Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-10-19
hundreds HEAR
GREAT REVIVAL
SERMON HERE
ur Miller Places Responsibility
For Girls Ruin Upon
Parents
TOO MANY GROW UP"
"Nol Enough Are Raised" He
Says In Plea For Old Fashion
ed Mothers and Fathers


Placing the responsibility for
the ruin of girl directly upon the
conscience of the mothers and the
fathers of the country, DR.. Miller,
at tie Wednesday evening revival
service. awept q great congrega-
ton oil it's feet into one OF the
great moments Of the present revi-
val campaign. Hundreds packed
into the church.
Taking the Prodigal Son as his
topic he told, in manners graphic,
of the steps that led to his ruin and
his redemption. The dance, the mid
night suppers Of 20th century bo!s
the girls and boys Of the land, were
given a scorching denunciation from
the pulpit
We need some old-fashioned faith
ers and mothers,' cried the preach
er, as he brought home to the moth
ers and fathers in the audience the
direct responsibility that he said rest
ed upon them to protect their chill
dlen and to 'sraise them" not to
let them just "grow up"
At the conclusion Of his sermon,
\ there wa sa big response to his in
= utation to join with him in a re-
agowal Of Christian faith and pur-
poses, many young girls taking the
step that placed them within the pale
Of their elders prayers. 1t was Il
meeting that was at once most inn
pressive and reached more hearts
than at any time during the present
revival.
To the largest congregation yet as
&cmbIcd for the morning service,
Dr. Miller yesterday brought an i'm
portant message from the ministry
Of John the Baptist. His text was
from Matthew's Gospel, third chap
ter and nth verse, 81 indeed baptiZc
you with water unto repentance, but
He that cometh after me is mightier
than !, whose shoes | am not worthy
10 bear; He shall baptize you with
the Holy Ghost and with fire" John
came preaching a peculiar gospel
so repent ye' not join something or
SIGN something. ,John-a stalwart
God called and God-commissioned
man. Nobody can teach you how
to preach but God and He will if
you stay with Him long enough"
Wednesday evening Dr.. Miller
brought a great message of hope to
house full to its capacity on text
round IN the Gospel according to St.
Luke, 18th chapter and part of the
I'th verse, He came to himself"
ana most graphically told of lhe
ProdlgaI Son, insisting that myriads
oi decades have passed since the
master artist penned this picture and
SliI 1t IS no less a true and accurate
picture Of the goth century prodi
gal
DR.. Miller brought out the great
"Sh' between conscience and "The
C@I OF the wild" and prayed that
1God might send US great revival
''"l Will resmrcct conscience across
this country.
IN that far country the Prodigal
wasted what so many of our young
,oh are wasting today-he wasted
MS h2alth, he wasted his good name:
'oor good character and your good
'~'Ne IS the Instrument upon which
you are to play the world4-do
O' 'IIlIe with it-preserve it at any
cost He wasted his money. and
cn @e Young man wasted his time.
me hopeful thing about it all that
n 'oe midst of this awful condition
"a ALe came to himself and returned to
sr'ome and father"
Before preaching, Dr. Miller. by
SPECIAL request, sang mo Nieht
'1le.' The music, under the able
erection of Prof. Milan is still an
'''eIlFe feature Of each. service