19
From rhe Daily Item. May II.

From The Daily Item. May II.
With Ideal weather conditions again
prevailing last night. the Bob Jones
Tabernacle was crowded almost to ca
pacity by n large audience. which in
cluded the woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union delegation. the guests
OF hopor OF, the evening, After the
usual inspiring musical program had
been rendered by tho choir. Touch
Not. Taste Not" was sung by request
OF the, w. c. T. u. Mr.. Mckenzie
then sang n solo. Jesus VIII Give
You Rest
Twenty-ono converts sought the
Mercy Seat last night, who. with
three who accepted Christ at
the Business Mems Prayer meeting
yesterday. makes total of twenty
four who declared for the Saviour yes
terday. 1t Is a noticeable fact that,
as the meeting progresses. those who
have been putting off the important
step are one by one making the decis-
ion 10 get right with God. AT least
one person To whom Bob Jones had
previously made an unsuccessful per-
sonal appeal came forward and made
tho decision voluntarily last night af-
ter the sermon.
Tho sermon last night was we'll cal
oulated to awake the unsaved to the
responsibility which rests upon them,
the text being taken from the 9TH
chapter OF Ehphesians. Awake thou
tha, sleopeth. and arise from tho dead,
and Chris. shall Eivo thee nfe."
calliig attention again 20 the won
dsrfui construction OF Biblical liter
atures tho evangelist showed how this
passage was particularly wonderful In
that. In one short sentence. the sinner
was addressed. described. and saliva
tion dffered. Said Mr.. Jones: ''If you
can write book equal to any one
book in the Bible. I'll give you a mil
lion dollars for the copyright"
ANOTHER thing about the Bible Is
that all through II there runs the note
Of warning TO the unsaved and the
plea 20 come over on Gods side. Gods
pictures of the sinner are not beauti-
full. He calls them the most vitupera
tive names imaginable. In order to
impress them with the awfulness of
being unsaved. and yet some people
get angry because an evangelist
makes what Is. compared to the Ian
guage OF God Himself. "A mild denun-
citation OF those who have refused to
acOept the Saviour. In this connec-
tion. Mr.. Jones said that he received
an anonymous letter yesterday re-
ouesting that he hold up a lovely
ideal to the people" and not picture
OF degredstion. and that this would
be moro pleasing. We'll" said Mr..
Jones. Gods own picture of a soul
asleep is corpse. and what can be
more horrible than that" Further.
the evangelist asked that anybody else
who wished Co write him a letter be
game enough to sign his or her name.
as he didn't like to get mo name"
letters.
Although God hasn't anything nice
10 say OF sinners. he loves them, and
shows II by trying TO awake them to
the touch OF the Masters hand. "You
are awake To business possibilities,
why is II you are asleep To the awful
ness OF sin?" There are men who
are sleeping on the brink OF hell"
You are asleep In that same world to
WHICH Christ came. In which ne lived
In tho midst OF trials. In which ho
died. In which no was hung on the
cross for your sake. and To which lie
is surely coming back some day. Man
of t1day Is sleeping I'm world full Of
Judgments. The most awful success
sion of occurrences la the worlds his.
tory are taking place every day
You are asleep In a world full OF
churches. IN community which has
united 20 bring n revival to your very
door TO wake you To the necessity for
accepting Christ II you want to bc
saved. and yet you sleep through all
this"
There is such "A thing. however. says
Bob Jones. as a man who gets up and
yet isn't awake. as I'm the case OF q
sleep walker. Just 80 church mem
bers 20 along from day TO day with
out the fellowship Of Chrlst-"Re
llaon won't save YOU"
n is possible 20 wake up and ncvct
get mp. You realize that it's time t.
get mp but you put II or lust awhil,