Smyrna times., 1895-03-27
Big SundavD

Big Sunday"
Sandwiched between Saturda,, -,
NMonuay was the "Big Sundav1 IF % tha
SSS1hIerence, and the town was I;taram'' liz
nIieu Dy what appeared several thSn:y
Snu visitors coming in for miles o,o,s,.9
1esiues those that had come h,, 81
very mouse seemed filed with guas..
anu boarding houses and hotels ,,',,'e ave
over!un' the latter having to brino 49,
Iequlsitlon on Saturday nig,.t iIUo
, Der OF cots to accommodate t6air @.,,N4l ,.utu-
Inc congregations at the Math"S;s:
Cnurch were so constituted Of na"nie
from other places as to nnake tbo bpeOpie ~!
zen think he had stumbled in on o',5i III
ehce OF strangers. N"u'-
Ihere We're services AT onlv TO-
Ihe cnurches-the Methodist and p
Dyteflan- the Opera House baa.,. .es-
tnere was no "big gun" like Cboriu: CIuse
McCabe, not thought advisable =" pam l'a
Lovefeast had been anno~nood use
commence at the Methodist ChNS 70
y O'Clock, conducted bv Rev ~ On "a a.
Terry, but by the time the hon. r. -;
Ltseu tai.n every every seat In the house seemed
eIiNJ ouli others crowded in, chairs
60" Tue IS. alsles, the altar place, the
S"u IolI' ana where these were NOT
et ene place was filed by persons who
q o'oOI " 10 throughout ad the service. From
',,;.I ~ 4O.oO Ine IoVeteast was conducted
WIZ WY unusual spirit both as to sineing
hnu testimony, the principal theme of
lecration. 0"'iIe Con- {
While liberal collection was bairo
aXen by envelopes for DR.. Keen tbee
',VahgeIist, the choir rendered SOM v
hOice music. sumo i,
nlsnop Hurst took his text from tba C
1cts OF the Apostles, XVII, 27 "Tbat C
ICY SnouId seek the Lord if hanniIv II
ley might feel after him. tbonSb ny &
not lar from every one of us y ri, "
i"ecC was, The Universal search Of h.
IAN ior Saviour" He spoke of ,bo A
'iiy umes and the effort with thu cl
i,ilosoPhles and the light thew had 70 NJ
,iVo Ine mystery of the relation he bI
'een zoo and man. This was show liz
tnelr delhcatiOn of great things nv
essing thereby the idea of sunerinr Ii
me authors of the great reIigions aOl
OohIuclus, Buddha, MOhommet g. re
ere not lmpOsitOrs; thev meant ~ cr,
nent man and worked out a svotooo all
corGlng to the best light thew bod trl
luS nave men been feeling after c. US,
all the ages but he was NOT fonnS =; cal
hpieteness until revealed in the fnii tOg
IS OF time in the person of his son % nat
'us Christ. - ais son. at
Nc blshop preached very much as sci,
"OuIT write Oh the subject for per
loGlcal and it lacked in comnactnoss &c,
! uulatlVe thought and final climoS nit,
feature whereby the thOupbts nf tru
'UeT minds are burned ir the baort nyi
ulScourse was over an bonr ~ und
ssn' hOr!
y tne Presbyterian Church. Rev circ
'erC watt preached a sermon that chill
much pleased his audience in ,bo in
nIIg, Rev. q. X. Neese Occunino ride
pulpit at night. p'"s our
feature at this church woo -. "1
y christian Endeavor service from
our before preaching-tbe SnUd. on b
'ol room being well filed was
ses were made by Revs. TarrU Not
lGT ana watkins, a solo sung 6v Suct
r D. snort, and a duet. Drift. prob
way by two laymen, Mr.. Hearn and
ihcess Anne, and Mr.. WheatIo,,' As p
aston. a1 The speaking and SINGING so N
all highly enjoyed. we
- uO"eEeT' 10 the big" church town
e =, Evangelist Keen held tbe party
aIternoon and evening, that the must
=, 'ue people pressed to, crowd. other
" tne extent of 1900 to 1900 major
as with the address on FridaT for t
ng OF Mr.. WoOlley, those nat Great
1eIore the time hadn't anv sbow power
pace OF any kind. DR.. Keen. as peace
10 SUR the emotions and mt rel maker
$ activities in force, was simnIv hover
nse; It was turning back fbs but th
8 OF ume to the early dave of the DO
'dlsm, when the bands of fornoi roe do
a. Oind men was burned awau tains
ongue Inloosed, and the ind;' Gods
stePped out into the liberty of ems tes
freedom. The crowd that bad "Cre
ne spacious building from 3 to s in ban
was as eager to return at and eviden
until IO O'Clock, ana it was this amour
g that brought the greatest tons al
StratlOn about the altar. author
lis respect this Conference wos him.
nt from the dry details of otbaS stop
5nces ) held since its organization stands
5, and will be remembereJ % has poy
'Ith the beneficial effects donht pointed
ending throughout its bonnds and te
snnial and Bethel A. M r cannot
es were supplied by members the lit
conference, morning and even What
A $40 o
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