The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-02

Loren Jones, the famous evangelistic
 song leader and there was a good old
 fashioned Methodist swing to the familiar hymns, because Mir. Jones didn't use any
 "pew-fangled" "tuneless' hymns when the vast congregation sang, but selections like Come Thou Almighty King" fol- lowed by the old Methodist standby, familiar to all, How Firm a Founda- tion."
 r The real swing and revival atmosphere was created, though, when MT. Jones
 asked the congregation to sing. Revive 1 Us Again." and the glad Hallelujahs
 rang from pit 10 dome of the great edifice as the big chorus choir, led by MT. Joner powerful tenor voice, and sustained by the splendid piano accompaniment or Mrs.
 Jcnes. carried the congregation through the chorus of this familiar hymn. r To Dr. Preston B. Wells, pastor of the Highlands Methodist Church, who has
 for weeks been earnestly engaged in the preliminary arrangements for the great revival, all the credit is due for success, for just how we'll he has made his prepa
 rations was seen yesterday, when the church was filled to overflowing, and
 every committee, chairman and co-work-
 CT had done his bit" and done it well. | Dr. Wells led the congregation in prayer PtttNtP->
 for spiritual blessing upon the revival, declaring that with all the material prep
 aration that had been made. and every | human force brought to bear upon the i occasion. nothing could come of it without Gods help and blessing.
 l We pray for victory" said Dr. Wells.
 and make deaf ears to hear, and blind eyes to see and breath upon thy ser want the evangelist function from on High and move the petition during the re- vival. to Paul at Phillipi when they cried : What must 1 do to be saved. l Following Dr. Wellss prayer. Loren Jones very tastefully and appealingly sang lover and over Again. selection full of pathos and carrying message
 that was beautiful in it's sentiment as he
 expressively sang and tender words. After the song. Rev. Bob Jones made
 few announcements. which he said were practical to mention at the beginning of the revival One of which was that if asked where he had rather hold a revival than anywhere in the America, he would say at "Highlands Methodist Church.
 He didn't know why, but something told him that it was good place for him 10 | be in
 ] He announced that on Monday he would 1 preach on the subject of The Sin Of
 the Ages. on Tuesday, "The Home and :, Home Problems. on Wednesday,. a ser mon especially directed to Church Men and on next Saturday afternoon he would
 preach to women only.
 \ Following these announcement pr 1 Wells said that if there were any chii dren in the congregation who wefe te young to appreciate the sermon, that th' l nursery committee was ready anS
 waiting to take care of the little tots-a 1 feature of the meeting which. by th' i way, will be quite an innovation.
 The collection preceded the evangelist | sermon, the text being from the six teenth chapter of St. Matthew, begin ming with the thirteenth verse:
 When Jesus came into the coasts Q l Caesarea Phillippi he asked his disciples 1 saying. Whom do men say that ], th' | Son of man am2
 And they said, Some say that thou ar John the Baptist; some Elias: and ether Jeremias or one of the prophets. He sait unto them, but whom say ye that l ams l And Simon Peter answered and said Thou are the Christ the Son of the iiv ing God.
 And Jesus answered and said unt | him. Blessed art thou Simon Barjona for flesh and blood hath not revealed i l unto thee. but my father which is ! Heaven"
 And I say unto thee that thou art Pete
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