The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-04-14
REVIVAL MEETING
COME TOACLOSE
Tabernacle was Crowded
at the Services
Last Night.
MONEY WAS sUBSCRIBs %.
Enought Has Been Raised to Pay the
Debt on Tabernacle-Rev. stuart
Left Las Night for His Home
in Tennessee.

When Rev. George Stuart pronounc-
ing the benediction last NIGHT and the
waving of hundreds of handkerchiefs
in token Of goodbye's from the i'm
mense congregation assembled. the
great Tabernacle meetings that have
been on 70 this city FOR The past ten
days and nights came TO close
There were several remarkable fea
lures about this closing meeting
To begin with the crowd present
was about the largest Of the series
and the religious earnestness
shown was most pronounced. more
people promising to unite with The
churches ard to devote themselves
more closely to church work thsn have
so announced at any previous meeting
The sermon was in no wise sensational
but was strictly religious and to the
Joint being an earnest plea for the
churches and to church members 10
devote more time and attention to
matters pertaining to the churches
Cali for men and women 10 make prom
ises to this effect brought so many
around the preachers thar It was i'm
possible for them to shake hands with
all before the meeting closed to allow
Rev Stuart to catch mis- train going
out
After the services Rev. stuart TOOK
the nine O'Clock train for his home in
Cleveland Tenn. where he win spend
one day with his family and then re.
turn to Waycross to bold a series Of
meetings there.
Money for the Tabernacle.
Another remarkable ,hing about
last nights meeting was that The eon.
gregation subscribed enough ma2ey
to pay OF debt Of some two hun
dred and fifty dollars that has been
hanging over the Tabeln Gle commit.
tee Of burden that they have been car
rying for a long time.
The raising Of this money was Id ad
dition to the amounts raised al va
rious meetings to defray the regular
expenses connected with the series
and while the amount paid Rev stu
2rt for his services was small he Ok
pressed his gratitude for the kindness
shown him by the people OF Bfuuswtek
Talks 70 the coiored People.
Just before closing the services last
night Rev. Stuart delivered an earnest
talk 70 the large NUMBER Of colored
people present and expressed his APP
probation OF the interest they have
shown in the meetings. both by their
attendance and contributions to tha
different collections. In connection
with this talk he stated that he had
mighty little respect for the religion
which lionized the missionaries TO
Africa and other foreign lands and
turned its back on the people Of any
creed, race or color at their own door
and that he always provided place
for the colored people 1T every meet
ing he held
Yesterday Afternoons Meeting.
Al the meeting yesterday afternoon
after short forceful sermon, Rev
Stuart called upon all who would prom
Use 10 read the bible more closely
say their prayers more resularly<end
70 erect a family altar ~saS1 M
and the large number who raised their
hands and stood up on these three
propositions caused Rev, Stuart to say
that after all he believed yesterday az
tornoon's meeting was the best OF any
vet held
The series has been good for Bruins
wick and there Is no doubt but that
the churches Of all denominations Will
reap much benefit from them.
An Error Corrected.
In reporting the meetings yesterday
the types made The News say in effect
that the people Of Brunswick had no
respect for the churches and church
people What The News intended
TO say was in effect that the people
of Brunswick had great respect for