The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-29
TORREY COMES TO SEEK SOULS Y ,---s- Work of Resiyal Planned
 Last Night. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETS Arrange for Reception to csle-
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not asref0fm< movem6nt nor styyss sat- tack on custom or convention, but q strengthening of the religion of inJf- v.auais not an appeal to law or nor aia but crusade for souls. for the soul ofs this man. and fhat-such ia the purpose of the Torrey revivals. which will start at the Auditorium on February '. to last, twice each day, for one-monfh.
 Tn all. the revival services have been inaugurated. with the hope that they will prove, in all. the, greatest factor 7 in strengthening religion ever visited upon the State. As to the extent and power of the strengthening agency. there is sno doubt but that the revivais win be the greatest; 1t fs hoped by the churchmen Of Montgomery who conceived the idea of the services, that their effect would be h measure to = Every detail. as planned by the Cen trai Committee and sub-comnittees Of ministers and laymen of Montgomery at thefE meeting last night bears out the idea of the enormIty of the gen erai scheme of the services.
 sevfvaI Plans.
 Rev. R. A. Torrey probably the greatesf evangelist of the nation, since Moody--with whom Torrey has been associated. will begin on Sunday, February [, his revival eervices,N It was decided last night that the say- vices will be held each afternoon at 8 o'clock. and each evening at 7:s0 } There will be five assistants of Dr. Torrey in Montgomery during his ser vicAs. an able minister in every de- personal work and ali. Dr. Torrey. Mrs. Torrey. and his as- sistants. will arrive in Montgomery. on Saturday February G. fArangenaents have been made to hold welcoming service at the Church Street church. Saturday evehsng at 7:sD. This. has been arranged by the entertainment reported at the meeting of last night through It's chairman, 8. T. caaSels
 At the welcoming service, Dr. c. A. Gtakeley wfDt deliver an address for tfse ministers, and Armistead Brown for the iaymen of the city, and Dr. Tor rey. will outline the details Qf bis work here
 pr. Torrey and Mrs. Totrey,wri Aop. while in Montgomery. at the Exehange
 Preceding pr. Torrey and his corps. Qr. Palmer, choir leader, will be inl Montgomery Tuesday. Then will be- gin the real work of orgahization of tile local singers ana the work inl preparing the Auditofiun for the ssr- la i. H E
 Arrangements hateYbeen; made. as an- neaneed as the meeting last night. forl Te-seRtng thassbig hall making every Accommodation Tor the sv&st andiencel ehat is expected.
 The hau will also De fitted with a new heating arrangement, and with new lights. so that every convenienced win be- at hand. Tina new lights win he placed In vast clusters suspended l from the ceiling. and from the balcony overhanging tfe lower floor.
 It. fs expected, that a choir of from 500 to 500 voices wili be recruited from the singers Of Montgsmery, Ito give le the entire series of naeetings a physical voice that wffE be In keeping with the entire enormous. efgort to- l ward salvation. M, M. Sweast, the io- cal chairman of the committee On unu- sic, reported last night ti1at he willI hold His office open Saturday. to en-l list any, singers of the city wfo may offer their services. So far. he an- singers have been secured Of the Io0 anticipated. A
 Mfr. Sweat also announced ay .tltel meeting that the special hymns to bel sung at the meetings by the choir. 1 wifi be at hand to be dispensed among the singers 77iI
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 Dix, chairman of the committee on | ushers, reported that he had selected sixty ushers for duty during the ser. vices. It is thought that this mum | Der win be necessary to aceomodats | the attendance.
 Many of the Christian church worh- CTS of the city have organized to pre- pare for the movements. anu the or ganization has been strengthened in- to an efficient system Letter heads9l bearing the notice of Torrey's advent f and the time of meeting, envelopes tol match have been prepared. and litera- ture telling of the meeting and Its purposes has been arranged, and sent throughout the State.
 The committees have been working | since the first inception of the revival, | and. with prayer services every night | in the homes of church members, and with personal work among the church. men of the city. the way has been laid for the tremendous meeting. The prayer meetings will be contin- ued, nightly, for another week when