The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-05-13
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sixteen days The gospel aas pfe-
snuied ln = plaiu. pfscticai and sim
4 pie manner aud ~ result of the
eganRelists's labofs there has hsen
/ g religious 0pAeasal Tn the city that
I has no parallel ia the towns history.
The town has been stirred from cen
I ter to circumference snd every
where deep spiritual feeling pre-
walls There il no possible way Of
estimating the great good that will
result to the town hy reason of this
meeting Men and women. boys and
girls, yielded 10 the strong appeals
I OF the evangelist and made pfofes-
siona OF faith GRAY headed men who
/ had not heard a sermon for years
were induced 20 go and hear George
Stuart. They became Interested, con
/ tinned 20 attend The services and
scores OF them were converted.
/ Evangelist Stuart was ably assist
ed in the meeting by PROT f. o Ex
| cell OF Chicago. the famous singer,
who was for a long time co-work-
or with the late DR. Moody. The song
service was a strong feature of the
meeting and many OF the songs rem
dered were written by Mr., Excel.
Rev D. Emory Hawk, pastor of the
Methodist church at Knoxville,
Tenn., came here as a guest of Mr.
Stuart. also gave the evangelist val
liable assistance
Evangelist Stuart came here by
invitation of Rev j. 7. Mcclure, pas
tor of the Methodist church, and
while the meeting was conducted
under the auspices of that church,
every pastor and congregation in the
| city were solicited to cooperate IN
the work They responded unitedly
and every church will reap some ben
eft from the meeting.
| During the first week and part OF
the second the weather made 1t i'm
lpossible to use the tabernacle, and
services were held in the Methodls'
church until Friday night. The at
tendance from the first was large,
and in spite of the rains people were
turned away from the church every
night.
| The morning and evening sermons
Sunday were delivered under the
| tabernacle and each was heard by
| fully four thousand people. The Wea-
ther was ideal and many people came
from the country and neighborlng
town to hear the evangelist. AT each
service the songs were led by choir
of more than three hundred voices.
AT the morning hour the evangelist
spoke on the subject of The Birth
of the Worlds Savior AT the con-
clusion of the sermon more than one
hundred persons Joined the various
churches of the city.
Two great meetings were held in
the afternoon at O'Clock, one for
men at the Methodist church and
one for women at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. Each building
was filled to oyerflowing. Mr..
Stuart preached at the mems ser
vice and it is estimated that he was
heard by more than two thousand
men The subject was The Devils
Bid for a Man in Waxahachie. The
evangelist made strong appeal Tor
a righteous life Scores OF men res
ponded to the invitation and many
OF them made professions of faith.
The sermon To women was deliv-
cred by Rev. d. Emory Hawk, pas
tor OF the Methodist church at
Knoxville. Tenn. His ubject was
Christ Saving Nathaniel Under the
Fig Tree" There were many oonver-
sions at this service.
The closing sermon was preached
by Evangelist Stuart sunday night
He announced as the subject OF his
discourse. Walk worthy of Your
Vocation The climax of the meet
Ing Was reached la this service bS
the conversion OF at least one hgn-
dred persons. nearly all ~ wtom
CAV. their names for membership ia
the different churehes
The various sunday schools took
names for church msmh.ssh!p at the
mornlnx hour sunday ~ the Meth
ossss chareh thirts-sis childFcn gave
their names.
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