The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-07
Do You Believe in ReuiUaLs?
If So, One Is Awaiting You
Wonderful Gospel Singers to
Assist in the Meeting, Who
Are Far Famed For Their
EvangeIistic Work
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE
As Peter Pan quantity asked:

DO you believe in fairies,
So DR.. E. E. Cavaleri, the beloved
pastor of Simpson Methodist Episco-
pal church, asks:
do you believe in revivals ?"
He does, whether you do or not;
and what's more, he practices what
he believes, as witness the second
revival" to take place this year in
his church, which is slated to begin
next Sunday, September 10, and con-
tinue to October /.
What DIR. Cavaieri Says
People who are indigenous to the
south need more revivals In the
churches than northern people. for
they are just as different from each
other--the south. and the north--as
black and white.
Southern people are warm and
emotional; northern people are stolid
and cold. Southern people must
have something to stimulate and en-
courage them to work. while north
ern people once they attack a job
whether it be religious or otherwiSs
keep at it,
Are conversions by revival last
ing?" DR.. Cavalari thoughtfully re-
peated the question asked. IF fol-
lowed up they are; three out. of
every 10 fall by the wayside; stop
after revival is over, IF they are not
encouraged by their pastor and by
the fellow members of their church.
"The Protestant churches for the
past year have adopted q plap of All
the Year Work and my idea pf maxi
ing this plan successful is to get my
congregation together under the
spell of revival work, beautiful
music; cody sermons; a close inti-
mate feeling of comradcship among
us, and encourage everybody to
work!
Song. a Part of the Work
Beautiful music plays as great
part in successful revival as the
sermon" said DR.. Cavaleri. For that
reason we are emphasizing the mu-
steal program. Mr.. H. Z. Green and
our choir will have charge of the
music during the first week of the
meeting and the second week we
have arranged to have the Mackey
sisters. known throughout the Chris
tian world as two of themost appeal
ing and successful gospel singers.
conduct the music for us. These two
sisters are the most gifted singers
in the south and have been heard in
all parts of the country with greaN
delight and they are always in de-
mand for evangelistic work.
His Own Conversion
Although my parentage is italian.
| was born in this country-and am
100 per cent American. l was con-
verified in Dayton, Ohio. and Joined
the Baptist church when 1 was very
young. Later, l went into the gov
eminent service and made my home
In Atlanta. l had given UP the min
f.t, az.
to heed the CALI which God was
making to me, but when great at
Fiction was sent upon my family
falling desperately Ill and the point
of death, l heard the CALI truly
then, and / promised God that If he
would let my daughter set well
would consecrate my life to His serv-
ice.
MY prayers werGaaswered and at
the time l went into the railroad Y.
NJ. C. A., believing that l could do
more good there than anywhere
else, especially as my education had
been neglected from necessity-a
lack of means to continue it.
II began to study, however, and
learned the Bible and applied myself
diligently to the Word of God and
soon / was asked to take a charge
in Atlanta, in the Methodist church
which l had Joined. and from that
day to this. / have been preaching to
Methodist congregations"
DIR. Cavnlcri's Gifts
AS an evangelist, DR.. Cavalerr1s con-
sidered unusually gifted. He has
during the past year held successful
revlvals in many places in Alabama
and Georgia.
Just recently he held a very sue
cessful meeting at Edwardsville in
which there were IS conversions and
reclamations.
DIR. Cavaleri was one of the speak
ers at recent school of missions of
the Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety, held at Boar. Ala, and has just
returned from an Epworth League
convention for Alabama and Georgia
conferences. Methodist Episcopal
church, at Mt. Zion, Ca, in which he
took part on the program.
The Daily Meetings
THE meetings for our forthcoming
revival will be held daily" said DIR.
Cavaleri I'm the afternoons at 3
o'clock, and in the evenings at 1880
o'clock Except Saturdays.
THE Afternoon meetings will be
devoted to the higher types of Chris