The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-08

and see how low your purity is; how low your life is. The reason some of you men are so vastly in love with yourselves is that you have never tried real mans job. And the reason some of you moral men think so much of yourselves is that you have never seen 8 real sweet man. Wait until you come in contact with My Master and you will drop into the rear where you be- long.
 Hung On His Words
 As Dr. Edmonds reached this point the silence was tense. Every face was peering anxiously forward. Every per son present was eager. awaiting his next words. From the boxes above ev- eryone was leaning forward, hanging on his words.
 He closed his sermon with an illus tration, drawing word picture from one of Napoleon's battles. As Dr. Ed monds told it. Napoleon's army was being pushed back. His soldiers were giving way under the strain of the terrific fire. The great general called a little drummer boy.
 Sound the retreat" he said.
 Sire, I cannot" answered the boy. "They did not teach me that, and do not know it."
 Sound the retreat" again came from the lips of the commander.
 Sire, I cannot; I do not know it. But, sire, I can sound the charge. I know that, sire. Let me sound the charge, sire"
 Well, sound the charge, them gruffly answered Napoleon.
 And the little drummer placed him self in front of the losing army, and with his wildly waving sticks began to sound the charge.
 A thrill went through the entire army. Every man stiffened. Tn mo- ment it was welded together and the little drummer, wildly beating his charge, led the troopers.
 "Dfeat was turned into victory said pr. Ednonds. "Tonight we are sound ing forward to win. Rally to the charge and battle for Christ. Let us pray"
 As he closed, the vast audience heaved a mighty sigh and many eyes were damp with repressed tears.
 T. Owen Gillespy closed the services with a solo, Jesus Is Calling His beautiful tenor voice captivated and held the entire crowd and not per son moved toward the doors until he had completed the song and stepped down from the improvised pulpit. Dr.. Edmonds already had gone to the Odeon Two theatre to witness the end- ing of Dr. Holmes service.
 Great Sermon by Dr. Holmes
 Dr. Holmes at the Odeon Two preached one of the most powerful ser mons in his career and he is known as one of the greatest evangelists in the southland His subject was, Battling for Christ" and the immense crowd hung on his every word. Many of those who heard him declared his sermon to I-,H H,xv thought t-compelling address they had ever heard
 The crowd in attendance at the Odeon Two vied with that at the Strand. and more than 1000 persons were turned away from both theatres The Salvation Army cared for about 500 of these in front of Caheen's store about halfway between the two play houses It was estimated that 250O people were in attendance at the serv- ices at both theatres. about 140o o1 whom were at the Strand. In view of the unquestioned success of it's first attempt at a meeting down town, it is considered extremely likely that the Independent Presbyterian church of Birmin gham will make ar engagements to secure on Sunday even ings the most commodious theatre or other public building in the downtown section and hold services every Sun day night. The plan under which this arrangement would be made would be for Dr. Edmonds and Dr. Holmes to alternate in preaching in the downtown section and at Temple Emanu-El. It was announced last night that un- til other arrangements had been made Dr. Holmes will supply the pulpit o1 the Vine Street Presbyterian church in West End at its morning service. Dr Fdmonds will continue to preach al Temple Emanu-El in the morning on