Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-11
THE BIG REVIVAL
Is Still in Progress at the West End Baseball
Park,

A rare treat was afforded the crowd
gathered on Twentieth street and Second
avenue Sunday at p. m. by the grand
chorus that made their tour in the beau
tiful trolley car. They went then to the
camp meeting at West End ball park at
Seventh street and Morris avenue,
where a prelude of music was given by
the chorus, aided by the cornetists,
Thomas Stapleton and George Haskins.
The programme was rendered most ar
tistieally.
Mr. Thomas Stapleton played a cornet
solo with an organ accompaniment by
his brother, Rev. Robert Stapleton. 1t
was very fine and greatly enjoyed.
DIR. Mann announced his text in ST.
John xvi: For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten
Son that whatsoever believeth on Him
should not perish but have eternal life"
1t is impossible to give in synopsis
the merits of the sermon. DR.. Mann is
an original thinker and he argued his
case with the combined forces of logic,
rhetoric, pathos and the eloquence of a
soul on fire with his theme.A question
was sprung,s solution was sought.
Upon it depended the relations of man
to man, and man to God, both here and
hereafter A great law was involved.
Mans salvation and happiness were at
stake, and while 1t was true that all the
combined forces in the universe could
not restore man to the joy of fellowship
with his God it was equally true that
God had found out way to save man
and keep the law intact. He gave very
fascinating manner by which this was
accomplished by the Son of God, who
with His infinite love bridged the dark
and dismal river that man had created
by disobeying God, the details of which
were original and strangely thrilling.
He also referred to the wisdom of
counting the cost in all unQefta kin gS.
that one might know if the end sought
would justify the necessary means. This
he illustrated by the pilgrims fathers,
who braved the stormy deep, the wild
beasts of the forest, the red mans toma-
hawk, starvation and death in securing
religious freedom and establishing this
great nation, the benedictionS of which
we enjoy.
So the Savior counted the cost of saw
ing this world to religious freedom and
salvation, and he paid the price on Cal
vary and now lives to give us life eter-
nal. In order to do this he barred his
brow received the stroke of justice In
mans behalf, opened his heart, took hui
manity into it, and bore them from Geth-
semane to Calvary and from Calvary to
a throne of satisfied justice and infinite
mercy, and cried: "It is finished! Mans
redemption is complete" While the an
gelic choir sang:
Come all the world, come Savior thou,
All things in Christ are ready now"
The altar service was very enjoyable
The vast audience arose in response to
the invitation and thus expressed belief
in the efficacy of this gospel to save to
the uttermost.
Monday evening the Pratt City chorus
and pastor Rev. J. G.. Johnson, came and
Joined in the services. The sermon by
Rev. Mr.. johnson was full of stirring
truths, and many expressed desire for
prayer DR.. Mann conducted short tes-
timony meeting, full of the joy of Gods
love.
The services tonight offer special at
fractions in music by the West End Glee
club, chorus and the Stapleton Brothers
quartette.
ing the week.