The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-05
From The Daily Item. April 80.

The Bob Jones revival campaign
has, In the words of Mr.. Jones him
self. 'gotten down TO business two
services being held yesterday. and two
services zach day will be held here
after. An important announcement
made yesterday was that relative to
the change In the hour Of afternoon
services. Hereafter the time for be-
ginning will be 4 o'clock In the af-
ternoon instead of $50. The crowd
yesterday afternoon. while not as
large as the evangelist expected. was
sufficiently large to pretty well MI tho
tiers OF seats near the rostrum, and
a Is thought that with the change of
hour, more people will be able to
come to the afternoon services. Last
night the tabernacle was well filed.
Mr.. Jones answered some criticisms
which he said he had heard about the
method OF distributing the sons books,
and the applause. also the marching
OF men through the streets In a re-
ligious parade. Mr.. Jones said that
ten years OF experience had taught
him that selling the hymn books at
a nominal price vas the way to have
them preserved and the very best way
all around. lie said that Jose Eliot,
the Filipino secretary. has no salary
account. only his actual expenses be-
Ing charged In the general expense,
and that no deserves the little he
make on the song books. About the
applause. Mr.. Jones says we applaud
anything worth while in any other
walk OF NE and why not applaud a
sooa song at the tabernacle. "Ytd
march La political and business gath
erinss. he said. why can't you march
once In awhile for Christ ?"
The afternoon sermon yesterday
was ON Prayer" the text coming
from the 9TH chapter OF James, and
the verse which says: "Ye have not,
because we asked not The whole
problem OF church work today, ac-
cohrding to Mr.. Jones. Is the problem
OF prayer. I'D rather be a good prayer
than a good preacher" Everyone
ought To learn to pray because its
Gods will for is to pray. For every
thing worth while that is bestowed
upon mankind. there have been pray
ers To heaven for IL; somebody prays
for every revival. Passages I'm the
Bible relating to certain phases of
prayer" were pointed out by Mr..
Jones as follows: LIST Timothy, 3:S
shows " WILL Luke 1871 shows
duty" 1 Thessolonians 5:17 shows
"earnestness;" jeremiah 1913 tells OF
Invitation" 1 Peter 3:12 gives "un-
derstanding." and Matthew III shows
spirit OF asking" "No soul" a
Bob Jones. has ever rung the bell of
heaven that the door didn't open"
But tho thing prayed for must be for
the glory OF God. as prayers sent up
for eelhsh interests cannot expect to
be answered. Mr.. Jones here rap
ped" the Christian Scientists "sys-
tenn" which he says is such that. while
they claim to be the biggest prayers
on earth. they really can't pray at all
because they do away with atone
ment. u no man has any credit in
heaven except through Jesus" At
the conclusion OF the sermon a great
many. at the invitation of the evan
gellst. stated what prayer had done
for them.
Al the night service Mr.. Jones
seemed to have his audience with hin
probably better than at any service
since Sunday. The singing was "a big
feature. the choir showing wonder
full Improvement. and the audience
taking more interest than usual. also.
The songs OF the evening were "Thc
Harvest Song" "Oh. How I Love
Him" IF Your Heart Keeps Right
and My Jesus. | Love Thee MIR
NJ. Mckenzie suns Jesus Has Saved
Me" lie sang as usual at the after
noon services. but the choir of the at
tcrnoOn was not nearly SO good as at
night. suffering from the %attcndauc,
being cut down. Rev. j.. IL. Wilson
prayed before the sermon OF Ia,
evening. Rev. j. NJ. Rogers ofrcrc,
a prayer at the afternoon service.
The subject Of Mr.. Jones' discours,
for the evening was Home Problems
and the telling facts that he brought
home To his audience often resulted
In prolonged applause when he nae
mad, n good point. The text of the
sermon was taken from the 22nC