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Show GOSPEL CAMPAIGN A OPENS SPlRITEDfeT Meetings at Immanuel Bap- , tist Church Attended by All Congregations. INTEREST IS MARKED The Rev. W. T. Sherrod Preaches at Both of the Services. The Sherrod-Whltteker union gospel compalgn opened yesterday in the Immanuel Im-manuel Baptist church, and will be continued con-tinued throughout the month of March. Other churches of the denomination discontinued dis-continued services last night in order that the entire congregation might be pres- j ent, and a large number of persons took advantage of the special meeting. J The Rev. W. T. Sherrod is conducting j the campaign, and is being assisted by I the Rev. A. T. Whitteker. said to be jie I of the greatest chaik talkers in the couTVJ try. Mr. Whitteker also has charge of -4gJ the music. Miss Madge Brooks Sanders of the Rio Grande Baptist church la accompanist. ac-companist. Evangelist Speaks. In the morning Evangelist Sherrod addressed ad-dressed a large congregation, using as a subject "If Any Man Be in Christ Jesus, He Is a New Creation." At the evening services bis subject was "Saul's Band of Men." drawing lessons from the anointing of Israel's first king1. Mr. Sherrod said. In part: T h e re were t wo faction s presen t one was the critics, those who were not willing to follow God's chosen man. These were worthless fellows, as the scripture says. The other faction fac-tion was the band of men whose heartB God had touched, and who were willing to accept God's chosen man as leader. We have the two today. There are the ones that find fault and who are dissatisfied. They would do something If they had a different paBtor ana if some of the people who are In the church would get out. They don't believe conditions condi-tions are such as to warrant revival meetings, and, anyhow, they have heard the evangelist once, and that's enough for them. Belief of Other Group. The other group believes in God! as) one who is able to do mighty things through his people. They were prepared pre-pared men. God prepared them. They correspond to the faithful few that we find in every community where God's agents are working. Their hearts responded to the church of God they rendered a "heart ser-vlce-'" They had no other thought In mind than victory. When Xasash came against Israel, the worthless fellows were ready to make a treaty. The conditions Nasash offered In accepting ac-cepting their proposition were that the right eye of each should be put out a a reproach upon all Israel. There was a mighty cry went up because be-cause of these hard terms, Thss r - Sato Sa-to the treaties Christians make w1trrSsaw |