The Pensacola journal., 1917-03-25
Very Pleasing Saturday
Night Service Conducted
BY Evangelist
PERSONAL WORK
AND EFFORT NEEDED
Services For Men Only This
Afternoon and Regular
Night Service

short, but very forcible talk at the
tabernacle last night by Evangelist
Gypsy Smith, who told his hearers
that there were hundreds in the city
who would like even an opportunity
to come into the church and live bet
ter lives If only an invitation is Civ
en- by their best friends. He held
up to his hearers the picture of the
necessity for personal work, and n
more ready co operation, to make the
meetings the success desired. A large
audience, filling every seat in the
great structure, crowded in to hear
the message, to hear the songs of the
$50 or more children who sat on the
stage in place of the choir, and to
| derive the good which they confess
readily they are getting out of the
meeting.
The chldren's choir sang beauti-
! fully. Five little girls sang "Jesus
| Loves Me-" and four little boys sang
''The Heavenly Stranger" while Ben
ME Clutter again pleased with VIC
lin selection, gracefully responding to
an encore.
The children sang Brighten the
Corner Where You Are" Swing
Song" Dwelling in Beulah Land"
"Busy for Jesus" 'FWhen Jesus Came
Into My Heart" "Song to the Flag"
More About Jesus" and other cho-
ruses in which they had been especial
ly trained by Prof. Forrest Cole.
When the "Song to the Flag" ended
in the third verse two boys, in the
back row of the choir, slowly pulled to
the top of the tabernacle on haIyards
which had been arranged for the pur-
pose, a bright, new American flag,
At it rose there were shouts from the
audience, ladies waving their hand
kerchiefs, and the entire assemblage
arose, while the children sang the
chorus. 1t was a pretty feature.
Today's Services.
Announcement was made that SER
vices in all the churches would take
place as usual this morning at II
o'clock, with the usual Sunday School
hour.
At 8 o'clock this afternoon the
meeting especially for men will be
held, and every man in the city is
urged to be present. AS previously
announced, the subject for this after
noon will be "The Trickster." Mr..
Smith sought to make it plain last
e night that the men were expected to
even tax the great capacity of the
tabernacle, promising that they would
hear something to their inteaest.
At 7:45 o'clock the usual union
service will take place, and congrega-
tons Of all the city churches are
expected to pack the tabernacle to its
, capacity. The service will be start
ed as usual right on the minute, and
singing will be one of the pleasing
features. It is expected that to-
nights meeting will be one of the
most successful of the series, for it
is known that a great deal Of "per-
sonaI work" has followed the lecture
! of which Mr.. Smith handed out to the
} church people following Friday
nights meeting, and it is possible
that scores will make decision for
themselves at tonight's services.
On next Thursday afternoon at 3
~ O'Clock there VIII be a JuFslor CnF-S
n tian Endeavor rally at the taber-
: nacle, to be followed at $50 O'Clock
the same afternoon of the adults
e Christian Endeavor and other young
:. peoples societies. The Epwortf
n Leagues and the Baptist Young Peo-
- ple's Union are all expected TO joir
in the rally. Secretary Taylor, Of
II the southern extension committee Of
i the Christian Endeavor Society, vii
= be on hand at that time and will de-
! liver a lecture to the large number
e who are expected to be present al
70 the evening meeting.
"a Rev. Herbert w. Rice, pastor Of
:, the Gadsden Street Methodist Church
- offered prayer last night at tht
suggestion of the evangelist, afte1
- which a lesson from the ninth chap
~ ter Of St. Matthew was read, the text
- being the ninth verse, Follow Me"
81 The evangelist told the audience
Va that it was not preaching alone tha