The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
MANY PE RS0 NS ARE CONVERTED
 ] J R N | REVIVAL
Approximately 200 Reported to Have Made For
 ward Step

W0l VI SkVH
 1 Approximately 200 persons have 1 been converted in the citywide re- vival of Protestant churches in Bir-
 mingham which started Sunday and
 which has not yet begun to reach
 the crest of its power. according to
 reports from workers reaching the Pastors Union. The spirit through out the Birmingham district is ex- | cellent, the attendance at the meet i members splendid. Dr. R. l.. Bru-
 baker. president of the Union and 1 pastor of the Ensley Highlands 1 Presbyterian church, said Wednes-
 day night.
 Pastors of all churches participant
 interest not only on the part of
 members of the congregations but
 on the part of persons who have not accepted the Christian faith. "Peo-
 pie are coming to church who never
 were in church before" pr. J. A.
 terian church declared following Wednesday nights meeting. The holding of revival meetings at
 every church in the city at the same 1 time is the only way to reach the masses of great city. Dr. Bryan |
 made without sensationalism. with
 out great advertising and without ! great expense"
 Meetings In shops.
 | In addition to the monday meet | ings at the Jefferson theatre for business men and women and the | church services at nights meetings | are being held daily in 16 or IS | shops in the city at noon, Dr. Bru l than 2.00O shop workers are reached each day. Interest in these meetings | is unusually keen, according to Dr..
 ]. H. MacAffe, who is in charge of
 them. Services at the shops are held by pastors of Birmingham's churches.
 night in all churches with good
 crowds attending. While no large number of conversions were reported 1 pastors stated many were coming 1 forward and asking for prayer. The
 ground work is being laid for the 1 suits will increase by leaps and 1 bounds during the latter part of the
 campaign. This condition is present i in every revival, workers say.
 pr. Brub.ker freochs.. 2 2 o
 | At the Ensley Highlands Presby
 terian church Wednesday night Dr.
 Brubaker preached sermon with Thou Art Not Far From The King
 dom of God" as the subject. His
 sermon was based on the story re-
 lated by Mark of the young lawyer who came to Jesus and who had
 vision enough to say that service of God was more than the offering of
 burnt sacrifices. Jesus seeing that
 he answered discreetly replied.
 Thou art near the Kingdom of
 God"
 Using this story and the story of l the rich young ruler had every quail 1 ficatfon of Christian except that of accepting Jesus, Dr. Brubaker told 1 his congregation that one may be very near the Kingdom of God and l still fail to attain Heaven because of ] his failure to accept Christ You I may miss the kingdom because you | put something else before Jesus" he l declared You may be near the king dom and still mis it as far as the | biggest heather in darkest Africa l unless you accept Christ. There are
 many things which will bring you near the kingdom-your mothers s | prayers, the singing of hymn, the 1 preaching of a sermon, great sorrows | or great tribulations, but these will 1 avail you nothing unless you accept 1 Christ"
 DIR. J. A. BRYAN Dr. Bryan at the Third Presby- l terian church told his hearers that | one must do something before Jesus l can save his friends. The personal | element must enter in, he declared. | friends" he said. "Then we must 1 show personal interest and we must ] live right before our friends" Dr. 1 Bryan stated good crowds were at l tending the meetings and that much
 interest was being shown by those coming to the church.
 Dr. George R. Stuart at the First Methodist church had for his sub l ject at the Wednesday night meet | ing: livery One Must Give An Ac- count of Himself to God" Dr. Stuarts sermon dealt on the need and | importance of personal influence 1 Twenty persons came forward and ] vices.
 MONDAY MEETING Despite indictment and threatening , weather the largest crowd of the
 week attended the monday meeting l at the Jefferson theatre where Dr.. | J. R. Hobbs of the First Baptist 1 church spoke on The Man God Was i Proud Of" He took his text from | Job 1:s, Hast thou considered my l servant. Job, that he is an upright | man, one that feareth God and es- cneWelH dil cNi' God was proud of Job because Of ! the way he stuck to Him through
 all adversities to the end,' pr. Hobbs | declared.
 Though He slay me yet will I trust | Him." Job said. If Job could live so | God could trust him we can do the i same thing. The thing God needs 1 most in this wirld is men He can trust. That is the way He has to | prove the power of Christianity | through the Christian who can stand
 true, although diversity and calamity
 envelop him."
 | Dr. Stuart will preach at the poon- day service at the Jefferson Thurs
 day. Crowds 'attending-the meetings
 have increased daily and still larg- | CT one is expected to hear pr. stuart
 who opened the meetings Monday l pr. J. NJ. Broadly of the Fifth Ave- nue Presbyterian church will con | duet the service at the theatre Fri | day.
 THEATRE AT PARK IS
 BEING TAKEN AWAY
 Wartime Landmark Has Been Con- demned As Unsafe