Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-02-10
THE GREAT
REVIVAL CLOSED
SUCH A RELIGIOUS AWAklNG
NEVER SEEN IN BRYAN BE.
FORE AND SCARCELY IN
TEXAS.
A TOTAL OF 470 CONVERSIONS
Old Bryan is Gone and Cleaner. Pur'
er. Brighter, Better Bryan Has
Come 10 Take It's Place.

The great revival conducted by
Rev. Lockett Adalr. and which has
been in progress at the rink taber'
nacle since Sunday afternoon, Jan. %,
has come 10 close. II 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 revlvalist and
his oo-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
SANITATION was further perfected by
inaugurating prayer meetings in diff.
ferent parts OF the city. Six ladies'
prayer meetings were formed. four on
the east side and two on the west
A young ladies' prayer meeting. boys,
girls. business men and one at both
Allen Academy and the Baptist Acad'
emy. twelve in all. The attendance at
these meetings grew from day TO day
until the last day when there was a
combined attendance OF 500
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 al 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'
dience 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 10 come
forward and take a stand on the Lords
side. either by conversion or reclama
ton. II was indeed touching scene
and continued so long that 1t was az
ter ten O'Clock when TIE evangelist
took his text and announced that h'
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 th'
great audience was deeply moved
There were 50 conversions. the grea!
est Of any single service OF the meet
ing.
Just before the meeting closed. anC
after Rev. Adair had expressed hii
thanks to all the people OF Bryan fol
their kindness. courtesies. cO-opera
tion. etc. a brother arose in the audi
ence and asked for another service
this morning before the evangelis
took his departure for his home II
Dallas. He readily consented and sug
gested that the town take a half.holi
day and make the final service a res
ular day Of jubilee The authorities o
the schools were present and consent
ed to the holiday. After a flashligh
picture had been taken OF the evang,
list, the choir and the great audience
the benediction was pronounced a
ll:2O.
The service this morning was a glG