The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-01
|DR. THACKER HEARD
 BY LARGE CROWDS
Great Revival Being Con- ducted at South High
 lands Presbyterian

There was a splendid congregation pres- ent last night at the South Highland Presbyterian church to hear Dr. Thaclxers S heart searching sermon on Omissions. !" Though the meetings have been in prog ress only three days there is fine in terest, and two things are very evident. It is clearly shown that the people of the best residence section of the city. who are generally supposed to be too much ab- sorbed in business and pleasure to become interested in a revival meeting, are will ing to pray and work in dignifed and spiritual evangellstic service, such as pr Thacker conducts. It is also clearly shown that the congregation. as well as ethe choir, will join in the singing of the thrilling gospel songs. George A. Fisher is wonderful leader of song, and is in spring the entire congregation to take part in the praise sercvice. Mrs. Fisher is an expert musician. a trained concert pianist. and seldom does Birmingham hea. such slxillful accompaniment even in grand opera. The text of last nights ser mon way James Ar, ''Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth 1t not. to him it is sinr' James was a pastor, but not pessimist He was practical idealist, or one who has caught vision of good and is doing his best to put it into practice. He was practical opti- mist, one who not only believes things are getting better but does everything he can to help them get better.
 James holds up to condemnation the man who says to the naked man be clothed, and doesn't give him clothes.
 The man who knows to do good and doesn't do 1t sins against himself. You are not to be so absorbed in your business that it runs you, instead of you running your business. Byron was an intellectual genius, but it did not serve him. and in the end he felt that he had little to look forward to.
 Money and pleasure won't bring happi- ness, but doing kind deeds will bring more joy than anything else you can possibly do. 2 He fails to lay up treasure. You, moreover. fail to develop your better self when you neglect to do good. The Dead sea is a read, dead thing, because It all ways receives and never gives out. But the Sea of Gallilee is beautiful and fresh, because it not only receives, but 1t also gives out of it's sweet waters. When you fail in prayer, you fail to get the glory God will give. If you fall to stuoy the Bible you fail to develop knowledge of Gods will If you fail to withstand temptation you fail to develop the moral muscle Christian men and women neeu It isn't the protected oak that grows 10 be a monarch of the forest, but 1t IS the tree on the hillside swept by the fury or the winds. :,
 Blessed is the man that enduretn temptation You are proved, lmproVeu and approved by temptation
 Again he sins against himself, because if he doesn't use his powers. he shrivels up. You shrivel up when you faii 10 do your part.
 Again the man who knows to do good and does it not sins against his fellows. II I had a cure for disease and you were sick and didn't give it out you wouldn let me stay in Birmingham. On the lsle of Man Is an old tower where there per jshed a man for whom a pardon had been issued, but the one who had the pardon withheld it. You and I hold the pardon God has issued for sinful man. Shall we fail to published it?
 Lastly, the man who knows to do good and doesn't do it sins against Christ be- cause he fails to gloFify Him by living for Him day after day.
 At the close of the sermoADr. Thacker urged the Christians present to reconse- crate their lives to the service of Christ, and invited those present to accept Him as a personal and living Savior MT. Fishers high tenor. and impressive solo work Is special feature of the meet ngs, and is a great attraction.
 Services are held daily at II a m. and 7:45 D. m. The subject of tonight's sermon will be "The Gospels Great Call
 While these services are held in the Presbyterian church they are interdomina- tional in character and all people are urged to attend and cooperate in them.