Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-31
SECOND NIGHT OF
REVIVAL CALLS OUT
ANOTHER BIG CROWD
Winthrop Street Baptist Church
Filled with People Who AS
sembled to Enjoy Harry Tay-
lor's Eloquence and the Sing
ing by Miss Taylor, Harry
Chamberlain and the Chorus
Another Big Crowd Expected
Tonight

The second meeting. Of the revival was
almost as successful az tho nrst, tho
Winthrop Street Baptist church being
we'll filled Monday evening with men,
bers and friends of the three churches
engaged in this work. The people who
had been to hear Mr.. Taylor on SUM-
day evening were anxious to again lis
ten to him. and the music. furnished by
the union choir which Harry Chamber
lain has been training. Miss Ruth Tay-
lor and Mr.. Chamberlin himself. was very
fine. Mr.. Chamberlain rendered two
beautiful solos and Miss Taylor sang
one, the choir rendering a number OF
selections.
Harry Taylor gave an address which
held his audience until the end. his topic
being, How They Changed the Fashions
in Capernium." He told the story OF
the four men who brought the poor para
lytic to be healed, and how, because OF
the vast crowd. they had to lower tho
man through hole cut in the roof of
the house in which Jesus was staying.
Mr. Taylor said that the fact that Je-
sus was in the house had been noised
abroad through the land and that the
house was filled. He added that he would
like to have that fact noised about
through Augusta, during the revival
work. and commented on the fact that
advertising in Capernium was very sue
cessful in those days.
Mr.. Taylor does not rant or rave. He
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tan gentleman, driving his message
home with clear, concise and clean Eng
lish. unpolluted with slang. He uses
SMILES and metaphors, he has rich,
Astounding sense Of humor, a vivid man.
ner of expressing his belief that cannot
help but appeal to the entire mass OF
his audience. From time to time he
touches their sensibilities with tales OF
heart interest that start the tears. He
does not attempt to knock anyone OF
anything, he is a booster from the word
go, but he is working for the advance
ment of the Kingdom Of God. and makes
it self-evident.
Some of his SMILES were striking. He
told of the vast ship which was sunk
the Titanic, with it's burden Of human
freight, and said: 1T was not mine
or a submarine, or rock which sunk
this great vessel, it was ice, and ice
in the church is the thing that holds
back our work, the chilly feeling thai
prevents the spread of the doctrine o.
Jesus Christ If we will all allow thu
warm rays of God to melt our hearts
the city of Augusta will not be disap
pointed with the results of our work.
He told an instance in which young
lady in this city went out on the step!
lust before time to go to meeting. helt
out her hand, and felt a drop Of rain
She went back into the house and said
well, mother. it's raining And yot
never heard such sigh of relief, sale
Mr.. Taylor Mr.. Persistence is not like
that. Mr.. Persistence has a pair OF
galoshes, he has a raincoat. Mr.. Fer
sistence has chest protector, he Is moi
like the young man who wrote to his
sweetheart and said. I love you. / would
go through fire and floor for you. IL
put on a uniform and go forth to battle
and die to win your affection, III NEE
you tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. If II
don't rain.'".
At the end of his address Mr.. Taylor
called for eight men to help distribute
invitations to the revival meetings
through the shops and factories today
and he also called for 50 women to take
the leaflets to 10 homes apiece. to NEE,
at the Winthrop Street Baptist church al
3 P. NJ. today. and a large number Of
fered their services.
Judging from the numbers in attend
ance at this second meeting, the reviva
Is going to be big success, and all Of
the meetings are sure to be well worth
attending.