Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-15
REV. H. N. FAULCONER'S
STIRRING MESSAGE Wins
Another Successful Night in Union
Evangelistic Service at First
Methodist Church.
RAINY NIGHT NO BARRIER.
Number of Persons Move Forward As
Index of New Life ---Services
Again Tonight 7.30 P. M.

IN spite OF the unldNOfaDie cDuQl-
tion of the weather, there was q large
congregation present last evening al
the union evangelistic service in the
First vi. f. Churcsh There was no
abatement OF interest, but the closest
attention was given to the words Of
the evangelist.
When he invited those TO come for
ward who would henceforth live the
Christian life. there were several who
responded. II has been a noticeable
fact that men have been the first in
nearly every service of the present
campaign to answer to the call OF MIR
Faulconer, and last night was no eX-
ception, three young men moving out
TO the front almost immediately.
Mr.. Faulconer chose as his theme
the story of the visit of Nicodemus 70
Jesus. as it is found in the third chap
ter of Johns Gospel He said that the
New Testament presents various pic
lures of people approaching Jesus. in
order to show that salvation is intend
ed for all kinds of folks It is neces-
sary for everybody to lay aside all of
his preconceived notions about the
way of salvation.
The evangelist spoke of a man who
said that it had taken him forty years
to find out that he could not save him
self, and that God never never asked
him to do it. In emphatic words and
with simple and clear illustration, Mr.
Faulconer showed how great a mis-
take it is to decide the claim of relg-
ion under excitement. He mentioned
what everybody who has been attend
ing these meetings has observed. that
they have been free from excitement.
The only excitement that is allowable
is that which is produced by the Spirit
of God in the way of conviction and
sorrow for sin.
The first thing that Nicodemus had
10 do" said the preacher. was to get
his own righteousness out of the way.
The saddest thing is to see a man try
Ing To save himself. Here are two men
out in boat, both of them perfectly
moral and without blame outwardly
both exactly alike so far as self-right-
eousness is concerned. One OF them
falls over into the water Which of
them would you prefer TO be? The
man III the boat, You answer. So il is
not question how good you are, but
whether you arc in Christ Jesus
when man truly comes to Jesus
Christ all the self-righteousness is
knocked out of him. He finds himself
willing to do anything to be made
right. His only cry is Lord, be mer-
ciful TO me d sinner
'The sweetest truth TO one who has
wasted his life and lived in sin, is the
new birth which was spoken of by
Jesus when He talked with NicOde
mus While a man remains the old
self, he knows that he would be out OF
place in heaven. But he can become
as a little child and thus be made 6t
for the kingdom"
The evangelist dealt with those peo-
pie who give undue Importance to
feeling in religion What has feeling
to do he said, with salvation One
is not to feel that he is forgiven. but to
know it. A person would rather know
that he was a millionaire than to feel
like it, A drunken man will feel like
he is one and will talk like it. But a
man can know that he is saved by the
power of Jesus Christ He that believ-
eth on the Son of God hath everlasting
life. There is no better evidence tho'
man is saved than this-that he lives
Jesus. We love Him. because He first
loved us
1t often happens that all the relig-
ious glow is taken out of a persons
life because of his poor physical condi-
tion. The trouble is not with the mans
heart, but with his liver He cannot
afford 10 depend on his feelings. The
only dependence is Gods word Here
he has something to rest on which is
immovable. There is none to look to
for salvation but Jesus Christ"
Mr. Faulconer will preach this even
ing at 730 in the First Methodist Epis-
copal Church, and Mr. Bennett viii
conduct the singing. Everybody is
kindly invited to attend.
Thou Art the Man" magnificent