Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-02
RAIN DOES NOT !
/. keep CROWDS away
FROM THE REVIVAL
First Baptist Church d Pact.d
to Doors Wednesday with peo.
pie Who Gather to Hear Harry
Taylor, the Evangelist, and
Also Harry Chamberlain. M;..
Taylor and the Union Choir

On Wednesday evening the rea, "a.
Of revival meeting came, for h r,..
certainly nasty, rainy weather. bpt ~
spite Of this the Winthrop Street Ran.
fist church was packed to the doors . nd
the encouraging part Of this was the
fact that it was not entirely the Same
old crowd. There were a gra,ifvins
number Of new faces among the CON.
gregation. ---'
The ministers Of each of the three
churches engaged in this work were
present and assisted in the service and
Chaplain Cochrane of the returned I'd
Maine regiment led the responsive
reading. Harry Taylor took for his
subject Augusta for God" and for his
text from the Book Of Joshua. They
Took the City"
He stated in opening his address that
he meant greater Augusta. not merely
the urban portion Of the city, but all
of its surrounding country. Ii the
course of his speech he commented on
the fact that many times the apparent
loss of a great man in church is
really a blessing in disguise, as it re-
moves the church from hard and fast
rut and allows 1t to find new channels
and progress more rapidly. There
never was man in a pulpit or else
where so big but what God can replace
him." said Mr.. Taylor. He advocates
teaching prayer to the children at an
early age, and said, human nature has
such bias that boys and girls who are
allowed to choose sor themselves often
choose wrong"
Quoting from Joshua as for me, and
for my house. we will serve the Lord"
The evangelist commented on the fact
that very few people Of today are able
to speak for any but themselves, and
he said that 1t was shameful thing
that the religion Of the parents is not
in itself sufficient to impress the chill
in God. He spoke Of the great modern
evangelist. saying Il believe the devils
in He'll believe in Billy Sunday for the
dive and saloon keepers believe In him,
the brothel-keepers believe in him. for
they have to-" iss
He also said that while he does not
generally intend to mention politics.
"Mr. Wilson and I differ on the he
kept us out of war subject for II any
one splits in my wife's face don't
want to be kept out of war!'" "Now
bless God for one fighting man VINO
calls on all the powers of Hell ana
throws his hat in the ring against
Them" he added, speaking OF Billy
Sunday. He also said that all the pow
ers of evil are "squealers." this being
the first real slang Mr.. Taylor mas
used, and it was most expressive.
He told of an instance where ne had
called on a shop whera as9ppnns ~
the man who owned Il to take 1t away,
then went on. When he came back the
machine was gone, because the man
was a squealer," said Mr.. Taylor. La
ter he said, Jesus fights with a SWORD.
not with an ice cream freezer, Tor ~ u
a. drive against the fiends OF Hell, nov
q whist drive. that He - making. one
of his closing remarks was, II you
good people will do what you have sub
scribed to in your church creed. dare
claim this city for God" 4,
After a short prayer in which the
theme, Augusta for God" was embcd-
led, by the evangelist, Harry, Chamber
lain rendered a fine vocal solo. HE
Loves Even Me-" and the choir rem
dered "Oh, How Love Jesus" the mu-
sic in both instances being finely rem
dered. The attractions In the way OF
10Th sermons and music are big draw
inc cards, and the way the people are
turning out to these meetings. In spite
of the fact that there are parties OF all
sorts going on at this time. Is strong
tribute to the workers In charge OF
them. e..