The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-06
First Methodist Church Is Being
Crowded to Capacity Due to
Interest Aroused in Revival
Services There.
STAPLETON AND REID'S
WORK is BIG FEATURE
Preaching of Arthur Moore Dur
ing First Week of Campaign
Has Been Source of a Great
Deal of Comment.

If the success of any enterprise may
be measured by the number of pc eople
interested therein it must certainly he
conceded that the revival in progress
cided success The crowds at each
service yesterday proved that the
Moore-S -Stapleton- Reid Evangelistic trio
have found the heart of the church
people of Pensacola. Last night the
church failed in its capacity TO seat the
people.
The chorus choir and the Junior choir
have each grown to interesting num-
bers end are sirg;ng in Inlnr;.,- 20
delight the eaT, urder Mr.. tStapletol's
seemed in a singing mood at last
nights services and the walls of the
church vibrated under the mighty vol
ume of harmony as they responded to
professional singing of a concert or
opera company that one hears on such
occasions as this, but the sincere ou--
pouring of the emotions of the soul.
Stapleton and Reid's solo and duet
work has proven a pleasing feature
in every service. AS special selections
yesterday they sang one of Mr. Rcids
compositions. "Blest Home of Peace"
a quartet formed by Mr.. and Mrs.
Brierly, Mr.. Stapleton and Mrs. Christy
sang "One of Gods Days" and Mr.
Reid and Mrs. Christy sang mo Disap-
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furnish elaborate accompaniments for
the general choruses Mr.. Reid seems
to have use for every key on his in
strument
During the first week of the cam
paign the preaching of Arthur Moore
has been causing much comment. He
believes in his job and works at it with
a vengeance. His type of preaching
has awakened, aroused, inspired scores
of professors of Christianity, men
and women who before have believed
that because of living lives that were
within the law and attending religious
services once or twice a week they
were on the sure road to Heaven. He
has Jared lots of conceit out of such
as these and pierced more than one
shell of self complacency to that point
where many have sat up to take notice
that there is more in Christianity than
they ever realized before.
The preacher was at his best last
might and walked to the platform in
fighting trim. He had for his text,
"Sin when it is finished bringeth forth
DEATH" For about forty-five minutes
with tremendous earnestness he poured
out his heart with the most terrific
denunciation of sin many had ever
heard. He showed how sin was the
oy,p nf a hat ic nd ND
how it wrought fourfold death on
ones nature, bringing death to con-
science, character, body and soul. The
preachers words were words of warn
ing concerning "the blighting, blister
ing, whitening effects of sim" The
great audience listened in utmost ST.
lence and seemed wholly in the grip of
the eloquence and logic of the spirited
young messenger
In yesterday mornings service the
preacher presented very unique theme
of semi patriotic character, wherein he
dwelt with the idea that all that we,
as a nation, have and enjoy in national
life, in home life and religious life we
possess because of the toll, sacrifice
and struggles of the generations gone
before, who wrought it out of the
rough and passed it on to u.s. On that
basis the speaker presented the respon-
sibilities which face us of this genera
tion in handing down to posterity as
great a government as was given us,
free from anarchy and strife. home life
full of love and devotion, and the great
fundamental religious doctrines, the
property of all denominations. which
are the ultimate hope of the church of
the future.
Announcement is again made of the
great entertaining service for young
people which is to be conducted by Mr..
Stapleton tonight at 8 o'clock. The
front pews across the auditorium will
be reserved for the juniors, but every
one is invited to attend