The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-02-12

tidal wave of religion until hundreds
OF once hardened sinners, pool hall
habituates, gamblers. and back-sliders
are shouting and praislng God, hun
dreds who were never seen inside
of the house of worship are to be
seen nightly among the proffited
worshippers; not only is this true OF
Ine Colured 1olks put hundreds Oh
me leaulns White men anu women are
W De IOund among Inc sons OF nam,
prdlSlng LnaU Goa VINO Is no reSpec-
tor OF person. Inc pool halis nave
become deserted and une attendance
at the Movies has 1alien OIL until the
Sanger, one Oh the Ieaung MOVIE
houses in the citJ, has cIUsed the
Negro section While thousands are
hooking To- near Black Bllly, whose
Iorcetul gospel messages is the one
zig topic or discussion among ali
classes, all places OF BUSINESS, On the
electric cars, is the Black Billy sun
day Revival Meeting and the enect
1t is having upon the entlre commun-
ity for It's moral betterment and
the spiritual regeneration and the
awakening of the rellgioun conscious
ness OF Ine people OF God.
1t is said that no Revivalist has
ever visited this section and wrought
such wonders as BLACK Billy" whose
name has become a household word
throughout the city among all classes
of both races; every service is big
one. Hundreds are being turned
away SO great is the demand to hear
this one of the most marvelously
used Negro Evangelists of the TWEEN
tieth Century. Not only is he preach
ing nightly to those immense throngs,
but he is holding, at the noon hour
daily, Great Bible and Divine Heal
ing conferences teaching the people
to observe all things that Jesus
Christ taught them in His word, and
the people are hearing gladly as did
the Apostles in the DAYS OF old. The
sick are being healed through the
study of the Word of God, the sinful
are being regenerated, for God has
not only sent his word to heal the
diseases Of the flesh but to bring
Salvation to the sin-sick soul. Many
once wrecked lives are rejoicing in
the New Life in Christ Jesus as
taught by this great Apostle of HUI
manity.
The campaign will continue for
forty days and nights as the people
are waiting on God. The special
meetings for men, women and child
rem have proven the marvel of the
community to see hundreds clamor-
ing for admittance. while scores
coming from out of Town places and
the adjacent communities to find the
place Of meeting crowded out long
before the hour for the service to
begin. This week the Shiloh Bap-
fist Church, of which the Rev. DR..
William Grimble is pastor, which en-
tertained the National Baptist Sun
day School Congress some years ago
is the place selected; and even though
it has the largest auditorium in the
city, it has proven inadequate to
accommodate the large increasing
crowds and this being the fourth
week of the campaign, one good old
brother was heard to remark after
listening to the simple message of
Black Bill, what manner of man is
this?" For surely he has turned
Alexandria upside down just like
the Apostle did in olden time
Mrs. Cornelia e. Mcpherson is ac-
companying her distinguished his
band as his assistant and worker
among the children and women, and
she is almost as effective in her win
some way as the Doctor Many del
egations are coming to invite BLACK
Billy to their communities. The
white, citizens of Rapid Parish are
planning Monster Meeting that Billy
may deliver one of his soul gripping
sermons-surely God moves in
strange ways.