The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-08-25
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
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views expressed by correspondents.
The Methodist Revival.

The Methodist Revival.
Editor Chief:
For the benefit of those Of your
readers who might. be interested in
such a series of services, as we'll as
for those who are direct supporters of
the church's enterprises, we would be
glad to give through your columns
these words as to the nature of the
Methodist revival to begin in Donald
sonville at 10 a. m. Sunday, Aug. 26.
In the sense that the word "revive"
(from the Latin re-vivo) means to
Give again." religious revival is a
rallying Of the christian forces of a
church and a rec conservation Of their
lives to the purer spiritual ideals of
their holy religion; counting of the
failures and & putting away Of the
sins Of the communicates of the
church, and their enlistment in a
more active and aggressive service
calculated to make the world more
nearly christian and Christ-like. This
part Of revival meeting cements the
ties of christian fellowship, raises a
| higher standard of christian living,
and unites the members and adherents
| for more active efforts of conquest
against sin, the results being more
perfect type of living.
And further than this, a most i'm
portant aim Of a revival meeting is
to cause mass movement" among
the non -reiigious of community in
leading them to follow each other in
definitely giving up their sinful ways
and in seeking the forgiveness Of their
sins, and to enlist them as disciples
of the Lord Jesus Christ. Where
genuine reyivals of religion go, and
the ungodly are reached, it is to be
expected that moral reforms should
follow, and the sinners" of yester-
day shall be the ''saints" of tomorrow.
! To attain these ends, the main fea-
ture Of revival meeting is to preach
the gospel Of the Lord Jesus Christ
with such condemnation of sin that
those whose lives contradict the Cos
pel's precepts may be led to repent
be sorry for-their sins, confess then
sins, amend their ways, and pray to
God for mercy. But while the
preaching has this ultimate aim, at
the same time it has teaching and en-
pertaining features that make it equal
in its educational value to other mes
sages in lecture form.
] Still another and a most attractive
part of revival meeting is the sing
| ing of gospel songs, by the congre,
lgation as a whole as we'll as by cholrs
and special singers. And along with
these features are extempore anc
voluntary prayers and the relating OF
personal religious experiences, BY
|new converts as well as by the Older
christian worshippers.
Taken altogether, these revlyals
aim to afford the pious of com
immunity an opportunity to feast on the
fellowship of worship, and to hear IL
a series of good sermons the gospel o.
salvation, of comfort, and Of hope
and to offer to sinners an opportunity
to be taught ''the way of life more
perfectly" and to be helped to pu
; away their sins and be saved.
. Rev. r. j. Noteworthy of Yazoe
City, Miss, who is to be the preacher
in the Donaldsonville meeting, will IL
his sermons discuss such themes a
, Influence, 1.-THE Philosophy of Sin,
: Sowing and Reaping," what Shall
t the Harvest Be?' peace, Purity
!, Power ssThe New Man, or Ye Mus
/ Be Born Again" 'Profit and Loss, O.
Does 1t Pay to Be Good?,' "fh
: Tragedy Of a Misspent Life, "Th'
!, Gospel of Happy Home (for mel
. only, and ''The Womanly Woman,
: flor women only.)
L Miss Grace Gum, of Winfield, La.
5 will sing gospel solos at each service
/. and will otherwise help lead the sing
e ing during the revival.
: The public is cordially invited t
!. attend these services as whole, an
/. the special services that shall be an
D nounced from time to time.
P. o. LOWREY, Pastor.