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Sermon on "Prayer" and One on "Home Problems" At Tabernacle Thursday Four Walls of Home Building Outlined for Immense Audience, Brings Enthusiasm and Applause. THE REVIVAL NOW SETTLES DOWN TO TWO MEETINGS DAILY Afternoon Service Hereafter at 4 P. M. Evangelist Bob Jones Telia of the Necessity For Prayer?"Home Problems" Told of in Very Engaging Manner. From The Dally Item. April 30. The Bob Jones revival campaign haa. In the words of Mr Jones him? self, "gotten down to business." two service* bolnff held yvai? i day. and two Service? each day will be held here? after. An Important announcement made yesterday was that relative to the change In the hour of afternoon service*. Hereafter the time for be? ginning will be I o'clock in the af? ternoon Instead of 3.30. The crowd yesterday afternoon, while not as large as the evangelist expected, was sufficiently largo to pretty well AH the tiers of seats near the rostrum, and It Is thought th? t with the change of hour, more people will be able to come to the afternoon services. Last night the tabernacle was well filled. Mr. Jones answered some criticisms which he said he had heard about the method of distributing the song books, and the applause, also the marching of men through the streets in a re? ligious parade. Mr. Jones said that ten years of experience had taught him that selling the hymn books at a nominal price was the way to have them preserved and the very best way all around. He said that Jose Kllot, the Filipino secretary, has no salary account, only hia actual expenses be? ing charged In the general expense, and that he deserves the little he 1 makes on the song books. About the | applause. Mr. Joues says we applaud | anything worth whllo in any OtftV walk of Hit. and wits rut applaud ? go? J a< ag at the tabernacle. "Y? j erlngs. he Saldi why can't you march once in awhile for Christ!* The afternoon sermon yesterday was on "Prayer." the text coming from the 4th chapter of James, and the verse which says: "Ye have not. because ye asked not." The whole problem of church work today, n< cohrding to Mr. Jones. Is the problem of prayer. "I'd rather be a good prayer than a good preacher." F.veryont ought to learn to i se Its Ood's will for us |g |?iay. For every? thing worth while that is bestowed upon mankind, there have been pray? ers to heaven for It; somel.ody prays for every revival. Passages In the Bible relating It certain phases of "prayer" were pointed out by Mr Jones aa follows: 1st Timothy, 'A.H shows will," Luke 11:1 shows "dutv . " 1 The*MolonUMsl 6 17 shows "earnestm-aa;" Jeiemiih ; teils m' "Invitation;" 1 Fetor 3:13 gives "un? derstanding. " and Matthew 7:7 shows "spirit of asking." "No soul." says Bob Jones, "has ever run*: the. bell tl heaven that the door didn't open." But the thing prayed for must he for the glory of Clod, as prayers seid up for fvlu.di Interests cannot expect to , l?e answered. Mr. Jones hero "rap? ped" the Christian Scientists "ays- , tern" whh h he says Is huch that, while they claim to be the biggest pray i on earth, they really cun t prav at all because they do uwuy with atone? ment, and 'no man ha* uny credit in heaven except through Jesus." At the conclusion of the sermon a great many, at the invitation ??f the evan? gelist, stated what pruyer had done for them At the night service Mr. Jone.? formed to h* e his audience with him probably better than at any service since Sundav. The rlngm* was a bii; feature, the choir showing wonder? ful Improvement, and the .ruin nee taking more interest th'ni usual, also. Tne songs of the evening were "The Harvest Song." "<?h. ll??w I l?o\c film." If Your Heart stttpt liight and "My Jesus. I l.o\c Thee" Mr. M. McKenzie sang "JttttS Hai staved Me' He sang ** usual at the .liter noon services, but the choir ol the ,?i ternoon was not nearl> St good as at night, suffering from tin attendance Isiing cut dov\n Rtt 1 H\ Wilson prav?d bet?re the sermon of the evening. Hev. J. M letftfl udftrtd n prayer at the afltmttt ttfVltt, The subject of Mi. Jones' discu? o> for the evening was Nome frttlSPtt" snd the telling facts that he hrntigm htme to his audience often rtttllisd in prolonged applause when he ha.I mad. a sjsjsjI point. The text tl Ifct sermon was taken from the J-ie' chapter of Dcuteronlmy: "When thou euildcth a new house, then thou shall make a battlement for the roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence." Mr. Jones said that .in a nutshell, hi" ser? mon was a blow at