The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-01
REVIVAL MEETING
 VERY SUCCESSFUL Stirring Scene at St Johns
 Methodist Church PENTECOST IS RECALLED Meeting Will Continue This Week. Revival at the First Baptist
 Church Closes After &c.,
 rles of Services.
PENTEC0ST IS RECALLED

An overfiowing congregation gathered yesterday morning at St. Johns Method- ist church to hear the Rev. S. R. Belk of Augusta. Ga, who has been assist ing the pastor, the Rev. w R. Hendrix, In a series of revival services, and who will continue to preach through this week at 1O:sO a. m and o'clock D. m. each day.
 Mir. Belk's text was from Paurs epistle to Timothy. "Godlness with content ment is great gain"
 In the beginning the speaker said, "If I had to give my sermon a subject would call it the secret of a happy life Man has solved two problems, he has learned the way to lose his own happi- ness and to spoil the happiness of oth- CTS.
 Why should we be unhappy in a world made by loving Creator for His chil- dren? The occasion of our own unhap- piness is within and the remedy must reach the inner man."
 The speaker said that the fundamental principles of happy life are as follows: A good conscience, a kind heart and a worthy purpose in life. These, he said, would redeem any life from discontent and failure and make man happy de- spite the most adverse conditions
 Fervent Eloquence.
 The sermon was replete with apt quo- tations, from scripture and the classics and glowed with fervent eloquence from the beginning to a great climax.
 At the close of the sermon lar"e num- Der came to the altar and pledged them selves to lead more consecrated lives.
 A duet was sung by the Rev. A. J. Note stine and wife of Syllacauga which melt ed many of the audience to tears.
 The love feast service in the afternoon was described as a modern Pentecost
 The meetings will continue through the week.
 The revival services were very suc- cessful last week, large congregations at tending all the services. The meeting will be continued through the present week.
 At First Baptist.
 The usual services were held at the First Baptist church yesterday, the con- gregation filling the spacious church morning and night. Dr. Hatcher and Dr. Dickinson conducted the services. The regular monthly collection for foreign mis- sons was taken and a fairly large sum was realized
 Miss Jackson sang very touchingly solo, "It is Well With My Soul"
 Dr. Hatcher occupied the pulpit at the morning service yesterday and took for his subject "The Confession of Christ" His text was taken from St. Matthew 10; S2-3S: ''Whosoever therefore. shall confess Me before men, him will I also confess before my Father which is in. Heaven. But whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before My Father, which is in Heaven"
 The speaker brought out very plainly the importance of publicly confessing Christ He said that it was good to go into your chamber and pray to God and tell Him of your faith and there confess him secretly It is also good to confess to your family your faith in God, but somehow that is not what God requires. He requires an open confession before the public.
 The preacher brought out the point that if we were not willing to give up our lives to God and confess Him, that few of our prayers were answered, while those who were faithful and confessed him publicly, had few of their prayers uh- answered. He told many little stories which illustrated his text and added much to the interest of the sermon.
 After the discourse Dr. Hatcher gave invitation to those who were not saved to come forward and confess Christ and be saved. About fifteen responded to the invitation.
 The revival services closed last night after a week of earnest work. Services were held every afternoon and night dur ing the past week and about sixty con fessed Christ as their Savior. The revival would fhge continued for another week but for the fact that pr. Hatcher was unable to stay longer. His work will be remembered a long time as he has con ducted probably the most successful re- V al in the history of the First Bap-
 t church. He leaves for Virginia this lorning at o'clock.