The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1921-07-16
THE PROPHET CONDUCT
ED A REVIVAL AT MT.
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
SUMTER.

cd to SUMNER from augusta, va.
to conduct 4 weeks revival al
Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Rev.
D.. J. Johnson, is pastor of this
large church. Dea. R.. W. West.
berry, who is a member Of my
high Cound III rendered great as.
sistance to the pastor by helping
to advertise the meeting at great
expense also he put both of his
cars at our disposal. / spent all
the week in the nice parsonage
of the pastor. Including my In
troductory sermon ON my first
visit | preached seven sermons
and the rebuilt Of my work was
the addition of 60 persons to the
church. One thing that appear
ed strange to a number of people
was the weather condition. For
four evenings it rained at 6
o'clock and it would clear so the
people could get to church.
Sometime it is hard to get a full
house n the towns because
so many different things are go
ing on but hs the week advanced
my crowd increased. The aud
fence was liberal in it's contribu-
tons and lon Friday night over
SIS. 90 was|raised.
This church is said to have a
membership of at least LOCO and
the 60 that gave me their hand
greatly increased the number,
There are only five other city
churches id the State that carry
as large q congregation as this
one and only two carrying larger
ones. A dreat many members
of the other churches attended
the meeting regularly and some
were converted that joined other
churches. Several persons sent
valuable gifts to me. Rev. John
son ia friendly minister and ls
'rrvxtiy loved BY His members.
He is in LIMB with all the work OF
the State |Convention. He in
tends to do all he can for the
$50, 600 drive for Merris College.
There was a great deal OF ex-
c;tament ain over the u. S. and
some in Sumter about the comet
tail but q number of people had
heard what I had said in The
Indicator that there was absolute
ly no use of any fear and they be-
lieved what / said about it and
everybody can see now. You
could not See the comet nor lts
tail without a glass. -,
Our meeting had the good will
of the white citizens and they
gave large space in Daily Item to
tell of the wonderful work that
was being wrought by the Holy
Spirit in Su inter. Many OF them
had heard me three years ago
when the Worlds War was rag
ing and the " remembered clearly
that | told the exact time that it
would end a long time before it
really did dnd.
On my W by home on the Coast
Line a freight train wrecked IN
front of u 5 therefore my train
had to stdp half an hour near
Ellenton. while there | went
out to look around and two OF
the Deacon S of Mt. Moriah Bap-
fist Church came and asked me
to run a revival for them because
they thought / could do them a
great deal |of good. / told them
alright, we will give the Devil a
hot round. We had a fine meet
ing and it was we'll attended. /
sent theseIgood people a pastor
last year year. They are intelli-
gent and nearly all of them own
their own homes.
In June preached at WEIGH
Zion Baptist Church, Newberry
County. The people had heard
of me through Sister Violet Kin
ard, who lis one Of my helpers.
Several w ere converted and |
was asked to return soon. |
spent the first night with Bro.
Davenport This family owns
1000 acre s Of land. Sunday
night / was with Sister Kinard.
An insp lection of the building
and the gr eat work that is being
done at M prris College will con-
vince any one of the necessity of
the great drive for funds that
DR.. Earle and the State Board
hac 1a,,~nha1