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

a wrong thing to do.
From The Daily Item, May 8.
Yesterday was a red letter day in
the Bob Jones evangelistic campaign,
both in point of attendance and results
achieved. AT the afternoon service,
after the evangelist had preached a
thrilling sermon on the subject OF
Personal Work" and had extended
the invitation for all who had been
neglecting Christ's business, but who
would try to lead a more jealous
Christian life, to come and give him
their hands, the audience came al
most in a body to take advantage Of
the opportunity offered. The choir
accepted the invitation almost as one
person. Hundreds promised to lend
their influence to help make the cam
paign a success by praying and by
asking men to get right with God, and
many promised. when the invitation
Tor converts was given. 10 So out into
the audience and ask men and women
10 come 10 the mercy seat.
The choir as usual took a big pant
in yesterdays program, singing at the
afternoon service 1T is Well With My
Soul" Amazing Grace "The Touch
of His Hand on Nine" and "Oh, Hap
py Day At night they sang THE
Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
Somebody Knows Jesus Included
Me-" and by special request of the
Confederate veterans, Grown Him
Lord of AL" Miss Keller sang as a
solo III her usual pleasing manner, the
verses to Somebody Knows the
entire choir joining in the chorus
Mr.. Mckenzie sang his usual solo at
each service, Jesus is All the World
to Me" being suns in the afternoon
and II am Sure that He Loves. Even
Me-" at night.
The evangelist took for his after
noon subject Personal Work." as
applied to the business of saving
of souls for Christ, and as a fitting
beginning for his sermon he read a
letter eceived from the pastor of a
church at Charlottesville, Ind, from
which place the Jones party came to
this city. This church, Mr.. Jones
stated, is one of those aristocratic,
exclusive" sort of churches, which
had been going along pretty much in
the same rut until the revival awoke
them to the possibilities Of personal
work. The letter says, in part: eve
have 40 people lined up since you left,
that were influenced by the revival,
but were not certain, n the total of
new members since the revival began
is 1877. A new spirit has taken pos
session Of us. Please tell the people
of Sumter to not wsate their time in
the start, as We did, but to go right in
with you from the jump and they
VIII nave a SlOIlOuS victory. Iell
them we are praying for them" Mr..
Jones urged hat the leadership OF
himself and party be trusted, and that
the cooperation of the good people of
Sumter be given him, without any
reservation, and the results would be
Forthcoming. The collection Of the
expense, he said, is dragging, and he
urged the necessity for clearing it up
quickly So that more efficient work
could be done, when the audience
no longer had to be worried about il.
"Pcrsonal work" said Mr.. Jones. is
one kind Of work that every Christian
in the world can do, and it is a very
necessary work i'm the business of say
ing souls. Every man ought to take
an interest in the soul Of his ncighDOr
to such an extent that he would not
merely ask him to come to Christ but
also should tell him how To come, and
If YOU cant tell anybody what To du
to be saved. YOU ought to be ASHAMED
to call Yourself Il Christian.' And
the very best way to save souls is tc
save them one at "A time. just rs
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