The Washington times., 1917-02-25
Twenty Converts Respond to
Call of Exhorter in Taber-
nacIe of RevivaIist.
THREE MORE SERVICES
Meeting Tomorrow Night Will
Conclude Series of Sermons
BY Evangelist.

Another record-breaking crowd lis.
tened to Gypsy Smith attack SIN
in the big tabernacle at Sixteenth
and V streets last night. Long after
the, usual hour of closing the evan
geIist exhorted his hearers to come
forward and declare themselves on the
side of God. Twenty converts re-
sponded.
Youngsters were much in evidence.
Many mothers with babies in their
arms were there.
There will be but three more SER
mons in the tabernacle. This after
noon at o'clock Mr.. Smith will ad-
dress an audience of men only. A
meeting will be held tonight and a
concluding service tomorrow night at
7:3O. At the final meeting tomorrow
night the envelopes which were dis
tributed this week for the free-will
offering to pay the expenses of the
evangelist and his party will be coll
lected.
Has Smiling Audience.
The throng last night was more
willing to smile than to weep. Gipsy
Smith exerted his best efforts, his
gestures were forceful. and his voice,
which has become slightly husky from
excellent.
1t was not until nearly the close of
the sermon that the hankerchiefs
came out and tears appeared.
Asked IL he thought the revivals
did any permanent good, a constant
attendant at the revival, replied:
There is no doubt of IL. Even IL the
mass Of the people that attend these
meetings come here out of curiosity,
with little or no intention Of being con-
verted, the great majority are converted.
Not literally. but fguratively. 1t is i'm
possible for a man. or woman who has
not the swaying impersonality of the
man up there-and there are few indeed
who have-to listen and not be Impress
ed. They are forced to think and they
leave here with their religious feelings
awakened Possibly this is only a tenn
porary awakening. But in any case they
are converts for the time being to the
cause of religion. They resolve to go
to church more regularly, to be more
careful in the training of their little
ones, to cut out bad habits or to form
some good ones. 1t is at this time that
the churches should put forward special
efforts. The good that might be accom-
plished is unlimited. They should CO.
operate in every way with a revivalist.
providing that revialist has the power
to make his hearers think"
SIn-HGreatest DiseaSe.-
In his sermon last night the evan
gelist said:
'Sin is the greatest disease that we
have to deal with. Sin is the great
est trouble in your home tonight. Give
me these three letters, S. /, n, and
will tell you why so many husbands
are separated from their wives, why
the young boy visits the red light dis
trict. Sin Listen to the kissing
sound that even the name s-s-sin
makes. / can never repeat the word
that l do not hear the kissing of the
serpent in the Garden of Eden. Where
there is sin there is always death.
Your cemeteries are filled with
boys under thirty years OF age, who
would not be there but for sin. Look
up the records of some of the deaths
and here is a record OF the cause.
Oh! ! see. 1t says consumption Yes,
IL says consumption because some doc
tor was kind and considerate enough
for the parents of the boy not to put
the true cause. II he had been Of
mind he could have put ii in letters
that burned-not consumption He
died of a disease brought on by lust
And many q woman who died of
pneumonia, IL the truth were known,
the real cause OF her death was her
pride.
"Sin causes death, and many of our
young men and women are joining in
the procession of death. There is a
procession of death going through the
city of Macon now, and many OF
you may be in the procession OF death
and still have your name on the
church roll, for sin, like God, is no
respecter of persons.
All in the Parade.
And ! seem to see in that process
sion of the drunkard and the bar
tender who sold him whisky; the muir
derer and the harlot, and last you |
who are not following Jesus.
Some OF you say, But | do not
wish to be cIassed with the common
harlot.' I'll admit that you do not de- |
serve that. God says there are de- |
Erees in corruption, but there are no |
degrees in death You are not as bad |
as the harlot who peddles her virtue, |
but il you do not accept Christ you |
are a member Of the procession of |
death. And after you are dead there |
Is no distinction.
But, 10, That is not the only pro- |
CessiOn / see, Here comes the process |
sion OF Life, with glory at the head |
] see Daniel, Matthew, Luke, and all |
Of the prophets. When | die and go |
10 heaven ! wish to shake the hand 1
of each of these men.
My friends. which procession are /
you in, death or life? DO you accept /
sin. OF are you a follower Of Christ?
You NAV be in the procession of