personal lio?.rty. A man should only be permitted to act so that he would bring no harm to any other man. The ancient house? tops were built with an eye to recre? ation, service, and retreat, and such features ought to characterize the modern home, but there aro limita? tions that need careful consideration. The amusements ought to be whole? some, everybody should have a job at home, some little thing to give them a responsibility, and the ome should bo a retreat from the storms of life just as in olden times it was retreat from actual buttles. "The atmosphere of the average American home needs to be changed; keep the home life sacred" were two warnings that Mr. Jones gave out in this connection. Speaking of men building their homes to the detriment of others M?\ Jones said: "There's many a man who has built his home out of the bread that brumes to widows and orphans. ' There was liberal applause when Mr. Jones made the statement that thero would he many more "Ex-saloon keepers" in this country pretty short? ly. Prior to this he had used the sa? loon keeper as an example, of tin man who builds his hOOTS out of t" - v??ry Mosh am' blood of humanity tut raising children there Is greater re? pOIISlbllity at toe present time than ever before. There ought to bo fam? ily praper in overy home, and "any in in who is living right at home, can pray at home." Pour walls to build up around the home are "Keverence for Hod's word," "Family discipline," "Family prayer" and "consistent ? hristian 1 i\ inn.' Jokes of any kind about the Hiblo are to be severely condemned. There are a surprising? ly great number of "smart Alecs," ae OOf dills to Mr. Jones, who make light of the Hilde saysing, "I have thought it all out and there ain't any of it so." Where the raising of children Is cou cerned, the grave danger that now faces American people was summed up In the warning: "America is going to he damned in 50 years if the reins of family discipline are not again taken up by fathers and moth? er*." TOO much freedom is allow? ed sons ami daughters. Make home life so pleasant they will want to st.iyj around the home and not absent , theuiselvea so much. Remembering that his son is following in his foot StOpI a man should be a consistent, clean liver, lor said Mr. Jones, "your boy is not only following in your footsteps, hut pretty soon he'll be stepping even farther." A number ot the congregation promised, on Mr. \ Jones' request, 'nothing providentially preventing lO hold family prayer in) their homOS here ittef." From The Dally Hern. May 1. a Una ol men stretching, in two by two formation, from the v. m. c. a tround Iho corner of Liberty anu Main ami to practically opposite the <'.,uit House, marched to the Taher n l.,st night to hoar Hob Jones pi. ii h one of the best SSrmOnS Ol the week with "hauicMty" as its linder? lying theme. Uist night was "Church j men's nicht*' In the Hob Jonas cam* palgn and If Mr. Jones had any doubts as to whether or not tie Church men of Sunder were hacking his campaign, I hey were probably oil dispelled when he tan iwo bum Ilm i of men in every walk of life, fol? lowing every sort ol avocation, flic in and till in a twinkling, m arly every seat in middle tier. Number of men was estimated to be anywhere from ion (o IOC; some said there were eVCII more than that to join in the parade The lim was headed by a drum corps ami cm net player, Thunderous ap? plause from tin b|g choir lofi ami from those ol the audience uln idv ns ?Ombiedi followed the apparanco ol tr ? church men at the tubemucle pj ars. The SOngS of the r veiling w ie "Crown 111 m Km? of Kings,' "I'.e CnUSi i LoVC Jesus," and the popular I number "Jesus Included Me.Phc Church In Ihe Wildwood" was sung by Special request of the church men. Choir Master McKenzie. introduced ?ORK innovations in the way o( hav j inK the Choir and the audience in the j rear tiers of seats sing alternate Uli Ml Of "Jesus Included Me." llo had tin* children sing one souk, and those be? tween certain acts sing certain veraea A new long introduced, "If you're a Stmlllng Christian you Will outshine the sun" made a decided hit. Mr. McKenzie sang "lie lilted Me." ROV. W. 11. I'.ays prayed ut the conclusion of the singing* j Bob Jones said that lie would have a direct message for church workers tomorrow afternoon. He urged liber? al giving at the next few services so that the expense of the meeting COUld bf cleared up without the passing Of the pans becoming a nuisance . Mr. Jones' text last night was taken from the lUth chapter of St. Luke, j "This day is salvation come to this j house.'