Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-01-19
REMOVE THE STONE
OBSTRUCT|NGPATH
TO SOUL SALVATION
Rev. Johnson Declares
Many Forces Oppose
Evangelists
REVEALS BREED REFORM
All Churches Born in
Revivals, and None
Should Hinder

That interest in the great evange-
Estic meetings being held at the tab
ernacle is steadily increasing was ev-
idenced last night when a capacity
audience heard Mr.. johnson on vital
theme, that Of necessity for revivals
of Christian spirit.
| Again the music being furnished
| by the big choir was a distinct fea-
ture of the service. Mr.. Mainwarring
contributed a piano solo to the pro-
gram and Mr.. Taylor sang "Lord, Is
1t II" Mr.. Taylor, who is in charge
of the music, says that the Palatka
choristers have made a new record
! in developing into strong singing
organization and he has wired friend
engaged in choral work to come here
and hear the local singers.
Mr.. johnson read a request for
prayer for a wayward son. Also one
said, "pray for my enemies"
The evangelist took his text from
John 11:39. "Jesus said, Take ye
away the stone" He discussed brief.
ly some hinderances that prevent a
genuine Holy Ghost wide and far
reaching revival.
He said we are here to make better
boys and girls and produce a, strong
er manhood and womanhood for
| Christ. Some think they can get to
heaven by some special route. They
do not want to come right out and
confess Chris Miss jHelen iGould
Sheppard was very wealthy and rear
ed in great refinement but she boldly
came out for Christ This was not
beneath her dignity. Jesus said,
Whosoever therefore shall be asham-
ed of me and my words in this adul-
ferrous and sinful generation, of him
also shall the son of man be ashamed
when he cometh in the glory of his
Father wit hholy angels, Mark 1888.
Church a Means to the End.
The preacher said, the church is
not an end but means to an end.
The church is to help keep me pure
and good. A revival is means to ac-
complsh this. The man who opposes
revival strikes Christ in the face
and strikes the church; for every
church from Pentecost during early
apostolic christianity until now was
born in a revival.
Mr.. johnson said there were some
who found difficulty in digesting ev-
erything in the meeting. "You may
greatly enjoy beautiful speckled trout
on your table but the bones are hard
to chew" You may find some bones
in the revival but do not run from the
revival. We are trying to drag men
and women out of the pit. Jesus said
Take we away the stone"
The evangelist said, "There is the
stone of prejudice. Some are against
tabernacle campaign and never went
into one. We believe in revival lin
business and everything else, then
why not in religion. A revival is to
win men back to Christ. Why then
will some hold prejudice against re-
vivals?
"Some object to revivals because
they are afraid of excitement. How
about the excitement in baseball, and
card fames?" The speaker said, at a
watering place his family roomed
where they could hear several parties
squeaEng over a card game. If his
party made so much noise at the tab
ernacle they would have been pinched
"Some have slapped each other in the
face over a card table. Some ex-
citement. There will be great excite
ment at the Judgment. We BETTER
have some here to prevent it there
where man will cry, "Lost, lost"
Prejudice Against Evangelists
"Some are prejudiced against
avangelists. Yo umay be sure the
devil will agree with you on this
point. The devil is willing for you to
do anything else rather than have
revival. In Eph. Ali inspiration
says, God gave some evangelists.'
Then we should believe in evangelists.
Mosee said in Mum. 11:29, Would
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