Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-11-04
INTEREST GROWING IN THE
REVIVAL SERVICES OF CITY.
The Cold and Indifferent Renew
Their Vows and Many of the
Unsavel Find Christ.

party OF 6Vdng6llS-s
tic workers is making a mighty
sweep in Hendersonville. Inter
est has increased in the services
from day to day until the First
Baptist church building, which
was provided with about 400 ex-
ira seats, will not accommodate
the many people who are anxious
to avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to hear Rev. G. L. Evarts,
an evangelist of wide experience
and great power
The. people of Hendersonville
and community have been worked
up from service to service and
from day to day to a spiritual de-
gree said never to have been ex--
.perieneed in this section Hun
dreds of the backslidden church
members have renewed their. VOWS
and consecrated themselves to
more faithful service while many
CO the unsayed have acknowledged
Christ as their personal Savior
during these meetings. During
the first week, until last Friday
might, Mr.. Evarts conducted, SER
vices that would appeal mostly to
Christian workers in order to wei!
lprepare the way for a great re-
vival In which the eyangelistic
churches Of the city are united.
Since Friday afternoon the ser
vices have been mostly for the un-
saved and the results have been
telling with large numbers asking
for prayer and many protesting
/ Christ.
Three services are being held
daily, the first at 10 o clock in the
forenoon, the next at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon and the third at Z 80
at night. The people, even for
morning and afternoon services,
are attending in much larger num-
ff'fberssthan had 3been nticipated. :,
Interest in the meetings have
reached such height that more
than forty business houses and
offices close from 2 80 to 4 80
O'Clock during the afternoons IN
order that the employees may at
tend the services.
Stores and places of business
for the first time Tuesday after
noon and many Of the employees
gladly took1Eantage of the o.
portunity to attendathe services.
Much of the old-time- dignity,
formality and conventionality of
the church has been laid aside ard
Mr.. Evarts gives his congregation
something new and inteFes, =
for each service.
Three choirs, one of adults
about Is voices, another for small
girls known as the sunbeams and
the third composed of small boys,
known as boosters, have been
striking features of the meetings.
Various methods are resorted to
in order to bring out the good and
keep up interest previous to the
sermons at night. One choir is
pitted against another; one de-
nomination against another; some
times the church officers are called
on to render a selection and even
the pastors are required to dis
play their talents. Little. children
sing solos and something new is
being resorted to in about all the
services. Mr.. Eyarts wide ex-
perience has given him a broad
range Of timely illustrations and
these with the many simple truths
Of the gospel keep his audiences
Ill fine spirits for listening to his
messages with intense
interest.
Friday will be the banner day
of the revival, for on this day the
Chapman-Alexander party now
meetings In Asheville will
be present for the afternoon ser
vice. DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman ;
Will take charge of the afternoon )
services at the Baptist church at 2
)'clock. The overflow meeting to
accommodate all who cant find
'oom In the Baptist church, will be
conducted by Mr.. Evarts, and Mrs
). M. Alexander, wife of the choir
eader for the Asheville meetings
This meeting will be held at the
Methodist church.
The Friday morning service al
] O'Clock will be for children and
eachers of Sunday schools and
'ublic schools. Men will not be
Omitted to this meeting. The