The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
REVIVAL CLOSES AT
FIRST CHRISTIAN
Pastor Ross breaches Strong Sermon
at Morning Service.

At the Christian church yesterday
morning a most helpful sermon was
delivered by the pastor. The scripture
basis for the sermon was the first
paragraph of Acts 10, the especial
text being the verse, Thy prayers
and thine aims have come up before
me for a memorial"
In early times God spoke to men
through angels. Abraham received
message from God in that way, and
so also did Jacob, Isaiah and later the
apostles, but since that time the mes
sages of God have come to men in
other ways. Divine guidance is still
vouchsafed to man but 1t comes US
ually through mans own knowledge or
the force of circumstances, for God
helps those who earnestly seek to do
the right.
In Pauls letter to the Ephesians,
the great apostle to the Gentiles urges
Christians to put on the whole ar
NOR of God This constant wearing
of the Christian armor is the best way
to be sure of Gods guidance.
Cornelius, the person of whom the
words of the text were spoken, was
worthy to receive the guidance Of God.
We know that from the text itself. He
was praying, aims giving man, and
his prayers and aims had come up as
a memorial before God. What a great
thing to say of human being.
AS Roman soldier, Cornelius did
not occupy a position which made it
easy to be a Christian. But the no.
blest lives come up through trials.
The danger 20 the spiritual life of men
and women does not come from the
outward circumstances which sur
round them, but comes from within.
The individual must learn to master
himself.
The individual Christian should be-
wareof the sin of Indifference. Cor
nelius, as a praying, aims giving man,
was evidently not Indifferent. The
Christians attitude with reference to
the church on Sunday, is very good
index Of the christianity his life ex-
presses during the week. If he is ac-
tive at church. he is active for God
elsewhere.
The praying, aims giving person is
laying up eternal treasure. Wealth
and social position are temporal and
soon pass away, b ut the prayers and
aims endure.
The most beautiful of Mr.. Pollack's
SCAOS
ing service. 1t was very simple. lust
an old song, Did You Think to Pray?"
but it was sung so sweetly and so i'm
pressively that many were moved to
tears.
AT this service, the congregation, by
a rising vote, expressed it's thanks to
the Pensacola press for the space so
generously given to the church for re-
porting it's various services, and Mr..
Perkins. Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Fleming
were chosen to convey to the press of
the city information of Of the congre-
cations thanks.
AT the evening service. Mr.. Pollack
sang a number of beautiful solos, some
of which had been asked for by diff
ferent members of the congregation.
1t was a delightful musical service.
These two people, Mr.. and Mrs. Pol
lock, have greatly endeared themselves
to the Pensacola people, and as they
left the city last night to sing in an
other meeting al Abilene, Kan, they
went carrying with them the love and
good wishes of the First Christian
church of Pensacola.
The text of the evening address was
the verse found in I Kings 1921, a |
verse which called upon the people to
choose between God and Baal.
The minister said the god of many
people w as mammon. This is shown
by the fact that many people. when
they go to a new community, ally
themselves with the richest or most !
influential church. Others hold rank
or fashion as their god.
But the God humanity needs is the
God who comforts in distress and
God Who has power to for |
give sin. Sometimes it is said it is |
hard to find God. Probably some
church member or members are not
living right and that is the trouble. |
They are obstructing the seekers way |
to the Heavenly Father.
In urging the people to choose for |
God, the minister drew a very graphic |
pictureof the crucifixion, and tried to |
make the people see the terrible price |
that was paid for mans redemption. |
The service at the church last night |
was the closing service of the meet |
ing. Thirty-one people have acknow-
lodged their faith in God and have re-
solved to serve Him.