The Robesonian., 1918-06-24

REVIVAL CONTINUES

Yesterday Was Big Day of Pro
tracted Meeting at First Bap-
tist-11 Applied For Baptism
and Church Membership Last
Evening.
Yesterday was big day at the
First Baptist church, where a pro-
tracted meeting has been in progress
Tor week. Rev. DR.. Geo. w. Nc
Daniel, pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Richmond, Va, who is as
sisting Pastor Greaves in the meeting
and doing the preaching. made talk
to the Sunday school yesterday morn
ing, preached to large congregation
at IL a. nn., preached special sermon
to large congregation of men at 4
p. M, and preached to a large congre-
cation again last evening. Last {, e.
ming, at the first invitation that has
been given, eleven applied for bap-
tism and church membership. A re-
port of the sermons yesterday and
others not reported below, will be CIV
en- in Thursdays Robesonian.
The meeting will continue during
a part, perhaps all, of this week
Services are held at II a. m. and $3.50
p. m. ----r--~-
And as he reasoned Of righteous
ness, temperance, and judgment to
come, Felix trembled, and answered
90 they way for this time; when l
have a more convenient season, l
will call for three--Acts oath chap
ter and 25th verse. This was the text
from which DR.. Mcdaniel preached
Friday evening.
Four Things Vital in Trial.
In commenting on the trial Of Paul,
DR.. Mcdaniel said there are four
things that are vital in a court trial:
First, that the accused have a fair
hearing; second, that man charged
have a speedy hearing; third, that. the
accused be faced by his accusers; ;
fourth, that the guilty be convicted
and the INNOCENT acquitted.
there had been Americans who said
that if American citizens went to Mexi
co and bought property it was not
up to the United States government
to protect them. Others said that
Americans should stay off the ocean.
If they went on ship and were
drowned it was OF necessary for this
government to go to war to protect
them. Talk like this is long ways
from the days Of Paul, the preacher
declared. The fact that Paul was a
Roman citizen always had its bearing
when he was in court: @
Paul Before Felix and Felix Before
Paul
DIR. Mcdaniel pictured Panl before
Felix and Felix before Paul. When
Paul was before Felix he was not
When Felix was before Paul he was
guilty.
A Good Man Has Nothing to Fear.
A good man has nothing to fear
Felix tren1bled and was afraid, but
it was not fear that caused him to
change his ways.
To tremble is not enough for a
sinner. It takes action and repent
arce. DR.. Mcdaniel asked the Gues-
ton: Have you ever trembled in fear
of God when you thought cf your
sins?
Friday Morning.
"And the three companies blew the
trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and
| held the lamps in their left hands and
the trumpets in their right hands to
| blow withal: and they cried, The
sword of the Lord, and of Gideon
Judges 7-20.
This was DIR. McDaniel's text Fri
day morning.
God came to Gideon while he was
| threshing wheat. He called Moses
shepherding his sheep, and Matthew
sitting at the receipt Of custom. God
cannot use idle persons. We are not
prone to believe, but to disbelieve
The Lord proved to Gideon that he
was supreme by leaving fleece out
over night and the earth all around
it being dry and the fleece wet, ther
by dew being or the ground and the
fleece dry. Then he believed The
victory won clearly is the victory
won by Jehovah. God is laways test.
ing mis- people, He is not only testino
those across the water but He is
/ testing us at home. We are moi
worthy of our men who are giving
their all to save our country If they
should work over there as we are
working over here in the churche;
the Germans would win this war.
Get Right With God.
The church of God is more than {
congregation. It is an organization
OF baptised believers. Jesus said, "
are the light Of the world. Put YOU
light on candlestick and not under
a bushel, so that the world may SCI
and believe. Our lamps are h;dde1
! in various pitchers. People of Coo
should be willing to commit them
selves to God; break their pitchers 81
that their light may shine. Can yo1
live without having compassion OF
those out of Christ, as sheep withou
a shepherd, lives without a soul
Then there are pitchers of unfcrgive
ness. Some protesting Christian
harbor malice against others. Lif
is toe short fer these little jealcusies
We pray to forgive us our trespasse
, as we forgive those VINO trespas
against us. Unless we forgive other
their trespasses, God will not forgiv
rs our trespasses. Break your pitch
ers, no matter how large they are