Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-10
Isaiah and St. Luke Furn ish Inspiration for the
 Night Sermon.
SONG AND WORKERS
 ARE VERY HELPFUL
Mrs. Powell Sang "Jpsus of Nazareth fa>>etl By" Which Appeared in Text from st. Luke-Tabpr.
 nacie Heated vith Gas

Stoves were installed in the taber- nacle yesterday and the people who attended the Stephens meeting last night were more comfortable. To- night, the building will be even more cold-proof and those attending will be as comfortable as in their own homes. Mir. Stephens took occasion last night to publicly thank the Natural Gas com pany for their generosity in giving the gas for the heating of the tabernacle.
 The larg chorus choir was full of melody at the service last night, and Director Storrs was at his best in leading them in the great hymns. Mrs. Powell beautifully sang, "Jesus of Nazareth Passeth Bly,"
 MT. Stephens had for his subject last night, Passing By.' He had two texts for the sermon. Isa. 55:6. Seek ye the Lord while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near" and Luke 1887. And they told him, Jesus of Nazareth passeth by"
 "This text" said Mr. Stephens, "Is most applicable to Pine Bluff just now. Outside the city of Jericho was a great throng of halt, lame, blind, and those diseased in every way, wait ing for Jesus to pass along on His If there ever was time when Jesus was-passing by it is now. There was rejoicing among this great throng at Jericho because the Great Healer was coming. There ought to be great re- ioicing in Pine Bluff today because Jesus is here in this meeting. You have felt the touch of the Son of God in this meeting. The presence of Jesus Christ is the thing that has made this meeting possible. A crowd always goes where Jesus is. He is in this meeting now. He wants to lay His hand upon every sinful person here. It was never so easy for you to find Jesus as it is now How anxious the Savior is. He never forces Himself upon anyone but He is near you. You never were 50 near Christ and His salvation as now.
 Il can tell you the exact moment when you will be saved, though l am no prophet You will be saved just when you leave your sin and turn your face toward Jesus Christ. You can mind Him now. Seek Him with all your heart. Every person in this tab ernacle can rejoice because of Saw for. When you seek the Lord He will seek you.
 If you are not what you ought to be Jesus can make you so. If your heart is not full of satisfaction you are not seeking with all your heart. If you do not find Christ in a great effort like this whenever vii you find Him? If this meeting has brought you nearer to Christ you ought to have the manhood or the Womanhood to stand up boldly and confess your Savior. There are many who say they will confess Christ after this meeting is over Perhaps many will, but there just as many others that will never be as near Christ as they now are.
 "You have turned your back upon Christ so many times that the time will come when He will not be as near you as He now is. If you had tu berculosis you would hasten to a san itarium. You have a worse disease, the disease of sin. Seek the Great Physician while He may now be found.
 "The fact that Jesus is here and will save you ought to be enough. When you get as anxious as did Bartimaes you will be saved. Bartimaes cried aloud. The reason, perhaps, you have not done any more than you have is because you have been so cold. You have not cried. Cry aloud to God to- night. Seek Christ while He is pass ing by. ,,.
 "Don't let the devil put a stumbling block in your way. I seriously doubt if anyone can have the joy of the Christian life without publicly con fessing the Christ. Some of you just want to go part of the way. Christ wants you to go all the way. If you seek God with all your heart you