Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-10-28

coming back into their own.
There is a resurrection of the relig-
ious life in Hendersonville and the old
backslidden church members are nov
ready to "slid forward" as DR.. Evarts
would put it.
The Christian forces are about to re-
gain the town and the devil is just
about to lose his. grip.
A great religious revival is on and
will continue for several days and the
outcome is expected to be long remem-
bered in the religious annals of Hen
dersonville.
The Leader an Able One.
DR.. G. L. Evarts, a member of the
Cha hapman-Alexander party now in
AsheVille, who has been associated
with such distinguished ministers as
pr. Moody and Rev. Billy Sundaya is
leading the meeting in Hendersonvilie.
He is attracting some of the largest
congregations ever known in. the CITY.
The people attend once and return
from night to night, not through curl
osity nor excitement but through the
desire to hear a message that is worth
taking home. DIR. .~EYarts is not of tile
sensational kind. lie gives. his hear
ers the pure article in its simple form
and accompanies it with enough hu
NOR and interesting timely illustrations
drawn from his rich storehouse of eA-
perience to make his messages take
we'll.
Preparing for the Harvest.
AS was stated in last weeks. Demo
cTat, preparation has been in the MAX
ing for these meetings for several
days. Dr. Evarts began the meeting
proper Sunday afternoon, when the
Methodist church was comfortably
filed with people anxious to hear him.
The number greatly increased Sun
day night, when he went after the
backslider in no unmistakable terms
with the result that many of them re-
solved to turn over a new leaf and
show more loyalty to the church.
1000 in Attendance.
Pre1tsionE had been made for seat
ing about 1,009 people at the First
Baptist church. where the services are
! being held, and before time for preach
ing Sunday night nearly every seat III
the main auditorium and the annexes
had been occupied. On Monday night
another comfortably filled house wei
coined his message and on Tuesday
night they were there again. The
congregations are unusually large foi
Hendersonyille and DR.. EYarts SAT-
that comparatively speaking conditio' :
were more favorable and gratifying =
Hendersonville than they were in AshG
vile, where thousands are being turn
ed away from the tabernacle built es
pGcially for the Cnapman-AleXande
meetings, He expressed great sat
faction at the results so far. The =
ternoon service on Tuesday a. -
Methodist church was also largely at
tended
ReViVing Indifferent Ones First.
/ DR.. Evarts is carefully preparing the
way for a great spiritual awakening IL
Hendersonville and community. Thus
far he has been giving something or
the order of Bible institute training
for the Christians IN order to show
them how to win the unsaved. No
until Thursday night of this week vii
he begin the active campaign for the
unsaVed. He is getting the Christians
and the cold and backslidden members
in lines for active and soul-Winnine
service so that after Wednesday the
real campaign for the unsaved viii
begin, to continue through this anC
: next week if not longer
All Services at Baptist Church,
1t was first decided to hold all the
night meetings at the First Baptis
church in order to accommodate the
large number in attendance and alter.
j nate the afternoon services between
the Presbyterian and Methodist
churches. but on Tuesday night it was
decided to hold all services after Wed.
nesday afternoon at the First Baptist
church.
Large ChOirs Organized.
One of the largest church choirs
ever known in Hendersonvi1le has
been organized. Dr. Evarts has taken
personal charge during the services
and from a little stand especialiy
erected for him, he conducts the worh
with marked enthusiasm In the SEN
ior choir there are nearly a hundred
voices and over to the other side ol
the pulpit is another choir composed
of about 100 children. Various means
are resorted to in order to bring oul
the musical talent and hold interest
one choir being pitted against the
other. denomination against another
and the men against the women.
Great Interest in Meetings.
/ Great interest is being taken in the
meetings, which form topic of gen.
ers1 conversation among the people OF
the city. The meetings are attracting
numbers who have not attended church
for long time and the part so encour-
aging to those ia charge of these meet
ings is that the Indifferent ones are
keeping up the attendance, which it is
be1'eVed will increase from. night t.
night.
Regular services will be held at the
various churches uniting in this meet