Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-02-04
THE GREAT REVIVAL
There Have Been 2oe Conversions To
Date-Nothins Like II Ever
seen>in Bryan Before.

proportions not dreamed OF when II
was first started. not even by the most
ardent Christians, much less by the
masses. God IL in the meeting and
His power has been made wonderfully
manifest within the past few days.
Great things have been wrought;
things that no power could have done.
save the spirit OF God moving upon the
hearts and consciences OF men.
The prayer meetings being held in
different parts Of the city are being
largely attended and are doing a.
much In bringing souls into the king
dom as the meeting proper. The writ
er has not had the pleasure Of attend |
ing any except the business mems, and
while they are all great in their man
Hesitation OF spiritual power, he can
tru,hfully say that nothing like the
mems prayer meeting was ever seen
in Bryan before. The meeting yes
terday afternoon was held In 3. ".
! Buchanan's restaurant and was at
tended by 76 earnest, sober business
men. 1t was led by Prof Bethany and
was in every sense a great meeting.
Men were converted and others who
belonged to the church confessed their
faults before their brethren and got
right with God.
The service at the tabernacle last
night opened with a splendid song
service led by Bro. Ferguson and in
which the entire congregation Joined.
This was followed by the reports
from the prayer meetings which show
ed that Notwithstanding the freezing
weather. there were 323 present al
the various meetings.
When Rev. Adair took charge o.
the meeting he said IL would be
good plan for the men who were con
verted in the men's prayer meetinl
that afternoon to come forward anC
let all the Christians shake hands viii
them. Five strong men came forward
and as the Christians gave them tbs
hand OF fellowship. amid great rejoic
ing others came until there were Il
in the line.
Instead Of preaching a sermon th'
| evangelist turned the service into 1
testimony meeting and Christians
stood in all parts Of the house and toll
what God had done for them. Man!
church members confessed and eyel
officers in the church. At the clos
OF the testimony meeting the invita-
! ton was again for all who would Civ
up sin and come out on the Lord
side to come forward and six NOR
came. making % for that service.
i The subject this morning was "wh'
Is Your Life" in which Mr.. Ada
spoke plainly to the audience abo'
their influence.
L "A man owes something TO his VII
and children and to the town in whiC
he lives. A man owes II TO himse
to the best man possible religiously
the community. One trouble with Il
= people in Bryan is that they have be-
living a double life. You don't kno
where TO find them. When que
ton OF morals comes up you dor
know where they stand. so you ha'
to send a committee to them to fl
out. The man who is worthy Il
II name OF a citizen ought to have son
conviction about things. You ha'
too many Its" with pants on. ! II
n TO see a man who is just as religious
home as he is away from home. tn
Is the only kind OF religion that
worth having II was some OF y
fellows / would quit being a scr
and be somebody You can be CO
II mon thing" all your life II you wa
II to. God did not intend for you TO
a hog; II He had He would have Civ
you a snout and tail and put you
roofing.