The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
ReU. Bob Jones ArriUes
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 Bob Jones es'-everybody calls him that and nobody ever. calls him the Rev. pr. Robert Jones.
 Rather, I've never heard anyone speak of the evangelist who win preach at High k lands Methodist Church this morning as he Rev pr. Jones. There's reason. yfhe Reverend Doctor though he may be the most genial of men. is at least yer bally removed, in a pedesraI kind of fash ion, from John and Tom and all the rest of the hail fellow, well met" crowd, whether their names are prefaced with Judge or Doctor. or postscripted with a big M. c.
 Really. Bob Jones' could not be even verbally removed from humankind. He is too approachable, too kind, with too wide a sympathy with people, for them to need any ladder method of access into his understanding of them, and their problems, and their needs.
 Bob Jones breaches a fearless gos- pei, and lives the gospel he preacheS,' said Dr. P. B. Wells, in speaking of hirn yesterday. During his student days at the Southern University he was known as the boy preacher, and he went into the general evangelistic work in early man. hood. And today there are few sections of our country where his voice has not been heard and his influence felt.
 His popularity has been such as few men enjoy" continued Dr. Wells. "At the great Ocean Grove camp meetings, which attract worldwide attention, he has been counted as one of the most sue cessful evangelists for years. Rather re- markable, when we think of the list of eminent men who have spoken from that platform.
 RECEIVES MANY GIFTS
 During his evangelistic career people have appreciated his work to such an extent they have presented him with thousands of dollars said Dr. Wells ''1n fourteen years gifts amounting to more than $220,000 and he has given back practically every dollar of it to the church His love for his fellowmen and interest in Gods kingdom have been such that he has given his life and his ma terial resources to agencies for the edu- cation the social uplift and the convers sion of men and women and children.
 Such an introduction from the enthu- siastic pastor of Highlands Methodist Church, where evangefistic services will be held throughout the week. was prepa- ration for the further introduction to rare personality, in the frank, ready smile of Bob Jones" himself, who ar rived in Birmingham yesterday With Rooseveltan fervor and Bob Jones ge- niality, he announced:
 .T am delighted with the thought of meeting here. Birmingham has always been to mo one of the most interesting cities in America It has been my privi- lege to preach the gospel in more than twenty-five states. from the largest cities down to the smallest communities l do not know of city anywhere that has r~-uepresentatve men lined np on the sides uf moral and religious problems. It is a community of great churches and preachers It has always seemed to me that the representative men and women of this town were syrnnathetic to the things that are most worth while. While ABirmineham has built un great business Interests. men have not forgotten the yhrob1ems of the Sauths the greatest proo- Mems in the world.
 "T am so glad, too he added. ''of having the privileee of speaking in Dr WelIe' ,~-o"t oat'~rh ''
 x EXPECT LARGE CROWDS
 'rf this church is just his enough to accommodate the crowds DO you really think the auditorium can be stretched erough?" was the query.
 ''Well. of course. I reeret that we can- not have a larger auditorium" was the reioinder, "yet feel sure that with the seating arrangement that has been made for the meeting we shall be able to ac- commod se the crowds. Some way will be arranged to seat the people comtort- ably, even though I have to sneak three or four times a day. Sometimes when such occasions arise we issue tickets to the overflow crowd which will insure them seats at the next service.
 s'This enables us to get the people into the auditorium for part of the time. Most of our meetings have been conducted dur ing the last seven years in northern cities, where we have had great taber- nacles and large cooperative campaigns,