The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-02-11
MEL TROTTER
HAS SUCCESS
FEBRUARY MEETINGS AT COL
LEGE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN
HISTORY OF SCHOOL
EVERY PERSON ON HILL TOUCH
ED BY INFLUENCE OF THE
GREAT EVANGELIST

The greatest series of February
meetings ever held at Maryville Col
lege came to a close Tuesday morn
ing at the Chapel. In the past years
of her history Maryville College has
had wonderful revival meetings with
many conversions and reconsecra-
tions, and it is with no intention of
belittling the wonderful ingatherings
of other years that we say, this is the
! most wonderful meeting of them all
1t ought to be the greatest. The
College has nearly two hundred more
students than ever before. There
are more earnest workers than ever
before. There is greater challenge
fom needy world than ever before.
1t is not yet possible to give statistics
of this meeting. Certainly, literally
hundreds have in one way or another
publicly declared their allegiance to
the Lord Jesus, but more than that,
every one on the Hill has taken deep
ly of the good things of God and has
come to fuller sense of the power
and joy of Christian service. There
is firm spirit of conservation among
faculty and students, and a strong
resolve that the results of this meet
ing shall not be summed up in a mere
thorough life, building character and
serving mankind. The Lord has done
great things for us whereof we are
glad.
Mel Trotter came down to Mary
vile sick and with broken voice,
and throughout the meetings has been
preaching against tremendous diff
nculties, but he has spared no effort
to present the truth. No one who
has heard him will forget his fearless
yet humble message. He is, himself,
his own best message. His two
morning sermons from the Twenty
third Psalm, his Wednesday night
rermon on Forgiveness, his sermon in
New Providence church on Sunday
morning on Circles, and his SUNDAY
night sermon on the Way of Life. win
surely never be forgotten by those
who heard them, for they were heart
searching messages. Mr.. Tretter's
humor endeared him to his audiences
almost as much as his earnestness.
He can come again whenever he gets
ready. The musicians have bee1,
more than appreciated. Mr.. Ham
montree has worked against tremen-
dous odds, but his solo work has been
powerful feature of the meetings.
He twice repeated "The Prodigal"
which more than any other single
feature of the entire series seemed to
reach the hearts of the hearers. Mr..
Dick Oliver, the pianist, made host
Of friends on the Hill. His work at
,he piano was wonderful, particularly
his accompaniments to Mr..
1ammontree's solos. The quartet
an ccme beck too, any time they
vet to. Their work as singers is
beyond praise but we shall not re-
MEMBER any of these men as musici-
ms merely but also as earnest, eager
personal workers who were never too |
tired to lend hand in leading some |
doubling soul to Christ.
The closing meeting in the Chapel !
Tuesday morning was indeed an i'm |
2ressive one, for it was full OF the |
spirit of gratitude to thssee wonder
full leaders who were leaving, the |
pirit of thankfulness for the Won
1erful goodness of God, and the |
1pirit of determination that the meet |
ings were not ending but that their
effects should rever end. The stu
tents and faculty We're not content |
With mere verbal Thank you, to Mr..
Trotter and his party and according |
ly presented them with tokens Of /
To Mr.. Trotter, him
self, they presented a beautiful
watch; to Mr.. Hammontree, fine
steamer trunk; and to each cf the
other five men of the party, twenty
dollars in gold. DR.. Wilson made
this presentation in his we'll known
appropriate manner, speaking his owr
deep gratitude and that of every
of the College. No friend
are our friends like those who heir
US and our grateful thought and
earnest prayer shall never forget tn
Trotter party until we meet again.