The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-09-15

the last time they met with one hun
dred and eighteen. No more soul-in-
spring sight was ever seen anywhere
than the sight OF one hundred and
eighteen men, representing all pro
fessions and the intelligence OF BraIy,
kneeling in bank one day and a
store the next day pledging each
other and God to be true 70 each and
God A. the last meeting a permanent
organization came into existence to
be known as the Brady Business
Mems Christian Association.
About Tuesday of the second week
the interest was so great that the
evangelist could not preach. As soon
as he was about to begin someone
would come bringing a SOU seeking
, God, and another, anu with il all no
/ excitement, noting but a deep de
/ sire for God on the part OF men. Men
and women would weep and sob. but
their tears were tears OF gratitude 10
/ the great God and His son, Jesus
/ Christ for what had been done for
I themselves and others. For a time
il looked as if the business of the
city would be suspended all together,
for every thing closed up tight in the
morning, that service being almos,
IS Well attended as the night sery-
ice, and when the prayer meeting
hour came men and women We're
ready and anxious for it, The mems
meeting in one center and the wom-
en- dividing thmselves into districts,
covered the city, while children met
in the tabernacle. There was some.
thing about Lockett Adair that al,
tracted men, for not man could hear
him and remain away. His preaching
is simple, yet pungent. His principal
theme was the sinner and Gods DOW
er to save, and keep saved. His
passion for souls is intense.
In all his preaching he says moth
ing that could offend the most fas
tidious, while he hits sin in all its
focms. Every sermon he preached left
lasting impressions. His faith in God
is simple His belief in the divinity
of Jesus Christ is one of mis- strong
points. and he emphasizes that eter-
nal fact again and again until one
can almost SEQ God walking in flesh.
We have heard of rsvivals where
women were the leaders and the
mourners over the men, brt the
Brady revival was revival with and
for men, the women working not a.
the concrete, but the abstract.
Not a single meeting from the frs
conversions and three nights in sue
cession he could not preach Tor men
and women coming for salvation.
Sunday, August 6. viii go down in
the history OF Brady as the day o. /
days. Beginning at II a m Mr. Adair
tried 10 preach, but the new converts !
began to shake hands with those who T.
had helped them in their efforts to
find Christ, with new converts coming .
one after another, the morning hour .
passed At 4:30 each church held It's /
own service for the reception of new .
members.
II seemed only a short time until
the night service when over 1000
people gathered in and around the
tabernacle. Mr.. Adair seemed at
his best, as he faced ;he great crowd
and began to preach from the sub
ject, Why ! Am in the Church" He
held men spellbound for over two
hours. and then came the climax. for
he was forced to stop because Of the
deep anxiety for God on the part Of
those who were unsaved One after
another came Until about fifty had
come Such n scene will not be for.
gotten for many years Amid shak-
ng hands and waving of handker-
'hiefs which lasted for over ten min.
ties, at 70 o'clock Sunday night, Aug.
J. the great meeting closed and Lock- }
ut Adair, the converted drunkard. {
tood and locked into the faces OF
men, women and children and saw
heir tears fall and heard their deep
obs, for he was about TO say good.
light, with little hope of ever seeing i
hem again, Until he said good morn
ns in the presence of the King N