The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-04
DR. WHARTON CLOSES
END OF RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AT AU-
 DITORIUM.
EyangeIist Spoke Four Times in Mont gOmery Sunday and Last Ser mon xns aD Appeal for Christianity.

The wharton revival, which has been in progress three weeks in Montgom- eery. came to close with service ny Dr. Fl. NJ. Wharton at tne Auditorium last night.
 The great audience of about 2.50o persons occupied every available seat In the spacious nall and a number or persons were compelled to stand while the evangelist conducted his final meetings.
 The closing day of the revival in Montgomery was marked by four ser vices. each of which attracted many persons Dr. Wharton's first service took place at II o'clock yesterday morn ing, his second for negroes at the Dex- ter Avenue Baptist Church at 2:So o o'clock and his final service last night. It was a compliment to the good work of the preacher that such large audi enres poured into the Auditorium In spite of the sweltering heat that made yesterday one of the hottest days of the year.
 In an earnest appeal for faith and belief in Jesus Christ. whose protect Ing guidance he said was the only means of salvation, pr. Wharton sway ed hls audience. It is doubtful If any minister of the Gospel ever received such eager attention from his hearers.
 Before going into his sermon pr Wharton announced thSt he would de- liver a lecture in the Auditorium at o'clock tonight, taking as his subject his trip through the Holy Land. He said there would be no charge for ad- mission but those attending could give such amounts at the doors as they saw fit for the First Baptist Church and he was sure that Montgomery people were ever willing to give for this in-
 What think ye of Christ?" was the interrogatory text on which the evan gelist based his sermon. pr; Wharton dwelt on the topic of infldelity and evolved the conviction that there is not a person on earth who believes iu no hereafter. If an infidel Is person who believes there is no hereafter, he said. then there are no inftdels. As an illustration he chose Robert Inger- soil. the late renowned free thinker; This man, Dr: Wharton said, believed in an after life and he proved the statement by quoting few of the ut- terances of Nil. Ingersoll.
 pr. wharton contended that the peo- pie who are not followers of Christ have not fully investigated the sub, feet. not nearly so much as they would look Into a business proposition
 He contrasted the enemies or ChrIst was a fraud, an imposter. Would the audience believe such thing about Christ? He in whom their parents, and not be that. No, He was not an tnpos- ter. It had also been claimed by his enemies that Christ did not offer sutfi- sient he n DC But s1 'ns pr Wharton proved emppatically to the contrary can help us In our dying momenS. said Dr. wharton.
 Christ, he said, was true and faith; inc neonie in the right paths and shoulder their burdens for thsm i: they would only give ear: BBy vivid Illustrations, the evangelist closed plea for salvation anu comfort under the wings of the Saviour.
 During the final hymn, great uum- Der of people welt forward &d, at the ana pr Wharton was suri ounded by throne of people who eagerly sought to grasp his hand