The Robesonian., 1918-12-23
VOL. IXL
GREAT MEETINGS AND SER
MONS OF GREAT POWER.

Banner WarehOuse-Hundre Are
Being Turned From Sin-"Signs of
the Times" Subject This Evening
Services Christmas Night and Twice
Daily Thereafter
This evening at the banner ware
Eouse Evangelist B. F. McLendon will
preach on "The Signs Of the Times, or
the Second Coming of Christ" This
is the regular service for colored peo-
pie but a section will be reserved for
whites and all are invited.
There will be no service after this
evening until Wednesday evening at
,7:30-Christmas highland theceaf-
Ter there will be services twice daily,
at and 1880 p. nl. and three services
Sunday, at II M, 3 and 1880 p. n
Mr.. McLendon will &c to Bennettsville
tomorrow to spend Christmas with his
family. |
In spite of the downpour of rain,
three splendid services were held at
the Banner warehouse yesterday. The
congregation was small yesterday
morning, larger in the afternoon, and
last night it numbered more than
1000. Mr.. McLendon preached three
great sermons, and at the conclusion
of the sermon last evening there were
remarkable evidences of the presence
of the Holy Spirit, people crowding
to the front at the invitation.
Witnessing.
The morning sermon was on wit
Messing. The preacher made it plain
that every processing Christian must
be living witness for Jesus in his
daily life if he is true to his profess
sion. He said the world is not read
ing the Bible but is reading profess
ing Christians. The processing Chris
tian who does not fall in and help
when an effort is being made to bring
men and women to Christ is standing
in the way OF saving souls. An aW,
full responsibility rests upon the child
of God.
The Holy Ghost.
At the afternoon service Mr.. Nc
Lendon preached on the Holy Ghost
and fire from heaven. Churches have
beautiful organizations, he said, but
thew are getting nowhere because
preachers and members are not fired
with the Holy Ghost. They are like
great engines capable of pulling a
great train of loaded cars but stand
ing still because there is no fire IN the
fire-box.
Sin is the Curse of the World.
Last evening Mr. McLendon preach
ed a soul-stirring sermon on sin. he
painted sin black like. it is. 1t causes
all the sorrow, every heart break, al
trouble, digs every grave. Fle painted
with master strokes the awful conse
ouences of impurity, of drunkenness
of covetousness, of jealousy, of envy
and all the sin horde of black-winge'
bats from hell. 1t does not take ag'
to make a devil, he said: it takes sin
Sin is moral insanity and nell is God
insane asylum. If you come to tn
place, he warned, where gospel ser
mon does not reach you-goodbye!
A Marvellous Story of Redemption.
1t was a marvellous story Of tn
redeeming power of Jesus Christ tol
by Evangelist McLendon at the Sc,
vice Thursday evening. He told ho'
he was saved from a life of sin-frol
professional gambler, saloon-keepe,
booze-artist, gun-man and frequente
of the haunts of vice. His story, tol
with dramatic power and earnestnes
being done, no wonder scores of pei
pie flocked to the front at the invit;
ton and thereby expressed a desil
to turn from their sins and be saved
Mr.. McLendon declared that he w;
as much called TO preach as was tt
apostle Paul. Tie call came to hi1
he said, unnlistakably at tie age
IA, and he tried to stifle it and RI
away from it. He roamed the counts
as a gambler and plunged into eve
dissipation, but he could not drov
the voice which followed him by mig
and by day and told him he was ca
ed to preach and was throwing
life away. 1t followed him even
he fled to the swamps after shooti
a man down in the streets of his hol
town.
He was converted in tent me-
ing after a long and hard strugg
and when he made the complete 81
render all things became new and
was a new man, no longer the m
6.-ho delighted in sin.
The telling of that story seems
have been the turning point of
meeting. Since then it has swung i
a freer course and at every serv
since then many have responded to
preachers invitations.
The Weak Spot of the Church
"Now Peter and John went up
gether unto the temple at the hour
prayer, being the ninth hour"-A
81 This was the text from WI
Evangelist McLendon preached Fri
afternoon
"The weak spot of the church to
is the prayer-meetings, the pres
er declared. You can diagnose
spiritual life of the church by Ii
ing in on mid-week prayer serN
The churches in many instances
merely amlsement bureaus. M
of the church music is real poppy'
and nonsense. 1t is shame to d
crate Gods house and commerce.
it with worldly things.
No Substitute For Prayer.
l. is time for folks to quit eli
ing religion and live it. There i
substitute for prayer. Where are
deacons, the Sunday school teac
and the heads of families when
prayermeetings are being held !?
nreacher asked We should live