Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
A GREAT RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
The Greatest Revival OF Religion Ever
Held In TazeweII Came to a CIese
on Last Sunday Night.

o" Last SUNDAY Night.
One of the greatest religious revivals
that has ever been known in TazewelI
was concluded last Sunday night in
Main Street Methodist church. 1t was
held under the direction of Rev. G. C..
Rector, pastor of that church, and he
was assisted in the work by Rev. d. E.
Hawk, of Bluefield, w. Va; Rev. T.
S. Hamilton, of Wise; Rev. VIM. E.
Edwards, of Manchester, Va, and DR..
j. Stuart French, of Atlanta, Ga. The
meeting was opened On Sunday, the End
inst, with preaching by Rev. Hawk.
After he had preached one sermon he
was called back to his home at Bluefield
on account of the illness of little son
with typnoid fever. Another child of
Mr.. Hawk has since been taken with
the same dread disease.
Rev. Rector then carried on the meet
ing until the 4th inst, when Rev. Ham
llton arrived upon the scene, and from
that time on until the close of the ser
vices did the principle part of the
preaching. He preached every night
and each of the Sunday mornings while
he was here, and abler gospel sermons
have never been heard in any of the
pulpits of our town. At each service
that was held the church was crowded
with an eager and expectant congrega-
ton composed of people of all denomi-
nations. And all were of the opinion
that his sermons were the best, Ger
tainly the most satisfactory, they had
ever listened to. He preached the Cos
pei truths with force, simplicity and
earnestness that brought them home to
the hearts and minds of his hearers and
awakened the consciences of men who
had before been hardened and devoted
to the world. He did a great work for
the church and he will ever be remem-
bered and esteemed by the people of
Tazewell. While others did much Mr..
Hamilton was the chief human factor
In what was the most remarkable and
successful revival ever conducted in the
town.
The special services conducted by Rev.
VIM. E. Edwards for the children also
bore abundant fruit; and the untiring
zeal of the pastor of the church and his
intelligent order of arrangement were
most essential features.
The music was a most attractive and
useful feature. Mr.. w. ]. Ramsay.
the celebrated evangelist singer. was in
charge of the singing. He gathered
together a large choir and under his
skillful leadership it acquired marvellous
efficiency. Harmony, volume and beauty
made the music delightfully."- entertain
ing to those even who did not find it in
spring.
The fruits of the meeting have been
abundant and it is the hope of all the
Christian people that a new era has
come in the religious life of Tazewell.
About twenty additions to the member
ship of the Methodist church followed
and a number of converts will unite
with various other churches. The most
gratifying result to the pastors of the
various churches is that so many of their
members have been awakened to a new
sense of their religious duties, as was
manifested by public renewal of their
church vows. Hundreds of members of
the Methodist church gave this manifes-
tatation whilst scores from the other
denominations did likewise.
Everybody in town feels that the re-
vival has proved great moral and re-
ligious uplift for Tazewell,
At the Sunday morning service Rev.
Rector called upon the congregation for
a free-will offering to be presented to
Rev. Hamilton and Mr.. Ramsay for the
great service they had rendered. In a
brief while $344.4 .43 was subscribed and
paid by the congregation present.