The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-31
CHURCH CROWDED
TO HEAR NORRIS
IMMENSE CROWDS ATTEND ALL
OF YESTERDAYS MEETINGS -
INTERESTING SERVICE.

One of the largest audiences ever
assembled to hear preacher in Ard
more was at the Broadway Baptist
church last night to hear Rev. j.
Frank Norris preach. Every seat in
the church was filled and many were
compelled to leave without hearing
his discourse on account of lack OF
accommodations. HIS subject last
night was a soul brought to judgment
and was handled in his usual force
full eloquent manner that was re-
ceived with marked attention by the
large audience. At the conclusion
of his discourse he took occasion to
thank the audience for their respect
full attention under the crowded cir
cumstances. Several came forward
and united with the church at the
conclusion of the services.
a very impressive service was held
Saturday night, and Rev. Norris ask
ed how many of the deacons, trus-
tees and Sunday school teachers
present would give 10 minutes of
their time in service of the Lord. All
stood up and many of the members
as well. DR.. Norris then seized his
hat and said: "Follow me-" and led
BY himself and Mr. Wade the great
audience was soon broken up and
were marching down Main, street,
singing hymns People came out of
their places of business to see what
it all meant, the crowd increased and
when they returned to the church
they found a prayer service in pro-
gress, conducted by Rev. Masters.
Sundays services were the climax
of all thus far held, there We're AGO
in Sunday school, the pastor and Rev.
Norris held short service with the
Baraca class and Rev. Norris after
wards addressed the entire school
At the morning sermon he took for
his text from 1-Cor S-13: IF eating
meat causes my brother to stumble,
will eat no meat forever lest 1
cause my brother to stumble"
IDr. Norris stated that the Christian
enjoyed the greatest liberty of any
people in the world and yet they had
no right to use that liberty to cause
their brother TO stumble. that we
are OUT brothers keeper and should
think of his liberty as well as our
own. He showed that the church had
lost it's hold on the world because
it does not seek the welfare of the
of the world, that the church has
been worldized and oftentimes can
not be told from the world. He sta
ted that his conflict in his own
church in Fort Worth began when
he began attacking the worldliness
of the church and evangelizing the
nnchurched masses.
At the close of his sermon Rev.
Norris put four propositions to the
CuHSItSdllOi dlouS thO iiAiSo "a
worldiness. first, everyone who has
not given card party in the past Il
months; second, everyone who has
not given a dance or engaged in one
for the past II months; third, every
pne who does not belong to club or
institution that fosters the dance or
card playing and drinking for l.
months fourth, everyone who has
not tapped his "Budweiser" for u
months to stand up as each PROPOSE
ton was called. Barely a third of
the Christians present We're able to
stand up on these propositions. These
were brought forward and all agreed
to cut out this practice in the fu-
ture.
The mems meeting at o'clock was
well attended and many expressed
a determination to lead a better life
| The old folks meeting this morning
was one of the greatest and most
impressive of the series. Rev. Nor
ris announces his subject for tonight
The Mayor" and for Tuesday night,
"Fads, Fancies and Fools