The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-26
From The Daily Item, May 22.

From The Daily Item, May 22.
Last night was probably the big
gest night yet in the Bob Jones cam.
paign. when two hundred and twent,
converts. headed by the Bob Jones
party and the ministers of the city
marched from the Y. NJ. C. A. around
through Main Street and down Cal
houn to the Tabernacle. Onward
Christian Soldiers" was sung on the
march to the Tabernacle, a drum
corps keeping step" for the marchers
the rest of the time. While the at
tendance in the line of march was
somewhat Of disappointment, there
being practically 800 converts to con-
fess Christ since Mr.. Jones came to
this city. still everybody last night had
good time. the Tabernacle was
crowded to overfiowing and Mr.. Jones,
prior to beginning his sermon, gave
some interesting information to the
new converts and to all Christians.
which was. in itself, a sufficient rea-
son for attending the service last
night.
BY repeated requests Mr.. Mckenzie
sang "The Holy City" and julius
Stubbs rendered a beautiful violin
solo, "Shubert's Serenade." At the
conclusion of the musical program
Rev. j. p. Marion came forward and
made few timely remarks. Mr.. Ma
rion referred to DR.. Snyders address
to the high school graduates in which
the eminent educator told them
You owe u great debt to the COM
munity." Said Mr.. Marion: 1--WE owe
a great debt to Bob Jones for the good
he has done this city. the churches
and individuals, a debt which we
can't pay. but at least we can, on next
Sunday, give, him an Offering that will
be free. hearty and liberal express
sion of gratitude" Mr.. Marion was
literally appiauded.
Mr.. Jones told the converts last
night that there were five, simple III
tie rules, which, If followed, would do
away with backsliding. He then out
lined them as follows:
Pray alone in secret at least twice
a day.
Read the Bible at least ten minutes
a day. beginning with John, and read
IL through fvo times.
90 to church every time your
church door opens. If possible, but
above all, never miss a prayer meet
ing.
Testify for Christ every time you
have chance; it will strengthen your
Christian character.
Pay a tenth of your income to God;
it puts God in your business.
The evangelist then went into the
subject matter Of his sermon which
revolved about the incident of Christ's
healing the leper, as chronicled in the
sth chapter Of st. Matthew. 1t was
just after coming down from the
mountain. having preached that most
wonderful Sermon on the Mount"
that the unclean leper approached the
Master and said: Lord if Thou Wilt.
Tou can'st make me whole" And,
with a touch of His hand. Christ full
filled the wish. First Of all, this
shows that the Savior had eyes for
the individual as we'll as for the mul-
titude. In either case, He was always
waiting for a chance to ease the heart
Of suffering humanity. you know
humanity reminds me OF one great big
heartache." Mr.. Jones said in this con-
nection Jesus always sees tho man
in the crowd with the heartache or
the secret he cannot trust with anyone
else. Maybe II is the secret Of q sin
committed. Well, sin is worse than
leprOsy. and q sin burdened man needs
Christ worse than the leper. "Somc
but no man escapes sin-its the worse
disease tho world has ever known"
While other diseases are not nccessar-
lily so, sin Is hereditary. Sin is con-
tagious. you have two or three men
In this town without God who are
communicating the lives OF your young
men, You quarantine scarlet fever
and smallpox. why don't you quaran-
tine the disease Of Sin? And ono
thing that contaminatcs city most
is the pool room, 1t does the jol
sooner or later. Another way In which
sin Is comparable to leprosy Is the
quick spread Of both diseases through.
out the body. AT first there is only /;
tiny abrasion, then the whole body i.