Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-09-07
LAST NIGHTS SERVICES AT BIG TABERNACLE
Evangelist Smith breaches on the Wies of his Satanic
Majesty-says Nobody Dsarrange Things Like
the Deyil-Tels What lie Thinks of Certain Methods
Employed in Raising Money for Churches

Although the Baptists made a fire
showing at Tuesday nights revival
services, in respect to numbers pres
ent the Methodists made equally as
good a record last evening, being out
in practically full force. They oc-
cupied the pews in the central Sec
ton of the tent and when the hour
for opening arrived nearly all the
remaining seats were filled.
The song service opened with the
singing of eff Jesus Goes With Me-
Next the choir sang Dwelling in
Beulah Land" the chorus of which
was later whistled first by the ladies
and then by the men. A good Metho-
dist brother requeste That the hymn
"Old Time Religion be sung. He
got it. The choir and audience re-
sponded promptly. Rev. L. N.
Ferguson, pastor of Trinity Metho-
dist Church, offered prayer. Prof.
Cole sang "Jesus is a Friend of Nine"
Evangelist Smith read the scripture
lesson after which the choir render
ed the awakening Chorus" follow
ed by Crock of Ages" and then
came the sermon.
Mr.. Smith chose for his subject last
night, "The Wiles of the Dev!" or
"The Sins of d.. His text was E.phe-
slams 6: 10, Ii.
His sermon in part was as follows:
tsIf you want to fight the devil, the
first intelligent and important thing
to dois to find out what he IS doing.
No fool would fight without. krowlng
something about his opponent. And
yet, you, Christians think. -You-,c car
combat the devil. You dare not say
that ecu are able to withstand him
He rarely ever attacks with a frontal
attach--but always in the most in-
siduors manner.
'T- is remarkable, but only a COIN
cidenca, kow many wiles of the devil
begin with the same letter as mis-
namc--D.
sThe first one I call your attcn-
tion to is Dethronement. The first
thing Cct: sid was not study or think
but choose. The devil knows that and
he loves to come into your life ard
nine and topple our will from it.;
throne, until we lose the powe: OF,
choice. We see all around lis people
who have tecome slaves to some vice
or halit, until they are no longer its!
master. I have seen some so-callcd
christians, who were slaves to an
evil tcnrre, God can save me from
my temper Or He is not = God wcrfh
Gavi.g.
":Aro.her one is Dis1rrangen,cnc.
This is one of the devils master wiles
Nobody tan dissarrange things like
the devil. God is a g,! oil order
Evervtl::::r.: in nature is orderly. But
the devil loves to disarrange; he Isl
Il mas.,r l,addler. How often we sec
this in our churches, v.ten We think
more of the effect of or sermon than
If .::od's truth; When we think moro
IF the t. oaa in our sorgs than the
words we sing.
81 think ought to l,ve 81 aired
glass r,,:6ow in every church to the
nnmory of the oyster and have a
special creed and PRAYER written for
st. GSs:cr. It may h.: ST.. chicken
here in .Ee South. Il: oyster and
chicken lave built more churches,
rut m,In new carpets on them, and
paid more preachers salaries than
any other one thing I know of. 1t is
Gisarrans. en.cnt.
Another master vile Of the devil
is Destruction Anything that destroys
body and mind is wrong. That is
why l am heart and. soul against
strong drink. 1t nearly destroyed n.
life and my home.I am glad you are
going to get rid of the cursed stuff
in Alexandria on the first of Mover.
her, and | hope you will put men in
office that will enforce the saw to the
limit.
There are many more that, might
Observation-Disclosures, Disloyaltv
and others, but I haven't time,
I do want to mention Dir
tiness.I mean impure thoughts ana
impure speech I have heard men
swear on the streets of Alexandria sc
if they had been 70 He'll for their
education and lad the devil for th.i,
teachers, they have the language O,