* Salvation is a fact that can- j not he disputed. It is the plan God j chose for saving sinners and it cost Christ's life. There are three classes of sinners, hyprocrites, "moral" men and "hard cases." A hypocrit, according to Mr. Jones' I definition is the man who connect! himself with the church for personal gain. "Moral" men are the fellows who don't dissipate because "they were born without the desire for it." They have a "negative" goodness, but that kind of "morality" can't save a man. The "hard cases" are the "ring leaders" of a certain set or commun? ity, and if they can be brought to Christ, their following also come, j "I can take a dozen men in Sumter and save this city." "Telling of the danger of being wealthy, the evangelist said: "I know many a man who lived decent 'till he had plant <>f money," then family praper and I?ble reading very often got out of his life. There was consid? erable applause when the speaker re marked "I w ish every politician in I America wai a good, clean man, and I that time is coming. Politics, how? ever, often tempts men to go wrong; many a man "goes in decent and, comes out dirty." The prejudice and Whining of many poor people came in j for a severe thumping, after the curse j created by riches had been pounded. A man should go to work with the best at his hand and not whine about hin Condition nod bo WOttld get along! n meat deal better Nu i by complain-, j lag, f?>: "Us hotter t.? iavc chared er J than it Is to have gold. .? The story oui <?f wi ch the sermon ' came was the story of how Zaccheus. | determined to see Christ, clim.bcdl u tree to fult)U his wish. "I know some! of you fellows who would have been j too lazy to o\o that," te evangelist said. | "I like a man that's what he is, all ' the time. Zaccheus wasn't a Christian but he made no shams or pretenses to'j be anything bul what he was and he WM the kind of man who accomplish- i ed what he sought to accomplish. Manhood is a scarce article in this i country, but "1 know some men," said I the speaker "who would die before! they would compromise their Chris? tianity ami integrity. A man ought to have the grit to express himself on | what ho thought was the right aide, j no matter how great a financial los;; he faced in doing so. "Two faced" I pcopie came in for flaying just here, ! also pool rooms and drink. Drawing the comparison between j Zaccheus' liberal giving and that of j the average man today. Mr. Jones said | "some of you scoundrels (?Light to ' starve to death you're so stingy with! (bul." Saccheus, after he had come! under Christian Influence. restored What he had dishonestly gained, and so ought every man. for "every man; who's got a dishonest dollar in hie pocket is on bis way to bell.Lahore , are lots of church members who think they're going to heaven who are go? ing to hell,' because they cheat ano. I steal. As an instance is the woman Who will buy a "half ticket" lor a "bin strapping boy" and the man who sues' the railroad for a "Jersey" when ghe train kills a veritable old "bag of I bones" belonging to him. Some smusement was created w hen Mr. , Jones remarked in this connection:, "A railroad train in this country nev er did kill any cow but a Jersey." The evangelist says crook od deals are, straightened up ami debt arc paid,, following every revival ever hold In I this country, and thai tin- same thlnts will ha open lo re in Humter. ' I bk. Im nee people serve Clod like they care something about Him" was jibe way Mr, Jones nailed the fellow who "can'l get down to the ofllce too soon," yel on Sunday morning says 'dee, I wish I could sh i p all the morning, bul I guess I'll huve to gu ii? Church lor tin- sake of the chll? ill en." And It) tbe way. suld he, "don't think you can fool your chil? dren With your miserable under* handness and shuininlng, for they're wise to you." It's best to be just as Joyous and enthusiastic abottl serv? Ing Jesus as uboul doing an) other thlllg . likes to ||o, toi' Hi help then \\ ||| COII1C ei-lel . ?VbI'll U needed. I "I'd ratio i Uvs in ;? simple cot Itage," was Mi. Jones concluding re mark, "than In ;> palace without God." Tim Afternoon Service, Vesterday afternoon Mr. Jones fol? lowed up the sermon of the previous afternoon, again using tho subjecl "prayer." Some of the "wants" of Christian people were asked for and in reply to tins imitation a number stated the desire they most Wished the meetings to consummate. Mr. Jone.s wants "a revival campaign in