The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-01
REVIVAL SERVICES
AROUSE INTEREST
DESPITE WEATHER
Audiences Smaller Owing to
Rain, But Churches Where
Services Were Held Reap
Benefits From Meetings.

The heavy rains Wednesday cut
heavily into the attendance at the re-
vival services especially where after
noon meetings We're being held Some
OF the churches held no meetings on
Wednesday, but although audiences
were small splendid interest was man,
Tested at the churches, which did hoid
services.
DR., G. II Williamson, pastor Of First
Presbyterian church, viii preach on
Thursday night at Trinity Methodist
church, where the revival under the
leadership OF Rev. p. II. L. Roberts the
pastor. with the assistance OF some OF
the ministers OF other Memphis
churches, has aroused wide interest
The attendance at Trinity church has
been increasing Throughout the meet
ing and a well-Sil church isSexpeot-
ed TO hear DR. Williamson.
Rev George II Merrill. DID, OF At
lanta, arrived Wednesday and preached
at the First Congregational church on
Wednesday night for the first time. He
was greeted by good audience and
his sermon on His Supreme Appeal
made powerful impression. he viii
preach again Thursday and Friday
nights for Rev Robert George. the pas
tor
Rev. I. w Lewis, ID, pastor Of
Madison Heights Methodist church, is
taking for his subjects this week themes
from the life OF Christ. There have been
SO accessions TO the church at Madison
Heights Thursday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, DR.. Lewis will preach at the
regular afternoon meeting and also az
3 pm. Friday at $3.50 o'clock he will
speak to boys and girls, and at night TO
the Character Builders.
Central Cumberland Presbyterian
church will hold its last weekday ser
Vice Thursday night On account of the
meeting OF the Memphis Presbytery at
Upton, Tenn, Friday, there will be no
service Friday night,
Two meetings are being held daily at
the South Memphis Baptist church, as
well as shop meetings in the indus
trial plants in that part of the city.
There have been IL confessions OF faith
so far The pastor, Rev. T. T., Rice,
is being assisted by Rev. Robert Cooper.
DIR. w. III. Coleman, pastor OF st,
Johns Methodist church. will preach
Thursday night at Epworth Methodist
church TO a meeting for young peo-
pie.
The teachers and students OF the
Tennessee Normal school heard DIR. Il.
". Hendrick, evangelist, ut the Court
Avenue church, Wednesday.
Widespread interest has developed
in the revival services at both Linden
Avenue and McLemore Avenue Chris
ton churches, where large audiences
are being reported.
Union Avenue and the Mississippi
Avenue Methodist churches also report
BANot anu fthHy COHNtT~
sions
Not one of the 81 churches engaged
In the simultaneous revival failed to
arouse great interest and reports in
dicate that there will be numerous ad.
ditions to the membership of every
J, church AS a result OF the campaign.
interest increases nightly In the
Hendrick meeting at the Court Avenue
church. This is greatly accelerated on
account OF the approaching close OF
the revival The feeling is that the
most must DE made of the few remain-
ing days Of the campaign A good serv-
Ice was held last night in spite OF the
severe storm. Thursday night DR..
Hendrick win speak on Sheltered by
the Blood, and II the weather permits
an open-air service will be held In
Court square, at 1880 pm. to 7:56 y. m.
The Central male quartet that rendered
such effective music in the preceding
meetings win sing again tonight.