Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-18
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Smith. world famous evangelist, who
preached last night to an audience I'M
bued with religious fervOr, brought
mothers and sons, mothers and dargh-
tiers, husbands and wives, young men and
young women, down the sawdust trail
Of the timber temple. The huge meeting
place was filed to capacity during sery-
ices which lasted for two hours and a
half
The singing seemed to thrill the audi.
ence and the religious workers more than
before. The song service for the evening
consisted of the hymns He Loves You"
"Oh, How Marvellous" ~ Am Coming
and Saved Saved!'
DR.. c. II. Winders announced that on
next Friday night special services would
be held for the young people OF Indian
apolis and that special tickets would be
distributed to these people and the doors
opened to them earlier than usual. A
special message Will be delivered to
youths between the ages OF i and 70
years on this evening.
Other special meetings were announced
for Sunday afternoon at 2 80 at the Rob
erts Park Church for women; Sunday
afternoon at 23O at the tabernacle, a
at the tabernacle, special services for
the officers OF indianapolis churches.
SEES RESULTS
OF PREACHING.
The evangelist told his audience last
night that he has been blowing deeply
In the paths of the sinners in Indian
apolls and that he intended to pillow
even deeper. He said he was making
some people angry, but declared this
was a good sign that his messages were
being heard.
Il am going deeper tonight" said
Gypsy Smith. II am going to talk on
the most neglected and the most unpoPu-
lar subject In the Old Testament.
For every sermon you hear on re-
pentance. you hear City on the love Of
God. 1t is not easy to preach on re
pentanCe Congratulations are easier
than representations. But It IS not for
me to come here and tell you that you
are alright. You know whether you are
or not.
Think about this doctrine Of repent
ance. In our zeal to get people into the
church, we have let them in too easily.
We don't explain what coming to God
means. we have not detailed the beauty
Of companionship OF God.
IF You are a candidate for a disciple
trine Of repentance. Repentance was
never popular and never will be with
hardened sinners Before 1 am through
some Of you people will be mad at me.
IT'S TERRIFIC THING
TO BE CHRISTIAN"
1.-THE trouble with the church life Of
today is that it does not know enough
about repentance. Most people today
know less than a HOttentot about re-
pentance.
II tell you it is a terrific thing to be
Christian. 1t is the biggest thing the
world ever saw.
Repentance Is not conviction. 1t Is
not sorrow. You can weep during ser
mons and you can weep and weep md
weep. but you get no further. Repent
ance is not promising to do better
Repentance is the awakening OF the
soul to the knowledge of God 1t Is the
turning from sin to God. Repentance is
that stage where you say, I will die
before | will comnI't sin again
You can hide a thing in your life ms
long as you want to- but 1t win bring
you condemnation
1T am not in Indianapolis to white
wash you, but 10 wash you white
The evangelist then asked those who
had repented to stAnd Many stood, and
thrill ran through the audience as he
shouted
Don't lie! If you have not repented,
even though you are church member"
About 30 per cent Of the audience stood.
and the evangelist asked for a univer-
sal prayer of thankfulness. Others were
asked to rise If they wanted to be CON
querors Of the flesh and the devil" Many
more rose In all parts Of the tabernacle.
~ plead with you for my Masters