The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-22
TIST-SPIRITUAL
AWAKENING.
ATTENDANCE RECORD. BREAKING
Street Service Tonisht-Revivai Starts
Sunday Night at Columbia
Street Church.

1t is the concensus of opinion of all
who have attended the revival services
DR.. Massee of the First church, Chat
tanooga, has been holding at the First
Baptist church in this city for the past
! fortnight has been one of the great
est ever held in that church. After
| DR.. Massee's farewell sermon last
night, ten more presented themselves
for church membership in that church,
making in all As who have been added
to the church rolls during his preach
ing, besides a number who have pro-
fessed faith and joined elsewhere or
re-dedicated themselves.
Rev. l. P. Trotter, the pastor, spoke
gratefully of the good that has been
accomplished by means of this earnest,
upright man of God and of the promise
of greater things to come from this
meeting.
The attendance has been record
breaking, even the a. m. service be-
ing well attended, and on Thursday
evening a petition was presented ask
ing DR.. Massee to stay longer, but
owing to his engagements to hold
meetings at different points for the
next several months, and his own pas
torate, DR.. Massee could not remain
Street Service Saturday.
Mr.. Trotter announced that a stree
, service would be held again at
o'clock Saturday night, like that helC
last week at DR.. Massee's suggestion
, Meeting at Columbia Street.
Another announcement made was
> that Rev. E. d. Solomon would begiI
a series of revival services on Sunday
, night at the Columbia Street church
Baptism Sunday Evening.
Tomorrow evening as many as posi-
BILE of those who have joined the
First Baptist church during the meet
ing, will be baptized by Rev. l. P
Trotter, and the following Sunday
evening, the remainder will be bap
tized.
Last Nights Service.
The choir last night was reinforced
by three violins, Mrs. Walter Sampson
Spivey McWilliams and Master Forest
Neal Pack, and John Perry with his
, horn, while Miss Ruth Neal played the
piano.
The Sermon.
! DR. Massee's last sermon was from
the 35th verse of Mark. 14th chapter
an eloquent appeal to the congrega
ton to take advantage of the tide-not
to let slip the opportunity to come
out in the world for God There is ar
hour in each mans life when he faces
Immortality, and as he decides then
so it will effect him in after years
Dr. Massee told how men are afraid
to trust their hearts out; distrusi
their environments and because mar
is afraid to trust at this supreme hour
all the balance of his life is cast into
shadows and in misery.
Taking His congregation with hin
to the gate of the Garden of Gethsema
ne when Jesus sent His disciples away
! the speaker showed what hung OF
whether Jesus would go on or not.
He had stopped, His stay on eartl
would have been vain. despite His per
J fection. He would not have been the
Savior. The scene in the garden
, pass from Him if possible, was vividly
portrayed, Dr. Massee declaring Jesu:
: was not afraid, but shrank from th'
: loathsomeness of sin; for God Al
mighty the Father, in wrath with sin
: to break sin. asked His own Son t.
/ become sin, to take the cup of sin ant
drink it to the last drop. Christ's an
swer. mot My will, but Thine, b.
: done.7 decided the fate of the work
! and sin died in Christ on the cross an,
E He lives in God.
Criticism and Indifference.
| A warning note was sounded by DI
4 Msssee against Christians neither to-
e hot nor too cold: against carping cen
e serious criticism and indifference
5 If you spend your whole life in has
ing good time to the limit and thel