The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-28
GYPSY SMITH
REC|TESSTORY
Of INCURABLES
Strong and Searching Ser
mon Heard BY Another
Large Audience
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
To ATTEND TONIGHT
Meetings For Week An
nounced; Last Service To
Take Place Monday 4

Despite the rather chilly weather
of last night, people flocked to the
tabernacle at the corner of Gregory
and Spring streets, to hear Gypsy
Smith. The sermon last night was a
tender, heart-searching message, and
as the thoughts of the evangelist, ex-
pressed in pleading and convincing
language, flowed from the lips of the
preacher the crowd sat as If spell
bound, for there was at no time the
least disturbance. The hearers ap-
peared to be swayed with the truths
spoken so earnestly to them, and
when the invitation was given at the
conclusion of the powerful effort,
quite a number went forward and
thus said to the world that they were
going to try to do better.
Rev. Claude P. Roberts, of the
Methodist Mission, made the opening
prayer, and the song service was very
inspiring and uplifting. Gypsy Smith
and Prof. Cole again favored the
audience with Drifting" a very
pretty selection.
The evangelist, taking for his text
the fifth chapter of St. Mark, spoke
on the "All-Conquering Christ"
l. How He conquered the devils,
! being a mans savior.
2. How He conquered sickness, be-
ing woman's savior.
3. How He conquered death, being
child's savior.
Announcements Are Made.
1t was announced that the pupils of
the Pensacola high school will attend
in body tonight, for which there has
been special accommodations made
for them. A special sermon will be
preached fol: the special benefit of
the boys and girls.
The meetings will close with the
meeting of next Monday. The ladies
have besiegeed the evangelist TO hear
the celebrated discourse on "From
Gypsy Tent to Pulpit" which he an
nounced would be delivered 10 men
next Sunday at 8 p. m. He an
nounced last night that the sermon
would be repeated at the closing serv-
ice Monday evening.
Sunday three services will be held
| in the tabernacle, one at IL a. M.
when all the churches will join in the
worship; one at 3 p. M, when men
only will be admitted, and the third
at 7:45 o'clock Sunday night.
Last Nights Sermon.
Said the preacher: 1.-THE first of
these persons we would have sent to
! the insane asylum, the second to the
,, hospital and the third to the grave.
But not so with the Great Physician.
"Some of you say you don't believe
in personal devil. If that's so who
is carrying on his work in Pensacola.
"Some say there are lots of little
devils around. If that's so then there
must be an old one too.
off you say there's no devil then
l say you've never tried for "a hours
to live according to the Bible. The
devil is not fooI-he's master of his
game and you can't fool with him
without going down.
"Why, the devil would turn this city
into a universal hell if he could have
his way! But Pm here tonight to tell
you that whatever devil possesses
you life, Christ is still Lord over
devils and can give you power to be-
come victor over the devil. And how
ever brilliant you may be, you'll never
be a man or woman God wants you "a
be until you take your stand foi
Christ.
81 don't care if you're the worst
man in this city, Jesus can cure you
''The woman in the text had tried
many physicians without help. Anc
some of you women here have beer
trying about everything. You've
| tramped to every church and reviva