The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-23
M'NEILL THRILLS
LARGE AUDIENCE
At NOON MEETING
"Fiery SCotCh-PreSbyterian"
Evangelist Again Speaks to
Capacity Congregation in
Court Avenue Church.

Dr. John Mcneil, internationally
known. as the fiery Scotch -Presby-
terrain evangelist, thrilled 4 congrega-
tion that taxed to capacity the Court
Avenue church Tuesday when he de-
hvered the second in his series Of ser
mons at the monday prayer meetings
incident ITO the simultaneous evange-
llstic campaign, AS on Monday, when
Dr. Mcneil opened his meetings here,
men and women filled the seats Of the
church, even occupying additional chairs
placed in the auditorium, and then
stood along the sides Of the church
and in the rear, eager to catch the rich
brogue that makes DR.. McNeill's SER
mons SO unique
In the pulpit Or. Mcneil is the living
personification of his fiery nickname.
His method of delivery can not ade-
quately be described in mere words.
Or. Mcneil must be heard to be APP
preciated. His sermon Tuesday, like
all OF his appeals to people for better
living and more upright life, abounded
with witty remarks, with flashes of
genuine humor and the preacher quickly
won his way into the hearts of all who
heard him. .e
His delivery is all the more impress
sive because it carries with it the con-
viction that the speaker believes as he
eSforts, that he is man of wide vision
and deep soul and with a large sense
OF responsibility to his audience
His sermon Tuesday, founded upon
verse from the book Of Daniel, sought
to show that the prophet, because of
his religion got into trouble but also
that same religion got Daniel out of
his trouble. He also pointed out that
the people like Daniel who lived in by
gone ages were no different from people
who inhabit the present day world.
DR., Mcneil took as his text Daniel,
the sixth chapter and the tenth verse:
Now when Daniel knew that the writ
ing tthe, interdicb-,was signed--he
kneeled down upon his knees three
times a day and prayed-as he did
aforetime;" and stressed the subject
of constancy and adherence to scrip
tural conscientious convictions and
habits--"whate' er befall, whate'er be-
tide"
just Like Us.
Now don't let us rule ourselves out
Of the teachings of this story by say
ing that these Old Testament people
We're different from us" said Dr. Nc
! NeliL .'lf DaHiel were here today, OF
Elijah, they would say, We were not
made of stronger, nor you of weaker
soul We are men of like passions viii!
yourselves. We gained the victory by
faith and prayer to God, not by any
superior morality of our own,'
How did Daniel get, into trouble
Everybody knows it was through his
religion. Daniels religion was not
something that slipped on or off like
he wore it every day,
TOO many people put off their re-
ligion with their Sunday clothes anC
say: Goodbye, religion, I'll be bacE
next Sunday--maybe.
t "Damel's religion got him into trou.
I IL L.,A !, ffttfNFa ~
purer man. And out on the side neXt
to God and heaven, All true religion
and there mas only been and there Is
| now, one true religion--all true re.
| ligon, will get man into trouble, nc
matter how peaceable and quietly dis
posed he may be. He is for God. II
| our case, for God and Christ There.
! fore now and again he is a snag in the
I stream-the swing of the world is go
| ing the other way, and he is not. But
! it viii get a man out.
Don't let us be afraid to go in, fol
we shall get out the same way we go
| in--through faith in God and prayer,
All Get Chance.
John saw a company in the book o
! Revelation, and the question was asked
| Who are these that are arrayed II
white robes and whence came they?
! The answer was, These are they tina
( came out, They got in, Dut they go
! out Of great tribulation Therefore the!
are before the throne-in the place o
| honor-the old guard OF heaven. AnC
may | say it once more that God gives
! opportunity to the obscurest child o
| His down here, to win hrs spurs anC
| be worthy to assemble with them.
Daniel in his great crisis. crisis
! brought upon him by political, racia
! jealousy and hatred. did not go arount
J consulting, as John Bunyon would say
! with Mr.. Carnal Policy, Mr., World!
| Wiseman and Mr., Facing Bothways
| He went straight to God.
He was an able statesman and
| tremendously busy man, but he tool
! time to pray, Before God Daniel wa
! a little child; weak and unable in him
| self to meet this crisis. That was wha
| he appealed to the Wise one for, 70
wisdom, and to the Strong one TO
! strength. This was childiike. but no
childish, Childish is weak and unman
| ly Child!ike is mighty and overcome
| the weakness within and the worl'
| without.
| There is no other way for any o
| us 1t is the weak who are mighty
| it is the lame who take the prey -