The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-02-02
REVIVAL SERVICES BEGIN
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rev. j. A. Trostle Is Being Heard By
Large Congregations and Preach
es Right from the Shoulder

A Real Revivalist is preaching to
large crowds each afternoon and
night at the Presbyterian church
during the revival services which be-
gan there Sunday. Although he has
lived in Stanford for something over
year, few local people outside of
his own denomination had ever
heard the Rev. j. A. Trostle, evan
gelist for the Pennsylvania Presby-
terry preach in a local pulpit. Those
who are hearing him in the meeting
now in progress, are beginning to
realize what they have missed. Rev.
Trostle is peculiarly original in his
style of delivery and argument for
the Masters Cause, and drives home
his points IN a way which is bound
to have direct appeal to all who
hear him. Some one suggested that
he has much of the style of Billy
Sunday, but be that as it may, there
is no gainsaying the fact that he is a
powerful pleader with vim and fire
that holds the attention of his con-
gregations from start to finish. He
often presents the old, old story in
new light, but in doing so, it will
be found to have some peculiar ap-
plication that might be difficult of
discernment otherwise.
The Sunday services at the Pres
byterian Church which were the
opening services of the revival were
well attended. The Baptist, Chris
tian and the Methodist churches
which had heartily co-operated III
the preparatory work joined forces
at the Presbyterian church in the
evening. The result was the assemb-
ling of splendid audience that al
most filled all the seats. Not less
than $50 people it is estimated were
present. The congregations which
gathered on Monday were also no
tably large. A religious service on a
week day does not usually number
much over so people. This one num-
bcred about 100. ..t the night ser
vice there was a large attendance.
The sermons Delivered by Rev. j.
a. Trostle were very earnest ard
Pow erful appeals calculated to awak-
Gu. he conseiencc Of The indifferent
and rouse the sleepy Christian to ac-
ton.
On Sunday at II o'clock AIr.
Trostle's theme was Christian Con-
secration, based on thew ords of Je-
sus to Peter, "Lovest Thou Me-?
At night the subject was, "The Oae
Thing Needful," the well known
words of Jesus to Martha in the tciis
of household care. Whether or not
the preacher intended it, the two dis
courses were complementary; the
one to the other in a striking way.
In the first, the great thought, that
only the supreme devotion of the
soul of man will satisfy Jesus. In
the second, the no less important
truth that only a Christ, who loves
and helps and saves can satisfy man.
The Monday sermons which were
also much appreciated were on the
subject of Prayer. At the afternoon
service at three o'clock the preacher
dwelt on the need of prayer and the
necessity for keen sense of the need
of God for ourselves and others
which alone can make prayer accep-
table to God and powerful in ac-
complishing results. At the night
service the hindrances of prayer
were discussed and the way of meet
ing them clearly pointed out. Mr..
Trostle made particular mention of
the tnforgiving attitude as being
one of the most common as well as
one of the most fatal hindrances to
the prayer life.
The services will be continued
through the week, the afternoon
meeting beginning at three, night
meeting at seven o'clock. Everybody
is walcoma