Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-10-11
SILVER POINT

May | through the columns of this
good paper say few words. In BY
gone days | wrote to the dear Cooke
vile paper, but as great many cor
respondents do, have become some
what careless about writing. But
with renewed zeal to the duty bv
which l feel impressed to do SO l am
coming with few items.
First. want to toll the many read
ers about our revival meeting held
by Brothers A. l.. Bilyeu and J. r.
Clayton. AS it has been such an in
spiration TO our whole community we
want to spread the glad tidings all
abroad. The meeting was very inter
esting from the beginning. We have
heard preaching, but never has man
preached like Bro. Bilyeu. He took
up some very interesting subjects and
the many points brought out were
wonderful indeed. He preached in
such manner that even a child could
understand. In all his sermons he
would invariably dwell on the oneness
which we are taught in the sacred
word that we should be one in Christ.
And if we are as one in Christ We are
then, and not until. then, ready to
keep the great ad grand command
ments which we're given us to keep.
And when we have the unspeakable
gift. and the love of God shed abroad
in our hearts we are then able to love
our enemies and pray for those who
despise us and persecute us. And an
other grand thing, this love does for
us, it takes all seltishness from us, we
are anxious and burdened for all lost
humanity, and want to see everyone
come to this fountain, SO full. and
free. When | get to thinking of God
as being such wonderful Father as
to be willing to send His only Son to
come into this world of sin and sor-
row to suffer and die for sinners,
can't see how men and women can go
through this life and not love and
serve friend like this. And to think
that Jesus was SO willing to go thru
the great agony for the lost. II is
wonderful indeed, and we have the
promise that if We keep the COM
mandments that whatever we ask of
God it shall be given us. We must
ask in faith, believing that we shall !
receive.
During this meeting the call came
for our boys to go out to fight for our /
country. We realize that today there I
are all over our lane and country
weeping fathers and mothers broth
crs and sisters, that have never bow +
ed to such sorrow before But listen
to the words of our Sovior: II will
be with thee in the sixth trouble and
in the seventh l will not forsake
thee. And if we are band of true
of God we have the swee,
assurance of asking for our dear onss
lafe Keeping ard return to us and it
shall be granted us. For what God
has promised is true and He never
tails, We often fall short OF our
lu.y but If we strive to please our
Master and pray for His protecting
care over our darling boys that have
answered the call, no doubt when the
battle is over and the victory won
md the ships come rolling over the !
ieep bringing back to us our precious
mes bedecked and adorned with lau-
'els, then we will know that God is a :
-ewarder of the faithful So let me
say to the weeping and broken heart
d. live close to God; stand on His .
lron1iseex e~i one day we will under
stand why this all came about May
God bless the Herald and its many /
readers. - r-------t ~