The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-05-29
ANOTHER REVIVAL SERVICE
AT SHANG BAILEYS HOTEL

4 very interesting revival service was
held at Shang Baileys hotel, North Scit-
uate. last evening under the auspices
Of the Trinity NJ. f. church. About forty
persons were present in this one time
house OF sin ars for more than an hour
the house pesounded with testimonies and
gospel songs Mr. Edwin A. Corbitt took
charge of the service and called upon
Mr. George w. Crooks TO lead the song
service. Nearer Ny God TO Thee was
heartily sung by the entire congregation.
Mr. Corbitt then asked those present to
repeat the Esd psalm and then led In
prayer that Gods blessing might be on
the meeting. He then spoke earnestly Of
his conversion and stated that he was 46
years old today and had never regretted
the day he had accepted Jesus. Brother
Bailey has had wide and a rich ex-
perience he said He was a prisoner al
Libby prison and was freed from bond
age. Jesus had recently freed him from
the greatest bondage IN the world-sin
He rs serving God and we are all so glad
that he IS doing 80 He then said that he
wanted to introduce a lady well known
all over the world as n Christian worker.
the secretary OF Wofnens Christian Tenn
perance union. also member OF the prison
reform movement. Mrs. j. X. Barney
Words fail TO express the sweetness
Of this ladys remarks as she spoke OF
some OF her experiences during her Chris
tan life and some Of the results. II was
learned that Mrs Barney toured the
world with Miss Frances willard presi-
dent of the Womens Christian Temper
ance union.
Mrs. Barney requested Mr.. Bailey TO
tell her Of HIS conversion as she wanted
to use II when she spoke 10 the prisoners
At the Suffolk county jail. Mr.. Bailey
said
Mrs. Barney. ! cannot say much Of in =
terest tonight Mr.. Corbitt told us Il
was his birthday. Well. it's mine. for
three months ago tonight. the 2sth of
February. asked God TO forgive me and
He did So At that time | thought all
a man had 10 do was TO ask pardon from
His Creator and that ended the matter,
but I have found that there are many
things which I had done to my fellow
man that had TO be righted. have
done so. was a great sinner. but not
too great for God to forgive me
MFR Bailey was overcome with emo
tion at times as he fully realized what
God had saved him from.
'Nn'lnulUk UlN IfItldIhN uf Ntlu InHf the
rum business was a thing Of the past
to him. that no man could sell rum and
serve God
Mr. George W. Crooks then sang In his
usual pleasing manner Some Day the
Silver Chord VIII Break" and many
eyes were filed with tears at the earnest
ness of tho singer
Mr. Samuel Robinson spoke briefly Of
some ~ his experiences trying TO do mis-
sionary work lie was followed by Mr.
John j. Morris. MIR Smith Miss Ester
Cox. member of the Salvation army
Mr.. Henry Geer spoke NJ visiting the poor
farm az Burrilville and ~ talking with
Jerry Mowry a brother or Martin Mowry.
who was convicted of murder some xnars
ago. Mr.. Corbett closed me meeting
with prayer
a number waited % have word with
Mr.. Bailey. and his face no up as he
told 81 ways that he had done mission
ary work for God by sending clean li's
erature through the mails accompanied
by letter requesting the ,yecsiver ~
send 70 some one else az soon as read
thus forming an endless chain of good
readlng