The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-12
LARGE CROWD
.SURGES INTO
TABERNACLE
Building Could Not Accom-
nnodate. Last Nights
Audience.
DAY MEETINGS
HELD THIS WEEK
Strongest Sermon of Week
Was Heard by the Sun
day Gathering.
DAY MEETINGS
HELD THIS WEEK

Three times the tabernacle was oc-
cupied yesterday. In the afternoon
at 8 o'clock fully 1900 women crowd
ed into the great building and heard
the evangelist at his best. The text
was taken from the 31st chapter Of
Proverbs, "Who can find virtuous
woman, for her price is far above
rubies,"
The evangelist emphasized in his
sermon "the twentieth century care
for a woman strong in body, woman
strong in her dress, woman strong
in her piety. God has invested the
best he has in woman, he said, and it
behooves women to live for Christ"
Last night at $50 o'clock socie
ties of young people from the differ
ent churches met and held an inter
esting service, led by Rev. Mr.. Phil
lips, of Knox Presbyterian church,
and long before this half hour session
was ended, people by the hundreds
began to trail in for the night serv-
ice. By 7 o'clock there were several
hundred in the great building, and as
fast as they could be admitted
through the dozen or more entrances,
people of all classes, ages, and city
and county folks, streamed into the
place. When Gypsy Smith assembled
the platform at 1850 o'clock, he saw
before him sea of faces filling every
corner of the big building. The choir
platform was packed almost to ca
pacity, and when more than 100 boys
and girls were asked to vacate the
front seats so that men and women
who arrived late could have them and
take seats on the platform, it was
seen that the audience was of record
breaking proportions.
Prof. Cole announced that he was
undertaking the organization of a
choir of children, and that in a week
the songs would be led by such a
body. He announced that children be-
tween the ages of 10 and IA would be
welcomed, and that the first organiza
ton rehearsal would take place at
| the First Methodist church at p. M
Wednesday. Rehearsals would then
be held at the same hour on Thursday
and Friday, with view to having the
children ready to sing at next Sun
| days services.
Day Meetings.
On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day afternoons of this week, after
noon prayer meetings would take
place at the tabernacle, to which al
are invited, and Mr.. Smith will preach
at each of them. In announcing the
day meetings, Mr.. Smith also called
special attention to the cottage prayer
meetings for ladies, to be held or
Tuesdays and Fridays of this week
at the places originally announced
The list of places where these meet.
ings would be held, Mr.. Smith an.
nounced, would be found in the pa.
! pers, and he urged his hearers Il
watch the press and attend the meet
ing closest and most convenient, bu
he strongly urged attendance,
A nursery may shortly be estab
lished. This is for the purpose O.
attending children of parents wht
want to come to the meetings but arr
unable to leave their little ones a
home. He said nd-hearted ladiet
are volunteering for this duty. AM
he expressed his appreciation of thei
efforts in this direction. 1t means tina
mothers may bring the children, an,
the latter will be cared for tenderl,
by the ladies while the mothers hea
the sermon.
| DIR. A. ]. Ansley, of the First Bap
fist church, explained the manner il
which the months meetings are beiny
financed, and let it be known that tn
support of the general public is need
ed to clear up the indebtedness in
Cured in bringing to the city tn
evangelist and his party. 1t was I'm
derstood that there was reported tn
most liberal collection last night O
any night in the week.
Familiar hymns were given out las
night, and one of the biggest fea
lures of the evening, outside of tn
earnest preaching of Gypsy Smith
was the combined choir and audience
numbering, it is conservatively estim
ated, more than 1000 people, singin