Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-30
TAYLOR REVIVAL
OPENS ON SUNDAY
NICHT-BIC CROWD
Penney Memorial Church Packed
to Doors-Hundreds Gather to
Hear MISUNDERSTANDING by
Harry Chamberlain and Miss
Taylor a Feature - Meetings
All This Week at 1880 P. NJ. at
the Winthrop Street Baptist
Church

day evening was packed with a crowd
of close to 1000 people who had come
20 the first of the series of revival meet
ings which are to be held in Augusta
and to listen to the stirring and char
acteristic address of the noted evangel-
list, Harry Taylor, who on this occasion
spoke for the first time in Augusta.
Many were unable to find seats, the
back Of the church was full Of people
who had to stand but were still interest
ed enough to remain, and the fine music,
rendered by the union chorus, solos by
Harry Chamberlain and Miss Ruth Tay-
lor, and instrumental selections, combin-
ed with the fine address made by Mr..
Taylor, made it well worth standing up
to hear.
The first evening fully demonstrated
the fact that there is not church in
the city that is capable of accommodate
ing the crowds that will be in attend
ance at these revival meetings, and 1t
was announced by the Rev. c. G. Mosh-
er that on next Sunday evening the
meeting will take place in City hall. so
as to accommodate all who wish to be
present.
Mr.. Taylor took for his subject the
parable Of the 10 coins. which were CIV
en- to Syrian women at the time of their
marriage, by their husbands, and if they
proved unfaithful at any time. one coin
was taken away from them, and the
necklace which lacked coin was the
badge of an unfaithful wife. Have you
lost anything?' he asked. and went on
to show how the people of today are los-
khnf
from the bottom of his heart any wo-
man who was glad when another woman
went wrong, and told how the Syrian
women who had lost one of her coins
recovered it,. and went from house to
house showing it to those who had talk
ed about her. nearly all were pleased, but
one virago refused to believe that she
had it, and asked to be shown, and was
shown.
II call on the church of Augusta to,
cram that old lie. the church is full of
hypocrites,' down the threats of all
those who utter it." Mr.. Taylor uses
good. clear English, absolutely with
out a trace Of the so-called modern
slang" and he believes that there is
more to be gotten out of the Bible as
literature, than out of all the works
Of modern authors combined. Jack
London says that all authors are
crazy, and he ought to know, for he is
certainly daft enough" said Mr.. Tay-
lor, while speaking of the danger OF
forming our impressions and conVic-
tons from current stories and books.
I'VE are losing our sense of right and
wrong, society no longer makes a clear
distinction between black and white,
a dirty gray is as near as they come
to it, or a dull, sickly chocolate, abso-
lutely neutral and without meaning"
said the evangelist.
Other pointed remarks which he
made in the course of his address
were: "You will never find out where
you really are by reading the Gospel
according to William Randolph
Hearst" amy man ar woman who
puts their lodges, their business, or any
other interest before that of Jesus
Christ is making His heagt ache"
You can never draw a check large
enough to interest Him. what He wants
is you" With a wealth of personal an
ecdote, Mr.. Taylor drew freely from
the Bible to drive his points home from
time to time. and in closing he asked
everyone present to pray each day at
10 o'clock for the success of the reviv-
al and he then complimented Harry
CHAMBERLAIN for his work and stated
that he knew that there would be no
entertainment which could offer music
as good as that which will be supplied
at the revival meetings to come
The invocation was offered by Rev.
f. S. Philbrook of the Winthrop street
Baptist church, Rev. w. j. Layton also
offered prayer. All this week the meet
ings will be held at 7.30 at the Win
throp street Baptist church and the
public. irrespective of church afflia-
tons, is cordially asked to he present
at these meeting whenever possible.
The meeting on Sunday night was an
overflow. meeting and it is hoped that
those to come will be of the same sort