The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-08-29
BOB JONES breaches
ON NEED Of REVIVAL

At the evening services at the Re-
Sival tabernacle tent Monday night,
Rev. Bob Jones explicitly defined the
why's and wherefotes Of Revival
meetings. H.,
Loren Jones rendered beautiful
vocal solo, "He Loves Even Ne"
which was greatly appreciated by his
hearers, and was in accordance with
the theme Of the evening sermon.
Before cnlisting his speech Bob
Jones took occasion to compliment
the LeaderE Enterprise very highly for
the story of the first meeting and to
thank the paper for its corporation.
He advised the people to subscribe
to the paper for the three weeks of
the meetings and send it to out of
town friends who cannot attend, to lie,
them know what Fitzgerald is doing.
We thank Mr.. Jones very much for
speaking of US so cordially and assure
him that we are with him all the
way in his campaign to make Fitz-
gerald an even better town than it is
We will make special rate Of ten
cents for the three weeks of the ser
vices, although our rgular rate for
short subscriptions is ten cents per
week. II the paper is to sc outside
OF Ben Hill county, add five cents to
pay the postal charges.
In announcing the subjects for fu-
ture sermons in the campaign Bob
Jones promised to stir up the devil
and see just where our church people
stood i'll relation to him.
He spoke in glowing terms OF the
present prosperity of the community
as a whole, saying that this section
seemed to have the greatest financial
health of any time in its history and
| that it was in much better fix than
most other sections OF the country.
What classes OF people oppose re-
vlvalS were definitely specified. All
classes OF people whose business
! thrives on evil and causes evil are op
posed to them. Their arguments take
many different forms but can all be
traced back to the Interior reason that
gsvlyals hurt the business Of those
whose business contributes to the
rulnation Of mems souls.
When is revival needed? II is
needed now OF all times, declares Mr..
Jones. He cited many prevailing evils
which were badly in need of a remedy.
The American home seems to be fall
ing into such lawless state that now
1t is the children who run the parents
instead of the parents controlling the
children. He told OF an Englishman
who visited this country and noted the
fact. The Britisher said that if he
came back in few years he expected
to see the children putting the pare :,
10 bed. Such conditions most assurL
eddy need d revival
The lukcwarm Christian came in for
full share of blame for the bad days
that have oveftaken all our people.
Men are proud, said the evangelist, Of
their lodge Affiliations, of being Ma
sons, Odd Fellows, or X. OF P.'s. They
brag about it. But too many members
of the church when asked if they are
Christians speak doubtfully and apo
getlcally almost shame facedly, OF theie
relations with Jesus Christ, and the
Almighty God. II is the evangehst's
duty to make it so hot for these hall
baked Christians that they will have
to warm up. +
Love one another is one OF the
greatest unkept commandments and
IS the one which will keep more peo-
pie out OF heaven than any other. No
man can enter the Pearly Gates with
hatred in his heart Brotherly love is
the final test of the Christian. You
must love every one, in spite of their
faults, before you can assure yourself
OF an eternal home with the Heavenly
Father. A revival on that score is
needed by all the world.
.fhe congregation was dismissed
with prayer and the services closed
with songs by the choir, accompanied
by the orchestra. ........
w. B. CONE.