The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21

! wanted to accept Christ to come forward.
There were few responses at first and he
told q story of a young man who came
to him last Thursday week. This young
man, said Mr.. Smith. came up on the
platform with tears in his eyes and his
breath smelled of liquor. He told me that
he wanted to be Christian, but that the
curse OF drink was holding him back. Mr..
Smith said he asked that young man II
he would accept an invitation to drink If
he (Gipsy SMITH were standing at his
side when the invitation was extended.
The man answered In the negative. Mr..
Smith said he then told him that Jesus
would be at his side and Jesus is better
than the evangelist The young man said
he would make the fight; he would try to
fight the habit and left the platform.
Change i'm the Boy
And" continued Mr.. Smith, when
reached the door my way out I saw
this young man and his mother. She
was sweet, motherly woman, and l said
to the boy, If l had a mother like that
| couldn't drink He answered me, I'll
make the fight And I saw him again
today at the noon meetingfi And I tell
you, he looked 10 years younger. He told
me that he had not had even n desire to
drink since. That's the way it works
Christ can and does do wonderful things,
MS boy lOia Hle tndl Il tfaNeunS safes
man with evhom he was acquainted came
into his office one day and invited him
to have a drink. The boy had been in
the habit OF drinking with this salesman,
1t seems, and was afraid of the invitation,
But when he received it he told the man
plainly that he could not drink with him.
"Why?" asked the drummer.
II have been going to the Gipsy Smith
meetings." answered the young man, land
Fave bapema "a Christian -
The salesman looked at him for a mo-
ment and then held out his hand saying.
I'll never ask you to drink with me
again. ] am glad.
The evangelist stopped suddenly in
the middle of his narrative and shout
cd: why there's my man nowl Come
up herel / want you!"
And a handsome young fellow came
forward with a pleasant smile upon his
clean cut face. The evangelist nIaced
his arms about the mans shoulder and
said: "Did I not tell the story correct
ly?' The young man answered in the
affirmative "And are you happy7" he
ansked.
The answer was yes.
Mr.. Smith called upon his hearers to
come forward for Christ again and q
large number responded. They did not
go to the inquiry room. but the min
listers and personal workers met them
at the foot of the stairs and talked
with them.
Delegation From Walker County
There were present last night about
$50 people. from Praco and Flat Creek.
Walker county, who had come for the
purpose of hearing the gypsy evan
gelist They came in a body and re-
ceived n rousing reception at the hands
of the congregation. About 100 negroes
We're present and Gipsy Smith asked
them To sing. They sang two numb bers
of their own selection and received
hearty applause. The evangelist re-
marked in an updertone on the
Rhythmic swing" of the songs they
sang. He called them his reserve choir
and remarked for the benefit of Mr..
Allsop. "a study in black and white"
F. NJ. Jackson announced to a rep
resentative OF The Age Herald last
NIGHT that tickets for the services of
Wednesday evening could .be secured
at the tabernacle today or at his Of
flee. 113 Twenty first street, north. and
from w. II. Stewart, an Ensley real es-
tate man. The price of admiss Is
I so cents for adults and 25 cents for
children under IL years OF age The
sale is progressing nicely. Mr.. jackson
said, and II Is believed that there will
be very large attendance
The negroes were asked TO sing
while the collection was Being taken
and ]. Nj. Broadly, pastor of the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian church. took the
collection from those on the platform.
1t Is not customary to pass the bas-
ket to Gipsy Smith but Mr.. Broadly
did so last night in a spirit of fun. The
EVANGELIST stood and turned his pocket
inside out. emptying its contents In the
basket. He remarked as he did so,
II am within walking distance"
AT the noon meeting yesterday per
haps 1000 peonle were present. DR. H.
G. McNoy assisted the evangelist In
conducting the services and the SER
mon was about the triumphal entry of
Jesus into Jerusalem.