Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-20
THREE BIG Meet
INGS SUNDAY BRING
REVIVAL TO A CLOSE
Sunday School Rally at Noon,
Mems Meeting in Afternoon
and Final Meeting in Evening
All Well Attended and Filled
with Enthusiasm

All Well Attended and Filled
with Enthusiasm
Sunday, the last day of the Taylor
Chamberlain REVEALS in this city, was
about the most active day of the entire
revival. The noon meeting of the union
Sunday schools. which was held in the
Green street Methodist church. was at
tended by about 1900 young people. and
Harry Taylor spoke to them on the topic
"Dare to Be a Daniel" And the mems
meeting at P. NJ. in the Opera house
was record breaker also. The entire floor
was packed with men. and the opening
prayer was made by Rev. w. j. Layton.
after which the entire congregation sang
a number of the favorite hymns from
Billy Sundays book of selections. Miss
Ruth Taylor, who has been doing so
splendidly all through the long weeks Of
| the revival, rendered THE Penitent," a
very difficult selection, and did 1t won
derfully well. as she always does. Harry
Chamberlain and Clifton Pluriner sang
a duet entitled "He Called Me" and re-
ceived lot of applause at the close Of
the selection. Harry Taylor. who has
made, besides large number of converts,
a host of friends in Augusta since fis
arrival here three weeks ago. addresse \
the meeting on the topic Aren't You
Paying Too Much for Your Whistler
He quoted the Scriptures as saying What
shall it profit man if he gain the whole
world and lost his own soul?"
He told the Gtory of young Ben Frank
lin and his whistle, and said that many
man who is having a good time. and
doing a fine business. is paying too much
for his whistle in a number of ways. He
told of going to hear certain minister
preach, and of seeing two men who sat
beside him get up and leave because, as
they said. "he is knocker." Mr.. Taylor
! stated that nobody wants to listen to a
knocker; that his business has been to
boost. and that he only wants to lift
and to get things where they belong I'm
stead of studying their Bibles the men
of today are busy studying their speed
ometers." He told how a drunken man
once took an axe and removed a warning
bell that was attached to a dangerous
rock. and how later the same man drove
his ship onto the rock and sunk it. The
evangelist added that too many men ST.
! lence their own conscience and thus still
! the bell that tolls between right and
wrong. The afternoon meeting was a
stirring one and remarkable tribute K
Harry Taylor's powerful personality and
ability to draw and hold the crowds
! On Sunday night City hall was filled
almost to capacity with admirers of the
evangelist, Harry Taylor, whose work il,
| this city III the last three weeks has
drawn and held the crowds at every meet
ing. On the stage were perhaps $50 mem.
! bers of the "122 Choir and the way ir
which they put over their part of the
, music was we'll worth coming from a dis.
! tance to hear, while the solo work b,
Miss Ruth Taylor and Harry Chamber.
/ lain was of the same fine sort which
they are noted for. Certainly a lot has
been done to improve this city since the
revival started. Even the little boys or
the street are whistling the popular
hymns made familiar by the choir and
the meetings. A lot of people who had
never considered becoming Christians and
, drifted away from the church have been
! brought back.
| In the Sunday night meeting Harry
! Taylor spoke on the topic almost Thou
! Persuadest Me- and he said ".AImost' is
of no use when it is applied to becoming ,
; Cnristian,' and told a story about a wo.
man whom he watched running to catch
a train. which she missed by few feet
and he asked what she could possibly dc
/ with the running she had accomplished
i "a peculiar argument that is being nut
forward by lot Of people today is e,
cant he a Christian in my circu,n.
/ stances said the evangelist, and he wen,
! on to show how often a man says tina,
his wife prevents him from being d
! Christian, or a wife is using her husband
as an excuse. But this is all wrong TO,
the Christian flower has always bloomet
the brightest in places where it had the
! least encouragement" He spoke of how
the king on his throne, surrounded with
all that man could require, spoke to the
prisoner in shackles and said, "Almos,
! thou persuadest me to become Chris
tian."
You can be a Christian if you would
God will guard you if you will creep into
the shelter of His harbor," and "A Chris
tian man or woman is an awakened per-
/
son. There are scores here who have be.
come awakened in the past few weeks, -
| he stated. IF there is anything taught
and taught plain, in that Book. it is that
! unless man is a Christian, no matter
how good he may be or what success he
| may attain in this life, there will be moth
| ing for him in the life to come "A
| Christian man or woman is man or
woman with a future said Mr.. Taylor,
| and after he had finished his powerful
sermon he babe goodbye and Godspeed to
the city and the people who have worked
with him while here. and the crowd gave
him hearty blessing, which must nave
assured him Of their appreciation OF MS
splendid work for our city.
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