The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-24
GREATEST CROWD
r ATTENDS REVIVAL
ON SUNDAY NIGHT
Prayer Service at Conclusion
OF Meeting is Inspiring
Sight.
Mr.. William McEwan Sang two
Songs.
MIR. JAooBy's BIG MEETING.

A crowd that packed the Auditor
ium. Tenth street aud Broadway, be-
fore the services commenced. heard
DR.. Torrey last night. Hundreds
Mere turned away, and scores rose
for prayers The after meeting was
the biggest demonstration OF the re-
yisal. which Ia on, its last week. Mr..
MclsNan sang two beautiful solos
lat night. his sweet tenor voice.
melting the hearts OF his listeners.
In the afternoon Mr.. Jacobyl who
had put In a husy day. speaking at
the First Presbyterian Sunday school
az s:30 and at the broadway Metho-
dist church al 10: IS. addressed an
immense audience OF men at the
auditorium. He told his own life
story and his recital greatly moved
his audience last night.
DR.. Torrey's subject was Heroes
and Cowards'
lie said:
"The fear OF man bringeth a
snare Proverbs XXX. 25.
have a long teN tonight. In fact
three texts. The text g the best part
a. the sermon. n sermon is better
than The text Il Is a poor sermon. A
good sermon Is simply an exposition
Il the text. You will ind the irst
tex, IN Proverbs xxx. 20: The fear
/, ,qf man bringeth a snare" Whatever
y~ur views about the inspiration OF
th@ Bible may be. you know mat this
verse Is true enough. anyhow. How
many times we have seen that state
ment Of Code Word fulhIled. How
man, man and woman IN Paducah
tonight has been shared by the fear
Of man. aud ruined for time and
e;ern.iy For example. how many
q Young man has comee to Paducah
pure Innocent. upright temperate
Young fellow. and intended to lead a
sobr. honest. upright life In this
great city. tie knew something
about the perlls OF drink. and was
wise enough not Co touch H. and he
comes 10 Paducah intending 20 be
what every man and woman ought 10
be a total abstaine- One night this
Young man goes out to dinner. and
the gentleman AZ the head OF the
table urges him TO take a glass of
wine. But this young man refuses;
he says. II never drink" The gen
i,eman laughs at him, the other peo-
pie at the table char him. some say
that he IL insulting the host or host
ers by not drinking to their health,
and the fear OF the man brings him
into snare. lie takes his first glass
Of wine. and that leads on TO another
and another and another. and tonight
he Is a drunkard on the streets OF
Paducah because OF the fear OF man.
reputation gone. manhood gone.
brain power gone. business capacity
gone. everything gone: the fear OF
man has proved his temporal and
eternal ruin. How many a young
fellow comes up 20 this city OF
Paducah. an honest young man. who
has never gsmbled in his life. He
plays an occasional friendly game OF
cards: but one night. after work. he
Is out IN the company OF few friends
and they are playing cards as usual,
and some one OF the group suggests
that they should put up little stake,
on'y a small amount, Just TO make
the game interesting The young
man hesitates. but they say. you
don't need TO gamble. II Is only three
pence or sixpenee either way; we are
not going TO play for high stakes"
He says. IL never gamble; believe
II is dishonest" But they laugh at
h'm. and chan him, and tell him he
sho1la go along to Sunday school;
and ne cannot stand their chan. and
he puts up his fret threepenny bit
on a game of cards. The passion OF
the gambler. which IL a more con-
suming passion than that of strong
dring and more ruinous. takes pos
session OF him; he robs his employer.
and today he Is in prison. because
the fear of man led him to gamble.
and ruined him utterly.
Experience of Girl.
How many a young girl has come
nm here from the country n modaot