this city that will reach the man who is considers I the most hopeless case." Christ taught us the power of prayer, a great part of his life being given over to this devotion. He said if we would "Come and see where He dwelt" J we Would learn to pray. Peter and John saw the most wonderful dem? onstration in the world's history, yet they afterwards were willing to go to an ordinary prayer meeting, because they had learned what an important part prayer holds In the life of a true Christian. "No church is a soul sav? ing institution," said Hob Jones, "un? less they have a praying band of men and women." Some of the conditions of prayer are that we "abide" in His grace (John l.">:7) In the sense of knowing God's will for us, and that we pray in faith, believing, as we pray, that our prayers will he answer? ed. We can "ask and wb shall re? ceive" if we keep God's command? ments and do that which is pleasing in his sight. If we have learned God's j will for us we never give as an excuse for doing any evil "God didn't say not to do it," for we will know what is not right to do, Just as a child knows what its parents will consider a wrong thing to do. From The Daily Item, May ?>. Yesterday was a red letter day in J the Bob Jones evangelistic campaign, | both in point of attendance and results achieved. At the afternoon service, after the evangelist had preached a thrilling sermon on the subject of "Personal Work" and had extended tho invitation for all who had been j neglecting Christ's business, but who WOUid try to lead a more zealous Christian life, to come and give him i their hands, the audience came al? most in a body to take advantage of tho opportunity offered. The choir accepted the invitation almost as one person. Hundreds promised to lend their influence to help make the cam? paign a success by praying und by gelang men to get right with God, and many promised, \ ben the Invitation) for converts was given, to f .Ou* into the audience and agk men and women t# come fcn the mercy seat. 1 iie choir aa utual iu ).. a nit i>M in yesterday's program, singing at the afternoon service* "It is Well With My Soul," "Amazing Grace," "The Touch of His Hand on Mine," and "Oh, Hap? py Day." At night they sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic/' "Somebody Knows," "Jesus Included Me," and by special request of the Confederate veterans, "Crown Him ljord of All." Miss Keller sang as a solo id her usual pleasing manner, the verses to "Somebody Knows," the entire choir joining In the chorus. Mr. McKenzie sang his usual solo at each service, "Jesus is All the World to Me" being sung in the afternoon and "I am Sure that He Loves Even Me," at night. The evangelist took for his after? noon subject "Personal Work," as applied to the business of saving of soids for Christ, and as a Utting beginning for his sermon he read a letter ecelved from the pastor of a church at Crawfordsville, Ind.. from j which place the Jones party came to this city. This church, Mr. Jones stated, is one of those aristocratic, "exclusive" sort of churches, which had been going along pretty much in the same rut until the revival awoke them to the poslbllltles of personal work. The letter says, in part: "We have 10 people lined up since you left, that were influenced by the revival, but were not certain, and the total of new members since the revival began is l."?7. A new spirit has taken pos? session of us. Please tell the people of Sunder to not vvsato their time in the Start? as we did. but to go right In with you from the, jump and they will have a glorious victory. Tell them we are praying for them." Mr. Jones urged that the leadership oil himself ami party be trusted, and thai the co-operation of the good people of Sunder be given him. without any reservation, and the results would be forthcoming. The collection of the expanse, he said, is dragging, and he urged the necessity for clearing it up quickly so that more efficient work could be done, when the audience no longer had to be worried about it. "Personal work" said Mr. Jones, "is one kind of work thai everj Christian in the world can do, and it is a verj necessary work in t he business of sav? ing souls. Every man ought to hike an Interest In the soul of bis neighbor to such an cxtcnl that he Would nol merely ask him to come to Christ bill also should tell him h"\\ lo come, and If you I'lln'I I'd anybody what to <lo to be saved, you ought lo be ashamed to rail yourself 11 Christian." And the Very best WIIJ to save HOUlS is to save them one