The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-25
PREPARATION FOR
 AN ETERNAL LIFE
ANOTHER POWERFUL SERMON Is DELIVERED BY REV STE PHENS TO BIG CONGREGA-
 TON.
Prepare to Meet Thy God, Oh, ls- rael,' Is Subject That Makes Deep impression on Over 2,oOo Persons.
Tabernacle Announcements

Today k to be observed as day of fasting and prayer
 Union prayer service this morning at 9:30 in the annex.
 Noontime service. from 12 to i O clock for business men and high school pupils This service also in the annex.
 Christian Workers meeting this evening at GI5 o'clock in the Sal vation Army hall Service led by Harry James
 Subject for Rev Stephens sermon onight The One Great Essential. The Most important Business Of Life
 Prepare 10 meet the God. oh Israel" "
 The two foregoing quotations con stituted the subject and text, respec- lively of the discourse Rev George T stephens used 10 thrill and make over LOCO men and women think. seriously About in the great meeting in the tabernacle last night Previous to the sermon, Attorney Hooker. of Pine Bluff, who went lover the top with he evangelist and his company in the meeting held in that city, addressed the congregation, telling of the good aftermath of the Pine Bluff campaign
 One can talk about Jesus Chris. in that town now" he said, and if ,ou don't mention Christ to some men
 Town there they come and ask you
 lhout Him The revival in Pine Bluff has done wonders for our city"
 After again recalling to mind that no matter what riches one may ac- eumulate in this world wealth cannot be taken with one after death, the evangelist said:
 "The most important business of fife is to get ready 10 meet God r hat is not the most important thing, ell me what is2 You will first notice D great big fact in the text, and that
 is a certain, an inevitable face-to- face meeting with God There is 3 face face meeting with God for every man, woman and child present
 Listen to me--are you ready to meet Him?
 Rev Stephens told of minister gho concluded funeral service by
 eaning over and pointing to the ,orpse and asking. "Who neXt?' He said that when the service was over he minister went fishing on a lake,
 he boat upset and he was drowned. Ie was next
 "Only God knows who will be next, le said. "Oh that God would burn
 hat fact in on you Eternity-it is .ust ahead and you cannot dodge it. What a wonderful word is God. IE the beginning God In the present there is God and in the future there
 is God to face.
 This God we are going to meet is l great God, yet there are some men who will swell up like a poisoned puI and say they are not afraid to die That may be so. but are they ready
 to die? Are they ready to meet God Oh. the majesty of God! l don't be-
 ieve an infidel ever studied astron- | omy. This God you are called upon
 to meet is not only a great and ma iestic God, but He is also holy God And He is a forgiving God too. He is also d loving God. For God SC 1 loved the world
 Let me tell you that all the love that God has for you cannot alone save you If love could save every 1 nrodieal son would be saved by the love of his mother. if love coulc save. every drunken husband would
 be saved by the love of his wife The love of God can follow you to the very gates of hell, yet you won't b'
 saved if you to not want God to save
 you
 Rev Stephens then outlined th'
 preparation that was necessary t'
 meet God in a manner to insure sal vation. declaring that life, after all
 was continual preparation
 You must get down on your Knee