The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-24

The Rev DR. James l. Vance, Of
Nashville, delighted large audience
OF men in the Young Mems Chris
tian association yesterday afternoon.
the address being one OF unusual pow
err. On all sides the spirit OF the cam
paign seems 10 have taken hold OF
the men, the business and profession
al men, and they are dropping their
private affairs and devoting some time
each day to The Kings Business"
Taking for his subject Personal
Evangelism DR. Vance said in part |
I'm the first chapter OF Mark. seven
teenth verse we hare this language.
viz. Come We after Me, and | Will
make YOU to become fishers OF men
To two men who had never thought
higher than their heads. Jesus opens
the door to "A world career. lie is
walking by the Sea of Galilee. Ion-
der toll two men OF common clay,
two sun bronzed. brawny fishermen
absorbed in what they suppose they
will continue to do until Old age SHAH
drop into the twilight. and we'll salts
fed II they can. earn enough to keep
an humble roof over their heads and
those dependent on them.
The Call ~ Christ
u At opens vista. They stand up In
y cir boats and listen. Suddenly the
fut4lre opens Something within them
which had been asleep begins to stir
Their pulses quicken, their tmagina-
ton Is captured, and they 20 away
with Jesus to save men, TO change
human society and create civilization.
/ This Ia the call that comes 10 you
and me. Here we are with our boats
and nets, with our shops and Offices,
/ and factories. This IL our world.
Christ comes and sounds the call
which opens the door TO life and
which looks out on a limitless vista.
What answer shall we E Him? Is
, it enough to be absorbed In the chase
! for dollars to be 70 occupied with
trying to- earn a living that no time
is left TO live a llte? The best in
us has never had a chance, and when
at last the call comes that stirs 1t,
shall we stine II and say. No this is
q practical world. one must live, Let
as keep on catching fish
A Call to Service.
/ He was not Offering those men ease
/ or fame or earthly emoMments or
even personal happiness. II is nice
to be happy. but il is not necessary,
! 1t Is only necessary TO he true to duty.
Happiness is hy-product OF duty
faithfully dom.
| Christ said; I will give you some
J thing TO do. a mans Job, something
worth living for and dying for IT
was a ministry OF personal service to
people Their Job was TO he not so
| much Improving society as saving
people saving society by saving social
| units 1t was 10 be campaign OF
! personal evangelism.
| The world will never he sa led by
nnc churches and eloquent sermons
There is needed a magnetism OF the
personal touch. and he who goes forth
to this service, along a path hedged
on one side by surrender. and on the
other by s.. -rince. walks the way that
! God leads to new age. The church
must have a baptism OF the old pas
sion for souls. If IL is 70 get anywhere
in It's work"
At ycnable- Street.
The Rev Fred w. Moore. OF the
Second Baptist church. PETERSBURG.
has come TO the city and il preach
ing In venable Street Baptist church
every night. He will he here all nf
the coming week, and reports from
that congregation are that the results
will be 10 bring mary into the fold.
Today there will ne the usual shop
meetings in many parts of the city.
this phase of the revival meeting with
such success. attended by ruch in
terest and large crowds that the com
~n!tfee Is impressed with the desire
cf the men In the great hives OF in
1us'ry to hear the gospel. All OF the
coming week these services will be
held. announcements of the time and
places to be made in the papers daily.
/ Services will not he held In any OF
the churches engaged in the revival
services this evening. The committee
/ IN charge is anxious that the services
at every point tomorrow shall be such
that those who are not attending will
| feel the call and 20 to church at least
once More than 100, 900 persons
have chance to attend the services
! tomorrow in a church OF their own
choosing. Specially for boys-trom
/! fourteen to eighteen who are not
corrected with any Sunday school or
! church. the committee has arranged
for double meeting tom orrow~--thst
/ Cor white boys IN the Riuehird the.
ater thai for coiored boys in the
| Hippodrome. These will he free, and
wilt include moving picture, a short
! address and excellent singing No
| objections viii he taken.
| support for Campaign.
The finance committee is asking
that all persons who take an interest
N the services will make such CON
he same to Robert NJ. Kent, Jr. the
treasurer, whose office is at the head
quarters In the Young Mems Chris
tan association. There is consider
able expense attached 10 the services
and SO far the contributions have been
smaller than was anticipated
AT Lyric Sunday.
Announcement was made last nigh.
= that Dr.. Vance will make an address
ma IN, he r~to
afternoon at 8 80 o'clock. This meet
ing will be open to all men and the
7 exercises Will not consume much more
than an hour
At the ministers prayer meeting
yesterday afternoon two requests were
receiVed for prayer for those who are
nsaHed--ene OF them man OF near
ly eighty years the other being the
plea Of mother for her two chill
dren. both of whom. she wrote, need
Divine help Many similar requests
fAeasa n