Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1918-05-03
Standing Room Not Available at Night Ser
vice Sunday. Dresden Interested
as Not in Years Before
SWEEPING RESULTS ARE EXPECTED.

Dresden is being stirred from CEN
ter to circumference by the power.
full, logical, eloquent, sledge-ham-
mer sermons Of Rev. Butts, as the
town has not been stirred since the
days of the C. O. Jones revival, 22
years ago.
Rev. Butts is profound reasoner.
His discourses are ably handled. He
possesses a splendid delivery. He
can handle a subject without gloves,
and he grows sublimely eloquent.
He sways his audience with him, and
his arguments carry conviction. He
is assisted by Pastor Caleb L. Smith
and splendid, faithful choir.
The audiences have increased al
most with each service, many from
nearby rural communities attend
ing nightly. Beginning Monday
morning, services are being held
twice daily-mornings at 1O:45 and
evenings at 8:15.
Rev. Butts is a young man. He
was converted at revival conducted
by Bro. Smith at Gadsden several
years ago. His manner Of conduct
ing a revival is entirely original.
There are none of the sensational,
eXcitement-producing features, but
smoothly, logically and piously he
presents the written truths.
The morning discourse Sunday was
an especially eloquent, convincing
sermon, ably delivered. Taking as
his text, Romans 6;22-"But now be-
ing made free from sin, and become
servants of God, we have your fruit
unto holiness, and the end everlast-
ing life," the minister showed there
are four steps from life of sin to
home in heaven. He dwelt at
some length upon "being made free
from SIM" He said most of us mani
fest most concern over the fourth
point-the home in heaven-but too
little of the three prerequisites
free from sin, servants of God and
fruit unto holiness. He showed that
man can live free from sin-holy-
but we must have Gods help if we
live above sin. The ultimatum of a
christian life is service to God and
toward man, he said; but many chris
tians, like the wasp, are bigger at
spiritual birth than ever afterward.
1t was a beautiful, eloquent dis
course, carrying conviction to the
hearts of his hearers.
At 3 p. m. Sunday, Rev. Butts de-
livered a very powerful sermon to
the men only. Contrary to the usual
rule and the expectations of his au-
dience, there was no unchaste word
or suggestion that might not in all
propriety be used before a mixed
audience or at the family fireside.
In fact, many of the old sinners
and church members who enjoy a
smutty joke, were greatly disappoint-
ed because the minister did not say
some nasty things His text was,
"And David purposed in his heart
not to eat the kings meat or drink
the wine that he drank" He said
the power of purpose is the worlds
bid for man today-a man of pur-
pose and conviction. He said he
was sure his audience was made up |
of the men of the community whose |
influence would be the determining |
feature of the life of this town. He |
believed the men ought to stand out |
for something grand and noble and
good and elevating-an example to
others, and he hoped the fathers of |
the community would so live that
their children and their neighbors'
would develop into honora-
BILE, noble men and women.
At night he was again greeted by
a large audience, On Monday morn