Arizona republican., 1922-01-07
SOMETHING DOING
EVERY MINUTE IN
REVIVAL SERVICES

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At the revival services at tn,
First Methodist Episcopal church
last evening something was doing
every minute. Promptly at 7:3(
o'clock Mrs. Conner at the piano be
gan a march, the Booster Choii
promptly filed in, occupied the en-
tire choir loft and overrun the ros-
trum and gave most surprising
program of forty minutes. The
program consisted of songs, church
yells, pantomimes, one chorus in
japanese and one in Turkish. The
most striking number being, shin
ing Just Like the Stars"
The house was darkened, the stage
partly lighted until the chorus, wher
in inky darkness the chorus sounded
forth while flashlights broke upon
the congregation as the stars from,
out the sky. The Booster Choir and
the efforts and art of the Conners
was cheered to the echo. The Con
ners are demonstrating a principle
in church psychology that has long
been wanting-the principle of get
up and go--cheerfulness, gladness
enthusiasm, in which the stiffness
is taken out of the crowd as If by
magic.
The Corners rendered one very
beautiful duet: II Cannot Under
stand My Redeemers Love-" by Mr.
and Mrs. Bill.
The revival sermon. was brought
by Rev. James A. Stavely from the
eighth chapter of Matthew. Text:
second and third verses: Behold
there came a leper and worshiped
him, saying Lord IL thou wilt. thou
cans't make me clean. And Jesus
put forth his hand and, touched, say
ing, / will. be thou clean. And i'm
mediately his leprosy was cleansed.'
Christ's, fame as a healer OF
disease had gone forth and had
reached the outcast of earth; and
believing that he could be cleansed
Jesus, unlike the leaders of the
leaders of the Jews, instead of re-
pelling the poor man with stones
and curses. allowed him to approach
and worship him; Christ seeing his
faith, put forth His hand and
touched him; the virtue goes forth
and the cleansing came Immediately
Here we see the cooperation OF the
dependent and his master or Saviour
with immediate results. Up to this
time there was no remedy for lep-
rosy. The leper was an outcast and
was compelled to hold up his hands
and cry unclean, unclean, when ap-
preached too nearly.
The leper recognized in Jesus n
conqueror of his malady. The physi-
clan in this case, had compassion
on the patient.
The Great Physician applied the
proper remedy and the uncleanness
disappears Immediately. New life
stirs in his veins, new hope comes,
the impaired parts regain their sup
pleness, the glow of health returns,
and the ieper rejoices in the realixa-
tion of perfect restoration.
All Of this is a type of the leprosy
of sin. The sinner must hear and
realize his condition, must hear of
and recognize the remedy and must
have the courage to seek, to sfind,
and to apply the necessary applica-
tion.
The two courses nre identical
sin banishes and makes unclean
will make the sinner an outcast
from all that is worth while.
The sinner must, like the leper
come to the Physician who IS able
to cure his malady The only one
who can do this is Jesus, the Christ
He is ready to put out His hand
touch the sinner and cleanse his
malady.
The disease. leprosy, is one OF the
most insidious known to science. il
comes creeping. subtly upon the VIC
tim without pain or other discom-
fort. The rose spots appear
spread--feeling disappears-the fin
ger or toes begin to painlessly dror
off-an eye may drop out; such is
leprosy--so is sin. Sin IS the lposi
insidious thing we find In the spir
itual world. Soon it makes US in
one virtue after another falls away
merged outcast.
The sovereign remedy is the
same as for leprosy which il repre-
sents-redemption through the blood
of Jesus Christ, the Saviour. Hui
the sinner must come in the same
faith as the leper, saying Lord, il
thou wilt. thou cans't make ne
clean. And the Christ will in that
moment, put forth his nail-pierceo
hands and say. will, be thou clean
The alter service last night was
the most wonderful and fruitful we
have had up to date. In fact and
indeed the old time religion IS pelne
again poured out into the hearts OF
the people of Phoenix.
Two more nights of these rousing
services. Everybody invited. Every
body welcome.
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