Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-18
ROCK HILL news BUDGET
Enthusiasm and Interest in Gypsy
Smith Revival Growing Daily.
EVANGELIST is POPULAR LOCALLY

Reorsanized-LittIe Child is Burnee
to Death-CooI Weather Helps Bus
iress-other News and Notes OF
Metropolis of York County.
(By Staff Correspondent)
! Rock Hill, Oct. 15--This town is in
the uplift of the greatest religious re-
vival in the Gypsy Smith meeting now
in progress that it has known in years,
perhaps the greatest it has ever
known. Everybody is talking about
| the powerful sermons that are being
preached by the noted evangelist and
! almost everybody is hearing hln
preach at some time or the OF r.
Services are held every night and The
meeting is to continue through next
Sunday night and possibly longer, 1t
was stated today.
Gypsy Smith, Jr., is getting next
TO lots of Rock Hill people who nave
never been touched before. The other
night prominent farmer who is 64
years of age and who has never joined
church nor made any profession or
religious faith, went up at the close OF
the service and gave him Lis hand and
told him he was going to quietly join
the church. A number Of we'll known
.liuuor heads and gamblers and
sports of Rock Hill who have never
! had time for God Almighty because OF
stud poker and South Mountain corn
liquor, have hit the religious trail
since Gypsy came to town.
Attendance on the services is not
confined TO Rock Hill alone. People
from all sections of York county come
over for the sermon every night. Many
people come from Lancaster. Scores
come nightly from Chester, Gypsy
conducted a campaign in Chester last
wear and he made many friends who
would ride hundreds of miles to hear
| him.
The revival iG having great effect
upon people of all conditions and sta
tions. 1t is having an effect-a good
effect on business. 4 Rock Hill mer-
chant told this correspondent today
of y. man who had been owing him
$50 for years and who was perfectly
| able TO pay but wouldn't. The man
had recently been attending the Smith
services and something the evangelist
he'd TO say about debts made him come
across.
"Things are quieter in the Rock
Hill underworld since Gypsy smith
came to town." said Assistant Chief
of Police Merritt today. Really you
would be surprised. We officers have
had comparatively little to do since
tho meeting began. If you knew the
town like do you would be surprised
at the number Of suspected blind
tigers and other crooks who are lined
up at preaching services night after
night"
Gvpsy Smith, Jr., is n most likable
fellow personally. He is down street
every morning mixing and mingling
with the folks. He is quite a regular
fellow" He smokes cigarettes and
effects soft brm hats and soft collars
and is quite dapper in appearance
He has little or no use for long, black
coats and back-up collars and a grave
ward expression on his face common 10
80 many preachers.
He calls people Bill and Tom and
Jerry and Joe just as preacher ought
IN do and he never meets stranger.
He likes TO drop down town in the
morning. so people say, and learn the
local news of the day. He'll even stop
in the drug store and drink a cola OF
bottle of ginger ale with the boys.
"Wc are getting along quite nicely
with the meeting in Rock Hill con-
sidcring the fact that I've got a cold
and am laboring under physical dis
ADVANTAGES that have we'll nigh
knocked me out" he told the cores
pondcnt today. in talking about the
meeting in progress here. people
ere taking a lot of interest and we be-
licvc that we are doing good
Incidental expenses of the meeting
totaling something like $500 have al
ready been raised and the finance
committee is maxim; arrangements
row for ,hc taking of II subscription
for the bcrctit of the evangelist at the
conclusion of the meeting. 1t Will be
a big one, do doubt.
Major Frost to Speak.
Announcement was made today that
Major John D. Frost of Spartanburg'
will he the principal orator on the oc-
c,sion of the celebration of Armisticc
Day in Rock Hill on November IL.
IN effort will he made to have eX-
service men from all parts of York
comfy come ~ Rock Hill to celebrate
the occasion and a most interesting
and attractive programme is being ar
ranged.
Child Burned to Death.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Crawford Ncely who live on o. s.
Ppc's place near Rock Hill died in the
Fcnncll lnfirmary here Friday even
ing from burns received Friday after
noon when she accidentally fell iEto
A. d., 80 I,o,, rotbar'S homo Nobody