The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-23
PREACHER
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that he preach with specia. reference
TO how the lives OF the young might
be made most useful. and in the
course OF his sermon declared II
would be fitting II fifty young men
and women Of the splendid audience
that heard him would consecrate
their lives to the Masters cause.
The speaker divided his disclosure
into three sections---scrvice, shs
sphere of service ana the nature OF
service. He held up before hts hear
ers the call for men ana women to
consecrate themselves and all that
they have to the service OF God ana
humanity; pointed out that each man
and woman must render his service
Of the sphere in. which he or she is
placed and in his own time, and that
all mus. be done as David served,
by the leading OF Gods spirit
DR.. Truitt has been pastor Of the
largest Baptist church in Texas for
more than twenty years. For the
vast eighteen years he has spent al
least a week each summer holding
meeting with the cowboys In West
ern Texas He has led more than
thousand OF these red-blooded men
OF the pfario to Christ.
In this connection he told thrill
Ing incident in his sermon yesterday.
He referred to his annual visit to the
twelve hundred cowboys In Western
Texas as being the most interesting
experience Of his busy life. He told
OF an Incident that occurred last year
iollowinE his sermon. emphasizing
tho fact that Christian man should
consecrate their all to God.
When ] finished preaching and
came out Of the pulpit" he said "one
OF the big men Of this section. man
owning thousands Of acres OF land
and twenty thousand head OF cattle.
came up to me and with trembling
voice said he wanted to talk with me
little before we went to lunch. He
put his hand on my arm ana led mo
mile and quarter away from the
crowd to the top OF hiIl--naither
was moving in evidence OF the tre-
mendous battle being fought therein
After we had gone more than a mile
he spoke and said to me: II never
knew until today that I was respond
Bile for every horn and hoof Of my
twenty thousand head of cattle. r
want You TO get down and pray with
a u
have to God and when ron get
through I wan to pray for there In
something I must tell God that you
cannot tell Him for me-"
II offered prayer asking God ia
use this man and his possessions for
His glory and committed him and his
property to the Lord Then I waited
for his prayer and in a little while
with = stuffed voice he said, Lord.
] want to give you my boy just a. he
is. He liz source OF great sorrow to
his mother and me. We cannot do
anything with him, but we are giving
all that we have to Thee. ana we want
you to take our boy too, and use him
for your glory"
'"The next night" continued DR..
Truitt, when I had been preaching
about fifteen minutes young man
arose back tn the congregation and
seemed to be greatly troubled. did
not know who he was. but found
out 1t WAS the son Of this ranch own
er who had gone upon the hiIl and
consecrated his all to the Lord Tho
youth came up one isle and then
another and spoke to his father and
said, Dad have given myself to
God and He has pardoned my SINS
The Texas pastor used this inch
dent to illustrate the power Of pray
err. and finally he made matches
appeal for the congregation Of men
and women to offer their an and their
services to their own congrcEation
by the win OF God