The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-29
GYPSY SMITH WINS
WITH FIRST SERMON
Thousands Turned Away From
Big Tabernacle at the
Opening Service.
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mortal, Eastern, and Takoma Park
viii be present.
Friday night seats will be reserved
Tor representatives of First Presby-
terrain Church, Sixth, Westminster,
New York Avenue and Garden Ne
mortal.
Saturday night the majors portion
OF the tabernacle will be held for the
congregations OF West Street and
western Presbyterian churches, Sec
ond, and Peck Memorial,
Alexandrians To Attend.
Tomorrow night Judge James Bar
ley, OF Alexandria, who was convert
ed by Gypsy Smith. jr., last suumer,
Win come to Washington with 200
other Virginians. and attend the ser
vices at the tabernacle. One night
next week a much larger delegation
of Virginians will attend the services,
and the night will be known as "Alex-
andria night"
The afternoon services which Gypsy
Smith will hold are scheduled for
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The services will begin promptly at
3 o'clock and continue one hour.
Services for Children.
Great interest centers in the serv-
ices for children, which will be held
every Saturday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The speaker and entertainer at the
meetings for the little ones will be
Prof. Forest Cole. choir leader for
Gypsy Smith. jr. The word "enter-
tainer'' is used advisedly, for Prof.
Cole will perform a great number Of
sleight-of-hand tricks and feats Of
leEerdemain for the amusement Of
the children and then draw religious
lessons from the tricks.
Praises Work of Chorus.
Prof. Cole says he has met with
great success at these meetings by
nrst'arresting the eye of the children
and fascinating them with his tricks.
With their minds concentrated and
their attention held. he says he is
able to accomplish wonders with the
youngsters.
Prof. Cole today expressed himself
as immensely pleased with the work
of the chorus OF 400 voices at last
nights opening. 'Tt Is one of the
finest bodies OF singers ever had
the pleasure OF directing" he said.
The seating accommodations for the
chorus, like those for the congrega-
ton, are entirely too small, and a
force OF men was put to work today
installing additional seats for the
singers.
villas Way Into Hearts.
The evangelist preached. pleaded. sang.
and sto=med his way into the hearts OF
a congregation that packed his big tab
ernaele TO the doors at the opening serv-
ice last night. Then he was kept busy
for half an hour shaking hands with
crowds that surged down the "sawdust
trail" unbidden. TO give him welcome.
For an hour Gypsy Smith swayed
the 1000 souls within the tabernacle.
There would have been twice that
number, but the doors were closed
at 1880, and late Corners were turned
back or directed TO the overflow
meeting at st. Andrews Church ad-
joining.
"Another Billy Sunday
Launching forth in graceful, easy
style, as the evangelist warmed up
he became another Billy Sunday, pac-
ing back and forth on his carpeted
platform, swinging his arms with q
mighty sweep as he drove home the
telling points of his sermon, and &C.
casionally pounding the pulpit to en-
phasize his words.
Halfway through his sermon, he
was hopping Precipitation from lis
face. When he reached his perora-
tion his collar showed signs OF droop-
ing.
Ard, facing a strange congregation.
he was hardly warmed up last
night.
Right at the outset Gypsy Smith,
r., served notice on his hearers that