at a time. Just as I'hlllp showed ihc eunuch the road lo Chiist (Acts Ml, chapter) so the Christian of today can show the Un? saved man the pathway to Jesus. The trouble is that so many nn-n are sti? lish and don't want to turn over their talent to God. "How many steps have you ever made in this world that were not selfish steps," the speaker said, and "the average church mem? ber in this city merely plays with Christianity." "Why not be as deter? mined about Christianity as you are about politics or business?'' "You've never done as much to keep a soul cut of hell as a politician does to make a vote." Hob Jones says that when a man gets real earnest about Christianity he is called a crank by most folks, but "I'm willing to be a crank?and let God turn the crank." Every man has some "pull" with one particular man that nobody else has. That's why personal work is so effective when all else fails. "There is a lost soul in this city and if you don't rescue him, he won't be rescued because you are the only one who has the key to his soul." "Don't you want to be a soul winner.'* Mr. Jones repeated with great earnest? ness. "There are men in this city who are hungry for Christ, bui they need you to show them the way." And "anybody who wants to be a soul win? ner will learn the way?there's plenty of knowledge; what's needed is the zeal." Going back to the Bible read? ing which gave him the inspiration for his sermon, Mr. Jones said "That eunuch whom Philip showed the way was in a chariot, and life's opportuni? ties today are on wheels." "It is time right now to act. the days are flying by and the chance may be yours to 'ouch a life today that you will never have the chance to touch again." At the conclusion of the afternoon services a "consecration service." was? hold at which many promised to do the three things that Bob Jones says are absolutely necessary to make the revival a success, viz. "Pray," "Go out and talk about Christ," and "when the invitation for converts is given, go into the audience and ask men to come to Christ." Probably the largest audience o* the week gatheied at the tabernacle last night to hear a sermon which fol? lowed closely the trend of thought brought out at the afternoon service. The Confederate veterans were the guests of the tabernacle at the night service and prolonged applause fol-j their presence. About twenty-five of j lowed the official announcement of] the grlssled old campaigners listened " pii ths closest attention n.3 Bob .Tones told ? f ths IMittles which must I to-gh! o:\ the battlefields of life, the foes that must be vanquished, and the scars which must be received, but which could be pointed to with pride, when the bearer of those scars could say in his heart: "I have fought a good light, I have done my best.' The text of the evening came from Matthew !?:'.? where Christ gave to Matthew the personal invitation to "Follow Me." In this day and time, said the evangelist, many ask "What Would Jesus Do" about this or that, but while it is true that we have some problems to face that Jesus didn't have, after all, the important thing is to be so in harmony with Christ that We will know just how to act. for example was given the close, ly blended lives of a man and wife, who live in perfect harmony. . Speaking of the; "knocks" of some people at "excitement" at evangelistic meetings, Mr. Jones said people go wild over everything in this country but religion. He drew a striking par? allel on what a revival often accom? plished, by its methods, where the churches failed, when he told '.he story of the woman who had prac? tically lost hope of being cured '.id she hobbled in faith to the side < f the Great Physician, and was healed with a touch of his garment it c - at her excrutiating pain to reach him, and the taunts of disbelievers, out she followed in faith the road to Jesui and so today "It costs something" :o be a Christian, and too 'the road is marked out plain." America is net a Christian nation. Mr. Jones says, and the reason so many fellows can't get right with God is "they're afraid they won't be popular any longei with the crowd they're nceustynn ?1 i<> run with." "The craving for popu? larity Is ruining a lot of people?I know many a woman in this coun? try who thinks more about the popu? larity of her daughter than she does .about taking her to heaven." Being a Christian means being a fighter, i'<n there are enemies to overcome and sacrlliccs to make, but God never lets us light a battle alone He is always with u... "God wants us