The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-05
'C|TY-WIDE BAPTIST
 REVIVAL MEETINGS
 GROW IN INTEREST
Dr. Dawson Makes Earnest Appeal for Affiliation With Local Churches-1,600
 Additions Reported

More than 1000 additions have been reported to the various Baptist churches during the past week, while 600 have been added to the negro churches in the district.
 This announcement was made yester- day at the central meeting held at the First Baptist church. Dr. H. l.. Win burn of Philadelphia, Ark, preached at Il o'clock and Girard Stodghill sang a solo. J. D. Hoffman and S. J. Spencer sang duet and several selections were rendered by the convention quartet Dr. B. B. Bailey preached at 12 o'clock.
 The services tomorrow morning will begin at 10 o'clock and will be divided into five-minute periods until 11:30 o'clock and there will be different speaker each five minutes.
 DR. LAWSON'S LETTER
 Dr. F. H. Harrington, chairman of the board of missions received letter from Dr. L. O. Dawson of Tuscaloosa, urging all members of his church living in Bir- mingham to unite with a church here.
 
 During the city-wide revival in Bir- mingham I have thought much of those members of my church who are living in that city. I do not know just how many there are of you. but I am writ Ing this to urged you to unite yourself with the Baptist church most convenient to you, and throw your whole heart into the Masters work there where you live. .r ,Ix IL our people leave Tuscaloosa, but when one goes the church membership ougat to follow. Otherwise ones interest wanes. Such cannot be of service in the old church and cannot feel much interest in the new home. Good people almost null fly their christian usefulness in this manner.
 The ties binding d Baptist to his local church are for obvious reasons peculiar ly strong, but the tie binding us to the highest service for our Lord ought to be doubly so. Thousands of Baptists by refusing to affiliate themselves with the church where they live weaken their own spiritual life and seriously damage the general work of the churches. If you love your old church and it's pastor enlist where you are and be a 100 per cent servant of the Most High God our example in this important matter would help many others to do the same
 WOULD GIVE IMPETUS
 s'There are hundreds of Baptists in birmingham in your position whose prompt and hearty enlistment in the anks of the workers up there would give tremendous impetus to the far-reach- iflg blessing which flows from that great snter. Good people, write to us for your itters and put them in your church lere. When you need the pastors of Birmingham you call on and expect them promptly respond to your need They @ glad for you to do it. They would feel aggrieved if you did not permit lem to serve you. Does not this sug- est to you reciprocal duty on your slirt to stand by them in all the great tasks they are trying to perform?
 NO one has asked me to write this letter, but none of my. flock can wan der beyond my love and personal inter est. and it is in consideration of your highest good and usefulness that am urging you to do the thing that is man. ifest1y best for you, and the cause dear to all of our hearts.