The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-07-27

Meetings Throughout Town.
! The Presbyterian meeting begins
in the First Presbyterian church on
Tuesday night August l, and is ex-
-rected to continue through Wednes-
day night, August 8.
DR.. Charles w. Sommervilte, pastor
of the Westminster Presbyterian,
church, Memphis, will hold the meet
ing. DR., Sommerville is a minister of
wide experience and of brilliant gifts.
For time he was a professor in
the Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
versity at GAINESVILLE, Tenn. the in
stitution which has lately been Sc
cured for Memphis through the gifts
of the people of the South. With
the instinct for thoroughness and ac-
curacy that characterizes one who has
been an instructor, DIR. Sommerville
combines the vigorous earnestness of
the true evangelist and the dramatic
gifts of the orator
His church in Memphis is one OF
the strongest in Memphis. It is al
ways characteristic of persons who
have been under his ministry that
they are thoroughly grounded in all
the great essentials of religion. Be-
sides that, he is an untiring pastor;
he publishes weekly a paper called
Westminster Men and Women"
which is really church newspaper in
itself. 1t carries in every issue a
mine of information about the mem
bership of the church.
DR.. Sommerville has been very
successful in evangelistic meetings,
and is greatly in demand for such
work. He recently held a meeting in
Brownsville, resulting in number Of
conversions and additions to the
church. He proved to be so popular
there as a sneaker that it became
necessary to hunt the largest audi
Lonum in the town to seat the audi
ences who wished to hear him. The
people were enthusiastic over him
and his sermons. The Commercial
Appeal carried report one day dur
ing the services of a sermon which
had made an unusually deep impress
sion on the people of the town He
has been literally besieged with in
vitations to conduct services in other
towns during this summer and the
Presbyterian church Of Covington
considers itself fortunate that DR.
Somlnerville has been secured,
The hours for the services have
been set at 10 in the morning and 8
in the evening. A feature of the
morning services, for at least a por-
ton of the meeting, will be a series
of addresses on the old Hebrew Tab
ernacle. This follows very naturally
after the course of studies that has
been given in the Presbyterian church
during the last year at the prayer
meeting services. Those who saw the
dramatization or pageant of the old
ritual Of the Tabernacle by the Boy
Scouts of Troop 2 last winter know
something of what is possible in such
a course.
The music will be a special feature
Of the meeting. Rev. Charles Har-
per, Of Clarendon, Ark, has been Sc
cured as song leader. Mr. Harper
has been in Covington in previous
years, and his ability as a song leader
is well known here.
The church is being thoroughly
organized for this meeting. There
will be neighborhood prayer meetings
daily Of very informal nature and
numerous enough that any person
can find one of these meetings in the
neighborhood. There will be quiet
hours for prayer in some secluded
portion Of the church before each
service. 1t is planned to have the
services of an automobile committee,
who will bring to the church any per-
sons desiring to attend, but unable to
do so because Of age or infirmity.
This committee was organized in the
Laymen's Association months ago
and was put at the service of the
uastor for any need that might arise.
Other features are being planned of
a nature that will thoroughly acquaint
the people Of Covington with the
meeting.