The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-25
SINGS OWN SONG
Miss Virginia Shaffer Big At
traction Mt Revival.
Audience OF 500 Heard DIR.
Williams Tuesday Night.

An audience of about 500 people
listened to an emphatic and stirring
sermon Tuesday night under the tab
ernacle tent at Eleventh and Lincoln
streets Dr. L. Milton Williams spoke
on "A Fool Trying to Hide from God"
the message being based on the Gene
sis narrative of Adam. naked and hid
ing in the bushes Previous to the
sermon Miss Virginia Shaffer sang a
piece of her own musical composition,
the words being the old familiar hymn
of Jesus Lover Of Ny Soul" and the
music variation OF the Old popular
song. silver Threads Among the
Gold" The song was printed on the
cover page of a recent number of
the magazine issued by the Evangel-
istic party and quite few copies
were sold in the audience
There was almost a full complement
of singers in the chorus. which rolled
out a great volume of song Many
people are attracted to the meetings
by the splendid singing Quite a num-
Der drive up in their autos. and sit
and listen However, some of them
leave while the sermon is being de-
ltvered, disturbing the speaker. DR..
WILLIAMS has requested that the peo-
pie aid him as much as possible in
for over a quarter of a century he
has been on the platform, with scarce
ly any rest between the campaigns.
consequently being "a bundle of
nerves.
Boy Got Lost.
Tuesday night little boy ran across
the tabernacle in the front aisle, dur
ing the singing of a special song, and
when the evangelist spoke to him, he
began to cry. Mr.. Williams then took
the little fellow up in his arms, and
while Miss Shaffer continued her song
na I'D he r..
his breast, and then when the song
was finished said, Here's a little
man that has lost his mamma" The
mother of the child came forward to
the rescue and the little fellow seem
ed happy.
Mr.. Robinson, who spoke in the
afternoon, is of quite different tenn
permanent A lady arose to leave the
tabernacle with her crying child when
he called out for her to come back
Sister" he said, ''if you want to
insult me, then leave with the baby.
prefer that you remain, and if you
can't quiet the child. bring il to me.
can preach and mind a half dozen
at the same time" Mr. Robinson is a
very easy-gOing man. devOting himself
largely to his ministry Of the Word.
Evangelist Williams is the business
head of the party, and upon him falls
the responsibility of the campaign
Is a Busy Man
During the day he is constantly busy
with some phase of the campaign
work. and sleeps very little at night.
Often at midnight he can be seen
walking about the grounds with some
member of the party. who, however
sleepy, would not care to retire as
long as father" wanted to engage
him in conversation about some detail
Of the work, or some future plan.
Tuesday night the publicity man was
up with him until the wee sula'
hours of the morning
Bud Robinson preached in the aft
ernoon his first sermon in this cam
paign to large and interested crowd
of listeners. He talked for over an
hour, and no one seemed to grow
tired He paid his respects to the
devil, and frequently interspersed his
theological dissertation with samples
OF his native Irish wit, until the audi
ence was the greater part of the time
CONFUSED in laughter. which Just as
t quickly changed to tears under the
pathetic recital of some of the varied
experiences of this remarkable man.