Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-02-11
THE GREAT
REVIVAL CLOSED
SUCH A RELIGIOUS AMAZING
NEVER SEEN IN BRYAN BE.
FORE AND SCARCELY IN
TEXAS.
A TOTAL OF 470 CONVERSIONS
Old Bryan is Gone and a Cleaner, Pur.
er. Brighter, Better Bryan Has
Come TO Take It's Place.


The great revival conducted By
Rev. Lockett Adair. and which has
been In progress at the rink taber
nacle since Sunday afternoon. Jan. %.
has come 10 close Il was the most
remarkable revival ever held In Bry.
an or in this section Of the state.
Nothing like II was ever witnessed
here before.
Thorough preparation was made.
and a thorough organization perfect.
ed by the pastors and laymen In ad.
vance. and when the revivalist and
his co-workers arrived. they found
everything In readiness and conditions
right for the work OF saving souls
TO begin.
At the first service the work Of or.
ganiEation was further perfected by
inaugurating prayer meetings In dif
ferent parts OF the city Six ladies'
prayer meetings were formed. four on
the east side and two on the west
young ladies' prayer meeting. boys.
girls. business men and one az both
Allen Academy and the Baptist Acad
envy. twelve in all The attendance at
these meetings grew from day to day
until the last day when there was
combined attendance OF Geo
The readers Of The Eagle are famil.
lar with the progress OF the meeting
from day to day. a faithful report Of
some having been published daily. the
interest. the attendance. number Of
conversions. etc.
The meeting was expected TO close
last night. II having been announced
both AZ the tabernacle and through |
the press that the meeting would close
with the service last night The taber
nacle was packed with the largest au.
dlence Of the meeting. every inch Of /
available seating space being used
and many stood around the edges Of
the building. The scene would be-
hard TO describe II was more like
the description OF the day Of Pentacost
recorded in holy writ. than anything
this writer ever saw. Scarcely had
the meeting opened when strong men,
women. boys and girls began TO come
forward and take n stand on the Lords
side. either by conversion or reclama.
ton. 1t was indeed touching scene
ans continued so long that Il was NJ
ter ten O'Clock when ire evangelist
tooh hlh NeAt anu dhuouh''u Nh"N Nv
would preach on that beautiful sub
ject. Mother. Home and Heaven"
The sermon was one OF the most touch.
ingly beautiful OF the series. and the
great audience was deeply moved
There were SO conversions, the great
est Of any single service OF the meet
Ing.
Just before the meeting closed. and
after Rev. Adair had expressed his
thanks TO all the people OF Bryan for
their kindness. courtesies. co-opera-
ton. etc. a brother arose in the audi.
ence and asked for another service
thin morning before the evangelist
took his departure for his home in
Dallas He readily consented and sug-
gested that the town take a half.holi.
day and make the final service a reg.
ular day OF jubilee. The authorities OF
the schools we're present and consent.
ed 10 the holiday. After a flashlight
picture had been taken OF the evange.
list. the choir and the great audience. :.
the benediction was pronounced at
ii:2O.
The service this morning was a glo.