Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-09-24
INTEREST CROWS
IN REVIVAL EACH
DAY Of MEETING
(BY A SPECIAL WRITER. }

Chautauquas are not the only things
that draw Americas people in large
crowds. The First Methodist church
has the largest auditorium in the citv
put last night it was taxed lust about
10 the limit of its seating capacity
Even the second story of the SUNDAY
school department was called into re-
QUESTION last night to seat the larg-
est congregation so far in attendance
upon the revival And it is the old
fashioned Gospel the people are com
ing Tor. No tricks of an evangelist
no vaudeville efforts to amuse the en-
rlous, no hypnotic stunts to control n
crowd, but the evangelist relies upon
the truth as it is to grip his audience
DeheVing that in the upifted Christ
there is drawing power enough. Last
night the preacher found his text in
Pauls letter to the Hebrews. second
chapter, and part of the third verse
How shall we escape, if we neglect
so great salvation?" Silent to the far.
thest corner of ecale building. with
scarcey movement on the part of a
single auditor, save that here and there
one wiped away tear, the great
throng of people was lifted into new
vision of so great a salvation
wrought out in the tenderest love of
Fathers heart and restores men tn
communion with God. The preacher
was specially strong when he spoke OF
Christianity as being able to deliver
the goods" We have no pale. blood.
less creed that mocks us with its
weakness. But Christ who carries al,
power in his hands and is able to
save nuto the uttermost adj who come
unto Him. The leper is made whole.
the blind is made to see, the dead are
raised up, and a lost woman whose
very name had been scorched off by the
passions Of sin, is lifted back to puritv
and home. Arthur Moore's eloanence
does not consist so much in the tricks
of the orator as in the beauty of
tender appeal and gentle persuasion.
No sinner can hear him without feel
ing that the preacher has walked in
paths of suffering.
The Morning Service.
Many thought ten o'clock in the
morning was not good hour for the
day service, but the wisdom of thai
hour has already been more than dem.
onstrated. The people are adjusting
business to this plan and from the
very first service, the congregation has
steadily increased until on yesterday
morning the main auditorium was
pretty well filed.
The morning messages are more
than impressive. The are soul
searching, and one can hardly sit
through the morning hour without a
deep yearning for better life and a
closer walk with God. When the
preacher had finished his talk on yes.
terday concerning the efforts of Jere-
miah to rebuild the walls of Jerusa
lem every one carried away the sol
emn thought you can't do the work o.
God unless in your own heart you
know Jesus Christ.
distinguished visitor who attended
the meeting last night said Charlie
Tillman can get more good singing out
of congregation than any man, in
Georgia And this is being demon
strated every night. The magnificent
choir which he has trained FOR specia;
work is demonstrating that Americus
has most excellent talent. AS Mr.. Till
man and his accomplished daughter
sang that glorious song, He Lifted
Me-" many heart said glad amen.
A great mems meeting at the Y. M.
C. A. Sunday afternoon, ied by Messrs
Moore and Tllman, will feature the
Sunday program.