Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-20
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10 RENEDICTION PRONOUNCED
AT LAST NIGHTS SERVICE
Evangelist Smith Brings Meeting to Sudden Ending
City Policemen and Firemen Attend in Body.

Last night was the first time since
the revival services began that an
audience has been dismissed without
benediction. At the conclusion OF
an earnest appeal, to which eight per-
sons responded, Evangelist Smith
suddenly said, 81 have done all !
can, you may co.
"The people remained standing
for moment, as if uncertain as to
his meaning. Noticing that they did
not start to leave he said. "You are
dismissed, I'm through" Finally
realizing that the meeting was at an
end the three thousand people began
slowly filing out of the tent.
The story Of Jacob formed the basis
for the sermon of the evening, in
which the mean, despicable traits in
his character were pointed out; how
he cheated his brother Esau out of
his birthright and followed it up by
cheating and deceiving his father.
He called attention to the fact that
Jacob represented some modern So
called Christians. who will get a
brother in tight place and then "do"
him. Jacob planned to do just as he
did. So do the men of today, said
the speaker. According to the state
ments of the evangelist, Jacob was
prototype of the unprincipled law
yers-found that he could take ad-
vantage of his brother and did it.
"No, all the Jacobs didn't die when
he did. They're here in the city =
you'll find them in the stores, in the
council. yes, even in the churches!
Are you here tonight? Are you here
who put blister on your sisters
face? If so, write your name down
trickster!
Referring to the covering up of sin.
he said that if a girl happened: to, go
wrong. she was Stunned by society,
shut out from the home and that most
of them went down to their death in
the red light district, while the devil
who was responsible for her ruin, if
he could cover up his meaness, would
be received socially and "blessed un-
til further orders"
"Sin always breeds fear" said the
speaker. "There are men here to-
night to whom certain faces recall
the past = they're afraid to meet
them. But We will have to meet God
some day!
"Jacob had to slave seven years
for his wife and then seven more
and then woke up the next morning
to find he had married the wrong wo-
man. Old Laban made him settle. Sin
always breeds slavery!
81 talked with a man Sunday night
who told me he would give a million
dollars, if he had it, if he could quit
the drink habit. God never intended
we should be slaves, but there are
probably hundreds here tonight who
are.
"Be sure your sin will find you
out. You sin and you'll pay. Listen!
Young men, if you have been an
awful sinner, God can and will for
give you, but nature never!
"If you, young woman, marry a
man to reform him, God help you, for
the man wouldn't marry you to re-
form you! You: girls of Alexandria
demand of the man what he demands
of you. Don't cheat yourselves. Say
to him you believe in virtuous girl,
how about you?
"You young women and Christ can
save Alexandria-you and the, devil
can damn it.,
'.'No man can sin alone. When you
sin your wife has to suffer, If l
should go out and sin tonight my
wife and three children would
suffer and my father, mother
and brother. 1t costs great deal,
young man, when you take your first
glass of liquor, but it costs your
mother a great deal more. 1t costs
a great deal, young woman, when
you 60 out and sin, but it costs your
father and mother great deal more.
Eight years ago l was tired OF sin.
The Son of God came along and took
me, in. 1 don't claim to be a saint,
but I know I'm not the man ! was
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