The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-05
SERVICES BEGIN
At TABERNACLE
I-argessc Crowds Have Been
Present Since First
One Sunday
GOOD PREACHING IS HFARD
Rev. Stewart Has Succeeded in Pleas.
ing the Congregations at Each Of
the services--Music Also
Pleasant Feature.

The series Of revival meetings
which commenced at the Tabernacle
on Mansfield street Sunday afternoon
last started off with about the largest
attendance that has witnessed any ser.
vices of 4 religious nature in Bruins.
wick IN several years
The pastors Of the Methodist Pres
byterian ana Baptist churches after
two years effort have. at last succeeded
in securing the presence Of Rev. Geo.
r. Stewart, who ranks in the evange
listlc world as one OF the ablest plat
form orators in the country. rhe
rel eIutatien Of this Christian gentleman
and his former acquaintance with the
people Of Brunswick has endeared
him TO the people of this community
and there were mann the Sunday
afternoon and evening crowds thai
heard him, who were more than pleas
ed % gaze once mere on his familiar
features and hear the sound Of his
voice.
While the meetings are scheduled
rough the week to begin at 80. the
one held Sunday afternoon started at
j O'Clock and from that time until
long after preceding began the people
toured into the Tabernacle. All the
pastors Of the churches mentioned
we're Hresent and On the platform
Fefe singers from the various con
resations that are participating in
me meetings. The singing was LED
& Prof. Mckenzie. who possesses one
tha finest bafitone voices evel
saf3 ii brunswick Mr. George IL
COX WIS the pianist, assisted by
rof john Baumgartner win the cor
sat.
The afternoon sermon was based Oh
me subject II mans opportunity in
tais world and Rev. Stewart seemed
fo appreciate the fact that there were
ai anusnaIly - A44aes OF me
present and he appealed 10 them in
very eopvnofg manner as 70 theh
work in thls world both present and
futu4e
g.Ai 78o the night service began and
again the crows xiaifed the Taberna
Gle and heard i seadid discourse on
the subject Of Rev. stewar
has lost none Of 'h7s-sold time vigor
and form and he delivers remarkabl,
sermons in their effectiveness and
far reaching influence over his hear
ers.
Yesterday afternoon the services al
930 we're neld in the Baptist church
and it is probable that every after
noon for awhile at least the Baptis
church viii be used for the Afternoon
services The church was comforta
bly, nlled and a powerful sermon was
preached
At night the Tabernacle was again
used ana after short song servic,
Rev Stewart preached an able ser
mon on the many special sins that az
10 make up the sum and substance
of the big sins and keep the majority
OF people out Of TIE church and froI
full communion and fellowship with
God. Che sermon was finished all
too sooa for those present but it was
desired to lei those who wanted to at.
tend the performance at the Opera
hause go 10 it.
This afternoon services will be held
for one hour at the Baptist church
and tonight at the Tabernacle. Al
anytime that the weather should pre-
vent meetings in the Tabernacle peo
lie will fnd the services progressing
ii the Baptist church as the weather
VIII n9t be allowed To interfere with
the services now going on. Rev Stew
lrt breaches in any s9rt Of weather
ana 10 any size crowd from ten thous-
and down, 50 no one need stay al
home OF at their business houses or
the idea that because the weather is
cIoudy or ceol there viii be no servic
els. The services will be there al
right and all the people have to dc
is to 90 to them ram or shine, no,
Or cold This meeting starts out tc
be a success in every way, shape and
form and Il is not intended to let the
weather cut any figure in II at all.
For the co.ored People.
At ali the services held to date
taere has uecn good attendance OF
colored people and in this connection
Rev. stewart stated Sunday that he
was glad to see them and that > plaes