Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-25

ngs IN America. Just above the sneak
rrs' platform a telephone company has
Installed large megaphone. through
which the singing of tho choir and Judi
rnce, The tones OF Mr.. Alexander as he
conducts and the sermons OF DR. Tor
rcy are conveyed by telephone through
out the city OF Philadelphia. II is not
nov necessary for people to leave their
homes in order to listen to the revival
terviccs--they can do so by simply TAX
Ing the telephone receiver from the
hook and asking central to connect
ih"m with the revival auditorium
They can then listen us long as they
choose TO the singing of Mr.. Alexander
mr. tho preaching of DR., Torrcy. II IL
probable that before the revival ends
SOME may be converted through the
gospel message carried over the tele
phone wires TO the enlarged audience.
The megaphoue is proving Il great
blessing to invalids and others who
cannot get to the revival meetings 4
man who IS employed us night watch
man in Ing department store, after
listening to the singing. said: II want
10 congrat ulutc the ,,uam who sang basa
l
my hand my arm fairly trelnSled. and
! faltercd out III my lonely position
Praise God for the power that Is
springing up in that meetiugr" .
Cheers From the Audience.
Al night a thrilling scene was wit.
messed. when III tbn close OF poyer.
FIJI sermon by DR.. 'rorrey on Heroes
q HcF
arose in all parts Of the armory..march.
ed down 10 the front and confessed
Christ. AS the ntn strcamed down to
the front seats the enthusiasm was SO
great that the audience burst into
cheers. which wee al once checked by
The evangelist In view of the soiemnity
Of the occasion. When they all reach
cd the front Of tic platform DR.. 'Eorrey
requested them to face the audience
aud repeat in chorus Il have taken
Jesus as my Saviour, my Lord and my
King"
Hundreds or tic men In the audience
were in tears at the conclusion OF Dr..
Torreys touching sermon. "A large
number Of students from the various
colleges Of Philadelphia were. In the
audience and listened with deep atten.
ton as DR.. TOrrey illustrated his adj
Itress with several incidents from col.
lege life In closing DR.. Torrey said:
A Sons Devotion to His Mother.
"A widow in the state of Georgia
had bright sou. She made up her
mind that he should have college edu-
cation She had to work hard in order
that lie might have it-sometimes she
even tookHin washing-and lived in the
'plainest sort OF way. But she got her
son through college. He was, gradual
ell at the top Of his class and was
made valedictorian. Furthermore lie
took gold medal for special excel
lence in study. Commencement day
came. and he went TO his mother and
said. 'Moth:r. il is commencement day.
Why She said. my boy. of course I
know that Well he said. 'I;graduata
today She said. OF course know
that. my SON. Well he said, why
aren't YOU getting ready for the com.
mencemeEt exercises" Why she
said. my son. ! am not going; He
said, You certainly are She said, {
have nothing proper to wear. The fin:
est people in town will be there, and
you will he ashamedsof your old moth.
| or In Der plain. faded dress among
those fine people The boy looked at
her with eyes full Of love cHe said !:
What, mother. Ashamed Of you? New
| er. owe all lam in the world to
you. and. what is more, won't go
unless you do He insisted, and. she
yielded J,
ut was plain and faded dress that
she put on. but II wan neat. 'rhen be
helped her pin the faded old shawl
around her shoulders: then, taking her
on his arm. he starred down the main
stree the town. into the church;
dowl ,he middle aisle and gave her
one of dhe best seats in. the house
amoD;.f'ol friends OF the graduating
class h"Hj9iwent up on the platform, de
llvered his valedictory address. re-
'ceived his diploma, and was handed his
gold medal for special excellence In
study. No sooner had hevreceived the
medal than he walked straight down
from The. platform to where the old
lady was sitting IN her faded shawl,
pinned 1t on the shawl and said. Moth
err, that belongs to YOU: you earned It
| II only heard about month ago
after having told that story around tina
II ANNh f1.1k