Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-10
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sTIRs GEORGIA CIT


 Gypsy Smith, Jr., the evangeiist. who eot,di,cfed 4 Series of meetings here In the fan Sf 141s, has just concluded aa rnentn of union revival meetings in Au- gusta, Ga, which have been highly sbc- eessfui and at the last service the cohsre- sation in the great tent that has been used voted unanimously to ask Mr. Smith to come back again next year.
 On the last Sunday the evanseiist conducted two meetings the first in the afternoon for negroes When between $500 afdt 16,g6e filled the tent ana sang with fer*or theit distinctive songs. After the address the evangelist, this meeting wac dismissed and the tent and all the seats around it were filled by the white people for the hPal farewell service.
 In an editorial addressed to the evange- list the August Chronicle said in part:
 If any one had said to the average Au- gustan 30 days ake that he would have seen huge tent packed each night for So days and hundreds ef business men daily, at midday leaving their offices for r prayer meeting in the heart of the bus mess district. he would have answered l that it was impossible. But the inpossi- ble has happened. And the simplicity of your message the oid-fashioned gospel message that the people heard when | over and over again we would not caf | the und6ubted fervor which prevails in this community hysteriA or extreme effio- tionalisfn, for you have not preached either You have not terrified &nybody | with narrowing stories of the death bed 1 you have not frikhtehtd anybody out oi l his wits, you nave n6t unframed the pe6 ple against tl6se who break the law bS
 seliins liquor. or gambling 6r any othe crintes Rather you Appealed te people tt quit drinking. to stop gambling, 50 thk there may be no more demand for such 1T this community. In other words, sir, yoi have concealed to the hearts, to the con
 sciences of the people and you have tol,
 them that If they embrace the gospt
 you will preach they will not any 1onge desire to do such things, you have sal
 that you cared not for creed and that tn
 stats of the heart was more inportan than the name of any denon1ina tioF
 And the result of this kind of preschin
 has made Protestant Catholic and Je
 your friend.
 Indeed. we hope that a new kind c evangelism may start with you. sir, bt : cause you have shown the way to ped . ple's hearts without invective. wIthot . ridicule, without abuse. You remind of somewhat Goldsmith says of the o preacher in "The Deserted Village" f. there were numbers who came to vol meeting to scoh but who remained t pray. You are mans man. red bloode t vigorous a man who knows how a talk to men. because you know life. ar t you know all about and you understan = the temptations that come to men. r. And as you are About to leave O = city sir, the editor will presume to spe1 6 for the entire community and tell v,
 that August will follow your already T y markable career with the most obeor Y ing interest and will insist upon yl = repeating your visit here at the earlie z opportunity. And the result of yc II stay will mean, indeed. sir, that Angus 2 s will be better city to live in, that mi n isters and layrnen will become broader = their views and their sympathies s will care not 50 much for creed, but v n break down the denomina tionaI barrie Is in general good fellowship since all 3
 seeking the same goal. And we salt a you. sir. MT Gypsy Smith. Jr.. and . d say to you. if 1t will give you any co 10 fort. that your stay here has made r. Protestant a better Protestant. IS Catholic better Catholic, the Jew ,n better Jew.