Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-28
PREPARE TO MEET
THY GOD"
Sermon Before Crowded COngrega-
ton in Union Service Last
Evening.
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
This Week---Evangelist FaulcOner TO
Preach Each NIGHT.

The interest that has been manifest
ca in the Faulconer evangelistic meet
+ lngs Of the past week reached its high-
est point last night, when the Marv-
/ land Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church
was crowded 10 the doors with eager
hearers. Extra seats had been carried
into the auditorium, and pfepsra.
tons made for an unusual crowd.
The expectations were not disappoint-
/ ing.
MIR. F'aulconer spoke in the afternoon
| OF yesterday to q large congregation
OF women and girls. On the succeeding
Sunday afternoons of the campaign
special meetings will be arranged, of
which announcement viii be made
later.
The text OF the sermon Of last
evening was taken from Amos 4:I2.
Prepare to meet thy God. " Mr..
Faulconer said that there is coming .
time when eash person must meet Gcd
IN a new and distinct way. Now we
see God in nature and in the acts nf
religious devotion. Nov we see
through glass darkly, but then face
to face.
Preparation for that meeting is alb.
solutely essential. Such preparation
cannot lie in baptism. If baptismal
regeneration saves, the cross of Jesus
Christ is the biggets humbug in the
universe. For why should God cali
upon his only begotten Son to suffer if
water will save from sin?
The Church cannot save us and pre-
pare US to meet God. It is not the
business Of the Church to so prepare
US. The mere fact of memership in
the Church has no saving value. Every
Christian ought truly to be a member
Of the Church, but that does not save
him.
1t Is not enough for person simply
to resolve to quit sin in order to be
prepared to meet God. He is not quail
lied when he quits doing bad things,
Tor he is the same man as before. The
greatest ignoran in the world is
ignorance concerning the divine plan
of salvation Jesus Christ once did
something for man on the cross the
Holy Spirit now does something in
man. The sinner is law breaker
There is somebody back Of the universe
to whom he must give account.
The soul must be redeemed by the
grace of God Only Jesus can pre-
pare the sinner t. meet his God. The
way Of preparation is to renounce all
sin, and to trust in Christ. When
Christ comes into the heart, the Devil
goes out. 1t is sand To be lost, but
sadder still 70 be lest and not to know
It The preacher entreated his hear
ers TO turn from sin unto Jesus Christ.
Mr.. Faucoser will preach each
evening during this week in the
Presbyterian Church. all the other
churches uniting ia the work. These
three weeks are ali q part of the cam
paign which is in progress under his
direction; il is union campaign.
Last night all the churches closed
their services and concentrated their
interest in the one central meeting.
Pre- sbyterians. Bsptists and Metho-
dists, as well as persons of other de-
nominations were met together with
one common purpose. The desire of
the evangelist and ministers is to per
suade people to be Christians, and
sfter that 10 unite with whatever
Church is their choice.
- The services will begin each even
ing st z 80 o'clock. Mr.. Bennett will
conduct the singing. The public is
kindly invited to be present.