The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-17
THE CALL Of
THE MINISTRY
rus IS THE SUBJECT OF DR.. J.
rpAyk NORRIS FIRST SER
WON OF REVN A..
LIFE Of SERVICE
|. ,s,, Christian Has Il Work to DO
and All are Ministers of Christ.
4 Fine Song Ser

The large audience that filled the
h sc, baDtis, church Monday even
h. 10 hear the opening sermon OF
kae revival preached by Or. ] Frank
Norris Of Fort Worth can now easily
understand why it is that people are
burned away from his church every
/ aday evening and why the unsaVed
h. that town are being converted by
H. scores under his preaching.
4 am just plain preacher,
bald Or. Norris during the prelimi-
k,ry iatrodnetions Monday evening.
f,ts own description Of himself Is
approximately correct estimate OF
those who have heard him preach
Biz is plain preacher to that extent
tha, he does not employ sensation
Sism in order to produce an effect
IT. result, Although of rather an
taassuming disposition he breaches
Nth dramatic impressiyeness that
)rings an audience completely under
il mastery, and he can sway them
b the full gamHt OF human emo
h9ns
The first service OF the revival was
b ilspiraiional one and the music
las a distinctive feature mir. and
Frs Butler demonstrated in a most
ttistlctory way that they not only
tog how 10 sing, but know how TO
fduce others 10 sing Before Mr.
Put!er took charge Of the song ser
&C. tie congregation sang number
u and Rev T. G, kuykendall of
f'ea al earnest prayer,
Pastor ] Edward Johnson thea
Aounced that it was a pleasure to
aGe his Old friend and former
faooImate here to assist in TIE
RtetlAg. lie said he counted it 4
eat pleasure for the city and the
PlFch 10 have Or. Norris here to
Fad IN this campaign for the lost,
He IS lust plain preacher of the
spel, SAID Dr.. Johnson, land |
I'VE absolute trust in his ability TO
"a us during these services.
so!he to turn the meeting over
The man who has made Fort
Forth famous"
Or Norris said he was glad to see
many at church. especially on
oAaay night, and he wondered how
Could be accommodated on Sun
night He complimented and
lsra'ulated the congregation for
magnificent equipment which
ey nave provided for the work of
various church departments He
~ mat in the beginning of the
eeuAs II any one expected to get
0ess'hg out of it they must put in
melting. He then said that he
eS raised down here in a black land
uA'y not far FROM Waxahachie,
mat ne was just plain, ordi-
ny preacher.
" Norris then introduced Prof,
Wet VINO is to have charge OF the
Jug service during the meeting
nutler spoke OF the pleasure il
+o'aed him of being here, and said
~ singing was to be made a spe-
feature of the meeting. As a
A'er ne asked the audience tc
nm, nv ana sing that old hymn that
.. always live, Amazing Grace,
- shis was sung without organ &c
"pah'ment, Mr.. Butler then sans
s0io and then he and Mrs. Butte,
ing duet.
No most of the evening was de
'ea 10 the formalities Of introduc
'As and getting acquainted and DR.
OFf's delivered short sermon. H,
~ ~ a scripture lesson part o
NTH chapter of Second CORN
AAs' beginning with the fou.
9A'a verse. The sermon was bas
principally on the twentieth
9e' Now then we are ambassa
- LOT Christ, as though God dis
'eeen You by us: we pray you il
', :, y stead, be We reconciled t,
emphasis was placed on the ca,
.ae ministry. He said that Their,
W. power in the world equal /,
: word. He said that the min
y might b one thing or T. m,.h,