The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-06-27
REVIVAL
MEETING.

The revival meeting has been
growing in interest TINS week and
the Christian people seem TO be get
ling down TO earnest work. DR.. Hay
N preaching strong instructive SER
mons and is causing the people TO
think seriously OF their duty to God
and TO each other. He has Impress
ed the principle that any man or
Woman whose interest in life goes
no further than self benefit. Is a
Door specimen. He insists that man
vho would be Christian merely to
feep from going TO torments has a
Vow standard. He stresses the import
lance OF service, the full use OF what
lever talent one may possess. They
service last Friday for the old folks
was a great meeting. The choir sang
the old time hymns. The songs that
used TO ring out in melody and path
os. and one could not keep from
wondering why church people have
gotten away from those old Gospel
Slymns.
+ There is melody in the old tunes
I and spirituality and devotion in the
lises. and every stanza expresses
some gospel truth that cheers the
pilgrim along the way.
The real campaign got well start
ed Monday by the lining up OF mis-
sionary committees for house to
house visitation To get a complete
\ religious census OF the town. Four
captains were appointed Mrs. Paul
Brumley. Mrs. Hugh Taylor Mrs.
Emmett Johnson. Mrs. r. l.. MrMul-
Ian. These captains lined up splen-
did lists OF helpers and the visiting
was started Tuesday evening.
The workers in this campaign
were Mrs. r. L. Mcmillan, Mrs. z.
y. Barnes. Mrs. J Monroe. Mrs. $
LT Eliza. Mrs WIN Doak. Mrs. w
T. Thompson.
Mrs. Hugh Taylor. Mrs. sam Cas-
stevens. Mrs. Joe strayhorn. Miss Ce-
ell strayhorn, Mrs Calm.
Mrs. Brumley, Mrs. W. X. Bell.
Mrs. Iiv. Davis, Mrs. WATSON. Mrs
\ Waddill. Mrs Morrow. Mrs. Sed a.
Harris. Mrs. Shell Mrs. Shafer, Mrs.
Grimes. Mrs. Williams and daughters
Mrs. Echols. Mrs. &. II. buchanan
y Mrs. Emmitt Johnson. Mrs. DR.
Warren. Mrs. r. NJ stokes, Mrs. W
NJ. Curry. Miss Ilene Harpole, Miss
Alice Grayum. Mrs. Wade Winston
Mrs. Allen Warren.
At the Tuesday morning service
the preacher announced that he
would preach to business men We'd
nesday. hold a family service Thurs
day and a service for the children
Ftoday.
The sermon Tuesday morning was
de gned to bring peace and comfort
to he hearts of Christian people. The
preacher said the JOY OF salvation Is
now and Il is wrong for people to 50
4 about in sadness and foreboding OF
4 trouble under the idea that that is
.-e,igion. He says the devil is not
preaching infidelity so much now
ia is telling you there is a Christian
r, rfon but there is plenty of time
tosfbecome religious Have good
] time now and take on religion later.
hut the Scriptures teach To-day is
the day of salvation" soul is TAX
ing a dangerous risk TO postpone the
matter OF salvation.
The JOY OF salvation is now. 1t if'
not future matter. The person who
Ifs looking for trials. risappointments
\ and things to worry about are not
taking the proper view OF religion.
{, Religion in the heart makes the soul ,
/ glad and cheerful. DIR. Hay is deep
analytical thinker and forceful
I speaker. II is a good meeting. Work !
I ing members OF all the churches are
doing their parts and 8 fine religious
feeling pervades the community.
4 Mrs. j. II. Hamlet is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Grimes In Pasadena. Cal