Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-05-14
REVIVAL EATERS
LAST WEEK WITH
STIRRING SCENES

Yesterday was the greatest day that
the Moore-Stapleton revival has seen,
since the campaign commenced. About
three thousand people heard the Cos
pei preached at the different services.
In the morning, Mr. Moore preached
to full congregation at the First
Gods Watchman." In this sermon
Mr.. Moore scored sin and in no uncer-
tain terms. He said, "Commercialism
on the part of the men, and worldli-
ress on the part of women is doing
more to ruin and damn this country
of ours than any invasion by foreign
power could do. Home religion is on
the wane, and unless the fathers and
mothers of this country restore relig-
pei of Christianity in their own lives
and come back to the Gospel, you will
raise up crop of irreligious children
and I dread to contemplate the out
come Many of you let your children
run over you and do as they want to,
ard you don't care. Men seem to be
leaving the religious training of the
children to the women, and the women
leave it to the devil, as they spend
most of their time attending some So
cial function. | am imploring you to
come back to your senses, let home re-
ligion rule in the home and let us
raise a generation of children that will
love Cod" When the proposition was
made, a great number came forward,
pledging themselves to give up world
liress and restore old time religion to
the home.
In the afternoon at 3:30, Mr.. Moore
spoke to the men at the courthouse
Every seat was taken and MIR. Moore
stated that it was an opportunity THAI
an angel might covet to be able to
speak to such a representative body OF
men. His subject was the famous
words of Joshua, GAS for me and my
house we will serve God" Mr.. Moore
said This was a personal decision
OH the part of Joshua, also parents
decision and a public profession.
Joshua got down to brass tacks. He
told the rest of the crowd that they
could go to the devil if they wanted
to, but he was going to serve God. 1t
takes backbone for man to come out
in front of a crowd of Goddess men
and tell them that he is going to be
Christian. It is a noble thing to do,
and | hope that many of you will make
this decision today Also Joshua told
that bunch that he was taking his fam
ily with him. God never meant that
man should kick up his heels with the
crowd and leave the religious duties TO
Lis wife. You men here ought to set
an example for your children, for they
think that you are about the biggest
thing in the world, so l ask you to get
religion and set an example that they
will be proud to follow. Then in the
last place, Joshua told the bunch He
did not get off in a corner and whis-
rer Il am going to serve God but he
stood up in front of the multitude ana
told them so that all could hear
want YOU men to come forward here,
shake my hand, tell me you will for
sake your sins, serve God, and / want
Won to do it, so that the whole crowd
esp see YOU" Wien he gave the invi-
tation about thirty-five men came for
ward. and it was remarked after the
service that some men came forward
who had not been inside church for
twenty years.
Last night at 7:45 with every seat in
The First Methodist church taken, the
evangelist preached on the Love OF
cod He told his congregation what
Cod had done for them, and what he
was always ready to do for them.
Cod is ever ready to forgive, and all
ne asks IS JndI YOU ioiSS'h0 JNN4 S
ard follow me- You must live in this
world like you expect to live in the
next. for if we are to be like Him in
heaven. we must be like Him in this
Garth You must live so that Jesus,
sbould he come tonight, that you could
say welcome Lord, have been look
ing for you every day. God is calling
each and every one of you, and now is
the accepted time" This was great
message, and was earnestly listened to.
Yesterday afternoon while Mr.. Moore
was conducting services for the men,
AR Stapleton conducted service for
he women at the First Methodist