Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-29
Atlanta Meeting To Be Largest in
Many Years-Noted Pastors
viii Speak,
TO SURPAss SAM JONES
All Saints Vested Choir to Give
Unique Concert This Afternoon
All Churches Active.

An old time Methodist revival, the
largest that has been held in many
years in the South, viii take place in
Atlanta April II to 20, inclusive. st.
Paul's Methodist Church, which is the
largest church numerically in South
ern Methodism, is taking the lead,
and Trinity Methodist Church Is join
ing with st, Paufs TO make the event
a success The Rev. DR.. B. f. Fra
ser, pastor OF st. Paul's, will be the
presiding officer at the revival. and
distinguished list OF speakers ana
singers OF national note viii come 10
Atlanta to take part In the services
Among the noted speakers who
have agreed to come are Bishop John
d. Kilgo, OF Durham, Or. G. L. Good
eli OF St Paurs, New York the
greatest pastor evangelist on the COM
tinent: DR. George X Stuart, OF
Church Street Knoxville, noted for
his work with the late Sam Jones.
and well known to Atlantans through
bis participation 10 the Atlanta BIZ
BILE Conferences: Dr. Plato Durham.
Of Charlotte, and DIR. s. A. Steele, OF
Columbia, s. c. the first editor OF
The Epworth Era.
The music will he in charge Of Pro-
fessor e. o Excel, Of Chicago, and q
great chorus choir Is being organized
among the Meihodists locally to be
under his direction. Professor Excel
Is the author Of many well-known
songbooks. and sang in this section
OF the country with the late Rev. Sam
Jones
The principal meetings will be held
In st. Pau's Church, al the corner Of
Grant and Sidney streets They viii
take place every day from Friday
April IL, TO Sunday, April Is, inclu-
sive. at the hours OF 10 a. m. ! ] a. M,
3 p. m and 1880 p. m. Services viii
ba held regularly at 1880 p. m. AZ
Trinity Church also. The Rev. L. G.
Johnson, pastor Of Trinity, will pre-
side over the night services at that
church and there will be different
speaker each night
= shop Kilgo will preach at 10
o'clock nt the opening service at St
PaDls on Friday. DIR. Steele viii
1reach on the same night at Trinity
Chsrch.
The complete program for the ten
days in Atlanta has not yet been
mapped out, but there Will be an old
fashioned revival service such as At
lanta has not seen since the old~Sam
Jones days,
The revival meetings that are being
conducted at the First Methodist
Church by the Rev. L. b. Bridges will
continue throughout the coming week.
Music is being furnished by a spe-
cial choir under the direction OF j.
ID Westbrook
Or. James r Dickey, president Of
Emory College, win preach at the In
man Park Methodist Church Sunday
morning and evening, j. M. Haw-
kins, agent for the Decatur Orphans
Home, will fill the pulpit OF the Grace
Methodist Church Sunday, In the abb
sence OF DR.. Charles o. Jones, who
Will preach at Clemson College. In
the evening Marion Jackson will
speak on civic problems IN Atlanta.
Special services viii be held Sum
day Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day at the Christian Missionary Al
lance Tabernacle al No. 10 Capitol
avenue. Three services will be held
on Sunday in the afternoon OF Mon
Gay and Tuesday, and on Wednesday
the services win begin at 1890 o'clock
and continue all day. The speakers
will be the Rev. A. r. Funk. of New
York, and the Rev r. A. Forrest OF
Toecoa, GA