The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-19

Of the revival at Rev.. Wallace
Wears church in Cordele, Ca, the
paper of that city says:
The Baptist revival came to a close
last night with the greatest service
and the deepest interest OF any of
the many services held. Great con-
gregations waited upon the ministry
of the Evangelist the last day of the
Revival almost the entire day was
spent in the Church. People begun
to assemble by $3.50 Sunday morning
and remained until 200 p. m. Again
they were assembling by three p. m.
for the afternoon mass meeting.
Leaving the church at six p m. they
begun to assemble again by TOO p.
m. for the evening service. People
hurried to the church long before the
hour of service to secure seat. Hun
dreds were turned away for lack of
room.
DR.. j. H. Dew was pronounced by
all who heard him as the most effec-
tive Evangelist the church and COM
munity has every heard
At the close of the service last
night the Pastor, Rev. Wallace Wear,
spoke of the close fellowship with
and appreciation Of, Evangelist Dew.
He pronounced this the greatest meet
ing of his ministry Of sixteen years
and also, said it was the greatest
meeting in the experience of his
friend, Evangelist Dew, and that the
church and community had made the
largest offering Dr. Dew had ever re-
ceived for any one meeting. The pas.
tor spoke very feelingly Of the CON
sideration, ripe scholarship, and sue
cessful work of the visiting minister
Notwithstanding the people had
been going to meeting all day the
evening service was the most glori
Gus. 26 grown men and women were
received into the church. A touching
incident occurred during the reception
of the members when the pastor came
to the Chief of Police. Mr.. Lee Shep
perd. He stopped and his voice
choking with emotion said, Brothers
and sisters, just little while ago
was in the home of Father Shepperd
and he said to me: Brother Wear
wanted to be baptized when my boy
went but the doctors say | am moi
able and I said to him, Brother Shep
perd you can be received as a candi
date for baptism and if, the Lore
permits you to get well enough, yor
can be baptized and If not then your
friends will know your intentions.
There was hardly dry eye in the
vast audience when Father Sheppert
was received into the church.
It is interesting to study the spiri
and success of this, Cordeles mos
wonderful revival, yea the creates
genuine revival of south Georgia, i
not in the entire south.
The singing of the 'o'd time songs
was great contributor to the spirit
ual fervor of the meeting. The oil
songs were caught up by the vas
throng of 1900 people each evening
and the gospel contained in them pro
duced conviction in the hearts Of bot
back-sliders and sinners.
The large chorus of men and won
en- was an inspiring sight and cor
tributed very largely to the success
of the music.
The presentation of the simpl
Gospel was the most powerful veal
on of any used. The Evangelis
stressed Gods word as "The Power {
God unto salvation unto every on
that believeth." The preacher woul
have a verse of scripture read agai
and again, often repeating it a doze
times to rivet the truth on the hear
of his hearers.
The mems Bible class was stror
factor in the meeting. In the vel
first service held in the class roo
these men manifested their intere
in the work of the church and the s;
vations of their fellows.
The frequent baptismal services
SO had its effect upon the hearts
men and women who were consid'
ing the question of church memb'
ship.
Another potent factor was the fl
shirt shown by all the church'
Men and women from every chur
In Cordele were present and to
some active part in the meeting. As
result of this beautiful spirit mu
personal work was done in the HON
on the streets, and in the officers
the city. Men by the dozens W