The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-06-30
THE METHODISTS Are PREPARING
FOR SWEEPING REVIVAL Meeting
DR. FERGUSON THE PASTOR IS BUSY ROUNDING UP HIS
FORCES AND ORGANIZING FOR GREAT CAMPAIGN
EVANGELIST FISHER WILL DO PREACHING
Recognized As OF the Most Able Preachers OF the South
ia, Held MANY Successful Revvals-Meetns VIII
Continue For at Least Three Weeks.

The revival meeting under the
auspices Of the Methodist church,
will begin Sunday, July 7th. Ar
rangcmcnts are rapidly being round
I'D up for the beginning of this
great meeting and the pastor is Al
very busy man these days getting
everything IN shape for one OF the
greatest rcylvals that Lubbock hhs
possibly ever witnessed IN speaking
fo Dr Ferguson regarding the meet
ing, the evangelist, etc., be enid
"The revival meeting for me
present year win begin July gth,
and continue until August J. during
which time Rev. Albert &. Fisher,
one Of the greatest evanRclis's ot
fho Methodist church. South, VIII
be horc and hold two services daily.
Rev. Fisher has just sclOsed meet
ng in Plninvicw and he preached 20
25OO persons there on last Sunday
night. re has held two meeting
Tor me and In one Of these meet
irVs the work II tho evan yciist aud
Christian workers resulted IN the
conversion and reclamation n 300
hvca This was the greatest and
most far reaching revival that !
have ever attended a very great
majority ~ this group lined up
immediately with the Church "
God and are now engaged ln active
Christian effort in the community
where the meeting was hcid.'
Mrs. Fisher is n remarkable
worker with the young people and
has rendered splendid service along
this line IN practically every town
that the Fishcrs have visited She
Of a consecratcf woman, an excel
lent speaker, talented musician.
and = competent leader in directing
tho efforts n the young people in
the meeting ard n Interesting those
outside ~ the chur b.
Tho City of Lubbock h In grent
need ~ n revival n religion. And
yct, great as the need may Bee. there
can never he ne type Of revival
that Il needed without extensive
ard intensive preparation upon me
part of NJ Christian people A
revival can only resp what has been
vown. There can be no harvest un-
"a the ground s prepared, The seed
sown, the grain planted
A. meeting ~ the official board
last Wednesday evening t was
agreed that seats would be arranged
On the church lots west and adj
Joining the church building on the
vlest for open ayr services az night
and possibly for the day services
aiso, but Il Is expccted that ne
night services will far exceed the
seating canacity 81 the church. and
for the general comfort and con-
venience n the people n is believed
the open air arrangement will be
more satisfactory
Rev Ferguson is very earnest IN
his desire 60 have a great, sweep
ing revival in Lnbbock, and he in
vites the cooperation of all the
pastors and Christian people u the
city, and the entire community He
wants a great choir and every musi-
cal instrument that can be used IN
making music, and urges that All
singers u the town. regardless Of
their denominatiOnnl affiliations.
come and join in making the song
services of the meeting a real, live
feature of the meeting all during
the meeting, which is scheduled 20
continue not lesa than three weeks.
Get ready for the greateat revival
meeting that has ever been held in
our city.
Evangelist Fisher and wife have
held the most sweeping revivals
ever heard Of, and they are COM
ing TO Lubbock with a full realizs-
alton Of the conditions that exist
here, and they will no doubt bring
about a general sinking up Of the
church membership. and get those
who have been laboring under a
spell Of Indifference 10 awaken 10
a keener realization Of their duty
which is sure to result in great good
for the community.