The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-07

- xn6 All hh@ So So -.
- - Lord. wherefore com
sSSr = ,ssy.rr with these words. -
A l:1s-ie.
Wy I.i1 ~ meeting here mention
II - - the greatest meeting he
To- ~ anything acout Ihere
1ona soyne wonderful meeunss.
haa there been ono 10
v,1 vff4 this. II was q won
271S% rsssefinr the children OF Israel
- 3he shore OF the Red sea- after
SsS1nKen nurssing host has been
1921 Ia the angry waters. ara
1nen ne prophecies. with her tim
~ the people In singing, sung
N - Lord. for He hath trsumf n
pr1enasiy; the horse and nus rloer
- thrown into the sea
~ 19.31.) And II was ano,net
unNnttnx they had at the foot OF
7s7Sk (nad. when the law of Coo
gfven 10 them amid thunders
15xS4nfnxs. and FIRE and smoke
49, n great meeting. too, on
21nt {Armei. when Elijah, the
~ Thhbitc. dened the prophets OF
"a that was a great meeting
- TAvtd danced before the ark
Sa = II was borne into Jerusalem.
S6I r. rrea, meeting when Solo
- heated the temple, and the
1 o. the Lord came upon the
=. nd those were great meet
1>k were held on the banks
~ 4urdan, when Jerusalem ana
a4ncA went out TO hear the man
a1re6wed in carners hair and wore
1on efrdie, and lived On focusfs
ENi3d honey II was wondertot
11ng wher Jesue preached the
~ IN the mount. and arother
- So t&a
- ana two fishes. And that was
oax meeting on the day OF Pente-
w1Sen the Spirit came IKE a
- mighty wind, and uAder
preaching about 1000 were
Ever Progressing.
E$M Eheue were great meetings. ana
09niher " others have been held,
IN fn3Mer times and in our own
Thooo 4Werc great meetings In
nSaH days OF Methodism. when
Do1 ina whiteffeli preached to
~ mu3l1tMdes In the fields Those
great meetings when multitafes
~ 11ocking to hesr Finney and
-; ana great meetings have since
5feM by other great eYangelisis
AR0una the. world. But no meet
Aaa 1I&f been held anywhere or
~ time fl1As could begin TO corn
~ tmpcrtance with the creates
1u meetings that is to be held III
&ntr when our Lord comes 10 make
HI 1eWeias That meeting Is the
fOr which. ali others have beer
mKanG gthH way. II will he the
Wnlne r4f<ting OF all history. The
n0ee OF all that has been done in
world IN TO the present t'rns
~ been 70 prepare for that great
e1ng In the air.
f0m Adam mankind has beer
UAing, Ya44p by step. up 8 grand
S1rway i4Adfng direct 20 that meet
- thssNir- The call OF Abraham
one step toward 1t, and jacob
his twelve sons were another
III ruling In Egypt was another
&olisefNHce under Moses another
0onquest Of Canaan under Joshua
Gh1f, and so on with every even
Garred hfsfory. II was for this
- auffered on the cross to make
eNnent for ain. Ii was for this
0roae from the deaf and assembled
0 Heaven. where He took His place
~ right hand of the Father. Y
r1 fur his the Holy Spirit came a
ooCost. and II was for Ants thai
Eches have been organized anf
onaFiAa sent to the entis of tbs
S&A These thin~s have al beer
De u prepare the way, and lead
~ tl.e meeting which is 80 graph
~ Described In the text
Es& wAs for this meeting God made
slams before He laid the fonnda-
- " the earth. and II was # this
1&1n4 He was thinking before thu
Entng starr sang together.
yQS Aro not told when Jesus will
n. but 10 are told that His com
~ SURE. and we are charged II
S r0r It Yet the church tods,
GN ~ little concern about Hi
nan8 again as His disciples dix
k Hi going away All OF this II
nj nccord with Peter: ''rher'
cnnA in the last days scofEert
1ng After their own lusts saying
- h the promise OF His coming
8G1ne1 the fathers fell asiepp al
continue as they were from th'
ming until now 7"-IL Petel
- net oniy forefold His goini
but charged his followers Il
~ HiS return and be ready FOL
ymAeA. there fore, for we rnov
1T hpuY your Lord doth come
(nre, ~ We also ready. for IL
- hoursas We think not the Sor
III cuemeth. Matt 24.42-44
- t11ne we lift the communion
q co. Hips we do show forth
6r1aI1eath TIL He come" There
0gUnIIdey needing to be fulfilled
CxlG ecmes. Jesus said
~ the Kingdom shall bs
- XII mn tf,e weird for a wit.
- MI nations. then shall tbs
Mat. e4:f4 There !.
nfleA On the face of the eartf
- ~ Had the gospel preached
~ &nspds.
0&p1ng Emphatic.
0o00Ql1 cominy OF Christ is the
80 11H1rine OF the New Tesla.
ID II mentioned and referred
~ f&AN $50 times and yet this
TT n church members never
X An<upCn on the subject: that
EoaGon they think so little Of
e,eD the matter themselves
kMrch makes much OF baptism
N " PAurS eplsfies baptism
H&nf3nned or referred TO tt1ir-
- While the return OF The
- q4nttoned City time. This
- ahows which he considered
- aat0ftant
soy1<s ms great Scotch preach
~ It'd 10 some OF his friends:
- drink Christ will come bserH
One after another thes
xhtnk not, then he solernniy
N watch. therefore, for We
l6mt What hour your Lord doth
3hore1nre, be We also ready
hn1G4 m hour as we think not