Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-06
INTEREST INCREASING
Rev. Huggin Says Almighty is Doing
All He Can for Sil.CurSed World.
CONGREGATIONS GROWING LARGER

clares Too Many Women Are In
duIsing In Profanity and Declares
Person Who Takes Gods Name In
Vain Is Not Fit to Move In Decent
Society.
II believe God is doing all he can
do to save this world and if 1 am lost
it is not because God has not tried to
do for me-" declared Rev. J. G. Hug
gin, Tuesday evening in the course Of
his sermon at the revival now in pro-
gress at Trinity Methodist church in
Yorkville. The preacher sought to
stress the fact that while the Almighty
was willing and anxious to save, un-
less the individual was willing to al
low the Holy Spirit to enter into his
being, there could be no eternal saliva
ton for him. The congregations in
attendance upon the second day of the
revival Tuesday morning and Tuesday
evening were larger than those the
opening night Monday, and during the
week there has been increased attend
ance noted at practically each service,
numbers of people from the surround
ing country as we'll as those of the
town from all denominations and no
denomination at all, being members of
the congregations.
Invited to Bring Babies.
In direct contrast to the policy of
the average evangelist who appears to
be worried by the cry and prattle of
babies, Rev. Huggin told the mothers
Tuesday evening to bring their babies
right along with them to services. II
have been used to babies all my life"
he said, "and they don't worry me. If
you wish to attend these services
don't put on any high falutin' airs and
leave the babies at home" There
were several mothers with babies in
the congregation Tuesday evening and
about the time the misister had con-
cluded his invitation to the babies, one
little fellow began crying quite Justify.
His mother thought 1t best to take him
outside to complete his crying spell,
despite the invitation Of Mr.. Huggin
to let him have it out in the congre-
CATION.
1t was "Holy Ghost" sermon, as
Rev. Huggin described it, that he
preached from John 1873, telling of the
spirit of God working in the sinner as
we'll as the Christian. In the sermon
that we might address especially to
Christians, he said, there is always a
message to sinners. While I believe
God is doing all he can do to save
this world, if l am lost it Is not be-
cause God had not tried to do for me;
but because 1 have steadfastly refused
to allow his saving grace to enter my
heart. And he will come in if you will
let him. When there comes to you
that sober reflection Of what you
should do and what you should be you
have but to wait on God and he will
come into your heart. The spirit of
God not only brings knowledge but the
spirit will show each and every one
of us that we can be saved and will
widen the range of mental vision.
Contempt for Mild Christians.
One has to be whole hearted and all
the way so to speak for God or else
he is not a Christian, Rev. Mr.. Huggin
went on to say. The sinner has a
who doesn't give some evidence of the
spirit of righteousness that he claims
to have in his heart. Some people
live under the impression that Chris
tianity and a Christian life is a labo-
rious effort, but it is not so.
women Cussers."
Dwelling for little while on the
sin Of profanity which seemed to be
increasing, the minister said that the
fellow who takes the name of God in
vain is not fit to be in decent society
1T used to be-" he said, that the
he's did all the cussing, but in this
day and time it appears that the She's
are doing it too" He told of his re-
gret and surprise at learning some
time ago that a number of girls in a
girls college of several hundred stu
dents with which he was quite familiar
had acquired the vulgar and sinful
habit of using profanity and how he
had observed that the women in a
number Of circles into which he had
more or less of an insight were users
of bad language.
The Tobacco Habit.
The tobacco habit came in for prct-
ty severe condemnation at the mouth
Of Rev. Huggin Tuesday evening. 'If
you smoke cigars or little cigarettes or
cheS- tobacco" he said. 81 II give you
4 pre- cription that will cure you If
you want to De cured Just get you
5 cents worth oc snuff. Tel your wife
to fill her mouth with it and then look
at her little while. You'll quit"
The One Great Sin.
The sin of profanity is not the great
sin, continued Mr.. Huggin. The sin of
slander is not the great sin. Neither
is the sin of avarice, the sin of murder
Dnr. any ono pf tho ,-inac Of bi.,