Honolulu star-bulletin., 1915-12-08
BIGGER CROWDS
Seen EACH night
AT BROWN SERIES
Evangelist Holds Attention of
Multitude During Sermon
For IronWorkerS

f1O0Oiuiaus are UcCOtuIu6 ulOic ouu
more interested in the big evangelis-
tic campaign which is being conduct
ed by John E. Brown and Soloist c. p.
Curry, and last night Central Union
church again was filled to capacity.
A large delegation of ironworkers was
present and the center OF the audi
torium had been reserved for them.
Evangelist Browns address was on
the subject, Prepare to Meet Thy
God" This subject has been used
time and time again by evangelists
and ministers, but there are doubtless
very few who can say that they have
presented it with as much force and
adroitness as John e. Brown. Unlike
many other speakers, Evangelist
Brown has a method of talking slow
ly and distinctly and, as result Of
this method, he holds his audiences
from start to finish.
Taking his text from the 18th verse
OF the fourth chapter Of Amos, Pre-
pare to meet thy God" Evangelist
Brown told briefly the story of the
warning given by the Lord to the chill.
dren of Israel
Made Many Promises.
They made profuse promises Of
faith and worship before He led them
out of bondage of Egypt and into Ca
naan, the land of milk and honey, but
after they had reached the promised
land they drifted away from Him
and, in spite Of the many opportuni
ties given them, refused to return. He
caused prosperity to come among
them and caused war to devast their
ranks; He brought terrible afflictions
upon them and then gave them health
and happiness. But under none OF
these conditions would the Children
of Israel return to the Lord.
: Then, after the Lord had exhausted
every means of grace and secured no
results, He warned the children OF
Israel to prepare.
"And everyone who is here tonight
has had the same experience as the
children of Israel" declared Evange-
list Brown. He has called you as O..
child at the family altar; through
your mothers prayers, through your
fathers counsel; In the Sunday
school; from the sacred desk. He
called you in a thousand different
ways, and yet you did not repent Op.
portunities to save thousand souls
has been given every one of you. The
time will come when God will say the
same to you as He did to the children
OF Israel, Prepare to meet thy God
Gives Three Reasons.
There are three reasons why every
- H.. nokf fnra q
urged, the evangelist said. The first
is that some day every one must stand
before the judgment seat; and the
second is that because the way has
been made clear for the preparation 1
by reparation and confession. The
third is that the word of the Lord
teaches that it is fearful thing to
go finally into His presence unpre-
pared.
"If we lose our business, our health
or our reputation, these may be re-
covered. But we can die only once"
Brown said. when death
opens the gate we are launched on
the journey from which there Is no
turning, no choice or no alternative.
don't know the meaning of calvary
unless it is that God SO loved the
world that He gave His only son that
we might be saved"
The evangelist pointed out that it
would be hard to say just when each |
person would meet his or her God. 1t |
must come to many within the next |
10 years, he added, to some 10 weeks,
Ind to some 10 days or 10 hours. BE |
prepared now to meet thy God" he
urged.