Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-02-12
RELIGIOUS SIDE OF PINE BLUFF ONE EVIDENCE OF THE clTYs METRO.
 POLiTAMiSM.
Many Places of Worship. Thouoh Not All Confined to Buildings,
 But Some on Streets.

If one has any doubts as to the growing metropol tanism of Pine Fluff he has but to perambulate the streets of the city for an hour or two most any old day to be thoroughly convinced of his error in disbelieving. That this growing metropolitanism extends to the religious affairs of the city may as fully be demonstrated on any Sunday he may choose to do his perambulating.
 Sunday in Pine Bluff presents scene of religious activity Hnsurpass- ed by any other city in the state. From the early hours of the morn 'ng. when the bells call the wOrshpers to service at the Catholic churches, until late in the afternoons, when ser wees of nearly every conceivable kind are held at the Protestant churches. q great. busy, hurrying throng of church-goers may be seen traversing the streets in many directions, going tC their several places of worship.
 Last Sunday was no exception On the other hand, the day being an ideal one for church attendance, it was fair example of what kind of 2 scone the city presents on Sunday. A Graphic reporter made the rounds on His occasion, and was himself aston f5hed at the activty displayed in relis- tc,'s circles everywhere. At the eleven o'clock hour. every white and coIored church in town-and the city is full ef them-was the mecca of it's wer- shipers. and large audiences greeted every service. Here magnificent and stately edifce. costing multiplied thousands of dollars, reared it's proud snires heayenward in silent. majes tie homage to the Christ. Issuing forth f. icm it's recesses came the yolumi rOus notes of great pipe organ. Not far away, was another, then an ether. and still another. Farther on, sat the humble place of wroship erect cd by ccngregat on of colored wor- shipers. low, box structure. But just as much singing, and praying. and preaching was enjoyed within as were enjoyed by the politest conere- eation in town. Strewn over the city were others of more CT less preten- siors. and as the reporter progressed onward through devious ways. up one street and down another, over pave ment and rugged place, he was struck with the mutt tude and the magnitude Of these places of worship.
 But all this worship was not con- fined inside the walls of church edi fees. Here was a colored bro he' eXhorting his audience of hearers to repentance in the open, and the hear CTS were standing or sitting about O. ol on front and back doorsteps, ab sorbing every word of the man who was preaching to them. Over there
 in rudely-constructed house of wor ship, which was far too small to con tain the audience which had assem- bled to hear and see-Wh ther fol curiosity or better motives matter' rot to the purpose of this story-thf Holiness" people were preaching anf 1o,,o i,,f and crying and doing all else bu hard-dcwn dancing. They could bt heard for blocks about. No wonder they attracted the crowd. But hard lv had the sounds issuing from theil rude temple been lost in the distance before the reporter espied a little knot of wh te and colored persons gathered about a white man who was exhorting them on a street corner The principal theme Of his discoufse was that the world woull verE seer he blasted by wrathv God and ev- orvbody who didn't think as he thought would be eternallv damned.
 Before reaching the heart of the city again, no less than two other street preachers were encountered 1 One was paseina the hat, the othoi rrayine God to make tho people more charitable.
 Sunday is getting to he an exceed i inqlv strenuous day in P'na Buff from 7 religious standpoint.
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