The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-03

The revival is at an end.
This means that Evangelist Charles
Cullen Smith and his singers and
assistants, Messrs. Gilmore and King
Ter, leave Missoula today after a cam
paign which has resulted in more than
400 persons taking a stand for Christ.
1t does not mean that with their go
ing will pass the influence for good
they have exerted in Missoula. In this
respect the revival has only COM
menced for there IAN be no question
but tina there has been a religious
awakening among the seven churches
who joined in bringing Mr.. Smith to
this city. There is no question but
that the crowds which nightly filled
the Elite hall TO listen to the teachings
of the evangelist became inspired with
the desire to live better and to do
more good while they live in the way
of helping others TO know the truth
and join the ranks of Christianity.
The evangelist has one a wonderful
work and he has accomplished it with
out offending a single person with
average intelligence in Missoula.
MIR. Smith Is an evangelist who
colnmeuds evangelism. He is sane IN
ms methods Il Wholesome IN ms
spirit. And he is not superficial.
NnlIe he does not make the efforts
that some DO to number many con-
VerLs he does thorough work. lie
neither says nor does anything that is
cheap. lie is MOI Al extremist, but is
loyal to the Gospel and presses 1t
,I,,, ., tba I.4fT, if his hearers
Moreover, his preaching is simple
and it has unusual grip and lift III It.
In short everybody seems to De deilShl-
ed with this modest winner OF souls,
and with his work. AS much can De
SAID in praise OF his assistants, MeSsrs,
Gilmore and kIingIer, as musicians as
is here said Of MI. Smith as an evan
gelist.
The services yesterday We're at
ended by large crowds. The unlol
Service in the forenoon packed the
Eate hall to its capacity. At the
mems meeting III the afternoon tl'
crowd was almost as large as IN tn
morning and last night hundreds Were
turned away from the hail.
MIR. smith and MessrS. klingler ant
Gilmore Will leave this morning a
1880 for CoIfaX, Iowa, where they ar
to engage in Il series OF services. Mis-
soula is sorry to see them go, bu
wishes them GodspeeQ in their work
The Morning Sermon.
Mr.. Smiths text was E1phesians, 6
10, Be strong i'll the Lord and III tn
power Of His might He. said i
part:
This is one of the most inspirin
texts in the Bible. Everybody love
strength. The Christian life is II
trivial thing. You dare not play a
it. l want to talk about the strengt
Paul meant
There are various kinds G
strength. There is intellectua
strength, and what a fine thing tina
is, But it is mOckery to tell som
for they have not had opportuni
ties for such Development. But d
not forget thai some who are stronl
intellectually are weak morally.
Then there is physical strength
Not every one can have that. Som
men inherit weak bodies II som,
harm the body they have. Man,
physical SldiilS are pSSlllItS morally
Again, we desire financial strength
But we cannot all have money. Whe1
l was in Peoria, as l was going on
night up the stairs in the Y. NJ. c. A
building, l tumbled over a man
When l reached the top | inquired
who he was and was told it was poor
old Toni l asked further about min
and was told that l saw before me {
tragedy Poor old Tom WAS a biz
man physically n not many years
before that he had been a leading
lawyer, whose. check for $40, 90
would have been honored.
Still another will answer that be
ing strong means having a stronI
will. Make a resolution! Swear of
and stop! All. the devil will try t
have you stop there. That is wei
so far. but it is not sufficient. "
all pity the Weak Willed person.
heard a lecture once on a moral issu
in which the speaker said that a ma
who weighs 200 pounds ought 10 hay