The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-11
BR. TROTTER SPEAKS TOCAPACITY CROWDS AT THE FIRST CHURCH
( cries of Revival Meetings Growing in Interest-Four Services Were Held
 Yesterday

 irst Methodist church yesterday anc one at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian ia connection with the series of evan. celistic meetings being held by Rev Eel Trotter. The morning service was we'll attended, a large number of clildren attending the special service for children which was held in the Sunday school room.
 Two services were held simultaneously in the afternoon, at the First Methodist and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian churches The service at the Methodist church was for men only and was addressed by Dr. Trotter; the other at the Presbyter. ian church was for women, and presided over by Mrs L. C. Branscomb
 MORNING SERVICE
 At the morning service Dr. Trotter spoke of how God showed his love to- ward men, taking as his text John 3l6, For God so loved the world that He cave His only begotten Son." Mir Trot- ter gave as his outline that God showed his love for men in three ways; first, by the way He punishes sin, not punishing lis enemies but chastising his children as loving father; second, by extending universal invitation, making it possible for any man or woman, no matter how deeply buried in sin, to be saved; third, Dy the way he takes account of the sor- rows of men and comforts them in their time of trouble.
 special service for children was held in the Sunday school room during the regular morning service. This meeting was led by Mrs. S. J. Cole.
 MEMS MEETING
 The men's meeting in the afternoon was attended by the largest crowd, ac- cording to church officials. that has ever. been packed into the big auditorium Hundreds were turned away, and 30 min utes before the service started every seat had been taken. MT. Trotter spoke on the Missing Link"
 He took as his subject the passage where Christ told the rich ruler who had asked for salvation, "One thing thou lackest." That phrase" said Dr. Trotter, sums up every failure in the world That one thing, he pointed out, which every man lacks to get into the Kingdom of God. is the real life which is received when man accepts Christ as his personal savior. At the end of the service an invitation was extended. NhlSl Wdo dcGtpltQ Dy bU men.
 MEETING OF WOMEN
 The meeting for women held at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian, was a con- secration service, and methods of help ing the meetings for the coming week were discussed at length. Mrs J. M. Broadly and Mrs. George R. Stuart both spoke on the subject of self-examination, and of consecration as a method of fur thering the work of the revival A ca racity congregation of women were pres- ent and many volunteered their aid.
 EVENING SERVICE
 At the meeting held last night the church was filled to capacity again. and hundreds were turned away. pr. Trot- ter spoke on Sin" The sermon was said by many to have been the best he has delivered since the meetings opened here.
 God is not only ready to forgive sin, but to offer a remedy for it." declared Dr. Trotter. Taking his own experiences as an example, Dr. Trotter told how he had had no desire to sin since he had accepted Christ. The preacher pointed out that sin is not only disease, but that it is crime and that all men have sinned.
 Two things are true of every man." declared Dr. Trbtter. 'eHe is born to to die, and there is a natural tendency toward sin.' He pointed out that it was natural for a man who had not. ac- cepted Christ to sin and described the battle in every mans soul between the right and wrong.
 Meetings will be continued the rest of this week, morning services being held at F o'clock and the evening meetings at 7:S o'clock. Capacity congregations a n ted