The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-04
IMMENSE THRONG
At UNION revival
Religious Enthusiasm Marks
First of Union Services
"OLD TIME RELIGION
The Rev. DIR. Thaeker Discusses
the Church, Her Complaint
And It's Cure

With the First Presbyterian church
church and the Sunday school room oc-
cupied, the union revival services were
begun last night by the Rev DR.. J.
Ernest Thacker. For more than two
h ours the great congregation, number
ing nearly 1000, raised their voices in
old-time hymns and listened to the
simple, straightforward eloquence o.
the evangelist.
The big platform was filled with a
chorus of LOG voices, which remained
after the service for practice under the
leadership of Director George A. Fisher.
DR.. Thacker stood on a high platform.
where every one could see him.
Unlike the usual revival, enth usiasm
seemed to begin with the first minute.
from the man picked out from the
whole ministry by the general assembly
to represent in evangelical work. They
found Dr.. Thacker earnest, simple, US
ing the Scripture almost repeatedly.
The old songs, odd Time Religion"
and many others, echoed in the loft of
the old building as never before in Is
of a Name, a Precious Name-Tis Je-
one could have heard a pin drop. Then
he took up the singing by sections, and
the chorus would rise and fall in differ
ent parts of the church.
new system is used by the evangel-
list to get the names of those interested
in beginning the Christian life. Cards
are distributed with blanks for the
| signatures of both the church mem
bers, and the non members.
| The services will continue every
night this week, and a morning prayer
| service at 1890 a. M, beginning to-
morrow morning. Tonight Dr. Thacker
will preach on THE Philosophy of Liy-
ing"
Last night Dr. Thacker discussed
THE Church. Her Complaint. and It's
sus." one could have heard a pin drop.
why then is not the health of the
daughter of my people recoyered?"
He said the CHI urch is lacking in per-
lection, needing adjustment to Christ's
plan of salvation, advancement, growth
I'm grace. attainment not to be satisfied
with anything short of perfection.
Even though we do not reach it here.
we have the assurance that we may
hereafter"
The church. he declared Is coming
short in the great work of the worlds
evangelization. He made a plea for
pastor and the people, for more saeri-
flee of personal pleasure to the cause of
Christ, a recognition of the individual
responsibility. His final plea was that
God has done all he could to save the
sinner-ioved him, and died for him,
and He then made the way plain.
The afternoon service for children was
especially pleasant, as DR.. Thacker is
very popular with the children. He took
"The Making of n Modern Man. from
the crown of his head to the sole of his
feet. and showed just how he should use
all his gifts. Mr.. Fisher sang beau
TRULY, %AIy Sins Are Forgiven and
Building for Eternity
In telling the boys and girls how to use
their eyes he told The story of the little
boy who was so sleepy that he drifted
in his prayer from, NOW | lay me down
to sleep" to "En meme, mine Mo, catch
ngger by his toe" open Thou mine eyes
that | may see," he said. The ears he
said should hear the word of God but
'be We doors of the word and not hearers
only"
For the mouth he prescribed, Let him
that heareth say come. tell the old story
OF Jesus and His love" Taking up the
hands Ire said, do with thy might what
soever thy hands find to do and of the
fset. walk ye in the paths of righteous
ness
In fact, he urged the young people TO
present their bodies living sacrifice. to
give their whole bodies, life and spirit, to
go out in the highways and hedges to
seek all, to save and bring them in.
The ushers for this week have been APP
pointed as follows:
Moneay Night. b. Harris, chairman;
r, r. Frierson, Hudson Barker, Leslie
Daniel. Harry Moffat, IL. S. McKewn.
Tuesday Night-Sid Stewart. A. -. Me-
Clary. d. p. Anderson Allen Daley Will
Gltdden, Robert Wood
Wednesday Night-Burr Blackburn w.
X. Monroe Mason J. Dlliap1 II. W.
Goinss Finn Dixon. John Nixon.
Thursday Night-Charles r. Plosser, d.
Nj. Carmichael. Edwin Nesbtt John
STREET George Wagner, Tom Norris,
Friday Night. b. Roberts. V. b. RAM
setr, S. H. Cooper, +. f. Ballard. Robert
Vail. Roger Snyder
Sunday Night-Sam Smith, A. 3. Nc
Clary. Roy Holt, c. X. Adams d. p.
Anderson +. T. Frierson, Leslie Daniel