El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-15

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went up. choked voices spoke assent
to the viii Of the speaker.
900 Respond in nay.
Who viii be one Of a hundred. Of
any number. to come up and give me
their hand, to say. Brother Brown. /
want to be ready when the Weighing
time comes. Pry for me. About 50
came quickly, and so more came as
the choir sang over and over. Jesus
Is Calling" and Almost Persuaded"
during an after service that lasted
nearly a half hour. This made 400
that had responded during the day to
the evangelist's calls, at the Metho-
dist and Presbyterian churches in the
morning and the women's meeting
in the afternoon The collection was
the largest vet taken. over $500, max
ing 1t. as Mr.. Brown said, "a great
day"
Services FOR the Churches.
There will be no services al the tab
ernacle this afternoon or tonight.
Tuesday at 10 a. m. ar. Brown will
speak on The Ideal Home" Tuesday
night. 1880. viii be Baptist night. but
everyone is invited. The Baptists and
subsequent delegations will meet at
the Central Baptist church at Z p m
and march in body to the tabernacle.
Wednesday win be Methodist night
Second Advent Saturday Night.
Mr.. Browns subject Saturday at the
evening service was Behold, He
COmerh," having to DO with the sec
ond coming Of Christ to earth. In
part he said The old fashioned Holy
Ghost religion has been dumped on
on the scrap heap On paper our
church Is growing. growing. growing,
but the prayer meeting and Sunday
school are dwindling to their death
Why a young woman said TO me
Brother Brown. they came TO me and
asked me TO be one OF a certain num-
her to Join the church on Easter Sun
Tay ] told them 7 wasn't ready, but
they made light Of 10. said that would
come, said they wanted TO make a
showing in membership They pre-
vailed on me and I joined But 7 m
not a Christian; 7 dance. play cards
and 80 to the theater, and wouldn't
think OF giving up these things I've
never really professed Christ There's
the answer.
"Our schools have become centers
where higher criticism IS being taught
by infidel professors. Our children
come home from there. their faith
undermined. TO sneer at the faith Of
their fathers and mothers A lot Of
people think shouldn't be so plain
spoken about those disagreeab bic
things I'm not afraid Of that the
only question I ever have when ] 90
back to my room Is not. oh God. did
I put II too strong? but oh God. did
I put II strong enouEhT The tendency
Of the age is 10 say to Gods servants,
tell US we're cracking fine people,
with wings sprouting.' Oh God, help
me TO preach the Gospel whether peo-
pie like Il or not 7 ten you people
judgment is coming"
Sermon To Women Only.
Sunday afternoon the evangelist
preached his first sermon lecture u
Homen, his subject being The Devils
Decoys" Jesus came into the " Jrld
with omnipotent power and with a
specific purpose" he said, that OF
delivering humanity from sin They
had already been shared The devil
also came into the world with
them with sin Some people don't
believe there is a personal devil Well
II there is no personal devil, who is IL
that Is doing the DEVILS personal
work In the Orld? The devil is not
an influence, because he warred in
heaven and was thrown out He is q
person. Also the Bible says in the
latter days the devil shall be chained
How can you chain an influence? As
hunter, or snarer, the devil uses al
most omnipOtent power and ingen-
uity. He does not set ihs traps in the
three greatest evils generally ad-
mitted are gambling intemperance
and immortality. Our gambling does
not start in the gambling halls. The
devil sets his trap uptown in the par
lor- rather than downtown in the
gambling den. Where does intemper-
ance start2 Not down in the low sa-
loon. but the devil sets his trap in cut
glass and on handsome tables. Where
does immortality start2 Again not in
the downtown dance hall the twin
sister OF the saloon, but the devil sets
his trap In the private dance. camou-
tagged by good social position.
Strong should Set Good Example.
Where one may stand on the
precipice and not be dizzy, 20 viii fan
over. Where one may play with fire
and not be burned, 20 will be lost
Where one may skate on thin Ice with
safety 20 viii break through. The
big woman is the one who can skate
safely herself, perhaps, but is big
enough TO sacrifice her own skating
and her own playing with fire for the
sake Of the 90 who might be lost by
her example"
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