Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-10-10

fU0 west NilSlHld AVENUE
District No. IS. Miss Jennie and
Eliza Ambrose, 446 Faulkner avenue.
District No. 10. Mrs. Martha
Manspeaker, 72S John street.
District No. 90 Mrs Carry Cay
Georgia avenue.
District No 81 Mrs. Thomas
Chrisman, Berkeley Place
The first Monday night service that
has been held by Evangelist steph-
ems and his party at the Tabernacle
on West King street was largely at
tended and the results were very
much appreciated by the increasing
band of workers that is now laboring
for the regeneration of Martinsburg
Great interest continues to be mani
tested Mr.. Stephens made an elo-
quent plea to his hearers not to be
defeated by the devil il they had come
to the crisis in their lives, but 70 sur
render freely to God.
His subject was "Kadesh Barnea"
again. He said, SUNDAY morning
spoke to you on Kadesh Barnea in
the Old Testament. Deut. 49, SO
they came to Kadesh Barnea." Ka-
desh Barnea means testing or a
great crisis. /. We saw how God
brought the children of Israel, mum.
bering six hundred thousand, TO Ka-
desh Barnea. On the border of Ca
naan land, but they failed to trust
God and obey Him, and because of
unbehef, they would not 90 up and
possess the land flowing with milk
and honey but turned back into the
wilderness and wandered there for
forty years in doubt and defeat
God was with US in the Sunday
morning service, and l believe fully
a thousand people or even more rose
to their feet. saying, I've come to
my Kadesh Barnea. I make a full
surrender, and by Gods grace, I'm
going through"
Dear people. don't let the devil de-
feat you. If you've come 10 the eri-
sis, surrender fully 10 Him. trusting
and obey and you will never be thf
same again.
q Tonight. I wish to speak brief
ly to you on Kadesh Barnea in the
New Testament. zone thing thou
Jackets. Thou art not far from the
Kingdom of God" zone of you shall
betray men," "What shall do then
with Jesus who is called the Christi
GO thy way for this time almost
thou persuadest me to be Christion"
All these expressions in the New
Testament could be summed up I'M
der the Old Testament text so We
came to Kadesh Barnea.
Herod. the rich young ruler, Judas,
Felix, Agrippa. all came to their Ka-
desh Barnea. They all came so near
the Kingdom of God that it seems
one more step and they would have
been in. But they would not surren-
der, and oh, how pitiably sad that
they came so near but were lost
The heat-break of these services Is t
TO see men and women come so near
to the Kingdom of God as TO be al
most persuaded and then get on their
feet and go out into the darkness
without God and without hope.
1, HeHrod came to his Kadesh
Barnea under the preaching Of John
the Baptist. He was one of the /
worlds mightiest preachers Herod +
heard him many times and heard /
him gladly He feared him greatly
for he believed he was a holy man I
and just man. And I believe under
the mighty convieting messages Of F
John the Baptist he came face to +
face with his awful sin. He struggled, |
fought the battle. came to his Kadesh |
Barnea. but sold his soul for dam
nable sin.
What sin is keeping YOU out of the
Kingdom of God. In Gods name,