The Robesonian., 1918-12-13
THAWING The FRICID
evangelist McLendon is Hammer.
ing Away at Cold and Indif-
ferent Church Members.
GOD SAYS GET RIGHT ,
PREACHING Every Evening at 7:3O-
Three Services Sunday-Brothers
and Sisters in Black
Lift the Roof.

d. H. ana s and 1880 p. m. Services
next Monday evening for colored peo-I
pie.
At the service last evening Mr.. Nc
Lendon called on the colored people.
a considerable number of whom oc-
cup1ed the section reserved for them,
to sing. And they did that same.
They sang two hymns. The first was
pitched on low key but was sung
with the spirit and the understand |
ing; After that, when some portions
OF the congregation thought they were
through, they "histed" roof-lifting
hymn, and the way those children of
a dusky race sang "I'm Climbing Up,
lions Hill' was a caution. They put
into it melody and rythm and lilt
and go that caught one in it's swing,
nolens volens, and brought satisfied
smiles Of approval to every face.
'.And 1 say unto you, unless your
Righteousness exceed that of the
Scrlbes and Pharisees you cannot en-
ter the kingdom"
Scripture texts, last evening, Evan
gelist McLendon compared the righte-
BUSINESS of the scribes with that Of
the church members of today. In be-
ginning his sermon the preacher de-
clared that person may apparently
have much religion and then miss
heaven and asked the question, Can
you give better reasons than the
! Pharisees gave 1000 years ago?
The Pharisees prayed loud and Of
ten, they tasted, gave tenth of their
possessions were the religious
high-brows of their day. They kept
the commandments.
Takes More Than Church Membership
to Save.
Being member of the church will
not save you. It is popular to belong
to the church. Many join from bus
mess standpoint. They have the idea
it will give them a pull. Working
in the church does not any more make
you Christian than working in a liv-
cry stable will make you horse. What
kind of church work do you do? Pay
ing your preacher will not save you.
The Pharisees gave tithes. We have
robbed God. Most of US get all we
can and can all we get.
Must Get Right.
God curses the nation that desc
crates the Sabbath. If ever nation
needed to be called back to the Sab
bath it is America. The world says
act rihgt and you are right. God says.
get right You must be born again
You cannot buy religion. Baptism will
not save you You can be baptised
and go to hell. 1t is possible to taste
, the cup of communion and never taste
the cup of salvation.
If you have not been born agair
the righteousness of the Pharisees ex.
ceeds your righteousness. We are los
ing the doctrine and experiences Of
a the new BIRTH The preachers must
= wake up and preach the necessity Of
: being born again.
: Weighed and Found Wanting.
- - "Thou art weighed in the balance:
:, and found anting"-Daniel 5:27.
:, This was the text from which Evan
y ;, gelist McLendon preached a powerful
! sermon Wednesday evening. People
! who have no time for God may res
:, assured that they will have time tx
= die There are many throughout tn
y land who are so wrapped up in busi
ness and worldly things that the.
: have no time for the Bible and NJ
- though of God. These should remem
ber that death is on their road. Thos
:, who find no time to live for God viii
Il find time to die without Him.
- Men will not be weighed in the bal
le us ances of self, but in balances of Goo
IL Things high in the sight of man ar
). an abomination in the sight of Goo
= A person is not weighed by huma
u opinion, but by the word Of God. ]
there is anything in Gods word tina
damns you now it will damn you whe
IS the world is on fire.
- Lovers of Pleasure.
IS Those who backslide break thei
Is marriage VOWS with God. The preach
er told of the appalling condition G
,e the churches today. There is but lii
IS tie attendance at the prayermeeting
IL Go to the house of God and look in o
IN mid-week prayer meeting. Many al
k conspicuous for their absence. Go Q
We down to leg show or any place {
or worldly amusement and peep IN an
a there you see house packed wit
ne Baptists, Methodists and Presbyt'
t. rians. These are absent at prayt
de meeting, but on the job at the place
Il OF amusement. Paul said, "In- tt
last days men will be lovers of plea
ure more than lovers of Cod" TIL;
rs is why it. is so easy to pack theatre
and places of worldly amusement.
av The Tide of Wprldliness.
eff Speaking Of authority in the home
of the preacher declared that there
a as much authority there as ever, b
that the authority has been shift
R. from the parents to the children. Th
m tide of worldliness has paralized t
of earth. The church records are fill
nd with the names Of non-ChristiaI
These do not want the old-time gosr
70, preached to them. They want som
1b- thing to sooth them. Preachers he:
~+o+o +o rroach ha11 hot sin black a.