Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-10-07

Tonight Vt $50. Mr.. stephens will
speak on What are yon trusting ing'
Friday at $50 Union prayer meeting
IN the annex. Following the meeting,
Mrs, Powell desires 20 meet all the
captain OF the districts.
Friday, 1880 To Lao. business girls
lunch AZ the y NJ r Al Every Dusi-
ness girl invited.
Friday, y. m. high school girls
will bring their lunches To the taber-
nacle All the high school boys are
invited TO come and eat with them.
Saturday, ri m, boys and girls
train meeting At the tabernacle.
Things worked on schedule plans
yesterday In tabernacle circles. The
noon hour reception rendered the
working girls Of the city at the Y.
M 81 A WAS most pleasantly and
prolitably spent, a large number being
In attendance, Al the same hour,
members of the Stephens party vent
out 70 the Auburn Wagon works and
held a meeting Mrs. Powell and
Miss Byrnes met the High school
girls In the annex and the executive
COMMITTEES met just before the hour
for services 10 begin ut the tabernacle
last evening
One OF the most soulful and stir.
ring features oi these meetings IA
song Mr. Wepner has shown himaelf
i MASTER IN his office US maaical
director anil hts choir has ably re-
sppnded @ hia guidance. a number
of dew songs afe being introduced
One of the most popular IL entitled.
Because | Love Jesus" There Is no
abatement Of interest in the taber-
nacle meetings The tabernacle was
nearly flled last evening. Ten OF the
local ministers and representatives
from perhaps every church In Mar
tinsburg were in attendance.
The evangelist led IN prayer. Mrs.
Powell sang "ls the Jesus Who Loves
You Yours" Every Mans Refuge"
was the sermon theme, the text being
found in Isaiah 32:2. In the Begin
ming OF his service. Mr.. Stephens said
he had found urgent pressure upon
him on the past Sunday and Tues
day evenings to extend invitations to
sinners TO take a stand for Christ,
and was glad that some hundred and
thirty souls had accepted the lnvi-
tation; but he insisted that IN his
Judgment the time was not yet fully
ripe for this phase Of the work. He
believes that the protesting Chris
tions need first of all TO be wheeled
I'm line of Christian action and CO.
operation. He deplored the fact so
many church people were at variance
one with another and spoke of the
unbrOken silence that had crept be-
tween members of the churches caus-
ing some of them TO study astronomy
with heads elevated towards the stars
and other TO study geology with their
eyes upon the ground when they met.
He announced his intention of turning
some more gospel artillery upon en-
yious, Jealous, unforgiving and unen-
listed church members. For nearly
an hour he poured out his soul I'm a
great message, fully sustaining his
promise
According to the evangelist. this
world IS not yet Gods. but Satin's,
and Christians are tremendously i'm
the minority He ridiculed the idea
current with many that there is no
personal Devil and no eternal hell,
and demanded explanation OF his
hearers as to who Is responsible for
| the works so devilish abroad in the
world today He says where there
are so many little devils there must
, be "A parent devil He charges that If
! Satin be chained as some profess TO
| believe, that the chain that tethers
! him around Martinsburg is amply
/ long enough to suit his fiendish ma
| iesty. He believes the greatest empest
! the wrold has ever seen is night to
| breaking upon us. and sways his au-
| diences with his graphic portrayal Of
! sin and the visitation of divine wrath.
! But always his message magnifies and
emphasizes salvation in and through
! The Savior Of men.
! Mr. Stephens said in the course of
his remarks last evening that he did
/ not aways stick to his text, but that
he would be found sticking 10 his
crowd It. might be true, as some
I charged that he wandered; hut he
was only out looking for the wander
ers in that event. His last evenings
sermon was one of great force and
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