The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-22
CHURCHES GAIN
SCORES AS BIG
REVIVAL OPENS
Sixty Protestant Churches
Launch Special Services
Sunday and Well Filled
AuditOriumS Greet Speakers

The winning of souls into the king
dom started with the first revival SER
vice in number Of Memphis churches
engaged in the simultaneous evangel-
istic campaign. At least score of per-
sons signified their intention of unit
ing with the church Sunday at the
various churches engaged in the great
two weeks campaign that will close
Easter Sunday.
Sixty Protestant churches launched
their special services Sunday, and we'll
filled auditoriums greeted the pastors
or evangelists.
About IS evangelists or visiting min
the local ministers in conducting the
meetings., but many of the pastors Will
do their own preaching. Some Of the
evangelists have not yet arrived, but
they are all expected within few days.
DR. John Mcneil, pastor of South
Highland Presbyterian church, Biz
mingham, Ala, will be the central fig
nre of THIS weeks services, speaking
daily4to a monday meeting for business
men and business women at Court ave-
nue. church. These meetings are unde-
nominational, and have been in prog
ress for two weeks. Although all the
churches are working in the closest har-
mony, this is the only union service that
Is being conducted.
st. Johns Methodist church closed a
two weeks special revival service I'M
der the leadership of DR.. H. G. Morri-
son, evangelist, of Louisville, KY, Sun
day night. The greatest interest was
displayed throughout the series ano
large audiences were present nightly:
The meeting was wonderfully blessed
and the entire church has taken on new
spiritual life. st. Johns will continue
its undivided interest in the simulta-
neous movement, although the eVangel-
list could not remain on account OF an
engagement at Lexington, Tenn, for
this week.
Rev. A. B. Curry, D. D., pastor Of
conducting the revival at Second
church, made powerful appeal Sunday,
speaking from the text, 1.-THE Son OF
Man is come to seek and save that
which was lost 1.-THE Ninety and
Nine" was sung with great impressive
ness by Mrs. Charles r. Miller at the
close of the sermon.
UNLESS guided and inspired by God
every man must follow his own dispo-
sitiot and his own bent until eventually
he finds his own place." declared Rev,
A. u. Boone, D. d., pastor of First
Baptist cs 69 R ssas guiSans &
an upright and righteous life.
| Great interest and large audiences
greeted Rev. j. 0. Hanes, evangelist OF
Birmingham, at the First Methodist
church, where he spoke both at the
morning and evening services.
The children's choir at Harris Me-
mortal Methodist church, where Evan
gelist Pat" Davis, Of Louisville, Is
tor. attracted most favorable comment
and two rousing services were hello
Sunday
At Linden Avenue Christian church
an overflow audience greeted Or. George
II. Combs of Kansas City, Mo, who
will do the preaching for Rev. Walter
M. White during the revival.
| ported at Union Avenue Methods
church. Rev. J. J. Thomas, the pas
tor, spoke at the morning service ant
| Rev. c. Henly preached at night. Rev
| e. O. Hobbs, the evangelist, was eX'
pected to arrive Monday.
The MONDAY prayer services an
nounced for the First Presbyterian
church were called off by Or. H. c
Williamson Sunday in order that The
church might throw the weight of it,
| influence back of the union noon-day
| services at Court Avenue church
where DR.. John Mcneil will speak each
| day this week.
McLemore Avenue Christian church
| of which the Rev. George w, Kempei
| is pdSluI, TepOIleu the ldI6eSI oulludN
| school attendance of the year, and five
| persons united with the church. Rev
| E. S. Baker, of Dyersburg Tenn, viii
preach for DR.. Kemper during the re
vival.
Two large audiences heard Rev. vii
| liam James at McLemore Avenue Pres
byterian church Sunday and deep IN
terest was manifested at both services
A spirit of earnest faith was apparen
! through the meetings. The Sunda!
| school attendance was unusually large.
What it Means to Believe" will b,
DR.. James subject Monday night.
| Equally good services were reported
from other congregations, only few
of which could be mentioned in such 1
| brief review.
| Large crowds are expected at all tn,
churches again Monday night. Preach
| ing services are scheduled for O'Clock
but in many of the churches song serv
| ices will start at 1880 o'clock.