The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-02-09
A MEMORABLE DAY
Thirty Conversions Sunday at the
Baptist Church.
A GREAT MASS-MesTING FOR Msk
Saturday Nights Ssres Revival Continues
This Weak

Sunday was day that was literally
All all day meeting" at the Baptist
church. Our country friends have what
they often call an 'all day meeting" but
they Will have TO come to town TO learn
what an all day meeting" really Is. The
day started with cottage prayer meet
ings at four din -rent places In the citv ia
the early morning IL continued with
but little intermission until about 10
o'clock Sunday night
At 10 e. m Mr.. Garland spoke to the
sunday School which had assembled ia
the lecture room, while at the same time
In the msin auditorium above Mr. VIII
iams conducted testimony M, citing
with adult Bible classes where so men
We're gathered. This meeting was very
impressive. Tender and earnest talks
were made by Col. f. d. Cole. r.E.C
BELL, DR.: !. GarDett King, MIR. o. J
Owens, Hon. G X. swift and Mr. Geo. :
Davis, each OF them testiiying to the
power and reality of the Christian re-
liaion and urging men TO accept Christ.
The men were deeply impressed aud good
preparation was made for the mems
nesting Ia the afternoon
There were a hall dozen professions OF
iaith Ia the Sunday Sch oil
At IL O'Clock Mr.. Garland preached in
there
We're three conversions
At 3 O'Clock he spoke again to a groun
OF boys known as the Royal Ambassa-
dors, aud there were four professions at
this little service
At $3.50 o clock when Mr. Garland cane
out on the pulpit he faced an audience of
oOO men. lt was one of the most In
spring sights which we have seen 10
frederieksburg for a long time. A great
body OF men gathered 10 a religious
service
The various pastors and teachers of
mems Bible classes In other churches had
cordially co operated IN urging their men
TO come, aud this contributed very large
" TO the success OF the meeting Capt.
Quinn requested Mr.. j. Willard Adams
to lead the singing; he did SO with grsat
effect Mr.. Adams has a,fine gift for get
ting crowd to sing aud it was very
good TO hear those men sing. Messrs
Wright aud Bullock sang duet to which
the audience listened eagerly.
Mr Garland then spoke on Decision -
taking as his text Choose We this day
whom ye will serve" and for 30 minutes
be talked as straight as a man can tall
They listened To him with intense inter
est be told them thu truth aud thew
knew Il.
There wasn't a man there who didn't
b-iieve that this preacher was talking
truth. Mr.. Garland has evidently in bis
Ia years OF lie a. a drummer seen life Ia
all It's phases. and no one who once looks
INTO his clear cut aud honest face can
have any doubt Of his sincerity.
Altogether this was one of the manor.
able services 10 the history OF this city.
scote OF men asked for prayer ana At
the close two men publicly profsssed
their laith and 10 was evident that a
very deep seriousness pervadsd the entire
crowd.
AT night notwithstanding the snow
storm crowd packed the main floor Of
the auditorium with a goodly number
In the gallery. In the centre tier OF seat.
from the third bench back space was re.
served Tor men. aud again the men came
out. filling up almost every bench.
Mr.. Garland spoke on Acceptance"
and he made the plan OF salvation as
clear az sunbeam He appealed al
most altogether to the common sense Of
men. He ridiculed the idea that man
should refuse Jesus Christ because some
other man was a hypocrite. He spoke
for 40 minutes, but there was no
wavering OF the interest of the
people. He said that mans business
was not to understand the plan OF saliva
ton, but to accept II and 10 support o,
this he ggaye Illustrations. This service
was In the nature of climax Then he
called for those who would accept Christ:
eighteen came forward, some young boys
and girls and some mature men and
women.
The old Glory Song was sung at this
service by quartette, consisting OF Mrs.
A. +. Rowe, Miss Blanche Edmondson.
Mr.: Chas. Wright and Mr.. b. +. Bullock
and 1t was beautifully done. There 10 no
song more enjoyable than this
On Saturday night q well filed house
greeted the evangelist and he preached a
nne sermon. One was converted. This
afternoon Mr.. Garland resumes his Bible
reading. taking as his subject s.The
christians relation to the world and
worldly amusements." He urges Chrfs-
tians to come to this service especially II
they are IN doubt "a to what they can do
ana what they can not do and still be
consistent Christians. These readings Are
especially nns, for Mr.. Ga-land's inst
mese ecquaintancs with the Bible is very