to he as true to the cross as those old soldiers Were t<> their Ike-;.'' A man should not Im content to go to Bleep without the knowledge that he was on God's side. It is 11 p to i-verj man who calls him? self a Christian to help bear some of the burdens for ?'brist "He poured out His life blood for you and you'VC II, \ el lost :i drop lor I Hill." At the conclusion of the services many took a stand for * "in ist. and 1 many others asked to be prayed for. Mr. R. W. Dabbs, of Goodwill was a visitor to the city ou Mon y. KHRAPNEL. "You've got to love um or go t<? Hell." "Everybody left to himself is hope? lessly lost." "The only hook that speaks with absolute authority about God is the Bible." "Our churches are Mied up with people who don't know God." "It would pay any church to sup? port a few old-time saints to adver? tise the gospel." "If you're just like you used to he you've never met the Savior of men.'* "God has never had a chance in a town In America." "You'll never he any higher than you are capable of thinking." "You ought to paint the picture of Christ in everything you do." "People want to hear the word of God." "It is up to you to find out God's will for you, and do it." "I know many a man who will turn his soul over to God and yet won't trust him with his pocket hook." "Some of you are church members, but you've never been united from the world." "There isn't a Christian hearing me tonight who couldn't win somebody for Christ, if he tried. "Turn your business into a pul? pit." "Christ wants people to live togeth? er in peace." "Whenever you see a man no big? ger than his own church creed, he has a small brain and a small heart." "If you haven't got a little heaven in your home, God pity your home." "How do you live with a troubled heart and no God?" "God can keep us from sowing on humanity." "Did you ever think of the conceit of a man who'll try to raise his fam? ily without God." "Xo family is perfect with a God? less member." "There's not a person on earth led to Christ by the influence of one single individual." "The work that counts above every? thing else is bringing souls to Christ." "There isn't a man or woman in this city who doesn't need Jesus Christ." "Every sinner without God is lost." "The only thing between that boy and Hell is a heartbeat." "There's not a man in this city that Jesus Christ can't save." "Tf '-ovr life Is empty irrt pow?rlesv you tre reSponsjbh?and nobody else." "I'd rathei I s s good prayer than a good preacher." . .? . - - ?*??-' "So soul has ever rung the bell of heaven, that God didn't open the door." "I wonder if there's a dishonest brick in your house?" "You're under obligations to give your best to this world." "The atmosphere of the average American home needs to be changed." "God pity your hard heart If you are disturbed by the laughter of a little child." "There's many a man that has the grit to face a cannon that hasn't the grit to make his own boy mind." "Some of you scoundrels ought to starve to death, you're so stingy with God." "Every man who's got a dishonest dollar in his pocket is on his way to Hell." "There's a lot of church members who think they're going to heaven, that are going to hell." I "A railroad train in this country never killed any cow but a Jersey." "In the pathway of every revival crocked deals are straightened up and the same thing will happen in Sumtcr. "1 like to see people, serve God like they care something about him." "I'd rather live in a simple cottage than a palace without God." "I can tak< a dozen men in Sum? tcr and save this city." Jesus poured out His blood for you, and you've never shed one drop for Him." "Nothing makes me so sick as to see a poor. Insignificant society girl shake her empty head and say: "I don't see no harm in dancing." "Anybdoy can be g sinner, but it takes a manly man to be a Chris? tian." "The devil must like me pretty well?1 always find him in a town 'when 1 get there." 'The man God hits is proud of ths : scar. ' , "If you could understand everything in the Bible 1 wouldn't have it?but you can understand enough tu find Christ." "This old world wouldn't, care if ' you were dead." "The world never had a great soul winner that people didn't think he i was crazy?they even apologized for Christ." ; Mr. G. It Plowden has sold "The Homo Lake" property to a local or? ganisation, it is understood the property will be developed and a first class Halting preserve maintained. Tile lease held by the Home LiK 1 Pishing Club will not be effected by [the sale*?-Manning Tunes.